Beth Adams

BETH ADAMS {[email protected]} studied English with a focus in Creative Writing at Brigham Young University. She began her career as an internet marketing manager. By the 2010s, she had moved on to travel writing, doing five to six international trips per year and long domestic road trips through America’s National Parks. More recently, she’s been studying the art of the memoir, and has put her efforts into delving for the truth of the human condition through her own life experiences.

a time to believe abuse victims

Articles/Essays – Volume 50, No. 4

“I was raped by two men.”

It was only after many months of denial that I was able to utter those words. Even after facing the fact, the circumstances surrounding my assault were so muddy and bizarre that to this day it troubles me to consider them. Ultimately I decided to share my story because I am the mother of two amazing sons. Because one situation can enlighten the next, my particular parenting perspective is informed by my own experience. I am trying to break the cycle of secret-keeping and shame. My story is one of millions. It is a reflection. It is a template.