Every 68 Seconds Courtney Christiansen

Y’all, this episode may be the most interesting one I’ve done yet. I couldn’t get enough of all this info from my new friend. She is a therapist and helps so many people who struggle with sex addiction and pornography, as well as couples who have experienced infidelity and “betrayal trauma”. Anyone and everyone will find something valuable out of this episode and I’m pumped for y’all to listen and learn so many new things like I did! Enjoy!

This week we get to hear from an awesome friend of mine who is an EMDR Therapist! She has the opportunity to help so many different people with different stories of their trauma, both “big” and “small”. I did not know much at all about this before so I was super excited to hear from her about what it is, how it works, and how effective it is. My hope is that y’all would learn some new things and maybe even consider doing this type of therapy yourself! Enjoy!

There’s things about my abuse story that I’ve left out in the past, and although it was intentional in the beginning, I’ve truly allowed my brain to stuff them down so deep that I no longer remembered them. I share more about why that is in this episode and get nice and vulnerable with y’all with the details of my own guilt. This episode wasn’t easy to record because of all of the things I worried people would think of me, but I felt it was important to do before moving forward in this season and wondered if others might be able to relate to even this part of my story. I hope it helps even one person!

This episode is so dang special! A truly amazing friend of mine visited this week and we had the most fruitful conversation. We talked all about how me opening up about my abuse and traumatic experiences to him grew our friendship tremendously and opened up a new door to growing in our faith alongside each other. This episode is longer, but it is truly one of my favorites to date. I hope you all enjoy!

In this episode, my anonymous guest shares her story of healing through two separate experiences of rape. As I listened to her story I was both shocked and encouraged by how much healing she has been able to find even through all of her circumstances. Listeners will get to hear what it truly feels like after an experience of sexual assault and the emotional toll it takes on a person, as well as the realities of how much it affects us subconsciously. I hope you all enjoy this interview as much as I did!

In my first interview with another survivor of sexual abuse, we hear the story of my sweet friend who shares about the struggles that happen when your boyfriend rapes you. It’s often believed or said that someone you’re in a relationship cannot in fact sexually assault you for many reasons, and we address why this simply is not true. We explore the struggles that come with and after an abusive relationship and my friend shares the reality of the healing process that she has recently started since her abuse. If you have been in a relationship where abuse a occurred, I hope that at least some of this story can make you feel heard and seen. For those that haven’t experienced this, I hope you can find better understanding of how rape can still occur in a relationship, and be able to support and believe more survivors that share their stories!