Marilyn VanDerbur https://www.missamericabyday.com/ The pain ends, I promise ... Wed, 25 Jan 2023 20:40:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.missamericabyday.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/cropped-Avatar-sq-32x32.png Marilyn VanDerbur https://www.missamericabyday.com/ 32 32 When God Says No – a book by Judith Briles https://www.missamericabyday.com/2020/03/when-god-says-no-a-book-by-judith-briles/ Tue, 10 Mar 2020 00:20:34 +0000 https://www.missamericabyday.com/?p=1526 “I’ve read this book twice and am in awe of her both times.  Incredibly inspirational.  Whatever was going on in my life, I was thinking, “If she could get through what she was faced with, I can certainly move forward with what presents itself in my life.” ~Marilyn Available on Amazon NOTE: Although this book […]

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]]> Marilyn VanDerbur, Miss America and keynote speaker, advocating resilience and overcoming adversity through faith and strength, featured on the cover of "When God Says No" by Judith Briles. “I’ve read this book twice and am in awe of her both times.  Incredibly inspirational. 

Whatever was going on in my life, I was thinking, “If she could get through what she was faced with, I can certainly move forward with what presents itself in my life.”

~Marilyn

Available on Amazon

NOTE: Although this book is not about sexual abuse, it is very much about the horrific emotions one experiences with devastating life events.

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]]> Interview with a Recovered Porn Addict https://www.missamericabyday.com/2020/02/interview-with-a-recovered-porn-addict/ Tue, 25 Feb 2020 21:21:43 +0000 https://www.missamericabyday.com/?p=1514 “Society has come so far regarding sexual abuse, #MeToo, etc. But no one has been talking about the still “taboo” subject – pornography addiction. So many survivors have emailed me about this addiction and how it has dominated their lives and their relationships.  Bill left his job to devote the rest of his life to […]

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“Society has come so far regarding sexual abuse, #MeToo, etc. But no one has been talking about the still “taboo” subject – pornography addiction. So many survivors have emailed me about this addiction and how it has dominated their lives and their relationships. 

Bill left his job to devote the rest of his life to educating society about pornography and it’s devastating effects on relationships and harm within society.  He has bravely told us about his path and how brutally difficult it has been. I am inspired every time I hear him.”

Marilyn Van Derbur 

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]]> CHANGE YOUR LIFE https://www.missamericabyday.com/2018/06/the-surprises-of-failure-you-decide-yes-you-can-accept-and-excel/ Wed, 27 Jun 2018 18:36:36 +0000 http://www.missamericabyday.com/?p=1169 Marilyn shares inspiring stories of people who have overcome against all odds, challenges in life. These stories are motivating, insightful, and educational. Each segment is 30 minutes. https://youtu.be/9FJhEDhJ06Ehttps://youtu.be/_ids1RASWMMhttps://youtu.be/-W9_kx9MIxEhttps://youtu.be/eSEA72YvG44https://youtu.be/eSSZiMV-q0Uhttps://youtu.be/u1p9-y9WgeEhttps://youtu.be/BWCXRPkEV9M

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Marilyn shares inspiring stories of people who have overcome against all odds, challenges in life. These stories are motivating, insightful, and educational. Each segment is 30 minutes.

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]]> CHANGE YOUR LIFE – Part Two https://www.missamericabyday.com/2018/06/all-successful-people-have-it/ Tue, 26 Jun 2018 18:05:23 +0000 http://www.missamericabyday.com/?p=1189 Marilyn shares inspiring stories of people who have overcome against all odds, challenges in life. These stories are motivating, insightful, and educational. Each segment is 30 minutes. https://youtu.be/Cw8TNiAzzSY Part One Surprises of Failure You Decide Yes You Can Accept and Excel Part Two All Successful People Have it0:00 Acquiring Greatness 29:38 Detour: A Challenge58:06

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Marilyn shares inspiring stories of people who have overcome against all odds, challenges in life. These stories are motivating, insightful, and educational. Each segment is 30 minutes.

