From Sex-Trafficked Child to Advocate, Part 8

Part 8:  Another Therapist I am going to change the name of this blog from " From Child Prostitute To Child Advocate" to " From Sex-Trafficked Child to Advocate".   The first title seems to indicate some complicity on my part.  Many people ignorantly believe that prostitution is something ...

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From Child Prostitute to Child Advocate, Part 7

Part 7:  Fear These new memories came more slowly and took much longer to process.  One of the hardest parts was determining whether they were real.  Sexual abuse was easy to understand and it was validated by the men she knew in her men's group.  Even though people did not want to talk a ...

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From Child Prostitute to Child Advocate, Part 6

Part 6:  Transition By October Vicki recognized she was pregnant again.  This was a miracle after a series of miscarriages and for sure would be her last.  It was special even in Vicki’s busy life, but at 40 years old she recognized that she would not be able to make the long trip to see Is ...

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By VickiDalia| 3 Comments | Adversity, Families, Forgiveness, Personal Growth, Strength
From Child Prostitute to Child Advocate, Part 5

Our story is meant to aid in understanding the dynamics of human trafficking and child abuse—both victim and perpetrator—and especially to give insight into the violence of this particular kind of abuse.  In the process of writing this—as you will see—it became obvious that sexual ...

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By VickiDalia| 1 Comment | Adversity, Atonement, Families, Forgiveness, Trials
Sunday Dinner

Nourish and fill your soul with inspiration and a big helping of spiritual mashed potatoes with a little help from this week's edition of  "Sunday Dinner". ♥  Did you know that revelation from Heavenly Father did not end with the Bible?  Listen to the messages from the living Prophet and ...

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From Child Prostitute to Child Advocate, Part 4

Our story is meant to aid in understanding the dynamics of human trafficking and child abuse—both victim and perpetrator—and especially to give insight into the violence of this particular kind of abuse.  In the process of writing this—as you will see—it became obvious that sexual traffi ...

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By VickiDalia| 7 Comments | Adversity, Atonement, Families, Forgiveness, Personal Growth, Strength, Trials
Depression Hurts, Part 9

Author name withheld After a 1 ½ yr search for new employment our prayers were answered.  Finally, Husband was able to secure full-time employment, the dream job-with a university, not all that far from where we had previously lived.  We moved this past summer.  The job, better than anything ...

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By DepressionHurts| 4 Comments | Depression, Faith, Families, Love, Personal Growth, Strength, Trials