Humanity Archive
Where have I been all these months? Although I came thisclose to moving to Singapore this year, I’m still here in New York, dividing my time between the city and the Hudson Valley. One thing I realized about my two-week silent retreat …
If the survivor can feel safe enough to express what happened into an empathic receptivity in the context of a trusting environment that does not retraumatize by skepticism and cross-examination, then the abuse, the boundary violations, and the perpetrations, begin …
New, far-right, anti-Islam political party “AUSTRALIAN LIBERTY ALLIANCE” officially launches on 20 October, 2015. Current Abbott-government politics create an environment in which such a party can flourish, and its international connections may also give it more ballast than previous far-right …
By: Janice Tjeng Edited by: Juliana Zhu, Esq. Image: Susi, a 30 year-old Indonesian domestic worker. Susi experienced domestic abuse for a year under the hands of a Hong Kong employer, Law Wan-Tung. She had to work 20 …
Back in my thirties, I stealthily read self-help books that addressed healing from childhood abuse. Stealthily, because I had recently earned my doctorate from Stanford, and was living in Silicon Valley during the first tech boom. At that place, during …
By: E. Diane Champe, Founder/President of the E Diane Champe Institute Managing Assistant: Tram Pham Child abuse (physical, mental, emotional, and/or sexual) and neglect encompasses lifelong consequences for men and women (survivors). Survivors don’t realize until much later in …
By: Luis Gay Domestic abuse—whether it is physical, sexual, or emotional—is an issue that is haunting millions of people in the United States. Women between the ages of 18-34 years old are the highest target group for victimization according to …
Has happiness always felt elusive? Do you relinquish control of your happiness to outside sources? Relying on situations out of your control to make you happy is a sure-fire strategy to do just the opposite leaving you disappointed and frustrated …
On Monday, August 3, several organizations, including the Human Rights Campaign, the National Education Association, and the American Civil Liberties Union released “Schools in Transition: A Guide for Supporting Transgender Students in K-12 Schools.” The report, which addresses issues …
By: Charmaine SantosWedding photographer Sarah Annay Williamson leaves in September to help 10 female human trafficking survivors heal and build a future in Kolkata, India. Through a Saint Augustine-based nonprofit, Made By Survivors, she will teach a four-week workshop, called …
