Thank you Kayla Harrison - Olympic & World Champion
“Four years ago today this article was published… where I spoke publicly about my past for the first time. I can’t tell you how nervous and anxious I was about this. I cried for the entire interview and my hands shook for hours afterwards, but I also felt lighter after leaving that room. And for the first time, I felt as if maybe I had a purpose, and it wasn’t just throwing people.
The response to this article was overwhelmingly positive and supportive and I can not thank you enough for that. Your love and support have made me a stronger, better person.
I am forever grateful to those who stood by me in my darkest hours. You know who you are and you have my eternal love and loyalty.
"Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from indomitable will.” -Gandhi
Pillar of strength: Judo champion finds healing, tough love→
/I watch child pornography to prosecute sex crimes. The kids’ silence is deafening.→
/A devastating read, but all too true.
“Child sex abuse victims face a dilemma. To be recognized as victims, they cannot remain silent, but they must be silent enough to seem authentically hurt.”
Why R.A. Dickey Is More Than Just a Baseball Hero→
/“And here is R.A. Dickey of the Toronto Blue Jays - a survivor, like us, taking the mound during the playoffs. Even if it’s in a small way, he makes us feel better, make us feel like we don’t have to hide, and that we’re not so alone.”
Joe Ehrmann: Speak up on behalf of children harmed by sexual predators (Your letters)→
/“We all need to wake up from our denial, develop moral clarity around sexual exploitation of children and have the moral courage to be part of the solution.” Joe Ehrmann
Why the silence? Child abuse expert weighs in→
/Well said as always Stacy.
AAU launches review of youth-safety policies→
/“The AAU, the largest youth-sports group in the nation, has announced a sweeping review of its child-protection policies amid scrutiny about whether it has ignored reforms put in place in the four years since sexual-abuse allegations were made against its former president.”