The lifelong impact of child abuse: Moving forward with healing
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As a therapist, I have spent many years supporting individuals through a wide range of traumas, but today, the sentencing of Huw Edwards has resurfaced a particularly painful wound for countless victims of child abuse.
Listening to survivors call into radio programs this morning has brought me to tears, not only because of their stories but because of the raw, visceral pain that echoes decades later…. 30, 40, even 50 years down the line.
The anguish in their voices reminded me that the trauma of abuse does not simply fade with time. For so many, it remains a lifelong companion, a shadow that hangs over every moment, every relationship, every attempt to find peace.
Abuse at any age, but particularly in childhood, has the potential to shape a person’s entire life, dictating how they view themselves, how they relate to others and how they understand the world around them.
The lingering questions
One of the most devastating effects of child abuse is the enduring sense of shame and sel...
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