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Not Guilty by Association

By: redtentwomen August 22, 2022July 22, 2022

Intentional Living, Monthly Themes, relationshipsClaudia Hauer, Family, Family Stories, Perpetrators of Abuse, trauma, Trauma Recovery, Victims of Abuse7 Comments

For my son’s high school senior retreat, we were asked to write him letters that he could open during a period of reflection and meditation. The theme was “Where do you come from?” We were encouraged to tell stories about grandparents, great-grandparents, etc. My throat tightened in an all too familiar feeling. My German great-grandfather…

Blame Shifting

By: redtentwomen December 16, 2020December 8, 2020

Intentional Living, Monthly Themes, Warriorblame shifting, Childhood Abuse, Healing from trauma, Victims of Abuse17 Comments

The world’s intoleranceTo bear witnessTo the great sufferingWithin her sphereIncreasingly weighs upon meFor I have much to tellAnd no one who will hear

On Girls and Small Stories

By: redtentwomen September 19, 2016September 18, 2016

WarriorBeth Bruno, Body image, Breaking the Cycle, Change, child sex trafficking, Cycle of Abuse, Faith, Hope, Perpetrators of Abuse, Sex Trafficking, Sex Trafficking in America, Sexual exploitation, Shame, talk to your kids, Victims of Abuse9 Comments

Four girls gaggle in the back of our van as I eavesdrop. They discuss Donald Trump, Miley Cyrus, the status of their braces, and length of their earrings.

Shame and Grace Exist for Each Person Involved in Sex Trafficking

By: redtentwomen August 19, 2016August 16, 2016

WarriorBeth Bruno, Breaking the Cycle, Change, Cycle of Abuse, Faith, First Offender Restoration Initiative, Hope, Perpetrators of Abuse, Sex Trafficking, Sex Trafficking in America, Sexual exploitation, Shame, Unexpected, Victims of Abuse4 Comments

Nine mug shots appeared in our local paper’s headline story this week.