*Content Warning* This episode contains content not suitable for minors and may activate traumatic memories. 

Friends, 

In this episode, I make distinctions between sexual sin and trauma reenactment as a result of early childhood sexual abuse. I address feelings of shame and use examples from my story to demonstrate how beliefs about sin can keep us trapped in self-condemnation and prevent healing. I share personal insights about agency within mental illness, self-forgiveness, and the healing presence of the Father. 

References: 

Herman, J. L. (1992). Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence--From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror. Basic Books.

Spiegel, D., & Cardeña, E. (2013). “Disorders of Extreme Dissociation." In: Handbook of Dissociation: Theoretical, Empirical, and Clinical Perspectives. Springer.

van der Kolk, B. A. (1996). The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma. Viking Press.

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