Christmas invokes so many feelings. As the external temperature goes down, internal emotions tend to rise, bringing it with it anticipation, excitement and for some people – dread. For Survivors of sexual abuse (or in fact any abuse) within a family or close social circle Christmas is often an extremely […]
Hello everyone! We hope you are well, it has been another busy year for Into The Light and we wanted to update you on some of the work we have been doing to support Survivors of Sexual abuse in their journey of recovery. You can also view or download our Christmas news […]
Kasia and Rebecca have just finished facilitating our Autumn Women Survivors Group Psycho-Educational Course – a ten week topic based course for Survivors of Sexual abuse as a young person or child. The course has gone so well and we are so proud of all the women who attended. We […]
We had such a great workshop on Saturday 9th November for Survivors and their Supporters called “Tackling Triggers Together” A Workshop On Finding Confidence Around Shame, Feeling Overwhelmed, Sexuality, And Loneliness For Survivors Of Sexual Abuse And Their Supporters. Thank you so much to everyone who came and who was […]
For those of us who are Survivors it can be very hard to reconnect with our body. This could be because as the abuse may have affected us physically, we can feel very confused about how we feel about our bodies – possibly loosing contact with that part of ourselves […]
We are delighted to have been chosen as a project for the Co-Op Local Community Fund. It doesn’t cost you a penny and you can be anywhere in the UK – you just have to request your points go to our cause. Cause Number 93395. Here is the link: https://membership.coop.co.uk/causes/93395 […]
Sadly, victims of abuse can internally carry the shame that belongs to the abuser. Penny Parks says in her book “Rescuing The Inner Child”: “The aggressor projects the blame and guilt onto the child and the child accepts that projection as truth. It is like life imprisonment for a crime […]
If you are feeling overwhelmed or disassociated perhaps try this technique to bring yourself into the present. Look: Look at 5 things around you: Look at some calming pictures on your phone or perhaps have a grounding image as a screensaver or look at your surroundings and try and notice […]
Grounding can provide us with a really good antidote to the overwhelming feelings of being triggered or when flashbacks of the past occur. Getting Skilled Up In Grounding If you are experiencing feeling dysregulated, triggered or even experiencing a flashback these grounding ideas may help you to feel more stable […]
Healing from a trauma such as sexual assault or abuse happens in stages. For some people after the trauma they shut down the feelings and these only re emerge many years later. Then, sometimes, all those feelings come roaring back. When the fear, the anger, the sadness, the helplessness, the […]
If you are feeling overwhelmed by flashbacks and body sensations about your past trauma then this reminder from Carolyn Spring on how her therapist helped her might help you: Start to hold onto the knowledge that “It’s not happening now” “Those words – it’s not happening now – used to […]
Enjoyed the Olympics? One of our favourite moments has to be Keely Hodgkinson getting her gold in the 800 metres. Running further – but probably not quite as fast is our supporter Sasha who is running the Dingle Marathon in Ireland on 7th September to raise money for Into the […]
It may be Summer time and everyone’s relaxing but at Into The Light we are planning our Autumn Events. We are organizing the assessments for our Into The Light Women Survivors Group Psycho-Educational Course which starts in September. It is pretty much full but please do email us for more […]
When we are feeling triggered we have to tell our minds and brains that we are safe in the present, and using a script can help us do this. You might want to write your script out on a card or on your phone and keep it with you so […]
