by Justin Woodbury | Sep 11, 2022 | Uncategorized
I waited for him to let me love him. He was my world, my man, the person I loved deeply with my entire soul, but it didn’t matter. I couldn’t have him, not yet. How long? How long would it take to understand, to know, to feel that he was ready to be mine? I didn’t...
by Justin Woodbury | May 6, 2020 | Uncategorized
The following is a partial timeline of the start of my sexual abuse: April 1998 I was a junior in high school when Carol Lynn Mathia, a trusted family friend and someone I considered to be a “second mom” blurted out to me over the phone that she had to bury her face...
by Justin Woodbury | Mar 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
Meet Chuck and Pam Haskell. Chuck and Pam attended church faithfully. Every time the doors were open, they were there – Sunday School, Sunday morning, Sunday Evening, Wednesday evening, Thursday evening visitation, prayer meeting and revival...
by Justin Woodbury | Oct 16, 2019 | Uncategorized
I grew up in a very sheltered, cult minded church. We didn’t associate with the world or have fellowship with any other churches in the area. The purpose of this, we were told, was to “protect” us from the evil in the world. Sadly, most things in the world we were...
by Justin Woodbury | Sep 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
Speaking out against abuse and spreading awareness comes at a small cost. Some will shut you out of their lives, and some will silently judge you. Others yet will hurl accusations or insulting questions at you. Here are a few comments/questions I’ve received...
by Justin Woodbury | Jun 28, 2019 | Uncategorized
The recent #metoo movement has shed light on unimaginable abuse all over the country. It’s no secret that the majority of abuse victims are women, and the majority of abusers are men. But why? Why are women more subject to abuse than men? Recently a...
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