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Demystifying Sibling Sexual Abuse: Listen to Chapter Two of Resolve
This week, I’m sharing something deeply personal and important on the Resolve by Alice Perle YouTube channel: the full audio of Chapter Two from my book, Resolve: A Story of Courage, Healthy Inquiry and Recovery from Sibling Sexual Abuse. You will find the link at the end of this blog. Why this chapter? When I started writing Resolve, I couldn’t find information about sibling sexual abuse. Even the word “incest” was difficult to research. This lack of resources became a revelation—and a painful one. Sibling sexual abuse is a taboo topic, shrouded in secrecy, shame, and silence, much like I had been as a child. Chapter Two, Demystifying Sibling Sexual…
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Sibling Sexual Abuse: Answering Reader Questions
Following the publication of my blog post Sibling Sexual Abuse: Breaking the Silence, I received several insightful queries from readers seeking clarity and further information. Here is a straightforward Q&A addressing your queries. I was interested to find the answers too so thank you for asking: Q: Where does the research go after publication? A: Research often remains within academic journals, accessible primarily to researchers and institutions with subscriptions. While some findings inform policies or programs, a significant portion of research does not extend beyond academic circles unless there’s a direct effort to translate it into practice. This is a recognised issue in academia, often called the “research-to-practice gap.” Q:…
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You Are Part of This Too, Mom
The child doesn’t know it, since you can’t miss what you’re not familiar with, but the child is actually experiencing abandonment by the mom. When you say ‘that wouldn’t have washed,’ what you’re really saying is your mother had no way of hearing your root feelings. We don’t tend to think of that as wounding, but it is a deeper wound than anything else.
