From Terror & Rage to Love and Safety: How Jeff Overcame Sexual Abuse Trauma

03/03/23 • 42 min

Jeff, 62, discusses the effect of being raped as a child and what it took to feel safe in the world.
He shares his poignant story of healing with us.
Jeff is the very first person that I interviewed. We met in Evergreen, CO, on December 6, 2022, when I started my world pilgrimage.
Jeff mentioned:
Man Kind Project (MKP): https://mankindproject.org/
The New Warrior Training Adventure: https://mankindproject.org/new-warrior-training-adventure/
MKP iGroup: https://mkpusa.org/mens-group/
Taekwondo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taekwondo
Women's group: https://www.womanwithin.org/

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03/03/23 • 42 min

Stories of Healing - From Terror & Rage to Love and Safety: How Jeff Overcame Sexual Abuse Trauma

Transcript

Jeff: I knew that they were some truths about myself that I hadn't even realized yet. But what I knew is that I wasn't safe in the world. People say a boogieman in the dark. I had a real boogieman, I mean, he wasn't under my bed, he wasn't in my closet but he was definitively in my head.
And I think about all it could have turned out. I had some pretty strong maladaptive coping mechanisms as a child.
I will stand in any fire with anyone and I will give you all of my attention. It does n

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