Angela Shelton's Blog

How Do You Do It All?

Angela Shelton — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:10:47 +0000

How do you get EVERYTHING done? Well, first of all sometimes you don’t! Like I post Q and A Day answers on Tuesdays but I was at a conference all day! So there was a delay… At 140YOU Conference Where I was staying had no Wifi and I while I was at the conference I [...]

How Can Abusers “make it up” to Survivors?

Angela Shelton — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 15:30:24 +0000

Father’s Day month brings these kinds of questions! Thank you for asking them, I love hearing from you. Just fill out that pop up to the right or contact me on the Contact Page to ask a question and I’ll post answers on Tuesdays! Question: Is there anything an abuser could do to “make it [...]

Reclaim Father’s Day

Angela Shelton — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 19:50:30 +0000

With Father’s Day this month, this is an interesting and timely question! In your documentary you go to see your father. Do you have any communication with him still? How did you make the decision to maintain communication or cut off communication? Confronting Your Father Yes, I visited my bio dad while making the documentary [...]

5 Warnings to Stop You From Writing Your Book

Angela Shelton — Tue, 28 May 2013 18:05:56 +0000

Are you writing your book? Yay! Feel discouraged, overwhelmed or lost? Yep. There is such a long list of things that can stop you during your process and the book process is a LONG one. This top was inspired by this question for Q and A Day: Question: I have my manuscript pretty much done. What [...]

Don’t Let Male Survivors of Abuse Get a Bum Deal

Angela Shelton — Tue, 21 May 2013 16:01:55 +0000

When the subject of abuse comes up, do you immediately think male or female? Healing for ALL Survivors Ever since I started speaking out about child sexual abuse, domestic violence and sexual assault, I’ve heard from male survivors right in line with the females. That goes for perpetrators too. Males are not the only ones [...]