Life in Different Colors
Every year, the number of victims of childhood molestation grows by leaps and bounds. This and other acts of violence are creating tremendous and unusual stresses on families. At the same time, the number of children who have been physically, mentally and emotionally abused is astronomical. What happens to these soul-wounded offspring when they grow up? They suffer from emotional issues, not the least of which is a deep sense of shame. They act in on themselves, or out on others, what was done to them. They have difficulty establishing and maintaining healthy, lasting relationships.

A Personal Story
As a child, Dr. Hyveth was molested and victimized for over a decade. For years the pain inside her wounded soul was so intense her self-esteem hit rock bottom and she turned to sex, drugs and alcohol to numb the pain. Although she didn’t want to die as a young adult Hyveth attempted suicide several times. Once diagnosed as manic depressive she was able to overcome it without a lifelong dependence on medication. She was anorexic in her mid-twenties and dwindled down to 70 pounds. She suffered a stroke and was hospitalized. The doctors said if she survived she would never recover the use of most of her facial muscles. She proved them wrong. By the time she was thirty, she was addicted to prescription drugs, marijuana, nicotine alcohol and sex, but by the grace of God, she overcame them and has been clean for almost three decades. More details of her troubled life and the triumph of faith in Jesus Christ are revealed in her best selling autobiography, “Will I Ever Learn?”

Champion of Recovery
Driven by her experience and passion to help others who have a similar history, Dr. Williams developed and presents to groups of any size an effective treatment for soul-wounds in a series called “A Painted World: Portraits of  Illusions and Reality.” Countless people around the world have been helped and healed. Today she herself is a successful minister of the Gospel, a counselor and champion of recovery for adults struggling with issues related to physical, sexual, mental and emotional abuse or other childhood victimization. This powerful healing seminar will benefit a great number of our population who are dealing with issues related to the loss of innocence, personal struggles for identity and the integration of the private and public self. It is called “A Painted World: Portraits of Illusions and Reality” because a person with a history of a wounded private self (aka “inner child”) tends to cover up, deny, and hide or paint an outer world far from the reality of internal struggles. This seminar teaches victims how to become victors by recovering and reclaiming their unique spiritual and emotional identities. It is also effective because Dr. Williams understands the language of shame, abandonment and abuse.

Facts
Time
Every two and a half minutes someone is sexually assaulted or abused in America

Age
According to the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network, 80 percent of sexual assault victims are under the age of 30 and 44 percent are under 18.

Gender
The US Department of Justice also confirms that the majority are girls along with a small percentage of boys.

Invitation
If you are suffering from soul-wounds related to childhood abuse or neglect and need a safe place to turn for healing and lasting results, visit the website of HyvethWilliamsMinistries.com and call to schedule a seminar. Dr. Williams will help participants find peace as she provides workable solutions for hurts, habits and hang-ups. She will teach each person how to champion life from the loss of innocence to love, acceptance and forgiveness.

Who Should Attend
Anyone struggling with hidden childhood despair, emotional and mental stresses evidenced in addictive behaviors. Church leaders and members, ministers and family ministries leaders will greatly enhance their expertise.