A Long time ago, I went with my husband to a large art exhibition.(My husband is an artist) There were lots of artists there, many dealers and suppliers etc. One of the prominant groups was the “foot and mouth” painters, they were all doing just that, painting either with their…
Sometimes it is much easier to keep on talking about the positive side of recovery, rather than dwell on the difficulties. I try and think about the good bits most of the time, but occasionally the downside, the “defects” in me are evident, and I have to look at them.…
Wednesday 1st August The older I get, the more into recovery I get, the more I am aware of one very striking fact! That is that the ONLY way to survive with dignity and self respect is to learn the tools for SELF empowerment! Nobody is going to do…
I am ashamed that I have not written in my diary for so long, no excuses just forgetting what is important!! SO I will start today again! I am starting with a positive note, because it has galvanised me again, and energised me! The event was my daughter’s wedding, and…
The power of sharing Last year in September when speaking at the Protest the Pope rally in London, in October at the 1st Annual Meeting of Survivors in Rome, at the event of our launch in London in March this year, when attending the Annual Meeting in May of our…
WE ARE BACK! JUST AS WE PROMISED… 2nd Annual Survivors of catholic clergy abuse day In just about a month, survivors of catholic clergy abuse will be meeting in Rome, once again, for their second annual celebration of the survival of catholic clergy abuse. When we arrive we will be…
I don’t know when I last wrote in this diary, a while ago I am sure! I have been terribly busy, all good stuff, but lots to do. After marching in last weeks Secular Europe campaign, I felt like I had been run over by a bus! But I have…
Looking back at when I went to London last year to speak at the pope protest, I think I was ill equipped, and had not thought how it would effect me. I had just “come out” publicly with my abuses, after it was highlighted in a magazine article. I don’t…
August 23rd. First day!! After talking to a fellow abuse survivor in depth about his story today, I was left with that now familiar “see saw ” feeling emotions. I still get so angry when I see the dismissal of people by the catholic church, human beings who have been…
by Sue Cox – August 2011 So it seems that the church is now upset at the suggestion that a priest who sexually abuses children, and who “confesses” his sins to a fellow priest, should not be allowed to rely upon the ancient, long guarded, sanctity of the confessional! I…
