I am a mother of two incredible adolescent girls.I am also a survivor of childhood sexual abuse. For many years, those two parts of my life felt like they lived in completely different worlds

One was about protecting the future. The other was about healing the past.

Over the last decade, I have spent countless hours in therapy, reflection, and personal work trying to understand the impact that early trauma can have on a person’s life. Healing has not been a straight line. It has been slow, sometimes painful, but ultimately transformative.

Part of that journey also involved the legal system. For more than twenty years, I tried to pursue justice by filing an appeal following the acquittal of the person who abused me. It was a long and exhausting process. Along the way, I encountered the emotional toll of revisiting painful memories, as well as the challenges of navigating a system where documentation was sometimes mismanaged and processes could feel overwhelming and difficult to navigate.

For many years, I believed that continuing to fight within that system was where my energy belonged. But eventually, after years of reflection and healing, I realized something important: my energy is precious. And I want to place it somewhere that builds hope rather than continuously revisiting harm.

This is where iammai.blog was born.

This space is meant to support survivors of childhood and teenage sexual abuse—and the people who love and support them. Through articles, shared stories, blogs, podcasts, and access to trusted resources across Canada, the goal is simple: to provide knowledge, connection, and support to those navigating their own healing journeys.

Healing does not happen in silence. It happens through conversation, education, community, and compassion.

As a mother, I also carry a deep desire to help create a world where young people grow up with stronger awareness, better protections, and open conversations about trauma and recovery.

For me personally, this blog represents the closing of one chapter and the beginning of another. A chapter focused not on fighting systems that drained my energy, but on sharing what I have learned and supporting others in their own paths toward healing.

If you have found your way here as a survivor, or as someone who loves and supports a survivor, please know this:

You are not alone. Your story matters. Healing is possible. 

– Mai. S