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Rise: Healing From Childhood Sexual Abuse

Childhood sexual abuse (CSA) is an experience that often leaves the survivor debilitated in their adult years. However, we are resilient and we can rise. Your host, Jessica Heil, Registered Psychologist and a survivor of CSA herself will offer information about CSA in order to provide you with more knowledge on the topic, as well as strategies and tips that you can access now in order to begin moving from surviving to thriving.

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Rise: Healing From Childhood Sexual Abuse

The Aftereffects of Childhood Sexual Abuse

April 11, 2023 • Jessica Heil • Episode 4

This episode goes into detail about the aftereffects of childhood sexual abuse, including psychological symptoms and the behaviours that can arise when struggling with various forms of mental illness.

*Trigger warning* - suicide and self-harm are mentioned in this episode.

Resources and references:

Liebschutz et al. (2002). The relationship between sexual and physical abuse and substance abuse consequences. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4861063/

Slavin et al. (2020). Child sexual abuse and compulsive behavior: A systematic literature review. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7787260/

Smolak & Murnen (2002). A meta-analytic examination of the relationship between child sexual abuse and eating disorders. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/eat.10008

DBT-Linehan Board of Certification - https://dbt-lbc.org/

Inner Solutions - www.innersolutions.ca

Information on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) - https://www.albertafamilywellness.org/what-we-know/aces/

The Trauma Myth by Susan A. Clancy