The WarriorLucy Elizabeth Kemp-Welch (1869–1958) Filming started this week! The script is great and feels real thanks to the members of the steering group who have shared their experiences. It's all very exciting. As part of this project I've been creating training materials to go with the film and found this video by Seth Shelley.... Continue Reading →
McCrory, Francis; The Curzon Film Theatre; Queen's University, Belfast; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/the-curzon-film-theatre-168984 I'm delighted to report, after much effort, I've got funding from Research England to create a short film. It is also supported by NHS England and the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (Department of Health). What really came out in my research was that... Continue Reading →
Calderon, Philip Hermogenes; By the Waters of Babylon; Tate; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/by-the-waters-of-babylon-198092 There are people who dismiss poor responses to abuse in the past as 'it was a long time ago, people didn't know about it then' or 'things were different then.' I thought I would do a series of blogs looking at the history of our... Continue Reading →
Recently I read this article about tattooing as a way to reclaim your body and your autonomy. This resonated with me on a professional and personal level. Young (1992) argues that for a person who has not experienced trauma, the physical environment is divided into ‘me’ and ‘not me.’ The physical boundary between ‘me’ and... Continue Reading →
My research has identified four key questions for people recovering from childhood sexual abuse to consider. Some of the answers will be individual to you and it is vital that you make your own choices. After thinking of your answers to these questions you might feel that you want to take action yourself or you... Continue Reading →
In the 1990's there was a lot of press about recovered memories of child sexual abuse (CSA), most suggesting that they were false memories implanted by therapists. I've been researching this area for my thesis and was surprised by what I found. The False Memory Syndrome Foundation was founded by Peter and Pamela Freyd after... Continue Reading →
I believe research should aim to change things for the better so I feed my results in wherever I can. One submission I made was to the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse (CSA). They have published the first in a series of reports and included the evidence I... Continue Reading →
During my research it has become clear that people who have experienced CSA do not know about advances in CSA research. This is no fault of theirs but instead reflects how taboo the subject is. Nobody talks about it but lots of people experience it. I want to share up to date information about CSA... Continue Reading →
It's been a while since I blogged. I've been typing up interview transcripts - a long and complex job and investigating future possibilities - more of those in later blogs. Now the University teaching year has started I've been teaching seminars and covering my supervisor's lectures about the sociology of evil. It's really interesting stuff... Continue Reading →
One of the things I was interested in whilst doing my research was whether anyone else found music as important as I did in recovering. Quite a few people mentioned music but I thought I'd share the songs that meant a lot to me. It's all about the lyrics. https://youtu.be/8Kx4xVKo9z8 Sometimes it's about being angry....... Continue Reading →
Research into Recovering from Childhood Sexual Abuse 