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Child Abuse Story
On My Own Terms, A Memoir


Darlene Barriere: Violence & Abuse Prevention EducatorOn My Own Terms, A Memoir is my child abuse story, a story that details abuse at the hands of both my mother and father. My story clearly shows the residual effects of child abuse, effects that many abuse survivors exhibit.

One of many such effects for me was morbid obesity. I ate volumes of food. I couldn't stop eating, because when I ate, I no longer had to deal with the painful memories. But the insatiable binging had its own painful effects, effects that added to the emotional turmoil I was already in.


Listen as I read an excerpt from my child abuse story:


This week from chapter "Mr Whitaker"...





Previous readings:

Reading from On My Own Terms, A Memoir: SkepticismReading from On My Own Terms, A Memoir: ControlReading from On My Own Terms, A Memoir: HumiliationReading from On My Own Terms, A Memoir: DissociationReading from On My Own Terms, A Memoir: AbandonmentReading from On My Own Terms, A Memoir: ReflectionsReading from On My Own Terms, A Memoir: UpheavalReading from On My Own Terms, A Memoir: Consumption Part 1Reading from On My Own Terms, A Memoir: Consumption Part 2Reading from On My Own Terms, A Memoir: GoodbyesReading from On My Own Terms, A Memoir: Womanhood






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