Multiple Voices

Sexual Abuse Survivor Group

2009-10-20T12:36:09+13:00

We have 2 more spaces in the sexual abuse survivor support group that is starting this week at Raeburn House. If you are interested and live in Auckland, here are the details: Moving Past Sexual Abuse When: Thursdays, 8 weeks,...

We Take Away Your Recovery But Give You Money To Buy New Knickers

2009-10-17T00:58:17+13:00

The government plans to introduce new legislation in November that enables victims to access financial support through a scheme financed by the offender levy. Although Victim Support, Sensible Sentencing Trust, and Rethinking Crime and Punishment welcome the initiative, service providers...

March Against ACC-Cuts

2009-10-16T20:27:39+13:00

From October 27th, survivors of sexual violence will only be eligible for ACC funded counselling if they are first diagnosed with a mental illness. Firstly, you don’t need to have a mental illness to need a few counselling sessions after...

What is Conflict

2009-10-03T23:56:17+13:00

Most people have a clear idea what conflict is. Most people don’t like conflict. In most cases conflict is difficult and hurtful for all parties involved. Social theorist Axel Honneth explains the significant role conflict plays for a person’s healthy...

Achieving Co-Consciousness: Trauma Work

2009-09-27T23:07:00+13:00

Most people would agree that working through the traumatic memories of abuse and neglect is one of the main pathways that lead to co-consciousness. However, trauma work does not stop once a memory has been shared with the therapist and...

Achieving Co-Consciousness: Healing Narcissistic Self-Parts

2009-09-27T12:25:14+13:00

In general I have a great aversion against labels – certainly against psychiatric labels that put a person into a defined box. Labels often have a stigma attached to the, for example DID, borderline, bipolar, or narcissistic. I am going...

Achieving Co-Consciousness: Self-Acceptance-And-Love

2009-09-27T12:05:18+13:00

On the first glance people may ask “What has co-consciousness to do with loving yourself and accepting all the different parts of you?” My answer to that is “Everything!” If there is a part of you that you dislike, are...

Achieving Co-Consciousness

2009-09-27T09:06:12+13:00

When a multiple notices that s/he is starting to remember and feel things s/he hadn’t before, things normally felt and remembered by another part of her, a very important milestone of recovery has been achieved. A great deal of self-acceptance,...

How to support your friends and family who are traumatised

2009-08-26T00:44:33+12:00

In the wake of drastic cuts of funding for survivors of childhood sexual abuse, my colleage Graz Amber has prepared a pamphlet for "HOW TO HELP" that might come in handy when people can't get the services they urgently need...

Protest Against ACC Funding Cuts!

2009-08-24T10:01:38+12:00

An open letter to the Minister of ACC has this morning been hand delivered to his office at Parliament. You are invited to read it and if you agree, then to circulate it to whomever you wish. It will provide...