Hollywood Actress Ashley Judd reveals she is a sexual abuse survivor?
[Mar. 31] Miami is a city that includes many types of people, including strong women who are sexual abuse survivors. Hollywood actress Ashley Judd, daughter of singer Naomi Judd, and sister of Wynonna Judd, has written a tell all memoir revealing her almost lifelong struggle with depression, repeated sexual abuse, and eventual healing as a wife, mother, and professional in the entertainment business. Having worked in movies such as Kiss with Girls and High Crimes, both alongside actor Morgan Freeman, Ashley has surpassed great obstacles in her life and finds herself in a healthy romantic relationship and appears to enjoy motherhood as well.
Healthy relationships, such as the one Ashley shares with husband, Scottish race car driver Dario Franchitti, can provide hope to other sexual assault victims and survivors. While the process of healing from a sexual assault is often plagued with many emotional and physical challenges, many women take on the task and find they are completely different people in the process.
Actress Ashley Judd, according to a MailOnline article, endured repeated sexual assaults from different men in her life over the years. Having moved frequently as a child due to Naomi Judd’s early divorce, Ashley moved an almost innumerable amount of times, causing her great distress, depression, and even thoughts of suicide. All along, her hardship was spotted with sexual assaults Ashley felt powerless to control.
Over the years, it appears Ashley has coped with her abuse through social support which includes her family, her husband, and journaling in a personal diary, a form of bibio-therapy often used in the treatment of sexual abuse. While it not yet clear If Ashley attended mental health counseling services or sought any type of mental health services, we are sure to learn more about her ordeal when her book, All that is Bitter & Sweet, is released on April 5th, 2011.
If you are a sexual assault victim, or know someone in Miami that is struggling to cope with a sexual assault, perhaps a read of Ashley’s book can provide insight into the road to healing.
Sources in Miami that specifically work with sexual assault victims include:
- The Roxy Bolton Rape Treatment Center
- The Journey Institute
- Women in Transition of South Florida, Inc.
- The Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Council of greater Miami – Sexual Assault Response Team
Surviving a sexual assault or ongoing sexual abuse is an enduring process. Victims often blame themselves in the process and end up with symptoms of both depression and anxiety. Have you known someone like this? How did they survive? What resources would you share with them?
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