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Sexual Trauma and Abuse

10 Things you Should Know About Women & Trauma

March 3, 2019 by Heather Davidson Leave a Comment

Whether you are a woman who has experienced a traumatic event or are wondering how to support a female partner who has experienced a traumatic event, it is helpful to know more about how gender impacts the way women experience trauma. Gender can influence the way people experience trauma due to expectations of behavior based on social/cultural gender norms, how much a person ascribes to gender … [Read more...] about 10 Things you Should Know About Women & Trauma

Filed Under: PTSD & Trauma Related Disorders, Sexual Trauma and Abuse

10 Things You Should Know About Men & Trauma

March 3, 2019 by Heather Davidson Leave a Comment

Whether you are a man who has experienced a traumatic event or are wondering how to support a male partner who has experienced a traumatic event, it is helpful to know more about how gender impacts the way men experience trauma. Gender can influence the way people experience trauma due to expectations of behavior based on social/cultural gender norms, how much a person ascribes to gender role … [Read more...] about 10 Things You Should Know About Men & Trauma

Filed Under: PTSD & Trauma Related Disorders, Sexual Trauma and Abuse

When Trauma Gets in the Way of Treating Pelvic or Sexual Pain

July 14, 2018 by Heather Davidson Leave a Comment

If you have pelvic or sexual pain your doctor may have recommended you do pelvic floor physical therapy. Other recommendations may have also included dilator therapy or getting injections or using suppositories. These treatments not only require time, energy and financial resources, but they can also be triggering for those with trauma in their past. Sexual trauma, medical trauma, an abusive … [Read more...] about When Trauma Gets in the Way of Treating Pelvic or Sexual Pain

Filed Under: Sexual and Pelvic Pain, Sexual Trauma and Abuse

Understanding the Connection Between Trauma & Sexual/Pelvic Pain

June 1, 2018 by Heather Davidson Leave a Comment

Many studies now support the connection between trauma and the later development of sexual or pelvic pain in women. One population-based study of adult women found that sexual, physical and psychological abuse was linked to a four to six-fold increased risk of genital pain in adulthood (Harlow & Stewart, 2005). Another 2011 study found that teen girls suffering from genital pain reported … [Read more...] about Understanding the Connection Between Trauma & Sexual/Pelvic Pain

Filed Under: PTSD & Trauma Related Disorders, Sexual and Pelvic Pain, Sexual Trauma and Abuse

Coercive Sexual Experiences

April 28, 2018 by Heather Davidson Leave a Comment

An experience that is not usually represented in sexual assault or sexual violence statistics is the experience of sexual coercion. However, coercive sexual experiences are a type of sexual assault and sexual violence and can cause similar trauma related symptoms. Many women who have coercive sexual experiences struggle with how to label or name what has happened to them. Review the checklist … [Read more...] about Coercive Sexual Experiences

Filed Under: Abusive Relationships, Sexual Trauma and Abuse

How Institutional Betrayal Complicates Healing From Sexual Trauma

February 4, 2018 by Heather Davidson Leave a Comment

Recently there have been more stories in the media about sexual assault or other sexual crimes in which institutional betrayal has played a large role (for example: Jerry Sandusky sexual abuses, various college campus sexual assaults, rampant sexual assaults against women in the military, Harvey Weinstein’s sexual assaults and Larry Nassar’s sexual abuses). Institutional betrayal is when an … [Read more...] about How Institutional Betrayal Complicates Healing From Sexual Trauma

Filed Under: PTSD & Trauma Related Disorders, Sexual Trauma and Abuse

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