Beyond the Silence - Finding My Voice

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>At thirteen she was quiet shy and desperate for belonging-an easy target for a man four decades older cloaked in trust and authority. What began as a scenic route home spiralled into years of sexual abuse carried in silence for thirty years.</span></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><em>Beyond the Silence - Finding My Voice</em></strong><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> is a searingly honest memoir of trauma survival and the slow painful journey towards healing. It reveals the devastating aftermath of abuse-fractured relationships depression suicidal thoughts-and the courage required to break decades of silence. When her daughter turned thirteen memories she had buried resurfaced with unbearable force. With the help of a Victim Engagement Officer supportive friends and counselling she found her voice and confronted her abuser through the police.</span></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><em>This is more than one survivor's story. It is a message of solidarity and hope: that speaking out however hard can begin the journey to freedom.</em></strong></p>