Were You Expecting to arrive at Heal and Forgive? If so you were re-directed to my new blog.

The Heal and Forgive blog was born out of the publication of my first book, “Heal and Forgive.” I am happy that the blog has been helpful to a robust readership.

After my publisher recently went out of business the book was re-released under the title, “Mother, I Don’t Forgive You,” which is more in keeping with the premise of the book. I decided to re-title my blog along with the book.

I hope you will continue to peruse the posts and join in on the various discussions including our right as survivors to decide our own healing journey, with or without forgiveness.

The back story on the title change can be found on the post directly below:

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Mother, I Don’t Forgive You – Why the Book and Blog Were Re-Titled

In 1992, after nearly a decade of trying desperately to forgive my mother, my life was spinning out of control.   Not only had I failed at f...

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

The Blog Carnival Against Child Abuse - First Call for Submissions

Yay! We're having another edition of The Blog Carnival Against Child Abuse! I am excited to guest host the February 6th publication!

The Submission Deadline for the up-coming issue is Wednesday, February 4th. Although each edition usually has a specific theme, I thought I would skip the use of a theme for this edition and ask that bloggers in the survivor community submit a post that is relevant to him or her at this point in time. You can choose a post that you already have on your blog, or write a new post for your blog to submit to this edition. Your post should fit into one of the following six categories:

  • Survivor Stories
  • Poetry
  • In the News
  • Healing and Therapy
  • Aftermath
  • Advocacy and Awareness
Please click here to submit an entry.

You don't have to be a survivor to submit a post. If you are a friend, or the loved one of a survivor, please tell us how their recovery has affected you.

If you are unfamiliar with The Blog Carnival Against Child Abuse, you can check out the December 19th Holiday Edition at Survivors Can Thrive.

Blog Carnivals are publications centered on a specific topic (in this case - child abuse awareness). A community of bloggers band together to submit blog posts relevant to that particular topic. The Blog Carnival Against Child Abuse was founded by Marj aka Thriver for the purpose of raising awareness about all forms of child abuse, including physical, emotional, sexual, spiritual, and verbal abuse.

Whether you have submitted before, or you are new to The Carnival, we would love to hear from you.

Hopefully, we'll have a great turn-out so we can help Marj keep The Carnival alive for the survivor community!

Many thanks to Marj for founding The Blog Carnival Against Child Abuse!
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8 comments:

  1. Marj aka ThriverJanuary 21, 2009 at 1:54 PM

    Thank you so much for hosting, Nancy! You're going to be great. I'll go get you listed over at blog carnival dot com right now. :)

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  2. healandforgiveJanuary 21, 2009 at 1:59 PM

    You're welcome Marj,

    I'm excited to do it!

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  3. MagnusJanuary 22, 2009 at 10:19 AM

    Thank you for this tremendous show of unity. As an adult survivor of child abuse struggling with the residual demons on a daily basis, solidarity and knowing that support exists is a critical part in my development. I too have written a book about my experience. If you're interested, please view:

    www.eloquentbooks.com/ChildAbuseandItsLifetimeofDemons.html

    Thank you again,

    Todd

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  4. healandforgiveJanuary 22, 2009 at 10:58 AM

    Hi Todd,

    Thank you for stopping by. I agree, support and solidarity are critical for recovery.

    In my own experience, validation was the key that opened the door for my healing.

    All my best,
    Nancy

    PS - Best wishes on your book!

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  5. MaryJanuary 25, 2009 at 2:44 PM

    Hi Nancy, thanks for asking me to submit my poem. I did submit..take care..Mary

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  6. healandforgiveJanuary 25, 2009 at 6:37 PM

    Wonderful Mary!

    Thank You!

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  7. Marj aka ThriverJanuary 28, 2009 at 10:47 AM

    Nancy, just wanted to let you know that I finally got a post up at my blog about the upcoming blog carnival hosted at Heal & Forgive. Thanks for your patience! ;)

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  8. healandforgiveJanuary 28, 2009 at 11:19 AM

    Thanks Marj!

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