Trauma
I’ve spoken a lot about my personal experiences in dealing with and overcoming trauma. I’ve learned to use my voice and become more comfortable with being open and vulnerable. Over the last few years, I’ve developed a specific passion for understanding sexual trauma. One primary reason I’ve decided to pursue a Masters degree in Clinical Psychology is because of my strong desires to better understand what sexual trauma looks like, how it presents itself, and how victims can attain healing. I’m very passionate about changing the status quo, specifically when it comes to sex within the culture of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I often cringe when I think about some of the backwards, old fashioned, ineffective, damaging techniques some leaders in the Church use when addressing sex. As I’ve become more open about my own traumas, I realize I’ve never actually shared specific, personal experiences of the traumatic events that have occurred in my life. There have be...
