Today I turned fifty one, an appropriate  time to begin my blog. I am a novice at this and will do my best to bring you along on my journey. A few years ago a coworker in a sarcastic manner stated, “Hey Williams, you and your psychobabble, well you must have been sexually abused as a child?”. Without missing a beat in front of a nursing crew, I firmly stated “In fact I was”. He stopped in his tracks, face flushed while heads turned. No other comments were made.

I was very comfortable in my own skin, confident after all the personal work I had done to resolve the pain. Never, absolutely never do I wear my past on my sleeve. No one knew and I had never disclosed my past to my coworkers. There is a time and place for disclosure and I had decided that time is NOW. “Above His Shoulders” is written and now in the final editing stages.

During the last few weeks others have read unedited versions, their comments and reactions have been cascading. Some shocked, others silent, some minimize the fact that I was abused. All of their reactions are ok, individuals need to react however they personally need to react.

I will keep you updated along the way about their reactions and my responses. A mini study if you will looking at fallout, negative and positive, from writing such a self disclosing book. I hope you join in on the blog, it should be an interesting journey for all of us.