Trish Propson devotes much of her writing to sexual abuse and exploitation as a published author and newspaper columnist with the goal of shining shine on the devastating impact of sexual abuse and exploitation within Christian communities. She is currently working on a research study and compiling stories of sexual abuse and exploitation compilation called Write Your Story.
Look through these articles for information on these important topics. If you don’t see what you are looking for or need an article written for a publication within your church, business, or organization, contact Trish to talk about customized writing services or referrals to other resources.
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MEN’S ACCOUNTABILITY
www.whiteribbon.ca
https://coveyes.com/puredesire
PORNOGRAPHY
https://www.treadingboldly.com
SEXUAL INTEGRITY
www.sexualintegrityleaders.com
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Sexual Abuse and Exploitation Are Men’s Issues
Nassar, Weinstein, and Sandusky are household names, but high profile cases comprise only a small percentage of sexual abuse and exploitation.
Be Aware of Childhood Sexual Abuse Signs
By Trish Propson Published in the Times Villager, May 2017 “I wish my mom would see that something is wrong. Doesn’t she even care?” “I wish I could tell my mom my stepdad raped me.” “I wish...
Sexual Assault Is A Very Real Issue
By Trish Propson Originally Published in the Times Villager, April 2017 “I wish I could tell my mom I was raped on the school bus.” “I wish my mom would tell me why she lets her boyfriend have sex...
Chaplains connect the sacred and the secular
As published in the Gannett Appleton Post Crescent – May 6, 2018 “You can’t talk about God here. It isn’t allowed,” yelled the woman across the room as I quietly prayed with a crime victim. We were...
Creating an Environment of Respect Begins at Home
“I wish I could tell my dad I have no respect for him. He is such a hypocrite. He says one thing and does another.” “I wish my son would tell me why he is so disrespectful and ungrateful. I try to...
Collaboration Is the Key to Transforming Community
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness… it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope,...
Sexual Abuse Awareness Month
By Trish Propson, Director, rekenekt As published in the Times Villager, April 11, 2018 April has been designated as Sexual Abuse Awareness month in the United States. Is it a coincidence that...
Does Your Child Feel Worthless?
These words from the rekenekt graffiti wall confirm what we already know about the next generation.
Honoring a noble profession
As published October 29, 2013, Appleton Post Crescent My daughter raised her right hand to be sworn in. On my honor, I will never betray my badge, my integrity, my character, or the public trust. I...
Ending Sexual Violence Begins with Men
I don’t usually isolate a topic from the rekenekt graffiti wall based on gender, but this issue is in the majority of cases, is gender specific.
Letting teens fail can be a good thing
By Trish Propson Times Villager, August 2016 “I wish I could tell my mom to trust me to make my own decisions.” “I wish I could tell my dad to let me run my own life.” “I wish my son would tell me...
Contempt: The Silent Relationship Killer
By Trish Propson Times Villager, January 2017 “I wish I could tell my mom to shut up - she’s beyond annoying.” “I wish my dad would tell me he was leaving - I can’t stand him.” “I wish my son would...
UNDERSTANDING YOUR ROLE AS A PARENT
As printed in the Times Villager One day when my daughter was in the second grade, I became painfully aware that I was confused about my role as a mother. My daughter was sick with the flu. It was...
Unplug and Reconnect
Rekenekt by Trish Propson As printed in the Times Villager, March 2015 “I wish my mom would get a clue. She doesn’t know me or what I do online everyday. She tries to be relevant, but let’s face...
All lives matter starting with our own
Trish Propson Column, published September 4, 2016 Gannett Post Crescent A legal immigrant raised her right hand swearing allegiance to the United States of America. "I hereby declare, … that I will...
Can good listening habits improve your relationship?
By Trish Propson Originally Published in the Times Villager, February 2017 “I wish I could tell my mom to just listen and not talk for me. She thinks she knows me but she doesn’t.” “I wish my dad...
Fighting Modern-Day Slavery in Our Community
Animated flowers, stars, and lollipops blinked right above the words, “Fresh, sweet, new, don’t you deserve it?”
Is the Dream of Unity and Equality Possible?
My son recently wrote an essay posing this question, ‘Would Martin Luther King Jr. support Black Lives Matter?’ He concluded the father of civil rights in America – a leader of integrity who urged...
Graduation: Ending or Beginning?
For thousands of high school seniors and parents across our area, graduation season signifies both endings and beginnings. Is graduation merely the closing of one door and opening of another, or is...
What Can We Learn From the Last Supper?
“What is kosher?” “What does Easter have to do with Passover?” “What was Jesus doing at the Last Supper?” These questions and others set me on a search for answers which resulted in my recently...
The Legend of the Poinsettia: Finding Our Worth at Christmas
I have always been fascinated with poinsettias. I grew up in southern California where poinsettias are used as a landscaping plant year round, kind of like a day lily here in Wisconsin. It was not...
Suicide Prevention Day Matters
September 10, 2015 has been declared Suicide Prevention Day. For many people, suicide remains an abstract problem that plagues other people in other places. But, for local high school students and...
Parents Can Deter Drug Use
When I started capturing messages from teens on the rekenekt graffiti wall six years ago, I rarely saw messages written about drugs.
Character Is What You Do When No One Is Watching
Originally printed in the Appleton Post Crescent “The true test of a man's character is what he does when no one is watching.” This famous quote from former UCLA Basketball Coach John Wooden rings...
Chivalry Can Thrive in Modern Day Relationships
Long shadows from a bright winter moon stretch across a snow-blanketed bridge aglow with lights.
Take Time To Have Fun
Originally Published in the Times Villager, November 2014 “I wish I could tell my dad to lighten up.” “My mom is so stressed and angry all the time. I miss her.” “We used to be best friends, now she...
Make the Most of Your Minutes This Thanksgiving
Live like you are dying. Live each moment like it’s your last. Dance like no one is watching. Song lyrics, bumper stickers, and clever wall art surround us with inspirational messages reminding us...
A History of Disconnection
“Sometimes I see my dad on his day off.” “My mom works two jobs and gets home after I am in bed.” “I have three dads, two moms, and nine grandparents, but some I have never met.” Two questions were...
Words Matter
“Look at me, I am an ice skater.” I smiled in delight as the tiny blonde princess down the grocery store aisle swirled in a circle with her arms artistically poised over her head. When she caught my...
Losing Lexicon
My daughter looked at me in disgust. A young couple bolted past us calling each other nasty names spewing a torrent of violent expletives before moving on. Feeling violated by this unwelcome...
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