451 - Reclaiming Desire After Sexual Assault - Julie Peters




Mental Illness Happy Hour show

Summary: Julie explains the steps to recovering desire, passion, and pleasure after her sexual assault.  Discuss how being catcalled and sexualized at age 11 informed her value in society, sexual harassment in the workplace, struggles with anorexia and a complex relationship with food, desire vs craving, being sexually assaulted by a trusted friend and how she learned to recovery through mindfulness, therapy, and yoga.  They also discuss the #MeToo movement, toxic masculinity, incels & patriarchy stereotypes