My name is Kendra Houseman and I am a survivor of CSE and gangs As a kid I always used to think that adults couldn’t see me. See what I was going through or what was happening to me. The situations I faced were horrifying and happened daily. This picture here is a good example…
#ICU2020 – Safe people and places
In the past 7 days, four adults have reached out to me in different ways. In addition to that around 6 have opened up to me about their past or anxiety that they are facing. Each one has said something that made me stop and think “Wow…I didn’t see that coming”. These 4 people all…
#ICU2020….8 days to go….Men matter too
A man who I have a lot of respect for asked me a question yesterday. He said that he has seen all the work I do and is looking forward to the upcoming #ICU2020 campaign. But he said that there is one thing that troubled him. He said that he sees me advocating for children…
#ICU2020…..the year of Big Love
Its that time of year again. #ICU2020…and this is the year of Big Love. I debated hard if this should happen again this year. Its hard work, creating a campaign of this size and I have to be honest…. I feel exhausted. Like I have a million things to do and not enough time….
But today I can’t. And that’s OK…(Or is it?)
I suffer from anxiety and stress. Somebody said to me very recently… “You don’t act like you have anxiety”….OK…Bye Felicia I mean don’t we all suffer from anxiety? I don’t think I know anyone that doesn’t suffer from some form of anxiety, even if they don’t know it. As with many people my anxiety is…
Sick of excuses….You have been letting us down a lifetime
First, just so we are clear, you make me sick. Each and ever one of you that knew what was happening to the children in Manchester and didn’t do enough to stop it. You should be ashamed of yourself not only as professionals but also as humans, as parents. Yu have caused many years of…
Nightmares from Road…..
Before you read any further, I have to put in place a TRIGGER WARNING. Sometimes trigger warnings make people want to read things more. This blog has descriptions of sexual assault. Please do not read on if you feel this could trigger you, cause you distress or upset. I have not been writing much about…
Thankful, grateful and a blessed 2019
This time last year I sat down to write my last blog of 2018. I have just had a read of it, and it has made me very emotional. Each paragraph brought a rush of feelings as I can remember exactly how I felt about each person and experience as I wrote it. Some of…
Thoughts of a single farther at Christmas
Today’s guest blog is a subject that is very close to my heart. I will be sharing Christmas day with my daughters farther. She will spend half the day with me and then half the day with him. The first year we had to do that I cried and beat myself up about hoe…
Let’s Talk About Adoption
Do you know what I mean when I say you meet people sometimes and they are “A old soul”? They are very rare to find I think but if you have ever met one then you will know what I mean. They kind of stand out from other people. They have a deepness to them…
Out of the Shadows 