How to find the courage to talk about family trauma - Interview with Keeper Catran-Whitney

The Art and Science of Difficult Conversations · Jan 21, 2025 · 1h 7m

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**Trigger Warning: Discussion of trauma, sexual abuse**

What happens when you learn a family member has been experiencing sexual abuse? What do you do if there’s no one to talk to about it? On this week’s podcast, Lucie and Chris welcome Keeper Catran-Whitney, child sexual abuse activist who, in 1977, learned that his stepfather had been sexually abusing his four sisters for years. After forty-five years of living with this guilt and shame, he eventually began healing by finding the courage to talk about trauma and heal his wounds and relationship with his sisters.

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