Are you a survivor of sexual assualt? So many of us keep our abuse a secret, but there is such freedom in breaking the silence. I kept my secret for almost thirty years, until it began to eat away at my soul. What I could not say out loud, I was able to write. I wrote every detail and memory that I could think of, and then I gave it to my therapist to read.

Eventually I was able to talk about what had happened to me, and the more that I could talk about it, the less power it had over my life.

I started a journal for survivors of sexual abuse to share their story, poetry, and artwork. This will be an ongoing project, with the journal circulating throughout the country. There is such power in breaking the silence. If you would like to sign up to receive the journal, go to http://1001journals.com and sign up for journal #2800. For more information on the 1000 Journals Project, go to http://1000journals.com