The song now playing is "Hold Your Head Up" by Argent.

Loved Ones of Survivors of Abuse

The effects of abuse of any kind are felt not only by the survivor of the abuse but by those who love him/her. For those who are healing from their abuse, there are many places to turn to for support and guidance. But for those who love those who are healing, those resources are much more limited. Only recently has the mental health profession turned their attention to the effects this healing has on those who love survivors of abuse. The purpose of these pages is to bring together information to help with the aftermath of abuse on those who love the survivors— parents, children, partners and friends.

This site used to be the homepage of the LOSA webring, but the webring has been destroyed. Far too much time spent switching from webring to yahoo and back to webring again. Too many sites not maintaining the code and broken links. Pages that had been approved suddenly having pornographic content. I had to spend far too much time trying to maintain the integrity of the ring. Just not worth the hassle. But I intend to keep the information here that I've always had here.

May your path to healing be made easier by the information and support you find on these pages.

With Love and Light,
Shelly

If you are a survivor and you've found your way here, please take a moment to read the following. I came up with this after reading a piece called "What We, the Survivor, Want You to Know About Us."

What WE, your loved ones, want YOU, the survivor, to know about us...