Recovery is my best revenge
Recovery is My Best Revenge is a collection of Carolyn Spring’s essays describing her lived experience of trauma‑related dissociation and dissociative identity disorder, offering an honest account of surviving extreme childhood abuse and charting her long, determined journey towards recovery.
The impact
A web-page linking to detailed information on the emotional and physical affects of child sexual abuse, developed by survivors for survivors.
Trauma Survivors’ Resource Guide
An e-book for trauma survivors and those who work with and support them, providing explanations and help with flashbacks, triggers, and how to manage our mental health after trauma.
5WAVES Sibling Sexual Trauma and Abuse Discord Community
A private group, hosted by an organisation in the US, on the online Discord platform, a community of survivors of sibling sexual abuse and those who support them, including a survivor-only section.
‘The Warrior Within’ Handbook
A practical handbook for survivors of child sexual abuse and sexual violence of all genders who have been abused, either within or outside the family, including siblings, or in a religious context. It is designed to help survivors pace their recovery and create a safe secure space to regain trust in themselves.
Sexual intimacy after sexual assault
Information about the impact of sexual violence and abuse on attitudes and reactions to sex and intimacy, which draws from Wendy Maltz's book The Sexual Healing Journey: A Guide for Survivors of Sexual Abuse (2001)
Pregnancy, Birth and Parenthood after Childhood Sexual Abuse
An online resource, co-produced with survivors, to help women who have experienced childhood sexual abuse to prepare for pregnancy, birth and parenthood.
Breaking the Cycle to Step Forwards Podcasts
A series of podcasts which involve authentic conversation around awareness and trauma and the journey of recovery, from a lived experience and professional perspective.
Luce's blog
A blog where a survivor of child sexual abuse is writing about sexual freedom and recovery after sexual violence.
Talking about non-recent child sexual abuse: Survivor, Clinician and Researcher perspectives
A book that addresses the issue of non-recent child sex abuse and its long-term impact on adult survivors from a broadly psychodynamic perspective. The book has been developed to support survivors, families, practitioners and the wider public break the social taboo around the topic of child sexual abuse. It unites a broad range of voices to encourage better community support and improve social services to support those impacted.