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Handing the Shame Back

Handing the Shame Back

By: Gloria Masters
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This channel is dedicated to all those brave fellow 'adult survivors of child sexual abuse'. You are not alone out there, you are believed and supported in finding your voice & handing the shame back to the abusers - where it belongs.


Handing the Shame Back is a New Zealand based charity, focused on preventing child sexual abuse through education and supporting adult survivors. Find out more about us and what we do: https://www.handingtheshameback.org


Each week, Handing the Shame Back will add a Survivor Interview, Tip for Survivors, or Blog to help support our community in finding their way to truth and freedom. Please feel free to reach out if you would also like to be a guest on the show.


Together, we can provide support and protect...

The children of yesterday, whose pain was silenced.
The children of today, who need our protection.
The children of tomorrow, who deserve a safer world.


From silence to action. From shame to strength.

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Episodes
  • Survivor Interview: Rob Balfour

    Survivor Interview: Rob Balfour
    Mar 17 2026

    Meet Rob Balfour
    Survivor. Just Me. Activist

    At the age of 4, Rob was found wandering around the streets and said he would rather die than ‘go home’. Both parents had mental health issues, with his mother having violent episodes. This was the beginning of his trauma, as Rob was abused by several different people over the years, the first beginning when he was 6 years old. His advice? Recover yourself by coming home to who you really are. Don’t miss this interview by yet another brave survivor.

    For more information, resources, or coaching — whether you are a survivor or a supporter, visit: handingtheshameback.org

    We are on all social media platforms:
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HandingtheShameBack
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/handingtheshameback/
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@handingtheshameback
    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@handingshameback
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/handing-the-shame-back

    #HandingTheShameBack #HandSign4Kids #LetsSaveSomeKids #GlobalHandSign #SafeAdults #CSASurvivor #KeepingKidsSafe

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    42 mins
  • Survivor Interview: Caroline Hunt

    Survivor Interview: Caroline Hunt
    Mar 3 2026

    Meet Caroline Hunt
    Advocate. Survivor. Author

    She was brought up in a strict Mormon home in a large Samoan family, where her parents were devout followers, and worked very hard. She was abused by her uncle from 4 - 8 years of age, whenever the family went back to visit them. He was seen as a trusted member of the family. He tried to rape her again when she was 15, but she was able to fight him off. What was very difficult for her was discovering one of her own children had also been sexually abused.

    If you’d like to connect with Caroline, please visit: https://www.facebook.com/imhealingwithgrace

    For more information, resources, or coaching — whether you are a survivor or a supporter, visit: handingtheshameback.org

    We are on all social media platforms:
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HandingtheShameBack
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/handingtheshameback/
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@handingtheshameback
    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@handingshameback
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/handing-the-shame-back

    #HandingTheShameBack #HandSign4Kids #LetsSaveSomeKids #GlobalHandSign #SafeAdults #CSASurvivor #KeepingKidsSafe

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    37 mins
  • Survivor Interview: Dave Lukins

    Survivor Interview: Dave Lukins
    Feb 17 2026

    Meet Dave Lukins
    Survivor. Father of twins.

    Dave first experienced abuse at the age of 7 in the toilets at school. Then again at 11 - 13 from a sports coach. He got so used to it happening, he expected it. He believes other boys were abused by the coach as well. When his son turned 7, the triggers began appearing, and the healing once it began, was to change his whole life.

    For more information, resources, or coaching — whether you are a survivor or a supporter, visit: handingtheshameback.org

    We are on all social media platforms:
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HandingtheShameBack
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/handingtheshameback/
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@handingtheshameback
    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@handingshameback
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/handing-the-shame-back

    #HandingTheShameBack #HandSign4Kids #LetsSaveSomeKids #GlobalHandSign #SafeAdults #CSASurvivor #KeepingKidsSafe

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    42 mins
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