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Sharing Your Story
Meet Survivors Speaking Out
This page on the siblingsexualtrauma.com website (also hosted by 5WAVES) features survivors of sibling sexual abuse and trauma who have publicly shared their experiences in a variety of ways:
Protecting Yourself
When Sharing Your Story
Telling your story as a survivor of sibling sexual trauma/abuse can be a healing experience. It can let others know they are not alone. It can also bring trauma, and drama, to the surface. We recommend finding trusted sources of support and taking extra care of yourself if you decide to go through this process. This publication, from the Marie Collins Foundation, has information and advice, from victims and survivors of child sexual abuse who have shared their experiences, for victims and survivors who are considering sharing.
Getting Ready to Share Your Story
Share Your Story is a survivor-authored, survivor-supported storytelling guide, written by Anti-Incest Liberation Agent and IncestAware cofounder Jo Lauren (josephineanne.com). It contains information as well as prompts for thinking or journaling, leading readers through the why, where, and how of telling their own unique story. It also includes valuable guidance for safety and support.
in the OutSPOKEN Series podcast below, Jo interviews SSA survivor and author Diane Tarantini about preventing child on child sexual abuse, and also about her experience in writing and sharing her memoir, Everyone Was Silent.
Share Your Story for Research
The Siblings Too Story Portal is a place where anyone affected by sibling sexual abuse--survivors/victims, those who have harmed, parents, other siblings, grandparents, partners--can write about anything they choose. The narratives will be saved securely, and may be analyzed for research. Excerpts might also be shared in an anonymous manner on social media or the Siblings Too website to encourage others to share their stories, here or elsewhere. The first academic article to use data from the SiblingsToo portal was published in summer 2026 (Adams, Morris, King-Hill, Tell Me Your Story...the perspective of parents, Child Abuse & Neglect 2026), and more will be forthcoming.
Parents of SSTA--those who are the biological or legal parent of a child who was sexually harmed by a sibling, or who sexually harmed a sibling, or both--are invited to fill out a survey about their experiences and feelings, to be used in joint research between 5WAVES and Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Two articles have been published from this survey data, bringing the voices of parents of SSTA to the world, and another is planned. (Lewin et al, The parental experience & emotional response to SSA: When a parent's most valuable gift becomes a source of trauma, Child Abuse & Neglect 2024, and Lewin et al, The impact of sibling sexual abuse on intrafamilial relationships: A fractured group of related people, Child Abuse & Neglect 2026)
Protect Children's Our Voice survey is collecting responses from anyone who was sexually harmed as a child. It takes about 30 minutes to complete and is available in 16 languages (and counting). The results will be shared with policy makers worldwide to inform better understanding, prevention, and response to all types of child sexual abuse and exploitation. Including your voice in the survey will ensure that sibling sexual abuse is represented among the results.
Share Your Story for Public Awareness
If you have a piece that you would like 5WAVES to consider adding to the Our Voices Blog, please submit it via this form. We will be in contact, whether we are interested in using for the blog or not.
The Sibling Aggression and Abuse Story Archive at the Crimes Against Children Research Center, University of New Hampshire, has a survey to securely submit written accounts of your experiences, the impact it has had on you, and/or any advice you would offer to others. In sharing, you are giving permission for your words to be quoted anonymously for illustrative purposes in their online and print resources for survivors, supporters, and helpers.
Our Wave is a lived experience-led online community, where survivors of any type of sexual violence can share their stories, in their own words through narratives, or through visual art. Submissions are screened and shared on the site when appropriate. Our Wave also accepts survivor questions to be answered by their clinical advisory team. Additionally, the community includes prompts and opportunities for self-guided healing. Start here to submit.
"At Saprea, we believe that creating a strong community of survivors is a key way to inspire hope and promote healing. You are not alone on this journey and healing is possible. Saprea invites survivors who wish to share their story to submit it here and help break the silence" on child sexual abuse. Stories may be edited for length and readability.
The Writing Room by Protect Children (Suojellan Lapsia) is an online space where anyone affected by childhood sexual violence (survivors, parents, family, friends) can write about their experience and how it has affected their life. It will be read by a Protect Children staffer. If you choose to give permission (not required), your submission could be used for awareness, research, and/ or encouraging others who are hurting.
Brave Voices is a survivor-led organization with a mission to "end child sexual assault by breaking the silence that perpetuates child sexual abuse." Brave Voices offers guidance on how to share your story through an audio interview, collected by Archive Storycorps.