*Strong Trigger Warning: In this episode, we talk about child sexual abuse, physical abuse, and growing up in a cult, which may be alarming to some listeners. Please use discretion, take care of yourself, and if you need to, don’t be afraid to reach out and ask someone close to you for help.

Catie Reay is a sexual exploitation survivor and advocate. Generational chain breaker. Author. Speaker. Freedom fighter for the voiceless.

In This Episode:

• Being born into a cult
• Multiple layers of childhood trauma
• The abuse continued after fleeing the cult
• Coming to the realization her childhood wasn’t normal
• The importance of teachers (and everyone) to be trauma informed trained
• Trauma responses that should have been red flags 
• How do you know if someone is a safe person to speak your truth to?
• Breaking free of strongholds so the healing can begin

Resource: https://traumainformedcaretraining.com/free-trauma-informed-care-courses/