As we begin another time that is recognized by the LGBTQ+ community as Pride Month, we believe it’s more important than ever to say Together We Heal is a safe place for all.
Prior to the last few years, our organization didn’t think it necessary to state this, as we felt it was understood.
But with the ever-increasing hatred toward not just LGBTQ+ but other marginalized groups, we, Together We Heal, are making our stance public.
Our organization welcomes all survivors of child sexual abuse, regardless of your past, how you identify, who you love, where you are from, the color of your skin, or anything else.
Our goal is to provide help to those who’ve been victimized – PERIOD.
There’s no judgement – just love for our fellow humans. We are a safe community for ALL. Together We Heal isn’t just our name, it’s what we believe and how we express that belief through affirmation and alliance.
Together We Heal is a safe place for members of the LGBTQ+ community who were sexually abused as children. You are heard, seen, believed, and loved.
In 2006 David took the first step in a long and painful journey back from the abyss of addiction and self-destruction. He promised his dying father that he would get clean. And he did. But as he cleaned his body and soul, he began to confront the sexual abuse that his addiction had for so long obscured — abuse perpetrated by a church youth minister when David was 12 to 15 years old.
Those three years of abuse destroyed the foundation of love and faith that had been built by his family. For 25 years, David kept the abuse secret and lost himself in a fog of drugs and alcohol. He was by turns destitute, at times incarcerated.
The promise to his dying father was the catalyst. And the bedrock of his mother’s love and devotion was the foundation on which David rebuilt his life. Therapy, 12-step meetings, and soul-deep determination were the bricks and mortar.
David founded Together We Heal to provide fellow survivors and their families, guidance through the trauma of childhood sexual abuse. In 2015 he was asked to become a part of the Child Safeguarding Initiative team with GRACE (Godly Response to Abuse in the Christian Environment) to empower the Christian community through education and training to recognize, prevent, and respond to child abuse.
David represents Together We Heal & GRACE across the country as a public speaker and instructor; teaching churches, schools, and families how to talk with their kids about sexual abuse, how to better identify predatory behavior, and how to properly respond to those harmed.
"To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world.” - Dr. Seuss
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