In Part III of this series, I illustrate how childhood sexual abuse affects the growth of a child. Using Maslow’s Hierarchy of Need and the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) pyramids, I provide a visual to the ‘how’ of the effects. And of course I use my poetry to drive home the point and the pain.
If you are a victim of sexual assault, help is available right now. You can contact the Crisis Text Line at 741741 and someone will be available to help. If you prefer to talk to a person, the National Sexual Assault Hotline can be reached by calling 800.656.4673.
I am a Freelance Criminologist and Online blogger writing under the pen name Tsuhai Nzinga. In 2018 I graduated from Immaculata University with a Bachelor’s degree in Criminology and published my debut book titled “Tsuhai Nzinga f.k.a. Tia: The Memoir of a Black Girl.” In addition, I host a blog titled In Rogue. I specialize in researching and writing about subjects related to the field of criminology from perspectives ranging from historical to current events. More recently, I have begun what I call my journey to wholeness and I use writing as part of that process. Personal life events inspire much of my writing which also features poetry.
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