Self-Protection/Abuse Prevention

What will you do to foster non-violence/abuse in your home/life?

Abuse/Violence can be physical, psychological/emotional, mental or spiritual.

A physical boundary (also known as: Sacred Body Boundary) is your personal
space and allows you to control how you are touched and how close people come
toward you. Generally, the sacred body boundary area is between the tip of
one's outstretched arm and the body. When this area has been entered (such
as touching the body or a kiss on the lips or cheek) without the express or
implied permission of the receiver no matter how subtle it is abuse/violation
(thus is damaging) to the receipant.

A psychological/emotional boundary is one's right not to be analyzed, shamed,
manipulated, lied to, or brainwashed. It is one's right to say, "No" and
have that respected without having to give explanations or defend oneself. A
psychological/emotional boundary is also crossed when people say one thing
and do another.

A spiritual boundary violation is created when one is objectified by another
in any way [as in a sex object, for example) and blocks them from their
fullest potential... It is about seeing the body but not the soul. Spiritual
boundary violations are perhaps the most insidious and cruel because they
harm on the deepest level--the soul level.

When a child is hit or spanked and/or sexually abused, her/his physical,
psychological/emotional, mental and spiritual boundaries are ALL violated.

Radio Interviews

To launch their national coverage on this urgent and critical issue Native America Calling Public Radio and South Dakota Public Radio will air interviews with Dorothy Neddermeyer on her book, If I'd Only Known...Sexual Abuse in or out of the Family: A Guide to Prevention.