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Leading Conversations About #CSA through Survivor-Led Training, Campaigning & Support | Sophie Olson | Founder | Author of The Flying Child #ZunTold

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@TheFlyingChild
The Flying Child (CIC)
1 year
I OPENED THE BOX! šŸŒøšŸŽ‰. (With a little help) 🐶 🐱 . Thank you all for your support and kind comments. I’m feeling all emotions. Will take a while to sink in but I’ve done it. It’s done. Here it is. After all that - my story:. The Flying Child - A Cautionary Fairy Tale for Adults
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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 -
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@TheFlyingChild
The Flying Child (CIC)
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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.
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@TheFlyingChild
The Flying Child (CIC)
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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
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@TheFlyingChild
The Flying Child (CIC)
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And it’s 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. ā€œIt does not define youā€ people say to me but it did. It does. I know not everyone feels this way, and I’m not saying anyone else should feel this.
@TheFlyingChild
The Flying Child (CIC)
18 days
I couldn’t say the word. Not for so many years. I couldn’t say it in my head. I couldn’t read it in a book. I couldn’t 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 isn’t easy. Even now. You’d think after
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@TheFlyingChild
The Flying Child (CIC)
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I couldn’t say the word. Not for so many years. I couldn’t say it in my head. I couldn’t read it in a book. I couldn’t 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 isn’t easy. Even now. You’d think after
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@TheFlyingChild
The Flying Child (CIC)
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RT @banyards_farm: @TheFlyingChild Never happened at my child's school; all helpers DBS checked; no child was ever driven by a teacher even….
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The Flying Child (CIC)
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RT @clerotto: @TheFlyingChild We’ll done bringing this up. I mentioned it years ago and was framed as ā€œparanoidā€.When you know you know.
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RT @SheraFamily: @TheFlyingChild Absolutely, expands to parent helpers on event days and sharing of photos on parent sites - clear risks wi….
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RT @ReshapersCIC: @TheFlyingChild I tackled a similar issue years ago with my son's rugby club. It's easily solved. Find the funds to hire….
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The Flying Child (CIC)
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I want to raise a safeguarding concern I’ve come across more than once. I’m 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 people’s
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@TheFlyingChild
The Flying Child (CIC)
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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
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RT @TheFlyingChild: @TheWhackyPaki From my perspective it is about not being on the radar of services because of my class, and the perpetra….
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The Flying Child (CIC)
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This week we’ve been preparing for ā€˜In Safe Hands’ Safeguarding Conference at Charterhouse - one of the UK’s leading independent boarding and day schools. 🌸My keynote will explore how privilage failed to keep me safe from harm - and the specific barriers relating to class that
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RT @joannamoncrieff: You can catch my podcast interview with @drchatterjeeuk here. "This conversation isn’t about telling anyone what to do….
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The Flying Child (CIC)
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Tonight I presented to the UK Counselling Network. 🌸. The aim of my talk was to explore systemic challenges in responding to victims and survivors of CSA - from my perspective as a survivor not adequately supported by the mental health system, to live alongside trauma. I shared
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RT @pmwennell: Sophie offers an important insight into the impact of sexual abuse in childhood. Social Workers need to hear what she has to….
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RT @jomo14729: Brilliant organisation, this will be changemaking. #survivor #change #social #UKHealth.
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The Flying Child (CIC)
1 month
ā—ļøCalling all SOCIAL WORKERS!. The Flying Child is absolutely DELIGHTED to be working with The British Association of Social Workers. (BASW). This event might be of interest to professionals in my network. If you are wanting to understand more about CSA from the perspective of a.
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@TheFlyingChild
The Flying Child (CIC)
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Today #SideBySideCSA - our survivor and practitioner delivered training in Child Sexual Abuse - went to Jigsaw CABAS School in Surrey. We were met by warm and welcoming staff, with an extremely strong safeguarding culture, and we had a very productive morning exploring the
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