Sexology

EP129 - Healing from Childhood Sexual Abuse

Jun 25, 2019

Rachel Grant, a Sexual Abuse Recovery Coach and author of "Beyond Surviving," shares her deep insights on healing from childhood sexual abuse. She discusses the complex effects of trauma on intimacy and self-worth, highlighting how it can lead to hypersexual behavior or sexual detachment. Rachel emphasizes the need for understanding trauma's impact on mental health, advocating for a supportive recovery journey from victim to survivor. Listeners are encouraged to reflect on their experiences and seek professional help to reclaim their lives.

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Childhood sexual abuse can lead to significant psychological challenges and alter survivors' relationships with intimacy and self-worth.

Understanding neurological changes from trauma aids recovery, allowing survivors to rewire their brains and improve emotional regulation and focus.

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Exploring the Impact of Childhood Sexual Abuse

Childhood sexual abuse significantly affects an individual's psychological well-being and can lead to various sexual challenges in adulthood. Survivors may experience hypersexuality or a resistance to sexual intimacy, with many seeking validation through sexual encounters while others withdraw completely from sexual experiences. These reactions often stem from the trauma, where individuals grapple with their self-worth and the implications of their sexual identity, complicating their intimate relationships. Additionally, survivors might encounter confusion regarding their desires, which commonly intertwines with past trauma, and it becomes imperative to unravel these connections for healing.

Intro

4min

Healing from Childhood Trauma

6min

Healing from Childhood Trauma

10min

Understanding Trauma's Impact on Childhood Behavior

2min

Healing from Childhood Trauma and Sexuality

16min

Concluding Insights on Recovery from Childhood Sexual Abuse

2min

Welcome to episode 129 of the Sexology Podcast! Today I’m delighted to welcome Rachel Grant. We speak about healing from childhood sexual abuse, the sexual challenges survivors of sexual abuse face and going through the three stages of being a victim, survivor and beyond survivor.

Rachel Grant is the owner and founder of Rachel Grant Coaching and is a Sexual Abuse Recovery Coach. She is also the author of Beyond Surviving: The Final Stage in Recovery from Sexual Abuse.

She brings to the table a passionate belief that her clients do not have to remain trapped or confronted daily by the thoughts or behaviors that result from abuse. Through her own journey of recovery from sexual abuse, she has gained insight and understanding about what it takes to overcome abuse. This makes it possible for her to relate to and appreciate your struggles intimately.

Based on her desire to foster community, intimacy, and connection, she has dedicated much of her time to understanding relationships and communication and how they are impacted by abuse. For her, how we are relating to others is crucial to improving the overall quality of our lives. In addition to the lessons she's learned along the way, she has attended various lectures and trainings to further hone her skills.

Her program, Beyond Surviving, has been specifically designed to change the way we think about and heal from abuse. Based on her educational training, study of neuroscience, and lessons learned from her own journey, she has successfully used this program since 2007 to help her clients break free from the past and move on with their lives.

She holds an M.A. in Counseling Psychology. She provides a compassionate and challenging approach for her clients while using coaching as opposed to therapeutic models.

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