A Conversation About Childhood, Safety and the Adults We Become

Photo courtesy of Tempo Today is the World Day for the Prevention of and Healing from Child Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Violence We often forget something incredibly simple: every adult we know, including the ones we admire, fear, love, avoid or struggle with, was once a child. A small, helpless, curious, emotional child. Some lived in safety. Some lived in chaos. Most grew up somewhere in between with moments of warmth and moments of fear woven tightly together. Childhood doesn’t disappear. It settles into the background of our adult lives like a quiet script running underneath everything shaping how we…

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