Me talking to journalist Petrie Hoskin last night, lifting the lid on what really happens when your children disclose abuse. Watch the full interview:
www.youtube.com/live/8Rcy7Cw...

As I was walking to the ticket barrier, someone tapped me on the shoulder. He looked like a dishy young Idris Elba, I thought he was going to tell me I had dropped something - but he said, very softly, “Just remember, this moment will pass. You’re doing amazingly. Just keep going.”

The chips were often down…small things that I balanced in a yin yang approach with the wine and fags. #parentsabusedchildren #mermaidsnotmosacs #glimmermoments

I started looking for those small glimmer moments, glimmers for my children and ones for me. It started small, I had to dig deep into my dry robe pockets.
Where do you find Hope amidst CPTSD?
#mermaidsnotmosacs
#parentsofabusedchildren
#glimmermoments

This is me. Staying anonymous for the privacy of my children.
I am not going to let the trauma and abuse define our family, my daughter’s future.
What would you like to know about the process once a child has disclosed sexual abuse?
XOXO
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#whenyourchilddisclosesabuse

My feelings toward one very bad CPTSD therapist, who just told me to breathe - WTAF.
EMDR worked for me, what was it for you?
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#traumarecovery
#emdrtherapy
#parentingabusedchild

I channelled Alicia from The Good Wife - despite being told by my solicitor to be more Joules…
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#parentingabusedchildren
#familycourts

How do you parent a child who has been sexually abused?
Normal teen behaviour vs PTSD flashbacks?
What advice have you found useful?
I choose not to be 'a hero' and focus on a small number of things, those that matter. #mermaidsnnotmosacs #parentingachildwithtrauma #motherofsexuallyabusedchildren

Life as mother of sexually abused children. Parenting children with trauma. Fighting to protect them so the abuse does not define them. I want to share stories of Hope, those glimmer moments that got me through.

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#arielsvoice
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