I am truly honored to be releasing this episode with Award-winning Author, poet, photographer and thriver, Denise Bossarte. She candidly shares her journey through healing to thriving after experiencing sexual abuse as a child by her grandfather. She shares with you the different ways it affected her life and all the ways she discovered healing, love, strength, and support to get her to where she is today.

As a result of her journey, she has written the book Thriving After Sexual Abuse: Break Your Bondage to the Past and Live a Live You Love, as "a blueprint blueprint for survivors to heal themselves."

"Denise spent her adulthood healing herself from the traumatic impact the sexual abuse had on her life. She is not a mental health professional. She is a thriver who has traveled a healing journey and is able to share a personal, guided experience for readers to find and engage in their own journey to healing, to becoming thrivers."
- https://thrivingaftersexualabusebook.com/

Join me for this amazing and powerful conversation that will hopefully help you find support, peace, and healing as well.


Where you can connect with Denise Bossarte:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/AmThrivingAfter 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thrivingafter

Her Book: https://thrivingaftersexualabusebook.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/denise-bossarte-phd-39975841/

Blog: https://thrivingaftersexualabusebook.com/blog/

As mentioned on the show, Survivors of Incest Anonymous may be a wonderful resource to connect with people who are dedicated to helping you on your healing journey: https://siawso.org/

If you need to talk to someone you can always contact your local crisis center or RAINN's national hotline via chat on their website at rainn.org or by calling at 1-800-656-HOPE.

Mother, Author, Destiny Coach, and creator of the GIVE Principle, Judy Thureson shares her story of losing her son and how she was able to take what she learned moving  through her own grief to create a custom program that helps others do the same. Judy is now passionately dedicated to helping others heal so they can live their most authentic life.

In her book, Beautiful Tragedy, "Judy chronicles her heart-wrenching journey from the moment she learned her 18-year-old son was found unresponsive from an apparent overdose, his time in the ICU, his ultimate passing, and her painful task of navigating grief in the days to come. Following her step-by-step guide called the GIVE principle, Judy models the actionable steps needed to get you out of anxious thinking and into peace. Reading BEAUTIFUL TRAGEDY will remind you that you can overcome your greatest challenge and that your strength is found on the other side of your struggle." - from Amazon

A very powerful and healing conversation you will not want to miss.

How to connect with Judy:
Website: https://judythureson.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/judythureson/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bootcampbarre/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/GetInspiredMvmt
Beautiful Tragedy book 

"You are not alone and there is hope for healing." - Crystal Sutherland

Crystal Sutherland is doing powerful work in the world by helping survivors heal from sexual abuse and empowering people to prevent it. Crystal shares her story as a survivor, her healing journey and how she is now working with her church and with other churches to bring awareness, prevention and healing to the communities they serve.

Crystal also started the Journey to Heal podcast that "is dedicated to providing hope and inspiration for anyone who desires to go beyond surviving their past to thriving in the life they were created to live." You can find her podcast on your favorite podcatcher!

Tune in for this truly powerful and inspirational episode!!

How to Reach Crystal:
http://www.journeytohealministries.org
Instagram - @journeytohealministries
Facebook - @journeytohealministries
Journey To Heal Podcast

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