{"id":360,"date":"2025-07-28T05:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T12:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.courageousjourneys.com\/?p=360"},"modified":"2025-07-04T08:03:06","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T15:03:06","slug":"recovering-from-sexual-abuse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.courageousjourneys.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/28\/recovering-from-sexual-abuse\/","title":{"rendered":"Recovering from Sexual Abuse: A Therapist\u2019s Personal Journey"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Healing from childhood sexual abuse can feel impossible, especially when shame and self-doubt are ever present. As a survivor, I experienced it first hand. As a therapist, I witness it through my work with every client. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Recovering from Sexual Abuse Looked Like for Me<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I had nearly every symptom: anxiety, depression, self-harm, and a deep belief that I was unworthy. For years, I minimized what happened and assumed I\u2019d never be okay. But through my healing journey, I started to see myself differently. I didn\u2019t become someone new, I became more of, and trusted in, who I really was, without the fog of trauma clouding everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You Can Heal Too<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Healing from sexual abuse isn\u2019t about perfection or forgetting the past. It\u2019s about reconnecting with yourself, little by little. No matter how far gone you feel, healing is possible. You don\u2019t need to believe it fully today, just enough to stay curious about what might be ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You are not broken. And you’re not alone.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

For more on this topic, check out this video:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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