child abuse – Kirsty Spraggon

Wake Up: 20% of People Have Been Sexually Abused

November 4, 2014 by admin In InterviewsTags: Amitha, child abuse, child sexual abuse, Dear Sister, incest, KirstyTV, molestation, Sexual Abuse, True Story

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5j1a09BJlw[/youtube] [powerpress] I met Amitha at a reading of a beautiful compilation book called, Dear Sister, which is a book of letters from survivors of sexual abuse. There we met a woman who must have been in her late 30’s, who had also been sexually abused by her father and had never met another woman whom she knew had gone through father-to-daughter sexual abuse. It’s unfortunate that it took so long before she met someone who could relate to her Read More

I Survived Sexual Abused By My Own Father

November 4, 2014 by admin In InterviewsTags: Amitha, child abuse, child sexual abuse, incest, KirstyTV, molestation, Sexual Abuse, True Story

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xSdRn47eAc[/youtube] [powerpress] “Dear Sister, when I was 13 years old, I was just starting to confront the reality of surviving 8 years of rape and other forms of sexual, physical, and emotional abuse by my father. I felt utterly alone. I read everything I could find about child sexual abuse and father-daughter incest, searching for a guidebook that would tell me what to do. I lingered for hours in the self help aisle of every bookstore and library I entered. Read More

Trading Your Awful Past for a Beautiful Future

September 9, 2014 by admin In InterviewsTags: abusive father, child abuse, drug addiction, Forgiveness, Forgiving, Lauri Burns, prostitute, Prostitution, Punished for a Purpose, rape, Story, The Teen Project

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yzboihu8XlA&list=PLQIikebAPmLXSuklBLMgHErZidlol0xWw&index=2[/youtube] [powerpress] Forgiving those who hurt you is a powerful healing act of grace. Author and Founder of The Teen Project, Lauri Burns shares her powerful story about forgiving her physically abusive father who put her through turmoil. By her teenage years, she found herself spiraling down a road of drugs and dangerous behavior. By 19 years old, she was working the streets as a prostitute and addicted to heroine. Now 27 years sober, she has completely turned her life Read More

Full Circle Healing: One Woman’s Forgiveness Heals Generations in Her Family

September 9, 2014 by admin In InterviewsTags: Abuse, child abuse, Forgiveness, Forgiving, Foster Care, Foster Mom, Foster Parent, Healing, KirstyTV, Lauri Burns, The Teen Project

Healing often has a domino effect. This series of interviews shares the remarkable stories of two women who have been affected by each other and are spreading the healing in their family and beyond. Simply amazing. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrmG3CbrguA&index=1&list=PLQIikebAPmLXSuklBLMgHErZidlol0xWw[/youtube] Lauri Burns grew up in turmoil and in an extremely physically abusive home. By her teenage years, she found herself spiraling down a road of drugs and dangerous behavior. By 19 years old, she was working the streets as a prostitute and addicted Read More

Abuse Does Not Discriminate: Privileged Teen Prostitute Changed Her Life

September 2, 2014 by admin In InterviewsTags: abusive father, abusive home, child abuse, drug addiction, Drugs, homeless teens, Kirsty Spraggon, KirstyTV, Kristy TV, Lauri Burns, prostitute, Prostitution, Punished for a Purpose, Story

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrmG3CbrguA&index=36&list=PLQIikebAPmLXfBSdF6-wWrzcpt-4cS2zg[/youtube] [powerpress] My guest today, Lauri Burns grew up in turmoil and in an extremely physically abusive home. By her teenage years, she found herself spiraling down a road of drugs and dangerous behavior. By 19 years old, she was working the streets as a prostitute and addicted to heroine. Now 27 years sober, she has completely turned her life around and shares her story with us. There’s an excerpt in her book, Punished For Purpose that I think really Read More

Healthy Marriage After Sexual Abuse – Haneef’s Follow Up Interview

September 5, 2013 by admin In InterviewsTags: child abuse, gang rape victim, Haneef Jordan, kirsty tv, Kristie TV, molestation, rape, rape victim, Sexual Abuse, sexually abused, sexually abused as a teen, teen girl

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1Vtq_cbGZw&list=PLQIikebAPmLVG5K5SiFWKd8p62FwKQ2KE&index=2[/youtube] [powerpress] A healthy marriage after sexual abuse has been one of my guest’s triumphs after being sexually abused multiple times in her teens. My guest found healing that allowed her to live a healthy life not defined by her past abuse. At just 15, Haneef Jordan was gang raped and then at 16 she began to endure daily sexual abuse at the hands of a trusted family member on her way to school. This set her on a course Read More

Healing After Being Molested & Raped As a Teen

September 3, 2013 by admin In InterviewsTags: child abuse, gang rape victim, Haneef Jordan, Kirsty Spraggon, kirsty tv, Kristie TV, Kristy TV, rape victim, Sexual Abuse, sexually abused, Talkshow

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhFcCnm45ZM[/youtube] [powerpress] Sexually abused multiple times in her teens, my guest found healing that allowed her to live a healthy life not defined by her past abuse. At just 15, Haneef Jordan was gang raped and then at 16 she began to endure daily sexual abuse at the hands of a trusted family member on her way to school. This set her on a course to self destruction for many years. I am happy to say she is now happily Read More