http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=11722052 Catholicism is woven deeply into the Spanish-influenced culture of this land of 165,000 people. Families consider it a blessing to be closely associated with priests, and having a son grow up to be a priest or a daughter become a nun is a source of pride. That’s why allegationsContinue Reading

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/oct/05/what-is-post-traumatic-stress-disorder The NHS reported last week that 12.6% of women in England aged 16 to 24 screened positive for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in a national study, compared with just 3.6% of their male peers. These findings were especially alarming as only 4.2% of women in this age bracket wereContinue Reading

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11715463 “I have been dealing with this for a very long time. It has been in my mind for … years but I kept it hidden from my family, particularly my parents… “I didn’t want them to feel any shame or be upset because I hid what always felt likeContinue Reading