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Welcome to the Survivor Manual!

Angela Shelton's Sword of Trauma

This site is the brainchild of author and filmmaker, Angela Shelton.  After years of traveling with her documentary, she spoke with over 30,000 survivors and met with countless non-profits, activists, advocates and partners of survivors.  She saw three main things that survivors were affected by after they experienced trauma – Mental Health Issues, Physical Pain and Financial Crisis.

She also noticed that many non profits did not work well together since most of them are competing for the same funding.  That is when Survivor Manual was born.  This site enables various healers, therapists, supporters, survivors who have moved beyond pain, and non-profits working to help survivors –  to all have a non-competitive platform.

The only rules contributors and authors abide by here are – No Debating – since everyone has a platform and there is no “one” healing technique or pathway out of pain and – No Stories – since detailed stories of abuse and violence can be triggering to some survivors.

This site is a place to find Healing Resources, Encouraging and Empowering Pathways out of pain and Healing Techniques that can help you move forward in your life.  We hope you search the site at length.  Start with the Blog Posts up top or use the Search Bar to the right or click on any of the links.  There are years worth of content.

If you or your organization would like to become a contributor to this site, please contact survivors@angelashelton.com with Survivor Manual in the subject.  Thank you!

This site is not a non-profit.  It a place to provide help to non-profits  and those working in trauma and recovery have a non-compete voice.  We have a donation link to the right for Darkness to Light since Angela’s board voted to dissolve the foundation she received as a birthday gift and and donate to D2L. The goal was to enable Angela to go back to writing movies and books where she can have an even bigger voice for the movement.

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  • Scott Hardy

    AWESOME!!! Thank you!

  • James Bonam

    I wonder whether you have any material for the fatherless man who’s dealing with hardcore maternal rejection from very early childhood on.  I’ve never once seen this specific demographic described, defined, codified or recognized in any way in any psych material.  Two of my uncles and I are members of this group and we all suffer from the same completely debilitating self-sabotage.  It’s nothing less than life-wrecking.  Has the psychology field even discovered this group and its specific problems???

  • Aguirrmar

    Hi James,
                           I don’t have any answers for you, but I know a few other men who are going through the same thing..And I hope for your sake and theirs that your demographic is recognized soon, because it’s just as important as all the others.  I hope you get through this tough time and know there are others out there like you and there are lots of people who care about what your going through. I wish you the best and may God bless you and comfort your heart always….And may you find the peace you deserve……

  • Auntie

    Angela, you are awesome!! You helped me be a little bit stronger when I had to report sexual abuse of a child.  I first found out about you from the stranger safety video you starred in.  You have done so much goodness and I know it must have been very hard, but I just wanted you to know that you have helped a lot of people. 

  • http://www.angelashelton.com/ Angela Shelton

    Awww, yay! Thank you so much for saying that. Yes, it was super hard at times and I fell flat on my face quite a bit, but reminders like yours are just that – reminders that there was a bigger plan. :)