"I’m avoiding touching my new partner. Even kissing him feels suffocating. I am tortured with thoughts of the male body that make me feel physically disgusted. I’m aware that he is likely triggering an old trauma memory. But what can I do?"
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When Survivors Give Birth - a new understanding
It had been three months since I pushed a seven pound baby out of my vagina when I first heard of the book, When Survivors Give Birth (WSGB). Today, more than six years later, I facilitate my own WSGB sessions.
When the the idea of "normal as a goal" connotes something different and positive for one population: abuse survivors.