01/31/2026
For twenty years, I have sat with survivors of child sexual abuse and sexual assault. I have witnessed the fear, the heartbreak, and the rage that comes with trauma. I have held space for the profound injustice that survivors face—children, college students, adults—over and over again.
I have supported clients through grueling court cases. I have been deposed on behalf of my patients. I have looked survivors in the eye, time and time again, and reminded them: It is not your fault. Not when ignorant comments are made. Not when the justice system fails to hold perpetrators accountable. Not ever.
Together, we have challenged the toxic, victim-blaming narrative that survivors are “just seeking attention” or “in it for the money or fame.” We know the truth: there is not a damn thing survivors are awarded for speaking out. In fact, they lose far more than they gain—their privacy, their peace, their sense of safety in the world. And still, they speak.
And yet, here we are.
We watch as rich and powerful people continue to deny and defend allegations. We watch as sexual predators become congressmen, teachers, coaches—placed in positions of extreme power and influence. We watch as a known predator becomes the President of the United States.
We see the gaslighting. We see his followers look the other way, defend the indefensible, all while claiming to be “pro-life” and proclaiming they’re “protecting children.” The hypocrisy is staggering. The complicity is infuriating.
I am frustrated. I am heartbroken. And I am exhausted by a system and a culture that continues to protect predators while silencing survivors.
But let me be absolutely clear:
To every survivor reading this:
You are believed.
Your voice matters.
It is not your guilt or shame to carry.
What you are seeing is wrong. Profoundly, unequivocally wrong.
I see you. I hear you. And I will continue to stand with you.
The work continues. The fight is far from over. And survivors deserve so much more than what this world has given them.
Love,
Jenn
- Your local trauma therapist & fellow survivor