Toxic Relationships & Post-Traumatic Growth with Sierra Dowd

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01/30/24 • 46 min

**Content Warning: This episode contains content that may be challenging to some listeners. Please check the show notes below for a detailed description.

This week, Mal is joined by her friend Sierra to discuss toxic relationships: the signs, the patterns, and what to do if you think you might be in one. It was Sierra's first relationship with a woman that forced her to examine her past, and which brought up repressed memories of Childhood Sexual Assault (CSA). This revelation led to years of healing work and therapy, and Sierra found herself in various unhealthy romantic relationships throughout that challenging time. Sierra shares what she learnt during that time and reminds us that we all deserve a happy ending, no matter the circumstances we came from.

Please see resources Sierra shared below:

98Society: https://98society.com/

Rainn: https://www.rainn.org/

Darkness to Light: https://www.d2l.org/

National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-7233

The Trevor Project: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/

Los Angeles - LGBTQ Center: https://lalgbtcenter.org/programs/community-support-groups/

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**Content Warning: This episode contains content that may be challenging to some listeners. Please check the show notes below for a detailed description.

Please see resources Sierra shared below:

98Society: https://98society.com/

Rainn: https://www.rainn.org/

Darkness to Light: https://www.d2l.org/

National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-7233

The Trevor Project: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/

Los Angeles - LGBTQ Center: https://lalgbtcenter.org/programs/community-support-groups/

Follow our guest @sierradowd and please remember to subscribe, rate, review and share this episode with someone you suspect might be in a toxic relationship.

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