In this episode of the HUMAN First podcast, Dr. Courtney dives into the personal experience of being a woman who has been sexually assaulted with her guest Amie Jensen. Amie shares what happened, how she got through it, and what it changed in her life and in her relationships.

Here is a list of the topics/questions they discuss:

• How Amie’s realtor career is related to her connection with Earth and spirituality


• What is “sexual trauma” and CPTSD?


• Discussing how every 68 seconds someone is sexually assaulted


• Why Dr. Courtney couldn’t stop saying “wow” when they were discussing the statistics around this topic


• Amie shares her experience with sexual assault and rape (TW) including her Freeze response and how it made her develop shame and feel as though she lost part of herself


• How our ability to share our traumas verbally changes over time / what it’s like to journey yourself towards the ability to be open and share the truth


• Self-blame/self-shame around “not doing anything to stop it”


• How our trauma responses could make us push our support system away


• What different responses to trauma can look like, some specifics to sexual trauma responses (fight, flight, freeze or appease)


• What is an “enthusiastic yes” when it comes to consent?


• How if you understand your behaviors it becomes easier to heal from them


• Amie describes her new book on relationships, The Art of the Rosebud Relationship, and how she relates it to her healing journey


• A message from Amie to all women (it’s so helpful)


• Book resources for women who want to develop and grow their spiritual practice and mental health/trauma healing journeys

Find Amie Jensen on Instagram! @solution_based_amie

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