Tag: sexual violence

  • BLOG HIGHLIGHTS FROM APRIL 2023

    BLOG HIGHLIGHTS FROM APRIL 2023

    Did you know that April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month? So, here are some blog highlights for you! This month, we discussed some interesting topics pertaining to sexual assault. Although you may or may have not experienced it, sexual assault is a menace that concerns everyone one of us. Sexual assault not only devastates the […]

  • Dear Anita…I was almost Raped by my Parish Priest

    Dear Anita…I was almost Raped by my Parish Priest

    I was picked as the leader of a group in my church ( parish level) called HCA Holy Childhood Association. All leaders from different parishes meet once a month. So he( the priest ) who is mobile, would pick some of us who can’t afford transportation to the venue. That’s how I got to know […]

  • Dear Anita….I was raped on Valentine’s Day

    Dear Anita….I was raped on Valentine’s Day

    Dear Anita, I was raped on Valentine’s day and it hurts! A day that was supposed to be about love quickly turned to hate for me. I hate him! And I hate myself! How do I live with this? This is the story of a survivor. It holds a lot of lesson and insights (summarized […]

  • THE 4-STEP PROCESS FOR HEALING FROM SEXUAL ABUSE TRAUMA

    THE 4-STEP PROCESS FOR HEALING FROM SEXUAL ABUSE TRAUMA

    Are you confused about how you can heal from the trauma of a sexual abuse experience? If I had to pick THE 4-step process for healing from sexual abuse trauma, from among many others, these would be IT. Healing from sexual abuse and assault trauma can be painful and take a lot of time. But […]

  • THE MAIN CAUSE OF SEXUAL VICES & MISBEHAVIOURS

    THE MAIN CAUSE OF SEXUAL VICES & MISBEHAVIOURS

    Ever wondered what the main cause of sexual vices and misbehaviours are? Sit tight, I’m about to share with you my true life experience. When I was a kid, there was a popular TV drama I loved watching; Super Story. It was a family TV drama that most Nigerian families looked forward to on Thursday […]

  • “Why Now?” Answering the Question of  Why  Sexual Violence Survivors ‘Stay Silent’

    “Why Now?” Answering the Question of Why Sexual Violence Survivors ‘Stay Silent’

    As I resume writing again on loudislences.org, I was thinking about what people might feel about my ‘silence’ for the last couple months on this platform. While this was due to some life-evalution I was undertaking, I could not help but feel like I owed my readers an explanation.  But it was not the first […]

  • Silence is Consent! Do you Consent?

    “Silence is consent! Why didn’t you say anything? You wanted it, just admit it”. Those were the words that kept swirling around in Made’s head as she clutched her purse and her shoes in one hand, while squeezing together parts of her clothes as if they would cover the imaginary nakedness she felt. Although most […]

  • Excuse Me, What is your Excuse?

    “Bimpe, Bimpe, Bimpe! How many times did I call you? This life you want to live will not benefit you one bit. Change!”. Mrs. Daniels was trying to advice Bimpe about not ‘selling herself cheaply to me’. “Excuse Me, what is your excuse this time?” Bimpe fired back. “What did you say?” Mrs. Daniels asked. […]