In this episode, I read Melanie's story of her abuse by her father as a child. I also discuss normal sexual behaviors in toddlers versus not-so-normal behaviors and provide a website where you can learn more about normal sexual behaviors in different age groups of children.

It's crazy that you can know someone for 20 years and not know the extent of the pain they endured growing up. I spoke with one of my childhood best friends Christina, who speaks on the survival of her traumatic childhood and abuse by several different family members.

One of our listeners, who wishes to remain anonymous, tells her story of how she was adopted by a man who would later become her abuser, and how he walked into a police station to report his crime. That, however, does not lessen the damage done to our listener nor the fact that her abuser is still an abuser.

Have you ever heard of a Family Advocacy Center or a Child Advocacy Center? My family hadn't either until after we had already received our justice; but it would have made getting justice a lot easier for us. My Step-Mom, Michelle, was invited to speak at a fundraising event for Southwest Family Advocacy Center and to tour their center. She tells us the benefits that a center such as this one, can offer a victim of abuse.

Trēssa Fischl did not have her biological father in her life, so she was excited when her step-dad Bobby came into the picture. In this episode, she tells of how he soon became the monster of her nightmares.

Adrienne, a member of our Trauma Tribe here on "Dear Me, You survived", reaches out to tell her story of her abuse as a child starting from a very young age and continuing on into her teenage years.

This episode is the continuation of the case against Paul Adams and his wife Leizza Adams.

Child sexual abuse is being hidden behind the confessional of the Mormon Church. Paul Adams was able to freely abuse three of his six children with no interference from Child Services because of a loophole in the justice system.