Voices Heard
Voices Heard empowers sexual abuse survivors to shatter their long held silence through story-telling and expressive arts.
Voices Heard, embodies the transformative power of storytelling. Each survivor’s journey is unique, and through our platform, celebrate those narratives. Our community thrives on connection, understanding, and healing. We invite you to immerse yourself in the stories that resonate with you, to find solace in shared experiences, and to discover the strength that comes from vulnerability. Together, we can create a tapestry of resilience and hope, inspiring others to find their own voice. Join us in this movement and let your voice be heard.
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We're Shattering the Silence of Sexual Abuse
Join us in our mission to shatter the silence and empower women.
You’ll receive Voices Heard, the interactive e-Zine that empowers sexual abuse survivors to shatter their long held silence through visual art, story telling, poetry, dance, or other expressive arts.
VIEW PAST ISSUES OF VOICES HEARD
The joy and power of an interactive E-zine is that you can explore to your heart’s content. Choose your view (phone or desktop).
- Simply click on an image or live text to read or see more in depth information.
- Click on a photo to get insights on that person or an image to peruse through additional art from that artist.
- Listen to the author’s sharing their stories on audio and video. Explore video and see the glory of story through movement. Enjoy additional art or maybe even buy a print if you fall in love.
- Explore to your hearts content. Take your time, really delve in.
- The latest issues (2022 & later) of Voices Heard are easily viewed online through Issuu and feel as though you are flipping through a magazine. Enjoy!
- Don’t miss the resources at the back.
Click on cover image to view contents. Best viewed in full screen.
Spring/Summer 2026
“Justice needs agency the way truth needs a voice“, says Darlene Lekowski.
From the first article Are We Crazy featuring filmmaker Mary Knight, pg. 6 through the end of this zine nothing rings more true than “Truth Needs a Voice.”
Fall/Winter 2025
Our Fall/Winter issue of Voices Heard is all about speaking up and speaking out. These intimate stories of abuse by parents, siblings and teachers all have the common theme of speaking out, speaking up! And… What happens when we don’t.
Spring/Summer 2024
Sexual Abuse Awareness Month (SAAM):
We speak up about the different kinds of incest and child sexual abuse (I/CSA), ways each of us are healing and how to protect our children.
Spring/Summer 2024
Our Stories: I’m always fascinated by the stories shared with us and find healing in each.
From incest to sibling sexual abuse to parenthood, we share many similar aspects in healing. So many touching stories follow.
Winter 2024
Our Stories: Our stories vary, but the result for each of us is equally impactful. This issue of Voices Heard is chock full of inspiring stories from Child Sexual Abuse survivors. Some will make you cry, some may make you chuckle but each one will remind you that we’re not alone.
Summer/Fall 2023
Nature Nurtures: The articles in the fsummer/fall Voices Heard explore nature as a healing element. Each story explores the wonder of nature and how it has been part of each survivor’s healing.
Spring 2023
Seen! Heard! Empowered! The articles in the Spring 2023 issue of Voices Heard this issue are heartfelt, encouraging and empowering beyond their words. Each article and speech in support of Senator Lovely’s life changing legislation.
Winter 2022
The Winter 2022 issue of Voices Heard invites you to explore the transformative theme of Arting Your Healing Journey, where creativity meets personal growth and emotional recovery.
Fall 2022
Voices Heard Summer/Fall 2022 is about our “Defining Moments.”
It’s an interesting thing — being a coach. My life experiences, who I am, how I navigate my own relationships — well, it all becomes part of the work I do with clients.
Spring 2022
I am in awe — of the stories, the poetry, the photography submitted for this issue of Voices Heard. I immediately understood how being in a nest in a fetal position and allowing that comforting energy of the nest’s protection to permeate would be healing for all.
Fall 2021
I learn something from every survivor’s story I read. Sometimes I’m reminded of a wound in myself that’s not yet completely healed. When reading other articles, I am so inspired by the steps these
women have taken to heal and how they are helping others to heal in so many ways.
Spring 2021
Powerful tales of healing, forgiveness, growth and a deeper comprehension of their trauma underlie each of these personal stories. These articles demonstrate how much we grow and learn from each of our traumas.
Spring 2021
Stories of Hope and Healing
Each April is Sexual Abuse Awareness Month (SAAM). Each time I read another sexual abuse story, I’m reminded that we as women are still oppressed—sexual abuse being the worst of it. But, we can still heal.
Winter 2021
‘Voices Heard: Men Too’ presents powerful narratives of male survivors of sexual abuse, emphasizing the importance of breaking silence, healing, and empowering others. It highlights personal stories that deal with trauma, societal stereotypes, and the journey towards recovery.
Summer 2020
I see fierceness in each and every contributor to Voices Heard. As I read each story, I see the fierceness of a lioness, protecting and caring for herself, for her young and for future generations in a way I’ve seen only in survivors who have done a lot of deep work and healing from their trauma.
Spring 2020
The Inaugural Voices Heard
My PEEPS are survivors in every sense of the word. They are strong—capable. They have endured the unbearable. They have persisted in healing.When they believed they couldn’t possibly make it through one more time, they did.
And now…They have a voice! They are heard!