Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) - 2180

Tonight's special guest is Debby Washington Goodwin from Springdale, Arkansas, a returning NAASCA family member who was last with us in 2016. At that time her husband, Mike T, was with her .. 'The Outlaw and The Lady'. Now widowed, Debby continues her advocacy with the help of her son on Facebook through U. N. 4. U. Me. As a mother, Debby had to work through the rage, shame and guilt of discovering her only child's sexual abuse at the hands of her ex-husband, "A mother's worse nightmare!" she says. Mike himself was a survivor of childhood abuse that took its many forms by both his mother and his dad. 'The Outlaw and The Lady' met in a Behavioral Hospital as patients. Upon discharge they dated, and married and gave their strength and courage through sharing with others their life experiences while encouraging others to share theirs. Their mission dream was to give those that feel they have no hope with no voice. She now does this work with her son. Debby says, "We know first hand how the experiences of sexual, physical, and mental childhood abuse and how it can consume one throughout his/her entire life. We also know some do not physically survive it and for those we want to find and be their voice." Besides sharing on social media, they go out on the road to meet with clients, either as individuals or in seminars. Their cause is centered on their own life experiences (child sexual child abuse and child abuse period), and there's a lot to share. People privately feel comfortable to share once they hear what Debby and her son have been through. There's a lot to do. As Debby points out, "We're busy .. but that is a good kind of busy."