Redeemed Ch. 11 – The Scream

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Abuse survivors, ADHD, aspergers, Autism, child abuse, dealing with hyperactive toddlers, Faith, healing, healing after abuse, parenting, strong willed child

It is interesting to go back nearly twenty years and in retelling my life story realize God’s hand in guiding me to the ministry I lead today. Who knew? I certainly had no idea when I was struggling with my toddler and had yet to scratch the surface of my own healing journey that He would implant in my heart the desire to help other survivors speak?

Redeemed Ch. 11 Blog Release

Thank you again for all of your responses and emails. I am grateful for your support and I’m honored REDEEMED is helping you to relate and heal as well.

Blessings

Shannon

A few disclaimers:
**The author, Shannon M. Deitz, obtains all rights to REDEEMED, no portion of this story can be used or sold without the author’s written permission.**
Before REDEEMED was to go to print it had not yet made the ‘copy-editing’ phase…please excuse any mistakes or grammatical errors.

Read the early part of Shannon’s healing journey in EXPOSED: Inexcusable Me…Irreplaceable Him. Available on Amazon Audible, and only $1.99 on Kindle.

*NO MORE NEW HARD COPIES WILL BE AVAILABLE ON AMAZON…WE HAVE SOLD OUT EXCEPT FOR WHAT I HAVE IN MY POSSESSION.*

 

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I Have a Voice (Videos) & Interviews

Source: I Have a Voice (Videos) & Interviews

Breaking the cycle of sexual abuse (podcast)

Grateful to have had this opportunity yesterday to speak with Debbie Chavez on breaking the cycle of sexual abuse.

April maybe over but…

Grateful to have other bloggers join with me in the cause to HEAL survivors of abuse.

Pamela Black

Sexual Assault Awareness & Child Abuse Prevention never ends. Stop the silence, move forces and put in motion a way to end this horrible monster. 

1 out of 3 girls…

1 out of 6 boys…

 …are sexually abused before the age of 18.

 Know the signs of abuse and how you can help.

April has been designated as National Sexual Assault Awareness month, as well as National Child Abuse Prevention month in recognition of the pervasiveness of sexual assault nationwide. Sexual violence, including child sexual abuse, spans across all ages, genders, races, ethnicities, and economic backgrounds. According to a Child Maltreatment report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesChildren’s Bureau, 60,956 cases of child sexual abuse were reported in the United States in 2013.

It is important to always pay attention to our surroundings and those we come in contact with. Someone may be crying out…

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Q&A with Shannon M. Deitz Abuse Survivor, Founder of Hopeful Hearts Ministry

Always a blessing to have others support the ministry!
Thank you Pamela!

Pamela Black

Awareness Can Help Prevent Child Abuse and Sexual Assault
Q&A with Shannon M. Deitz Abuse Survivor, Founder of Hopeful Hearts Ministry

April is National Sexual Assault Awareness month, as well as National Child Abuse Prevention month in recognition of the pervasiveness of sexual assault nationwide. Sexual violence, including child sexual abuse, spans all ages, genders, races, ethnicities, and economic backgrounds. According to a Child Maltreatment report from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Children’s Bureau, 60,956 cases of child sexual abuse were reported in the United States in 2013. On top of the guilt and shame that abuse can bring, most victims know their attackers, which can lead them to be silent about their traumatic experience. Staying silent, however, does not lead to healing, according to Shannon Deitz, abuse survivor and founder of Hopeful Hearts Ministry.

“Survivors of abuse are not fragile individuals. They are strong, worthy individuals…

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April Is NSAA Month

April is Child Abuse Awareness and Sexual Assault Prevention month…let’s have a VOICE for Survivors!!

Pamela Black

April is National Sexual Assault Awareness &

National Child Abuse Prevention Month

Hopeful Hearts Ministry Offers a Voice for Survivors

April has been designated as National Sexual Assault Awareness month, as well as National Child Abuse Prevention month in recognition of the pervasiveness of sexual assault nationwide. Sexual violence, including child sexual abuse, spans across all ages, genders, races, ethnicities, and economic backgrounds. According to a Child Maltreatment report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesChildren’s Bureau, 60,956 cases of child sexual abuse were reported in the United States in 2013. On top of the guilt and shame that abuse can bring, most victims know their attackers, which can lead them to be silent about their traumatic experience. Staying silent, however, does not lead to healing, according to Shannon Deitz, abuse survivor and founder of Hopeful Hearts Ministry.

“Both sexual assault and child abuse are so devastating…

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Five Powerful Ways Abusive Narcissists Get Inside Your Head

A very informative post on the breakdown of a narcissistic abuser in a relationship.

Self-Care Haven by Shahida Arabi

In popular culture, the term “narcissistic” is thrown about quite loosely, usually referring to vanity and self-absorption. This reduces narcissism to a common quality that everyone possesses and downplays the symptoms demonstrated by people with the actual disorder. While narcissism does exist on a spectrum, narcissism as a full-fledged personality disorder is quite different.

