Handing the Shame Back
de Gloria Masters
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Survivor Interview: Rob Wood
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This channel is dedicated to all those brave fellow 'adult survivors of child sexual abuse'. You are not alone out there, you are believed and supported in finding your voice & handing the shame back to the abusers - where it belongs.
Handing the Shame Back is a New Zealand based charity, focused on preventing child sexual abuse through education and supporting adult survivors. Find out more about us and what we do: https://www.handingtheshameback.org
Each week, Handing the Shame Back will add a Survivor Interview, Tip for Survivors, or Blog to help support our community in finding their way to truth and freedom. Please feel free to reach out if you would also like to be a guest on the show.
Together, we can provide support and protect...
The children of yesterday, whose pain was silenced.
The children of today, who need our protection.
The children of tomorrow, who deserve a safer world.
From silence to action. From shame to strength.
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- Blog: Telling Someone · 5 minWhen is the right time to disclose what happened to you as a child? There is no one answer to this. Disclosing childhood sexual abuse is deeply personal, and the “right time”…
- Q&A Session: November 2025 · 13 minEvery month we provide answers to YOUR questions. Yes we do read them, so please reach out to [email protected], we want to help you! If you have a burning…
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- Q&A Session: October 2025 · 11 minPlease reach out to [email protected], we want to help you! If you have questions, we may have some answers, each month we provide a Q&A forum for you to help…
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- Blog: Possibilities · 6 minFor most of us possibilities are not something we ever seriously consider. We tend to live with thoughts of things not working out for us as opposed to the opposite: things…
- Q&A Session: September 2025 · 10 minWe want to help you! If you have questions, we may have some answers, each month we provide a Q&A forum for you to help educate and inform. This month’s Q&A has a range of…
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- Q&A Session: August 2025 · 11 minWe want to help you! If you have questions, we may have some answers, each month we provide a Q&A forum for you to help educate and inform. This month’s Q&A has a range of…
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