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My Mother, My Abuser
directed by Helene Courchesne; with Michelle Elliot; produced by Nicole Messier (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2006), 42 mins
The sexual abuse of children committed by women, most often mothers, is a rarely documented subject. In this film, six victims of maternal incest powerfully convey their nightmarish child hoods. "It is common that young children do not have the words to tell other people" says Michelle Elliott, psychologist and au...
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directed by Helene Courchesne; with Michelle Elliot; produced by Nicole Messier (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2006), 42 mins
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The sexual abuse of children committed by women, most often mothers, is a rarely documented subject. In this film, six victims of maternal incest powerfully convey their nightmarish child hoods. "It is common that young children do not have the words to tell other people" says Michelle Elliott, psychologist and author of Female Sexual Abuse of Children. The abuse often begins in infancy when children do not understand what their mother is doing....
The sexual abuse of children committed by women, most often mothers, is a rarely documented subject. In this film, six victims of maternal incest powerfully convey their nightmarish child hoods. "It is common that young children do not have the words to tell other people" says Michelle Elliott, psychologist and author of Female Sexual Abuse of Children. The abuse often begins in infancy when children do not understand what their mother is doing. They lose hope that anyone will stop it and cannot talk about it until decades later. Often, physical violence accompanies the sexual abuse. From the age of two for eleven years, Lucy was abused by her mother who tried to smother her with a pillow when she refused to submit. The mother began abusing Lucy's younger sister when Lucy reached thirteen. Paul could not share his memories of abuse and feelings of abandonment with anyone. His secret dragged him into depression, hallucinations and institutionalization. The psychologist Monique Tardif of the Institute Philippe Pinet in Montreal says many incestuous mothers were abused by their fathers and later treat their own children as rivals for their husbands' love. She believes sexual abuse by mothers is much more common than formerly believed. The trauma is very deep and the victims often suffer for the rest of their lives. Ironically, many victims continue to seek maternal love long after they have been in therapy and have articulated the awful truth. High School College Adult
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Field of Study
Psychology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Nicole Messier
Author / Creator
Helene Courchesne, Michelle Elliot
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Psychological issues, Sex and sexual abuse, Psychology, Women's issues, Parent-child relationships, Parents, Female populations, Incest, Sexual abuse of child
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2006. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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