Resources

Loving Me: After Abuse serves as a comforting conversation with a friend for those left heartbroken after going through abuse. Throughout this book, Angela delves deeply into the pain and struggle that follows trauma caused by abuse.

Having survived fourteen years of childhood sexual, physical, and emotional abuse, Angela candidly shares her journey to overcome the shame and dysfunction that it caused. Her ultimate goal in sharing her personal story is to aid others on their journey toward healing and to share the power of Jesus Christ to overcome daily struggles.

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Angela Williams is truly “breaking the silence” in this courageous account of her incredible journey to freedom from the shame of childhood sexual abuse. The raw honesty of her life story provides a platform for healing and a voice for those who have been silenced within the stronghold of the unspeakable.

The tender compassion and forgiveness found within these pages will leave you inspired and encouraged—a story that allows the reader to walk hand in hand with the author as she reveals the Father’s heart.

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For the adult survivor, child sexual abuse is a devastating and debilitating trauma. Whether it was a one-time occurrence or happened frequently over many years. When you break your silence then the healing can begin. When you release the power that the secret has held over you, often for many years, it helps understand that you were a powerless child. God wants to heal your past wounds.

Learn a biblical-based approach to break your silence and travel the path of healing. Step out of the darkness and into the light of victory by relinquishing the shame and guilt associated with being sexually abused as a child and clothe yourself with the love of Christ.

Intimacy is a crucial component of healthy relationships. Many survivors of child sexual abuse suffer from intimacy, self-image, and healthy sexual relationships.

Learn practical tools in a faith-based context how intimacy can be restored and relationships can thrive, most importantly your marriage.

If ever there was a silent, debilitating commonality shared between survivors of child sexual abuse, that common thread would be SHAME. It seeps into the deep recesses of the human psyche amid the violations, reshaping the lives of its victims forever.

In this workbook, we examine the causes and effects of shame and provide a practical road to healing for those who are crushed under its weight. It also provides valuable insight for those who want to help their loved ones heal. Shattering the Shame includes personal testimonies from survivors who are not only walking in victory over the effects of shame but who are also continuing in their process of healing.

Silence is the greatest barrier to healing for a survivor of child sexual abuse. Unveiling Child Sexual Abuse is a training resource for mental health professionals and those who serve in any counseling capacity to learn more about the signs and symptoms of child sexual abuse and insights from survivors. Symptoms of anxiety, depression, addiction, self-mutilation, and eating disorders are among the many presenting emotional and physical health issues from which survivors of child sexual abuse may suffer.

They are often silenced in shame years after the abuse and require an enormous amount of trust, patience, and sensitivity to facilitate disclosure. This program aids mental health professionals and counselors to become more aware of the struggles of a survivor.

It’s so difficult to talk to children about abuse. We certainly don’t want to put fear in their minds or distrust in their hearts, but you, as a caregiver have a responsibility to protect them. It is critical that you educate them through safe and appropriate conversations.

Learn through this interactive workbook how to have a lifetime of age-appropriate conversations with your children about healthy sexuality and personal boundaries. Learn to protect them and help them to protect themselves.

The Grooming Mystery is a program that can be an independent study or group facilitated that educates on the behaviors, motives, and manipulative actions of a sex offender. The goal of the workshop is to bring a greater understanding of the grooming process and how adults are also groomed simultaneously.

Single Parenting Solutions is a program that can be an independent study or group facilitated. This workshop addresses our most vulnerable population of sexually abused children: single-parent homes.

Single Parenting Solutions addresses specific vulnerabilities and assists not only the parent but our community to have a higher level of vigilance in helping to protect this population of children.

This is a program that can be an independent study or group facilitated that addresses the systemic and social failures in this country to deal with the issue of child sexual abuse in a courageous, intentional, proactive organized movement.

Courage to Speak educates on six barriers to reform to help eradicate child sexual abuse. An interactive workbook is used in the workshop with a PowerPoint presentation.

Focused on children of ages 5-10, Gracie Finds Her Voice is a precious story written in rhyme to teach children the power of their voice and the physical and emotional struggles of keeping a secret.

In Gracie’s adventure, she must stand up to a small secret a friend has asked her to keep, find personal power to overcome her fear of the secret, and find her voice to tell. This book teaches children the importance of not keeping secrets and opens a dialogue to ask if anyone has ever asked them to keep a secret.

In an interactive dry-erase board on the back cover, they are encouraged to draw a secret they are not able to express verbally. Silence is one of the greatest tools of an offender and giving our children a voice is one of the most valuable lessons we can teach them to keep them safe.

Grant Gets His Shield is a powerful story written in rhyme to teach children about personal power and boundaries. This book educates children to recognize that they have a right to their own personal, private space, and that this space should be respected by everyone they meet, even family members. Grant learns how to express his discomfort with an aunt’s affection of pinching his cheeks and kissing his whole face. In speaking truthfully about his emotions, Grant is able to reclaim his personal power.

Forced affection is one of an offender’s greatest grooming maneuvers and teaching children about strong personal power and personal boundaries are valuable lessons to keep our children safe.

Gracie and Grant are embarrassed by their big ears and big feet and make fun of each other for their appearances. A little bird tells them they should hide their flaws so they can look normal. When Gracie and Grant do as the bird says, they still feel ugly and shameful. When the bird turns out to be a monster, they must use their “NO!” voice and shield to defeat the monster and realize that their features make them unique and beautiful.

This book is written to show children that everyone is unique and special in their own way and to encourage children to defend others when they are bullied for their appearance.

We learn by coloring and engaging our creative self. Gracie and Grant are embarrassed by their big ears and big feet and make fun of each other for their appearances. A little bird tells them they should hide their flaws so they can look normal. When Gracie and Grant do as the bird says, they still feel ugly and shameful. When the bird turns out to be a monster, they must use their “NO!” voice and shield to defeat the monster and realize that their features make them unique and beautiful.

This book is written to show children that everyone is unique and special in their own way and to encourage children to defend others when they are bullied for their appearance. Help your child color their way to self confidence and protection!

The Find Your Voice program is designed to equip children ranging from pre-K to third grade with the necessary internal tools to prevent and combat various types of abuse including physical, emotional, and sexual abuse. The program offers an educational curriculum that includes lesson plans for each book in the Adventures of Gracie & Grant series. The curriculum is aligned with the common core standards implemented in many school systems across the country and provides a rubric outlining the lesson summary, skills taught, and expected outcomes. The book series reinforces powerful themes covering important aspects such as personal safety, self-confidence, personal boundaries, and having a strong voice.

By leveraging traditional, innovative, and research-based teaching techniques, The Adventures of Gracie & Grant series subtly imparts empowerment through its class-appropriate topics and lessons. The easy-to-follow lesson plans enable instructors to facilitate a natural conversation during the reading or following of this Dr. Seuss–style book series. The books are colorful, entertaining, engaging, rhyming books specifically designed to maintain a child’s innocence while educating them on the important principles of personal safety.

The Adventures of Gracie & Grant is destined to hold a place in the hearts of children who read them for generations.