In ten years of working with women who have experienced sexual abuse, I have used many different methods.
Sexual abuse happens to many women, children and men daily.
Estimates are that as many as one in three people will be sexually assaulted at some time in their lives. Other literature indicates that one in two is a more realistic estimate for women. This appals me as it does most people. I applaud the work of those who have spent years exposing this tragic phenomenon, those who continue to work to change the criminal justice system and those who are painstakingly educating all of us about treating each other in a respectful way. However, I think that statistics of the nature cited above can be misleading since they could lead one to believe that a non-consensual touch of a sexual nature, forced anal rape at knifepoint and anything in between these two extremes can be classified under the same category.