BOOK EXCERPTS: “CALL IT ASSAULT! A childhood sexual grooming and assault survivor’s story and guide to personal and societal healing”

Call It Assault! ~ Book Description

Call It Assault! ~ Book Description

Linda Kay Gifford

  This empowering narrative not only sheds light on the neurological impact of trauma but also serves as a guide for others seeking to reclaim their voices and lives. Linda...

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Call It Assault! ~ Book Description

Linda Kay Gifford

  This empowering narrative not only sheds light on the neurological impact of trauma but also serves as a guide for others seeking to reclaim their voices and lives. Linda...

12 comments
CALL IT ASSAULT! *This is my 3 minute TedX Talk application video transcript)

CALL IT ASSAULT! *This is my 3 minute TedX Talk...

Linda Gifford

“So I give you permission to stop feeling sorry for me and those like me. Please! Pity is passive, and we Survivors need you to focus your attention and take...

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CALL IT ASSAULT! *This is my 3 minute TedX Talk...

Linda Gifford

“So I give you permission to stop feeling sorry for me and those like me. Please! Pity is passive, and we Survivors need you to focus your attention and take...

59 comments
when Rage loses (Suicide)

when Rage loses (Suicide)

Linda Gifford

“When Rage loses, many will never survive to tell their story.” “Rage and I will stand together with Little Girl and defy Shame before an indecent society!”  L. K. Gifford

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when Rage loses (Suicide)

Linda Gifford

“When Rage loses, many will never survive to tell their story.” “Rage and I will stand together with Little Girl and defy Shame before an indecent society!”  L. K. Gifford

38 comments
In Plain Sight

In Plain Sight

Linda Gifford

 “If we don’t want our children to be viewed as sexual objects and commodities, then, among other, more immediate interventions, we’re going to have to change the language of society....

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In Plain Sight

Linda Gifford

 “If we don’t want our children to be viewed as sexual objects and commodities, then, among other, more immediate interventions, we’re going to have to change the language of society....

39 comments
Mad Cat with saying, “Yes! I am judging you as much as it looks like I am.

CALL IT ASSAULT!

Linda Gifford

I was NOT sexually groomed and “abused” for years. I was coerced to accept and perform sex acts, and then raped repeatedly, and I call that - “assault”.

CALL IT ASSAULT!

Linda Gifford

I was NOT sexually groomed and “abused” for years. I was coerced to accept and perform sex acts, and then raped repeatedly, and I call that - “assault”.

forgiveness is overrated

forgiveness is overrated

Linda Gifford

“I was given no chance to explore love and intimacy; to choose to share my body with a chosen one; to have a choice the first time I let another...

forgiveness is overrated

Linda Gifford

“I was given no chance to explore love and intimacy; to choose to share my body with a chosen one; to have a choice the first time I let another...