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After surviving imprisonment, gang rape and torture, I want to use my awful story and share my experience to help others affected by sexual assault, abuse and trauma. I wrote the book I wish I had then to help others now.
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Chapter 23: Victim Aiming
Chapter 23: Victim Aiming
When You’re the Target
Lauren Azar
Aug 15, 2019
Chapter 22: Welcome to Hell
Chapter 22: Welcome to Hell
Just as rape is treated differently in a victim’s personal life, so it is in the justice system. Unlike a car accident or a mugging, it is…
Lauren Azar
Aug 10, 2019
Ch. 21 What Not To Do
Ch. 21 What Not To Do
It Isn’t Your Fault, Either
Lauren Azar
Apr 30, 2019
Chapter 20: Whatever Works
Chapter 20: Whatever Works
Something New Can Lighten Up the Darkest of Times
Lauren Azar
Apr 29, 2019
Ch. 19 Thoughts & Prayers
Ch. 19 Thoughts & Prayers
When It’s Over, It’s Never Really Over
Lauren Azar
Apr 27, 2019
Ch. 18 Nobody Said It Was Easy
Ch. 18 Nobody Said It Was Easy
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
Lauren Azar
Apr 25, 2019
Ch. 17 Take Care of You, Too
Ch. 17 Take Care of You, Too
How a Loved One’s Tragedy Can Be Just As Traumatic for Those Closest to Them
Lauren Azar
Apr 24, 2019
Ch. 16 This Isn’t About You… Yet
Ch. 16 This Isn’t About You… Yet
As Difficult As It Will Be, You Have to Control Your Emotions
Lauren Azar
Apr 23, 2019
Ch.15 You Can’t Fix This
Ch.15 You Can’t Fix This
As a parent, close family member or loved one, I know all you would like to do is be able to take the pain away. To wave a magic wand and…
Lauren Azar
Apr 22, 2019
Ch.14 You Got This
Ch.14 You Got This
There’s No Guidebook, But There’s This
Lauren Azar
Apr 18, 2019
Ch. 13 The Dark Side
Ch. 13 The Dark Side
The Curious Case of Morbid Curiosity
Lauren Azar
Apr 17, 2019
Ch.12 Coping
Ch.12 Coping
While navigating through all the emotions and the people and sudden injections of real life, the darkest times actually occur during all…
Lauren Azar
Apr 16, 2019
Ch.11 The Buddy System
Ch.11 The Buddy System
Why Telling Someone Could be the Difference Between Success and Failure
Lauren Azar
Apr 14, 2019
Ch.10 Just Say No
Ch.10 Just Say No
How I Concluded PTSD Shouldn’t Be Treated by Controlled Substances or Controlling Men
Lauren Azar
Apr 13, 2019
Ch.9 Small World
Ch.9 Small World
How Traumatic Events Make Real Life Seem Dumb
Lauren Azar
Apr 12, 2019
Ch.8 Isolation
Ch.8 Isolation
Isolation After Traumatic Events Are ‘Post’ to Everyone But You
Lauren Azar
Apr 11, 2019
Ch.7 Sharing
Ch.7 Sharing
Three Times I Wasn’t Prepared for Friends’ Reaction to My Story
Lauren Azar
Apr 10, 2019
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