WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT...The abuse of boys

The journalist and author shines a light on the sexual abuse of boys and why we all need to be part of the conversation

Why am I like this? It’s something I’ve found myself wondering each time my painful and uncomfortable personality flaws disrupt my happiness, my sense of security, my well-being... and most parts of my life.

More often than not, I feel broken. There are days those fractures in my psyche feel beyond repair. A chance conversation a few years back made me realise that much of those chips and cracks are the result of something that began when I was five.

In seeking to understand why I am the way I am, I confronted my dark past. I spoke about it for the first time. I sought help. I opened up to my husband. I told my mother. I let friends in.