An Ideal Partner for an Incest Survivor
The essential qualities of a romantic partner who supports healing from incest trauma.
Partner Traits That Can Retraumatize Incest Survivors
Certain emotional, sexual, and relational behaviors in romantic partners can retraumatize incest survivors by mirroring the dynamics of their original abuse.
Boundary Medicine
My boundaries are not negotiable—they are essential tools for safety, self-worth, and emotional healing.
The Psychological and Emotional Toll of Incest Trauma
Incest trauma doesn’t just wound the body , it fractures the spirit, distorts self-worth, and steals the safety every child deserves. Healing begins the moment we stop hiding the truth and start honoring the courage it takes to face it.
The Long-Term Effects of Childhood Sexual Abuse: Counseling Implications – Article Review
Common long-term effects such as depression, anxiety, shame, dissociation, eating disorders, sexual dysfunction, and difficulty forming intimate relationships. CSA consistently disrupts core aspects of identity, trust, and safety.
Survivor-Informed Healing Exercises Inspired by Hall & Hall (2011)
A set of survivor-informed healing exercises drawn directly from the insights and counseling implications discussed in The Long-Term Effects of Childhood Sexual Abuse: Counseling Implications by Hall & Hall (2011).
Healing When Your Sense of Self is Attached to Your Trauma
Over time, trauma can shape their beliefs, behavior, and worldview, often creating patterns of self-destructive thinking and coping mechanisms. Healing in this context involves disentangling the trauma from the core sense of self and rebuilding a healthier, more integrated identity.
Reclaiming Self After Childhood Trauma: A Compassionate Guide to Healing
Healing is not a simple linear path but a journey of integration and reclamation; reclaiming a sense of self that was fragmented by the original wound.
The Healing Partnership: A Framework for Navigating Relationships with Dual Childhood Trauma
Romantic relationships, when approached with intentionality and a structured framework, can become the primary vehicle for mutual healing.
The Benevolent Abuser
Hypersexuality as a Maladaptive Coping Mechanism
Hypersexuality functions as a substitute for an individual’s inability to manage profound emotional distress, process unresolved trauma, or achieve genuine interpersonal intimacy.
The Deep Wounds of Father-Daughter Incest
Father-daughter incest shatters the very foundation of trust, love, and safety a child needs, leaving deep wounds that ripple into adult relationships. Yet, through compassionate understanding and healing, survivors can reclaim their worth and learn to build connections grounded in respect, safety, and authentic love.