Part One

Surprises of Failure

You Decide

Yes You Can

Accept and Excel

Part Two

All Successful People Have it
0:00

Acquiring Greatness 
29:38

Detour: A Challenge
58:06

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]]> A Story of Hope https://www.missamericabyday.com/2018/06/a-story-of-hope/ Mon, 25 Jun 2018 15:46:11 +0000 http://www.missamericabyday.com/?p=1154 Marilyn’s first talk to survivors. June 1991 This is the first presentation that Marilyn gave as an incest survivor. Her husband, Larry, and daughter, Jennifer, are with her and introduce Marilyn to an audience of sexual abuse survivors. https://youtu.be/dDrUG0FqBmU

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Marilyn's first talk to survivors. June 1991

This is the first presentation that Marilyn gave as an incest survivor. Her husband, Larry, and daughter, Jennifer, are with her and introduce Marilyn to an audience of sexual abuse survivors.

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]]> The Journey of Recovery https://www.missamericabyday.com/2018/06/the-journey-of-recovery/ Sun, 24 Jun 2018 16:03:26 +0000 http://www.missamericabyday.com/?p=1160 Given in Wisconsin in 2005 This powerful presentation includes stories of courageous steps made by other incest survivors as well as important advice and intimate details from Marilyn’s own journey. A must watch for survivors, their families, and those who support them.  https://youtu.be/49WDT1_ORi4 This presentation is one of the more recent ones. Survivors who have […]

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Given in Wisconsin in 2005

This powerful presentation includes stories of courageous steps made by other incest survivors as well as important advice and intimate details from Marilyn’s own journey. A must watch for survivors, their families, and those who support them. 

This presentation is one of the more recent ones. Survivors who have viewed her first presentation will be able to see her growth as she continues to tell her story.

Additional information is included to help those who support survivors, as well as give survivors insights into unexplained physical, mental, and behavioral issues.

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]]> Once Can Hurt a Lifetime https://www.missamericabyday.com/2018/06/once-can-hurt-a-lifetime/ Sat, 23 Jun 2018 20:47:39 +0000 http://www.missamericabyday.com/?p=1224 This video addresses sexually inappropriate behavior between children and teens and encourages those who have experienced sexual abuse to seek help and support.https://youtu.be/8h19yf45vwo

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This video addresses sexually inappropriate behavior between children and teens and encourages those who have experienced sexual abuse to seek help and support.

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]]> Gaby Breitenbach’s book, “Inside Views…” is masterfully, brilliantly written https://www.missamericabyday.com/2015/10/gaby-breitenbachs-book-inside-views-is-masterfully-brilliantly-written/ Fri, 16 Oct 2015 18:02:29 +0000 http://www.missamericabyday.com/?p=657 Gaby has the unique gift of taking us into the horror of the consequences of sexual violence without plunging us into information that could be too difficult for most people to read.  She has written a “page turner.” She writes in depth about how the wonderful biological help of dissociation is misused by perpetrators to construct the inner world […]

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]]> Resilient woman speaking at a literacy event, with a book cover highlighting her story of overcoming severe childhood trauma and advocating for survivors of extreme violence. Gaby has the unique gift of taking us into the horror of the consequences of sexual violence without plunging us into information that could be too difficult for most people to read.  She has written a “page turner.”

She writes in depth about how the wonderful biological help of dissociation is misused by perpetrators to construct the inner world of their victims and use them in ways beyond imagination. This can be healed. It takes time, but it is not impossible.

I dissociated as a child, having been a victim of my father for 13 years.  In the last 25 years, I have been in personal contact with more adults, sexually violated as children, than anyone in America.  I have witnessed the pain and dysfunction. I assumed “Inside..” would be for professionals, only, but it is urgently important for all who want to have an understanding of how violence and dissociation impact lives and, perhaps most importantly, how survivors are healed.

– ` Marilyn

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