New Blog Post: When Silence Hurts Twice
by Lee Reinecke
Silence can protect — but it can also wound.
For many survivors, the deepest pain isn’t only the abuse itself, but the silence that follows:
the denial, the minimisation, the refusal to acknowledge what happened.
Our latest HAVOCA blog post explores this powerful and often unspoken layer of trauma:
• When a family’s silence becomes a second betrayal
• When speaking out is met with disbelief
• When the truth is treated as an inconvenience instead of a wound
If this resonates with your journey, you are not alone.
Read the full blog here:
https://www.havoca.org/when-silence-hurts-twice/
As always, you’re welcome to share your reflections or experiences here on the forum — safely, at your own pace, and in your own words.