{"id":195,"date":"2022-07-28T15:47:10","date_gmt":"2022-07-28T15:47:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/facingforward.us\/?page_id=195"},"modified":"2022-07-28T17:54:24","modified_gmt":"2022-07-28T17:54:24","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/facingforward.us\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"195\" class=\"elementor elementor-195\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4074cac elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"4074cac\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;curve&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom_negative&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" data-negative=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M500,97C126.7,96.3,0.8,19.8,0,0v100l1000,0V1C1000,19.4,873.3,97.8,500,97z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3bc8e79\" data-id=\"3bc8e79\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ada82b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ada82b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 28-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Walk with us as we unpack the<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a00928d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a00928d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">impact of sexual abuse<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fb259a elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4fb259a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/facingforward.us\/my-story\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">MY STORY<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e77104 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8e77104\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/facingforward.us\/facing-forward-book\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">THE BOOK<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-903e5f3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"903e5f3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bff5208\" data-id=\"bff5208\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f067a4f e-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f067a4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:-2,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1.3,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;],&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.19.0 - 28-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>I struggled to find my words, I doubted my memory, I hid the truth, and I pretended to be \u201cok\u201d.<\/p><p>Nothing resolved it for me and underneath it all, I knew I needed help. I hated that I needed help, but the suffering finally outweighed the shame, and I reached out for help at the age of 25.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0c9bda elementor-tablet-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b0c9bda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/facingforward.us\/my-story\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">READ MY STORY<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element 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class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/facingforward.us\/updates-news\/staggering-sexual-abuse-statistics\/\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"217\" src=\"https:\/\/facingforward.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/5d043d6cbe44a2215fc7166c_staggering-statistics-on-sexual-abuse-300x217.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-295\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/facingforward.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/5d043d6cbe44a2215fc7166c_staggering-statistics-on-sexual-abuse-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/facingforward.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/5d043d6cbe44a2215fc7166c_staggering-statistics-on-sexual-abuse-1024x740.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/facingforward.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/5d043d6cbe44a2215fc7166c_staggering-statistics-on-sexual-abuse-768x555.jpg 768w, https:\/\/facingforward.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/5d043d6cbe44a2215fc7166c_staggering-statistics-on-sexual-abuse-1536x1110.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/facingforward.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/5d043d6cbe44a2215fc7166c_staggering-statistics-on-sexual-abuse.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/facingforward.us\/updates-news\/staggering-sexual-abuse-statistics\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tStaggering Sexual Abuse Statistics\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Statistics show that one in four women have been impacted by sexual abuse. An even more staggering number is only one in ten reports the<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/facingforward.us\/updates-news\/staggering-sexual-abuse-statistics\/\" >\n\t\t\tREAD NOW &gt;\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-4 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-events-meetings\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/facingforward.us\/events-meetings\/welcome-to-cloudways\/\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"171\" src=\"https:\/\/facingforward.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/611178021bd9c15f04a1f94c_roswell-ga-300x171.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-221\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/facingforward.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/611178021bd9c15f04a1f94c_roswell-ga-300x171.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/facingforward.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/611178021bd9c15f04a1f94c_roswell-ga-1024x584.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/facingforward.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/611178021bd9c15f04a1f94c_roswell-ga-768x438.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/facingforward.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/611178021bd9c15f04a1f94c_roswell-ga-1536x876.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/facingforward.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/611178021bd9c15f04a1f94c_roswell-ga.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/facingforward.us\/events-meetings\/welcome-to-cloudways\/\" >\n\t\t\t\t10 Week Small Group starting soon!\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Join me at a 10 week small group environment designed to unpack the impact of sexual abuse. \u200d GROUP BEGINS 6:30 PM TO 8:30 PM<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/facingforward.us\/events-meetings\/welcome-to-cloudways\/\" >\n\t\t\tREAD NOW &gt;\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-239 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-events-meetings\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/facingforward.us\/events-meetings\/free-healing-retreat\/\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/facingforward.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/611173ff672535a15dd2a9b3_healing-waters-retreat-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-240\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/facingforward.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/611173ff672535a15dd2a9b3_healing-waters-retreat-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/facingforward.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/611173ff672535a15dd2a9b3_healing-waters-retreat-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/facingforward.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/611173ff672535a15dd2a9b3_healing-waters-retreat-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/facingforward.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/611173ff672535a15dd2a9b3_healing-waters-retreat-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/facingforward.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/611173ff672535a15dd2a9b3_healing-waters-retreat.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/facingforward.us\/events-meetings\/free-healing-retreat\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tFree Healing Retreat\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>&#8220;Each individual copes with his\/her story differently, but all survivors of sexual abuse need to receive the unfettered, overwhelming, exuberant love of Christ.&#8221; &#8211; Pastor<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/facingforward.us\/events-meetings\/free-healing-retreat\/\" >\n\t\t\tREAD NOW &gt;\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-97a96f4 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"97a96f4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b5539f\" data-id=\"4b5539f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64b5d8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"64b5d8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Facing Forward<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5418d5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5418d5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">by Connie Cobb<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bc9cca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5bc9cca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pad-top w-richtext\"><p>Throughout time, God has consistently led His children towards hope and healing.<\/p><p>His efforts are as endless as the waves of the sea that continually reach for the shoreline. In the first chapters of Joshua, there is an account of God\u2019s people being led to the land He had promised them.<\/p><p>One declaration was repeatedly made for the reassurance of those who were following His lead; be strong and courageous because your God is with you. That same reassurance applies to us today. I encourage you to take your first steps to honestly seek out God\u2019s presence in this process.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b63bd8 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0b63bd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/facingforward.us\/facing-forward-book\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">ABOUT THE BOOK<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d0f26f elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6d0f26f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/facingforward.us\/buy-the-book\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">BUY THE BOOK<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0673485\" data-id=\"0673485\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4d035e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c4d035e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1.3,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"965\" src=\"https:\/\/facingforward.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/facing-forward-book-849x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-74\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/facingforward.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/facing-forward-book-849x1024.png 849w, https:\/\/facingforward.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/facing-forward-book-249x300.png 249w, https:\/\/facingforward.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/facing-forward-book-768x927.png 768w, https:\/\/facingforward.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/facing-forward-book-1273x1536.png 1273w, https:\/\/facingforward.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/facing-forward-book.png 1326w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Walk with us as we unpack the impact of sexual abuse MY STORY THE BOOK My freedom journey My recovery spanned numerous attempts and many years. 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