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Your Not Walking In My Shoes!
Don’t tell me to give it to God, lean on God, or where I need to be with God. The same way I don’t tell people in my books that they need to forgive I only share what it did for me. I appreciate the prayers because I believe in the power of prayer but […]
I’m Human
I am often described as being resilient. I have been told I am a hero and inspiration. I have been told I give many strength and courage. I am the woman who had her first book Stolen Innocence published when I was a senior in high school. My second book Living For Today in 2009. […]
Where are you?
Protect Me
God, I called out to you as a child to save and protect me when no one else heard my cries. Only you know the true pain I suffered as a child. No words can describe the depth of the true horror of what I suffered. The pain was overwhelming but I didn’t lose sight […]
If You Hear Me
If you are expecting one of my uplifting posts your not going to get that reading this. I’m not perfect and I am human just like everyone else. This post is not about my books, Erin’s law, or the next place I am traveling to. It is on a topic I touch on in my […]
Where My Courage Comes From
I’m writing this Wednesday night thousands of feet in the air on my flight back to Chicago from Philadelphia that began in Maryland where I spoke at Mid-Atlantic Conference for Maryland Children’s Alliance in Ocean City Maryland. No matter where I go or who I am speaking to I continue to be inspired by those […]
When Memories Come Flooding Back
If you have been sexually abused you have had to deal with memories creeping up on you. As I have shared in both my books about flashbacks of my abuse most anyone who has been sexually abused has dealt with flashbacks. I have had people share with me they are in their forties or fifties […]
Give Children A Voice
As I describe in my 2nd book “Living For Today” I was showing the signs of an abused child. My report card in the beginning of kindergarten shows that of what a normal child not being abused would look like. Area of improvement academically and where a child is being successful. Unfortunately the next report […]
Oprah called it “Erin’s Call to Action”
It’s been two weeks since my appearance on the Oprah Show and I must say I have had a huge response from all over the world from it. Men and women from all walks of life sharing their support of Erin’s law and opening up about their own experiences with abuse. Packages coming in from […]
Erin Merryn on Oprah Winfrey
Erin Merryn, author of Stolen Innocence and Living For Today, interview with Oprah Winfrey on putting a face and voice on sexual abuse, Oct 6th, 2010.
