07/07/2026
The Safest Home Was Actually a Predator’s Perfect Cover.
This book challenged me in ways I wasn’t expecting.
As a trauma therapist who has spent 13+ years working with survivors of child abuse, I didn’t read Unashamed simply to hear another story—I read it to ask a different question:
How do we prevent this from happening again?
Azizza Kibibi’s story is heartbreaking, but it’s also a powerful reminder that predators don’t just groom children—they often groom entire environments. They isolate families, control information, manipulate through fear, misuse religion or authority, and remove every protective adult from a child’s life.
This isn’t about judging homeschooling, veganism, home births, or two-parent households. Millions of families choose those paths and raise healthy, thriving children.
This is about recognizing when control replaces connection and isolation replaces protection.
If reading one survivor’s story helps one parent notice a red flag, one teacher ask an extra question, one therapist dig a little deeper, or one child find the courage to tell someone, then sharing this book matters.
Thank you, Azizza, for choosing to tell your story. Your voice has the power to protect children you will never meet.
Have you read Unashamed? What lesson stood out to you most?
