{"id":5,"date":"2020-11-04T15:47:27","date_gmt":"2020-11-04T15:47:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gaiamorrissette.com\/healing\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2020-11-20T04:10:46","modified_gmt":"2020-11-20T04:10:46","slug":"trauma-healing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gaiamorrissette.com\/healing\/trauma-healing\/","title":{"rendered":"Trauma Healing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Congratulations for the courage it takes to be here!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Healing<\/a> from sexual abuse<\/a>, sexual trauma<\/a> or sexual interference<\/a> can feel very scary and lonely. Past traumatic experiences can affect all areas of your life. This includes areas such as your sexuality, your ability to connect with others, trust<\/a>, relationships, feeling safe and to ask what you want or need. For some just being able to be present in a moment can feel almost impossible. One of Gaia’s area of expertise is in helping people to heal sexual trauma, abuse and interference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some Definitions:<\/strong>​​<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Sexual Trauma:<\/strong> I define sexual trauma as any experience that you did not feel safe, or heard, or respected and as result it created emotional distress in the moment and still does.​<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Traumatic experience<\/a>:<\/strong> Any event or experience that you felt unsafe, and created emotional distress in the moment and you might still have. This can be physical, sexual, mental, emotional and spiritual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sexual Abuse: <\/strong>Any sexual experience that you did not want to happen that you could not say NO to or if you did it was not respected. This could experience can be in childhood, youth, adulthood.​<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sexual Interference: <\/strong>This is usually any experience with someone older then you being sexually inappropriate with you. It may include being forced to watch adult sexual activity. It can be being sexualized by someone, or by coming across sexual activity like in pornography before you are sexual mature to understand what it is. I like to say if at any time someone or something made you feel yiky with any unhealthy<\/a> sexual undertone that is considered sexual interference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is important to understand what some reactions to traumatic experiences might include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n