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Life Can Be Wonderful After Abuse | Sandy Phillips Kirkham
What happens when the place you trusted for safety becomes the place where that trust is broken?
In this episode of Thought Atlas, I sit down with Sandy Phillips Kirkham, an author, advocate, and speaker who supports victims of abuse. Sandy shares her own experience of being sexually abused by her youth pastor beginning when she was 16, and the long journey that followed.
Sandy explains how grooming can develop gradually through emotional trust, manipulation, dependence, and the crossing of boundaries. She reflects on why it took her so long to understand what had happened to her and why she…
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