The Flying Child (CIC)
@TheFlyingChild
Followers
9K
Following
21K
Media
678
Statuses
12K
Leading Conversations About #CSA through Survivor-Led Training, Campaigning & Support | Sophie Olson | Founder | Author of The Flying Child #ZunTold
United Kingdom
Joined August 2020
I OPENED THE BOX! šøš. (With a little help) š¶ š± . Thank you all for your support and kind comments. Iām feeling all emotions. Will take a while to sink in but Iāve done it. Itās done. Here it is. After all that - my story:. The Flying Child - A Cautionary Fairy Tale for Adults
57
50
248
Latest blog:. "I am not a 'complex' patient. I am an invisible one. And we must consider - how many others are there like me? All survivors will have an individual level of tolerance, and not all survivors of CSA will find medical care retraumatising, but there are only so many
1
3
10
It's been a busy week - last Thursday I was honoured to speak at the Tavistock Trauma Lectures, and grateful for the warm and thoughtful feedback I received from the team but also privately in further emails from delegates. On Tuesday night I had the privilege of speaking at the
0
2
17
Thank you for your kind words. And yes - no more tiptoeing ššø.
Recently saw a presentation by Sophie @TheFlyingChild on her story about surviving #CSA and encounters with #MentalHealth services. An excellent speaker. We need to stop tiptoeing around the subject of #sexualabuse, and at first contact with MH services, ask gentle questions.
0
5
12
Latest guest blog on The Flying Child, written by a wonderful woman on the other side of the world. šø.
1
2
3
WE HAVE THREE SPACES LEFT in our next online writing group for adult survivors of CSA!. This is a well-established group led by the wonderful Sasa and Jasmine, and a gently faciliated space, with no pressure to share work unless you want to. Whilst not a therapy group, wellbeing
1
4
9
This letter was shared with me, following the latest Flying Child writing group for adult survivors of CSA. I'm posting this with permission from the writer, who has told me it was written during one of the group exercises. Thank you to our amazing faciliators of this group -
0
4
16
Latest Blog:. I have taken a step back after a difficult couple of weeks, when learned, or conditioned responses to feelings of threat or discomfort, especially when unexpected, occurred in the worst possible scenario. #TheFlyingChild #CSA #bodymemory.
6
2
19
At The Flying Child CIC, we believe in the power of survivor-led spaces where those with lived experience of CSA feel supported to connect, create, and be heard. These words from participants in our recent writing course remind us why groups like these matter. Thank you to
0
2
7
And itās not that I want to be silent but sometimes I wish I could un-say it. My name is Sophie. Not the rape victim. Just Sophie. āIt does not define youā people say to me but it did. It does. I know not everyone feels this way, and Iām not saying anyone else should feel this.
I couldnāt say the word. Not for so many years. I couldnāt say it in my head. I couldnāt read it in a book. I couldnāt even look at a field of yellow flowers. Now I say it all the time. I stand in front of strangers and say it but it isnāt easy. Even now. Youād think after
3
5
30
I couldnāt say the word. Not for so many years. I couldnāt say it in my head. I couldnāt read it in a book. I couldnāt even look at a field of yellow flowers. Now I say it all the time. I stand in front of strangers and say it but it isnāt easy. Even now. Youād think after
5
8
46
RT @banyards_farm: @TheFlyingChild Never happened at my child's school; all helpers DBS checked; no child was ever driven by a teacher evenā¦.
0
2
0
RT @clerotto: @TheFlyingChild Weāll done bringing this up. I mentioned it years ago and was framed as āparanoidā.When you know you know.
0
2
0
RT @SheraFamily: @TheFlyingChild Absolutely, expands to parent helpers on event days and sharing of photos on parent sites - clear risks wiā¦.
0
1
0
RT @ReshapersCIC: @TheFlyingChild I tackled a similar issue years ago with my son's rugby club. It's easily solved. Find the funds to hireā¦.
0
1
0
I want to raise a safeguarding concern Iāve come across more than once. Iām sharing it not to criticise specific schools, but to highlight a loophole that needs discussion. When children travel to external fixtures, some schools allow unchecked parents to drive other peopleās
4
15
33
In 2021, recently after we incorporated, something rather extraordinary happened. One person who wanted to remain anonymous, got in touch to let us know that The Flying Child blog had been a source of comfort and solace during a difficult time. They decided that The Flying Child
0
3
12
RT @TheFlyingChild: @TheWhackyPaki From my perspective it is about not being on the radar of services because of my class, and the perpetraā¦.
0
2
0
This week weāve been preparing for āIn Safe Handsā Safeguarding Conference at Charterhouse - one of the UKās leading independent boarding and day schools. šøMy keynote will explore how privilage failed to keep me safe from harm - and the specific barriers relating to class that
1
5
16