I OPENED THE BOX! 🌸🎉 (With a little help) 🐶 🐱 Thank you all for your support and kind comments. I’m feeling all emotions. Will take a while to sink in but I’ve done it. It’s done. Here it is. After all that - my story: The Flying Child - A Cautionary Fairy Tale for Adults Available for pre order. Coming on 12/02/24 Book launch in London 20/02/24 Details coming soon. #TheFlyingChildStory #ACautionaryFairyTale #ACautionaryTale #csa #childsexualabuse #booklaunch #newbook @ZunTold @shme_bbk

RT @VisibleLeeds: Fully agree with this - lots of non trauma-informed responses to #CSA survivors, at times when they need acceptance, comp…

RT @ReshapersCIC: On Tues @churchofengland @GenSyn votes on the future of church safeguarding. Survivors from @voiceofsurvivor have writte…

On day 6 of #ItsNotOk - be mindful of using the term ‘trauma p**n’ or ‘trauma dumping’ to describe the stories survivors of child sexual abuse are disclosing - some after decades of silence. It’s shaming, and demoralising. How we speak out about our child sexual abuse is a deeply personal choice - and every word spoken should be valued, never scorned as trauma p**n. Let’s be kind and support all survivors. There is no ‘rule book’ to speaking out. #CSA

Since that day where my therapist suggested I try writing down the ‘unspeakable’ words as a fairy story, I have never stopped writing. I’ve just written another chapter, triggered by an event this week. Stepping into the head of ‘The Little Princess’ and the safety of metaphor, allows me to access words that shrink to the back of my brain. #TheFlyingChildStory #CSA

RT @TFCPlymouth: Members of the Plymouth team were at this event and all commented on how impactful Sophie's keynote was. If anyone is look…

@TFCPlymouth Thank you so much 🙏🏼🌸

On day 5 of sexual abuse and sexual violence awareness week: #ITSNOTOK: Sexual abuse is as common as other forms of childhood abuse but concerns of sexual abuse are far less likely to be identified and named. (CSA Centre) As a survivor-led organisation, our core aim is to normalise speaking about child sexual abuse - in society, professional settings and within the survivor community itself. I understand how unsettling the subject is. I know it goes against the very definition of ‘good’ and ‘normal.’ I understand how overwhelming it can be for a professional whose job it is to respond to concerns and how hopeless it can feel in the face of a broken system, that often fails victims/survivors. None of this excuses societal apathy. In my case, professional apathy and inaction had bleak consequences. It became a pattern throughout my life, with my signs of sexual abuse trauma being ignored or named as something else. It made living life ‘after’ very challenging. Unsupported trauma negatively affected every aspect of my life. Children need brave and curious adults in their lives. They need adults unafraid to ‘see’ and name concerns of child sexual abuse. Every conversation we have is a step forward to breaking the stigma that I believe plays a significant role in inaction. #CSA

RT @shellbrown1980: Today I was privileged to introduce @TheFlyingChild as our keynote speaker at the @NSPCC development day for our depart…

@shellbrown1980 @NSPCC Thank you for inviting me, and for making me feel so welcome in the space. 🌸

Oh clare, thank you for sharing this. Sometimes it can feel like our experiences are so unique - and then we realise others were living in a parallel hell. 💕🌸 There is an intense sadness as well as a comfort in this. I wish things had been different for you. And me. And every other child suffering x

@lshanehotmailc1 Thank you. 🌸🙏🏼

Beautiful blog by ⁦@TakeCover12⁩ 🌸

@TakeCover12 Beautiful blog. Thank you for sharing. As your account is locked I can’t share it, but let me know if you’d like it shared directly from the site..

On day four of sexual abuse and sexual violence awareness week I want to share a documentary called The Last Taboo. It is a Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, as part of their ‘Lights out’ series. The documentary is about my experiences as a child sexual abuse survivor, in the mental health system. If you take a listen, you will understand why I am passionate about advocating for change. Today I’m in Leicester, keynoting for the NSPCC at their Partnerships and Development day, and I’ll be sharing part of this story to highlight the importance of integrating survivor lived experience into the development of services. #ItsNotOk

Awareness weeks/days can bring up a lot for survivors. Just a reminder if anyone is struggling this week, @RapeCrisisEandW have a 24/7 free phone and online chat service for anyone aged 16+ in England and Wales. @CSACentre have over 350 services for those affected by CSA in England and Wales in their directory of support services - (including survivor-led organisations like The Flying Child CIC) #CSA #SupportSurvivors #ItsNotOk

@notshawnow I’m so sorry x