Healing from Sexual Trauma: Reclaiming the Felt Sense of Safety

The repercussions of sexual trauma manifest differently for each person. After a boundary violation such as sexual trauma, individuals can experience a range of emotions and reactions which may be confusing and painful. Learning about the effects of trauma, and the process of reclaiming a felt sense of safety in the body through re-establishing healthy and strong boundaries through the somatic experiencing approach is ideal for anyone looking for a new way of healing sexual trauma through the psycho-physiology of the body-mind, beyond traditional talk therapy. Atira will share vital tools and the phases of recovery to reclaim your inner power and reconnecting to your pleasure in the wake of sexual assault, violence, and trauma. In 2019, Atira was part of co-delivering the first-ever Somatic Experiencing one-year Program, alongside Lotus Circle International (USA), for the recovery of child sex slavery and violence in collaboration with the Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute (SETI) in Nepal with over 10 different anti-trafficking organizations. In this conference, Atira will share the different stages of sexual abuse recovery from the lens of Somatic Experiencing, and how to resolve trauma stuck in the nervous system in order to re-establish a felt sense of safety within.