"Have you ever felt trapped - like part of you is missing? Maybe you've had your voice stolen, or perhaps nobody will listen? Maybe you screamed for freedom from the chains, but instead found yourself drowning in a lonely sea of shame. Have you been stuck on the merry-go round of life? Cycles repeat, through the day, echoed in nightmares and tears in the night." Kel inherited darkness and was robbed of her childhood innocence. She screamed at him, 'Don't fucking touch me! Get your hands away from me! If you ever touch my sister, I'll kill you!' Kel was barely 8 years old when she was shown 'what it was like to love.' The bravery it took her to break her silence 11 years later will move you, as piece by piece she brings her shards of shattered innocence together to discover her Unscathed Beauty. Maybe you're like her, Kelly Humphries, and somehow you got caught in a situation which turned your life upside down. With a vulnerability and rawness rarely seen, this journey will take you on a roller coaster of emotions. From the hilarious antics of the Queensland bush, and Kel's outback home, to the profound depths of betrayal and hurt that Kel shares in a way that few will dare. Kelly's darkest fight becomes her brightest light as she fearlessly reaches into the heart of child abuse and betrayal. Her hope and heart to break these cycles of abuse, giving a voice to those who cannot speak for themselves by divulging, "her deepest, darkest secrets and how she found her way to the light". (Melissa Downs - Australian news broadcaster). As a survivor with a law enforcement background, through her story Kel will equip and empower you with strategies, ideas, insight, love and hope. Join with her as she unveils "Unscathed Beauty".

Contents

Praise for Unscathed Beauty

Contents

Prologue

Chapter 1  Not a Princess!

Chapter 2  The Big Catch…

Chapter 3  Boofheads, Bikes and Brakes

Chapter 4  Humphries’ Bush Humpy House

Chapter 5 Hooked, Lied to and Sunk

Chapter 6  Deception

Chapter 7  Shards of Love

Chapter 8  Betrayal, Ignorance or Just Naivety?

Chapter 9 Teach Me, Break Me and Groom Me.    I Hate Me

Chapter 10  Pray Like a Child - Keep the Silence

Chapter 11  Dream My Dreams

Chapter 12 Arise, My Strength

Chapter 13 Keep on Keeping on  Baked Beans and Barbed Wire

Chapter 14 Jump and Jive, My New Life

Chapter 15  Succeed if You Dare

Chapter 16  The Domino Effect

Chapter 17 Coping or Not

Chapter 18  Breaking the Silence

Chapter 19  Through My Mother’s Eyes

Chapter 20  Reporting

Chapter 21  Fresh Perspective

Final Reflections

BONUS CHAPTER Working with the Police and Courts

Resources

Acknowledgements

About the Author