People who meet the criteria for Narcissistic Personality Disorder or those who have traits of Antisocial Personality Disorder  can operate in extremely manipulative ways within the context of intimate relationships due to their deceitfulness, lack of empathy and their tendency to be interpersonally exploitative. Although I will be focusing on narcissistic abusers in this post, due to the overlap of symptoms in these two disorders, this post can potentially apply to interactions with those who have ASPD to an extent.

It’s important in any kind of relationship that we learn to identify the red flags when interacting with people who display malignant narcissism and/or…

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Abused In- Massachusetts?

It is always good to know where we can turn in time of need. Here is a great post offering a great list of resources.

Finding Hope's Sunshine

Are you emotionally, physically, spiritually, financially, physically or sexually being abused? Have you been in the past? Statistics show that one in four women will be abused sometime in their life. If you feel like your life is out of control and you don’t know why, if you cringe when you hear your spouse’s car drive up the driveway, if you don’t know why you are filled with feel or you think you might be going crazy…you might be abused and not know it. There is help!

The following is a list of helpful organizations you can contact for support and direction:

(Please send me addresses or links and I will run an updated list in the future.)

http://www.shannonmdeitz.com/about-hopeful-hearts

http://www.secretangelministry.org/

http://mysistersvoiceproject.wordpress.com/

http://betternotbroken.com/about/

http://beautycares.org

http://nomore.org

http://rainn.org

http://www.americanbar.org/groups/domestic_violence.html

http://www.apiidv.org/

http://www.bwjp.org/

http://www.cwla.org/

http://www.equalitynow.org/

http://www.futureswithoutviolence.org/

http://www.incite-national.org/

http://www.jewishwomen.org

http://www.manavi.org/

http://mshoop.org/

http://www.ncdsv.org/

http://www.ncadv.org/index.php

http://www.thehotline.org/

http://www.nnedv.org/

http://www.dvalianza.org/

http://nwnetwork.org/

http://www.vday.org/home

If you live in Massachusetts there are support…

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Going Public – 12 Week Challenge (Getting Stronger!) 7 weeks down…

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Abuse survivors, body for life, child abuse survivors, don't compare, Faith, fitness challenge, getting stronger, inspiration, personal challenge, social media

Seven weeks down and I feel stronger.

This challenge has turned into much more than a physical or weight challenge. The reason why I began was to force myself to override the self-destructive thought process that inevitably takes me down and prevents me from crossing the line from a mediocre existence to vibrant living.

 

I realize my body is created a certain way and I might never have a flat stomach. And that is now, finally, finally I accept it, it is now OKAY. I feel strong and I feel good about me and that is all that matters.

Appreciating our uniqueness is what matters.  Putting a stop to our degrading internal dialogue is a must.

Here is a quick “Just Show Up Moment” on being YOU with no comparison to others.

My heart is filled with pride for the survivors I’ve been working with on their own ‘personal challenges’. They’ve shown remarkable resilience and determination to live the life God intended for them and their families. We are not meant to give in and lay down to the evil working malevolence of the enemy.

If you have been following this challenge and are considering what you ‘wish’ you could overcome … I implore you to begin now. It takes your ‘yes’ and one day at a time. You are stronger than you realize.

I’d love to walk with you along the way. Contact me and let me know how I can help.

Blessings

Shannon

I Will Rise

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abuse, ACTS, Faith, healing, retreats, spirituality

Today is the day! I know I’ve been ‘absent’ and lacking in my blogging priorities but it hasn’t been laziness! This women’s ACTS retreat has been top priority and the day is here.

What I have received from directing 38 women on a TEAM is seeing His talent and His gifts in motion. We are all created with specific talents and gifts that align with one another to create a dynamic and unique body of Christ.

If you are unfamiliar with an ACTS retreat it is a retreat you can only attend one time but once you’ve been then you can give back by serving on team. The details and design of the retreat is quite intricate and even though I have created and directed dozens of retreats I could not have managed this one as a ‘stand alone’ chief.

The beauty and grace of this side of the ACTS retreat is witnessing it all come together. By 7:30 tonight we will get to ‘cross the mountain’ and witness the Holy Spirit in action prayerfully transforming and enriching lives drawing them closer into His embrace.

I will be ‘out of touch’ all weekend but IN TOUCH with God!

Our theme is ‘Awake o sleeper, arise from the dead and Christ will give you light.’ Ephesians 5:14

(No coincidence that I was called to be director and found the scripture readings to be Ephesians 5:6-14 which is a verse near and dear to my heart.)

I’ll leave you with our theme song and a request to pray for the 42 women attending the retreat this weekend!

http://youtu.be/8WroRx8vqy8

When I come back April is a key month for Hopeful Hearts Minsitry – it is Child Abuse and Sexual Assault Awareness Month. If you have a story you would like to share (yes, you can be anonymous) let’s connect! hopefulhearts333@gmail.com

Blessings
Shannon