: About Me

Hello,

I am currently a published author of my first book "Unlocking Buried Secrets", and soon to be published author of my second book "Unlocking Buried Secrets #2: Healing From Satanic Ritual Abuse Workbook- For Male & Female Survivors. I am a survivor of sexual and ritual abuse, and I have worked very hard on my healing over the last 20 plus years, which shows though my accomplishments in writing both books as well as in my writing.

I attended Bluevale Collegiate Institute and Wilfrid Laurier University as a mature student in my 20's taking a few psychology courses. I have chosen to write under the pseudonym Victorious Heart to ensure my privacy as both books are taken directly from my experience in healing from sexual and ritual abuse. My first book 'Unlocking Buried Secrets' was published by Mark Yantzi at C.J.I. (Community Justice Initiatives) back in November 2005, and printed at Pandora Press. I had a contract with them for a year and at the end of that year I decided to go on my own. (Mark Yantzi is now retired from C.J.I. but use to run a small publishing buisness through C.J.I. as well as authoring a few books of his own) My second book 'Unlocking Buried Secrets #2: Healing From Satanic Ritual Abuse Workbook~ For Male & Female Survivors' is currently with my editor Karen Stephenson (Freelance writer for Suite 101/ editor) and my new printer is Sheila Barefoot at Volumes Publishing. I have also designed a website (along with the covers for both books) to advertise my books, providing helpful links and information for the survivor of sexual and ritual abuse as well as their partners.

My first book 'Unlocking Buried Secrets' is an autobiography of what it was like growing up in my family as a child, along with a small workbook and journal at the back of the book. 500 pgs. My second book 'Unlocking Buried Secrets #2: Healing From Satanic Ritual Abuse Workbook~ For Male & Female Survivors' is set up as an entire workbook with a section filled with the stories of other courageous survivors of sexual and ritual abuse. I have included more of my story in with this book to update the reader as well as the current list of ritual dates/ calendar. 500 + pgs

To view my website you can go to: http://victoriousheartinc.ca/

I also wrote a piece for Andrea Aurthur- Brown at the 'Kitchener Waterloo Sexual Assault Support Center of Waterloo Region' which she now uses when training volunteers on sexual and ritual abuse. Their link is: http://sascwr.org/ My website and book/s information is listed on many sites with a few of them being:

Karen Stephenson's Suite 101 article on ritual abuse:

http://abuse.suite101.com/article.cfm/voices_of_ritual_abuse_survivors

Karen Stephenson is my editor and a free lance writer for Suite 101 and she has written many articles on child abuse and abuse issues. The link above is her latest article on ritual abuse with the cover of my first book displayed in a photo as well as giving refrence to both of my books.

Firewalker's Site: Link: http://www.high-selfesteem.com/BuildSelfEsteemOnline.html

Hope 4 Survivors Author' Site: http://www.hope4survivors.com/AuthorSites.html

You can follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/VictoriousHeart

Wordpress.com blog: http://srasurvivor.wordpress.com/2009/09/

KWSASC:(KW Sexual Assault Support Center of Waterloo Region) http://sascwr.org/survivor_books.htm

S.M.A.R.T.-A Ritual Abuse Newsletter: http://ritualabuse.us/ritualabuse/ (A support group for survivors of SRA as well as a news letter moderated and owned by Neil Brick.

To view comments on my first book from another survivor go to: http://www.victoriousheartinc.ca/commentsbook1.htm

I am excited to be a part of Helium.com! I love to express myself through my writing and I hope to make this my career. I have been working hard over the years to make this dream of mine happen. Having a place like Helium.com is a wonderful opportunity for writers and I am excited to see where this takes me. I look forward to my experience here at Helium.com!

*Although I currently write under a pseudonym, I am aware that publishers here are looking for new writers who use their real names. I am willing to write under my real name (for future articles) if I am fortunate to get a contract with any of the publishers here. I hope that everyone reading this can appreciate my need for privacy around my website/ books.

Contact details:

Srasurvivor@gmail.com

~Victorious Heart

My passion is ...

Writing what I know

I know too much about ...

Pain and survival

My parents always told me ...

I would never achieve any goal or dream that I had

My childhood ambition ...

I dreamed of becoming a nurse, an archeologist and a councilor

Why I write ...

I write because I have always wanted to help others. I am using my knowledge of pain, strength, determination and survival to help and inspire other survivors of abuse.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

"One step at a time" by Jordin Sparks

My best moment ...

Recieving the news from Mark Yantzi (C.J.I.) that he was interested in publishing my first book within 2 weeks of submitting my work.

My inspiration ...

I am inspired by the strength and perseverance in others

Parenting & Pregnancy > Parenting Teens How to cope with your teen's habit of self-mutilation

1 of 13

How to cope with your teen's habit of self mutilation (SI) Discovering that your teen is a cutter can be very frightening and overwhelming to say the least. You may find yourself in a state of shock, blaming yourself and your capabilities as a parent wondering how you are going to cope with your own feelings, as well as helping your teen find healthier ways to deal with his or her inner turmoil. Unfortunately there haven't been very many studies done on teen cutting and because of this statistics are not readily available. It has been estimated though that 1% of the US population (or 2-3 m...

More..

Writing:

• Marketplace Approved Writer
• Helium Charter Member