Trigger warning: this episode contains detailed discussion of sexual assault. 

Stacey was 14 years old when two strangers assaulted her. One night. A warehouse. An experience no child should ever survive. She did. And then she did something even harder. She took them to court as a child, and won. She has never spoken publicly about it. Until now.

Melissa Beaton is a Clinical and Forensic Psychologist who works with high-performing women who hold everything together are ready to take back control over their lives.
She specialises in spotting the moment a woman overrides herself. For example, when anger turns into anxiety, when responsibility becomes control, and when “being capable” becomes self-abandonment.
Her work combines intensive psychodynamic therapy and physiology-based breathwork to help women build boundaries, regulate their nervous systems and stop shrinking to keep the peace.
She is the founder of Zenso House, a premium breathwork and retreat studio on the Gold Coast.

www.zensohouse.com

Follow Melissa Beaton on Instagram: @melissabeaton.psychologist

Follow Stacey on Instagram: @Staasi_

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