Planting the seeds of healing for church sex abuse survivors
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<p>Twenty years ago, I was forced to reckon with a secret I’d kept for more than three decades. That morning, I opened the newspaper to see my abuser named in a civil lawsuit for sexually abusing young boys years before. </p><p>I recognized the names of the plaintiffs — my former classmates.</p><p>It was emotionally and physically triggering. For days, I couldn’t sleep. I was nauseous, anxiety-ridden, and I didn't want to introduce this depraved story into my marriage. But I knew it was time to finally share my secret with my wife and face whatever came next.</p><p>I was sexually abused by my…
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Planting the seeds of healing for church sex abuse survivors
<p>Twenty years ago, I was forced to reckon with a secret I’d kept for more than three decades. That morning, I opened the newspaper to see my abuser named in a civil lawsuit for sexually abusing young boys years before. </p><p>I recognized the names of the plaintiffs — my...
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