This is the story of two one night stands ande one childhood sexual abuse survivor. Choosing to have a lot of sex and choosing to have no sex at all (and everything in between!), can help us to heal from sexual violence, including childhood sexual abuse, sexual assault and domestic violence. My relationship to choosing to have sex and my desire has changed through my healing journey and living with complex post-traumatic stress disorder (C-PTSD) .
The challenge of living with complex post-traumatic stress disorder (C-PTSD), catastrophic thinking, and healing from sexual trauma while trying to plan for a hopeful future.
Alisa and Charlie’s relationship was featured in the Guardian, specifically how they communicate through the challenges of PTSD and Alisa being a survivor of child sex abuse.
With so much talk of survivors coming forward, here’s one small story of how messy coming forward can be, even when it’s a self-declared male feminist you’re banging.
