What are Sexual Trauma Symptoms?
I didn’t always know that the symptoms I was experiencing were the result of trauma. One day, after years of ...
How Shame Takes Hold in Survivors
Shame is one of, if not the most intensely painful emotion. The feeling that you’re flawed for your actions, or ...
Why EMDR is so Effective in Healing from Sexual Trauma
My work with survivors integrates several trauma informed modalities, the most foundational of these are somatic psychology, and Eye Movement ...
Why Is It So Hard To Heal From Sexual Trauma?
Unintegrated trauma can impact every area of a survivor’s life. When I speak of healing, I’m referring to a significant ...
Dating After Sexual Trauma
Questions to Consider When You’re Ready to Date, Guidelines for a Healthy Relationship, the Dynamic Sexual Consent Assessment Tool, and ...
Not Feeling It: Sexual Trauma and Intimacy Issues
While not all survivors experience intimacy issues, they are fairly common. One reason is due to the nervous system’s tendency ...
Healing Sexual Trauma Q & A
This month, I thought I’d do something different and share my responses to an interview with Vidya Rao of Healthywomen.org. ...