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Shedding the Shame of Adolescent Peer Sexual Abuse: My Story
by Chrissy Maruffi For years, it ate away at me inside. Disgusted in myself for not being more forceful, for not standing my ground. Ashamed, believing it was my fault because, well, I was part of it. I knew it was wrong for an adult to harm or exploit a child but...
The Power of the Dark
by Zeta Zeta (pseudonym) is a survivor of sexual abuse and rape both as a child and as an adult. She will be writing every now and then for Our Stories Untold, with a special focus on speaking to other survivors about everyday dynamics of struggle and peace that come...
When the Church Walks Away: A Survivor’s Husband Speaks Out
by Tim Wiens Tim Wiens, husband of survivor and Our Stories Untold contributor, Kathy Wiens, writes here about institutional betrayal in response to sexualized violence in the church. We recently published three posts by Kathy Weins that you can find here, here,...
When the Church Walks Away: Learning to Stand With the Survivors We Love
by Tim Wiens Often, survivors of sexualized violence experience isolation even in their own families. It is far too infrequent that partners and parents and siblings find their way toward solidarity with loved ones who have experienced abuse. Which is why it is...
Our Stories Untold Joins Into Account
Hey team, we have a big announcement: Our Stories Untold and Into Account have officially joined forces. Into Account, which specializes in holding institutions, perpetrators, and enablers accountable for sexualized violence, harm, and cover-ups, is now the umbrella...
When the Church Walks Away: Part Three
by Katherine B. Wiens This is part three in a series of posts by Kathy Wiens, a sexual violence survivor, and her husband, Tim, who has been her strong ally. The series focuses on her experience of advocating for people vulnerable to abuse in her Mennonite church...
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