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If you're curious as to how "The Body Keeps the Sc

If you're curious as to how "The Body Keeps the Score" when it comes to the impact of traumas like child sexual abuse, read this blog post (link in the bio). It may explain some things about you or someone you love.

If you find value in the info, feel free to pass on the post to your circle of friends!

#WisdomWednesday #traumarecovery #traumahealing #traumasurvivor #traumatherapy #believesurvivors #supportsurvivors #healingjourney #healingtrauma #childsexualabuse

Every now and then I hear what's going on with my

Every now and then I hear what's going on with my abuser. Honestly, his life sounds pretty sucky. Like karma has found him and is having her witchy way with him.

Me, on the other hand, I'm healed.
I'm happy.
Lots of people love me.
I love lots of people.
I'm doing work that's important.
Work that feels like I'm in the right place, at the right time, doing the right thing.
So yeah...

#childsexualabuseadvocate #childsexualabuseisreal #childsafety #childsexualabuseprevention #traumahealing #traumarecovery #traumasurvivor #healingtrauma #sexualabusehealing #sexualabusetrauma #sexualabuserecovery #sexualabusesurvivor

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When I'm not wearing my child safety hat, I'm enjo

When I'm not wearing my child safety hat, I'm enjoying our children who are grown and flown. And serving as the communications director at our family business--@ralphsbeer--a beer distributor that sells Samuel Adams beer.

Which is why I happened to be in Cincinnati last weekend to check out the Sam Adams Oktoberfest event, the second largest in the world, Munich Germany's being the biggest. I traveled with my daughter Cody, who is the VP of Sales at our family business.

On Saturday, me and Cody, and her beau Eric, strolled the darling streets of Covington, KY, where we enjoyed great coffee and discovered beautiful murals along the Ohio River. Check out that stein Cody is hoisting. It's painted!

For Oktoberfest, Cody was way ahead of me in the costume arena. My contribution was simply braids and a Sam Adams fedora. My plan for next year, though, is to go as Julie Andrews' doppelgänger in "The Sound of Music."

Cody's beau, Eric, looked quite Bavarian with his blonde hair, lederhosen, and hiking boots. I love the picture of them beneath the Covington clocktower.

We loved the @samadamscincy taproom. The beer was great. The pickles and charcuterie tasty. And the pretzel was the best and biggest we'd ever tasted. Plus, we ran into one of our reps (Ryan) and he bought us beer and t-shirts, introduced us to his family, and invited us on the party bus to the Sam Adams VIP area.

One of the highlights of the day was playing Sam Adams Jenga in the VIP area. After a couple of guys joined us, our Jenga tower got SO tall. Towards the end, everyone in the area was watching to see how it would end.

As we walked the streets of downtown Cincinnati, Cody spied two guys whose "costumes" she claimed were the best at the festival. Turns out, they were from Munich, Germany. They'd flown to the US to support the world's second largest Oktoberfest celebration.

Between the morning walk, the hike from Covington into Cincinnati, and all the festival gallivanting and dancing, we got 23,000 steps in!

All to say, Oktoberfest 2023 totally exceeded our expectations!

#oktoberfest🍻 #Oktoberfest #cincinnati #cincinnatiohio #roadtrip #itsfallyall #festivalfun #beerfest #beerhere

One of the best experiences of my life was when I

One of the best experiences of my life was when I sat across from a licensed professional counselor and she listened to my story in its entirety, handing me tissues, as needed.

When I finished, the first thing she said was, "What you just told me? I believe all of it."

If you're a survivor of child sexual abuse, chances are those are words you are longing to hear.

Please don't wait too long to talk to someone trained to hear stories like ours. I believe it'll be the first day of the rest of your life.
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#childsexualabuseadvocate #childsexualabuseisreal #csasurvivor #abusesurvivor #tellyourstory #believesurvivors #healingtrauma #supportsurvivors #iseeyou #youmatter #healingjourney #traumasurvivor

“70% of all child sexual abuse incidents are ini

“70% of all child sexual abuse incidents are initiated by another child.”😦

When I heard that statistic last fall at the @d2lorg virtual child safety conference, I was devastated.

Partly because I am a survivor of child-on-child sexual abuse (aka COCSA). And also because when I first started speaking at body safety assemblies in public schools, this statistic was 40%.

Why has the COCSA statistic nearly doubled?

That question led me down a serious research rabbit hole. My blogpost on this topic—link in the bio—reveals a possible culprit.

Please don’t blow off this issue saying, “Boys will be boys!” or, “They’re going to watch porn no matter what I say or do.” Parents, grandparents, foster parents, and caregivers: This issue is too important to ignore!

Please read my blog post on the topic for safety strategies then pass it along to other adults raising or working with kids.

#childonchildsexualabuse #keepkidssafe #protectourkids #preventionispossible #parentingtips #parenting101 #parentinglife #raisingkids #childsafety #parentchild #parentchildrelationship #childsafetyeducator #parentchildconnection #survivor #fightthenewdrug

Diane Tarantini

Author of The Brave Knight
Child Safety Educator
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