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UPLIFT: A monthly ASCA newsletter of thriving and inspiration. Exclusively from The 

                     Morris Center for Healing from Child Abuse.   



                                                                                                                                          

                                                                     FEBRUARY 2020   



                                                                                                                  



                                  UPLIFT 



     Featuring positive, uplifting information exclusively from 

           The Morris Center for Healing from Child Abuse. 



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  Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace. 



                              -Amelia Earhart 


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"When is the right time for ASCA?" is a legitimate, 

pertinent question. As an adult survivor of childhood 

sexual abuse, the right time 

for me was when I had enough time to recognize some 

emotions that were troubling. These emotions were not of 

the "temporary blues, this too shall pass" variety. They fell 

into the "What is the purpose of my place on Earth?" 

variety. Although I didn't feel suicidal, I did feel despair. 

The emotions were certainly signs of a profound midlife 

identity crisis. 



I decided to seek out trauma counseling so that I could 

revisit my awareness of (and attachment to) my identity 

as a survivor of childhood sexual abuse. Although 

necessary, this was a frustrating decision because I had 

already sought counseling when I was  16, 26, and 36. 

That pattern would suggest that I needed help every 

decade or so. In fact, I was 46 when I experienced some 

radical life changes: My daughter moved out to start the 

next chapter of her life, my mother died, and I got 

downsized from the company I had worked at for  17 

years. I felt like I needed to make a radical change! 



I found ASCA via a Web search, and was delighted that a 

meeting was held in the evenings. At first, I was put off by 

how structured the meeting was: so many guidelines! I 

realize now, 3 years later, structure ensures safety and 

decreases any variability/vulnerability. 



Some gifts that ASCA gives me each meeting, include :  

a safe space to be seen/heard, validation for my 

experience as a survivor, resources to read, a chance to do 

service as a co-facilitator, exposure to diversity/inclusion, 

healing, and stress relief. I consider ASCA meetings an 

integral part of my portfolio of healing practices (gym, 

reading, journaling, therapy, etc). 


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Hindsight, they say is 20/20. My ASCA goals for 2020 are 

not looking backward, but rather, to my future. These 

goals include improving my listening skills, facilitating an 

ASCA support group at least once a month, and supporting 

new members who may be wondering, "Is this the right 

place at the right time?" I hope the answer is yes!  



                                   written by:  

                                       Derek 

                                ASCA, New York 



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