Martin DownesSexual Violence, Shame and Silence: Childhood trauma and sexual violence IVTwenty-five years was to elapse between the experiences that I am recording here and the time that I was willing to speak about them to…Jul 13, 2020Jul 13, 2020
Martin DownesConfronting Violence: Childhood trauma and sexual violence IIIWhen I reached the sixth form an event happened at home that I would not have been prepared for if I had been even just a few years…Jul 10, 2020Jul 10, 2020
Martin DownesWithout a Voice: Childhood trauma and sexual violence IIBy the time I reached the age of eight we had moved from a flat into a three-bedroom terraced house. It was at this time that a new factor…Jul 8, 2020Jul 8, 2020
Martin DownesThings Hidden from the Foundation of the World: Childhood trauma and sexual violenceIt was a Saturday or Sunday morning. My parents were talking in bed. I can only remember what my father said. We lived in a flat at the…Jul 1, 2019Jul 1, 2019