the Author
Marina Giulliani is not my real name. For those who have or will argue that my true identity is imperative for the story to be authentic I say, the story is true. My name could be your name. It's only the experience that is relevant. Our journeys are personal and we all heal in our own way and in our own time.
The Sins of My Faith: Innocence Lost to Incest manuscript has been in the works for over nine years. Now that my spirit is sufficiently healed, I'm sharing my story to assist other women who feel as confused and off balance as I once did.
A Canadian TV Producer ~ Director ~ Writer of over thirty years, I have chosen to self-publish this book under an alias, as I feel very strongly that I am not intended to expose the true identity of my perpetrator. Since the man is long deceased, no other child requires protection from his actions and his only living child now over eighty years old, as well as the rest of my family will not have to endure the pain of knowing the man as sexual predator or the guilt of not coming to my rescue so many years ago. Most importantly, for me an alias means that part of my life is truly over.
A very angry little girl wrote most of this book. As I've healed, the anger and fear have fallen away and through forgiveness the woman I've become is free to move on. However, throughout the extensive healing work I have done, no source has ever revealed that sexual pleasure at such an impressionable age wreaks the same emotional anguish as sexual pain.
I've written this highly personal memoir, to bring the devastating effects of this type of abuse to the forefront, so other women might recognize what has happened to them and seek help for their own recovery. The only credentials I bring to this subject are my personal experiences and I offer them with love.
With Infinite Love & Gratitude ~
Marina Giulliani is not my real name. For those who have or will argue that my true identity is imperative for the story to be authentic I say, the story is true. My name could be your name. It's only the experience that is relevant. Our journeys are personal and we all heal in our own way and in our own time.
The Sins of My Faith: Innocence Lost to Incest manuscript has been in the works for over nine years. Now that my spirit is sufficiently healed, I'm sharing my story to assist other women who feel as confused and off balance as I once did.
A Canadian TV Producer ~ Director ~ Writer of over thirty years, I have chosen to self-publish this book under an alias, as I feel very strongly that I am not intended to expose the true identity of my perpetrator. Since the man is long deceased, no other child requires protection from his actions and his only living child now over eighty years old, as well as the rest of my family will not have to endure the pain of knowing the man as sexual predator or the guilt of not coming to my rescue so many years ago. Most importantly, for me an alias means that part of my life is truly over.
A very angry little girl wrote most of this book. As I've healed, the anger and fear have fallen away and through forgiveness the woman I've become is free to move on. However, throughout the extensive healing work I have done, no source has ever revealed that sexual pleasure at such an impressionable age wreaks the same emotional anguish as sexual pain.
I've written this highly personal memoir, to bring the devastating effects of this type of abuse to the forefront, so other women might recognize what has happened to them and seek help for their own recovery. The only credentials I bring to this subject are my personal experiences and I offer them with love.
With Infinite Love & Gratitude ~
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