Summary: <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Rachel Grant is the owner and founder of <a href="http://www.rachelgrantcoaching.com/">Rachel Grant Coaching</a> and is a sexual abuse recovery coach. She is also the author of Beyond Surviving: The Final Stage in Recovery From Sexual Abuse. She works with survivors of childhood sexual abuse who are beyond sick and tired of feeling broken, unfixable, and burdened by the past. She helps them let go of the pain of abuse and finally feel normal. Rachel has a MA in counseling psychology. <br> <br> Anne: Rachel, how did you arrive where you are now to specialize in sexual abuse recovery coaching?<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Not Sure How to Get Started?<br> <br> This video will help you get started with your Betrayal Trauma Recovery.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <a class="popup-youtube" id="play" href="https://player.vimeo.com/video/263727945?app_id=122963"><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> </a><br> <br> (function($){<br> $(document).ready(function() {<br> $('.popup-youtube').magnificPopup({<br> disableOn: 100,<br> type: 'iframe',<br> mainClass: 'mfp-fade',<br> removalDelay: 160,<br> preloader: false,<br> fixedContentPos: false<br> });<br> });<br> })(jQuery);<br> <br> (function($) {<br> $(document).ready(function() {<br> <br> $('.et_pb_video_overlay').click(function() {<br> var iframe = $(this).prev('.et_pb_video_box').find('iframe');<br> iframe_src = $(iframe).attr('src'),<br> $(iframe).attr('src', iframe_src + '&autoplay=1');<br> });<br> <br> });<br> })(jQuery);<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Rachel: In my personal journey, I was sexually abused by my grandfather when I was 10 years old. From that moment of this trauma starting, life began to change. It's amazing how immediately life shifts when abuse starts. For quite some time, my grandfather lived in our home. Prior to this, he had been a close friend and companion, someone who I enjoyed spending time with. Then overnight all of this changed. Finding myself immediately in this situation where I'm scared and confused and I didn't understand what was going on--that is really daunting. It went on for quite some time. When my parents discovered what was going on--my mom happened to walk by one day and noticed what he was doing--they immediately got him out of my home, which is something I've always been thankful for because I know, having worked with survivors now for 11 some years, that this isn't always the case.<br> <br> Even though he was out of the house, that didn't really do anything to stop the experiences and thoughts I now was having on a day-to-day basis (I've done something to cause this...I'm bad...I'm broken...I'm unlovable....I'm worthless) Those thoughts remained with me over the next 16 years. They were there during a 10-year abusive relationship. They were there in every moment of feeling suicidal. They were there in my day-to-day walk.<br>
