Links for Healing Title Comments Joyful Heart Foundation When people are abused and assaulted, it is like the doors to their souls slam shut. The goal of Joyful Heart is to let the light, and the life, back in--to banish the darkness and let the healing begin. -- Mariska Hargitay, President & Founder, Joyful Heart Foundation Dancing in the Darkness This is a quite extensive site for those who are healing from rape and abuse. It has been created by a fellow journeying survivor. May you find wisdom in her journey. Faces of Rape and Sexual Abuse Survivors "Faces of Rape and Sexual Abuse Survivors", reveals the inner strength of women and men who have been put to the ultimate trial of their lives. Despite being victimized, many are determined to make it through. Most, including me, are still in the healing process. Survivors may never overcome the violent event completely, but life goes on. We have to move on. This explanation, written by the accomplished Nobuko Oyabu, gives only a glimpse of what this site contains. Enter it's gates to find faces and stories of survivors who have chosen to soar. Nobuko takes you beyond the words and into the hearts of survivors from around the world. For Friends and Partners Title Comments Significant Others of Rape and Abuse Survivors ~ By Jay Thomason If you are a significant other or a supporter I highly recommend this site to you. Keeping your Children Safe Title Comments Day of the Child To bring about awareness, to break down the walls of silence...let's band together and "Remember the Children". "No man stands as tall as he who bends to help a child" ~ Robert Wagner The Clothesline Project The clothesline project is an excellent way to gather people together in celebration of survival and in recognition of many women who have suffered, and, some have even died, from the hands of abuse. Please, visit this site and make others aware. Parents for Megan's Law This site is created to inform people of sexual predators that may be living in your area. This resource is here for you, to keep you and your children safe. For Male Assault Survivors Title Comments Men's Web An extensive site that put forth very supportive and understanding wisdom. I wrote to the webmaster and he was very welcoming in linking to Bearing Through It. I hope that this link will be of much help to all the male survivors that are looking for healing. Links for the Incest Survivor Title Comments BUTTERFLIES - Thoughts on being and incest survivor. By Carleen E Ellis, publisher of Wings, Butterflies, and Pearls online magazine. Carleen is a survivor who has reclaimed her life. She reaches out in extraordinary ways through this wonderful site. Abuse/Incest Support By Nancy Burnett This is an extensive site for the incest survivor. It also provides some creative ways to healing. Voices Of Incest Can Emerge Survivors This is an internation organization dedicated to helping victims become survivors and to generate public awareness of the prevalence of incest. My Survivor Friends Homepages Title Comments Stop Child Abuse Tracey Poole's site. A Bearing Through It member who has stretched their wings in hopes to help others with their struggle in sexual abuse. Whisper Your Tears By Meggie Inspirations-Finding Inner Strength By Angie My EXPRESSIONS! By Renee Yeager aka Rayn Deb's Homepage By Deaf Deb Her Dreaming By Helen, aka Lost Sheep A Lily or a Rose? - Survivors of abuse and bullying By Rose Encouragement, Fun, and Friends Title Comments Hoaxbusters! My heartstrings are often pulled by forwards I received about a woman in trouble, warnings of some new malody, or aweful computer viruses that are knocking on my door. Hoaxbusters provides information on all those emails that ARE NOT true, and it gives you a pointer on how to decipher the truth behind the lies. May this site help you distinguish between the two. Shutter City I love photography. This site provides some beautiful photos. I noticed that the photos are by many different contributers, and I also noticed that there was some adult material (artistically adult, in my opinion), but most of the photos there are of nature. I have bookmarked this site for it's stunningly beautiful scenery photos. Peter Jarva Photography A completely self-taught photographer, Peter Jarver's natural talent was complimented by his enthusiasm for the great Australian landscape. Long an advocate for the preservation of our natural heritage, his images are not just technically perfect and aesthetically pleasing - in them Peter was able to capture the emotion and drama of a place in a way few other photographers can. Let Your Inner Child Play! Each of us have a child inside us--the child we once were, who in some way wasn't nurtured or cared for, or, for survivors of extreme trauma, many uncared for children. Whether or not you believe you have a child inside you, why not give play a try? What do you have to lose? And you may find it makes you happier. Planet Sark Here is an exerpt from the mind of Sark, hopefully it will give you and idea of the magic inside her site....'I tried to avoid my creative dreams in every way possible. Then I realized that I literally and truly had nothing to lose, and things couldn't deteriorate any further... Of course, things did get worse! Then I decided to devote myself to my dreams NO MATTER WHAT THE COST and see what that would produce. I was astonished by the riches inside. We all have these riches.' My Promise to You ~ By Pooh This is sent from me to you with love! Melinda's Homepage A page that helped me see what I have to be thankful for. An inspiration of love. Allan's Homepage: www.allanpearl.com Meet Allan! He's the web designer for the Bearing Through It homepage.

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