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HOW MY PARENTS RAISED ME

319. CONFRONTING MY ABUSER: The Fight To Hold A Perpetrator Accountable

HOW MY PARENTS RAISED ME

Dawn Chitty

Self Help, Self Improvement, Relationships, Personal Journals, Self Esteem, Depression, Healing, Health & Fitness, Women Podcast, Trauma, Emotional Abuse, Ptsd, Mental Health, Anxiety, Childhood Trauma, Narcissistic Mother, Society & Culture

4.81.7K Ratings

🗓️ 28 October 2024

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Very few of us ever get the chance to read a Victim Impact Statement for the trauma we endured in childhood. But Diane did. Frustrated by the lack of understanding and terrifying statistics surrounding childhood sexual abuse, Diane made the courageous decision to go to the police and hold her abuser accountable. It’s a choice that comes with immense difficulty, as the path to justice is long and, as Diane shares with us, often skewed against the victim. Diane first shared her story on this podcast in 2022. Now, she returns to update us on her two-year fight for justice. To hear Diane’s original story go to episode 86. Shame and Child Sexual Abuse https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/86-shame-and-child-sexual-abuse-part-one/id1533741808?i=1000577694507 


Key Takeaways:


  1. Why it was important for Diane to hold her abuser accountable.
  2. Should you confront your abuser? Diane shares her perspective.
  3. The challenges of holding an abuser accountable.
  4. Freedom, courage, perseverance, and the journey to move forward.
  5. The importance of having a strong support system.


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Oh yes.

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For so long I couldn't even tell anybody and now here I am standing up in court in front of a

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judge in front of the

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front of all my supporters just speaking the truth and saying what effect this has had on my whole life. If you could sit down with your little self and tell her anything at all, what would it be?

1:02.4

Well now there's no need to imagine because we are about to do just that.

1:07.0

My name is Dawn Chitti and each week I'm sharing the stories of courageous women who are ready to share their past, their triggers and their trauma on the journey towards becoming their best and truest selves.

1:22.0

And this is your safe space to do the same and it all begins by starting a

1:28.8

conversation with little you.

1:48.3

you. Hello my beautiful friends how are you I hope life is treating you well hey how much do you stand up and truly back yourself I think most of a struggle or have struggled with this concept at some point in our lives

1:58.0

that we as a person are truly worth standing up for, deciding who I am is worthy, what I believe is worthy, what I

2:08.2

stand for is important.

2:11.5

Getting to that point where nothing else matters except for truly backing yourself and

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standing in your power.

2:18.9

We've heard so many women on this podcast who have been through hell to get to the point where they realize

2:26.2

it's time to put myself first. I am valuable and I'm going to live my life with that mindset. Not playing small, not people

2:37.2

pleasing, not feeling desperate for anyone else to love us or like us or accept us or with a need for anyone else to make us feel loved or important,

2:50.0

but just knowing that we're intrinsically valuable.

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And that is a journey for most people.

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