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In today's episode, Denise shares her story of childhood sexual abuse and talks about all stages she went through after – feeling helpless & shame, masking it all, finally facing it and feeling it all shift, and being able to overcome it all and share her story.  Denise Bossarte is an award-winning poet, writer, photographer, and artist. Denise is a certified meditation facilitator and contemplative arts teacher. She is an information technology (IT) professional working for a large urban school district. Denise holds a BA in chemistry, an MS in computer science, and a PhD in developmental neuroscience. And she is a survivor of childhood sexual abuse.  Denise spent her adulthood healing herself from the traumatic impact the sexual abuse had on her life. She is not a mental health professional. She is a Thriver who has traveled a healing journey and is able to share a personal, guided experience for readers to find and engage in their own journey to healing, to becoming Thrivers. As an unpublished manuscript, Thriving After Sexual Abuse was a quarterfinalist in the 2019 BookLife Prize Nonfiction Contest, Self-Help Category.  In This Episode  Feeling helpless & shame  Staying busy instead of facing it  When the shift happened   Links  Denise's Website  SubscribeToDebi.com  Trust Again Intensive   PBT Podcasts  Healed or Hardened Quiz  Post Betrayal Syndrome Quiz  PBT Institute Membership Community  Trust Again Book  From Hardened to Healed Book 

Denise Bossarte is a novelist, poet, and award-winning photographer and artist. Denise is a certified meditation facilitator and contemplative arts teacher. She is an information technology (IT) professional working for a large urban school district. Denise holds a B.A. in chemistry, an M.S. in computer science, and a Ph.D. in developmental neuroscience. And she is a survivor of childhood sexual abuse. Denise spent her adulthood healing herself from the traumatic impact the sexual abuse had on her life. She is not a mental health professional. She is a thriver who has travelled a healing journey and is able to share a personal, guided experience for readers to find and engage in their own journey to healing, to becoming thrivers. Thriving After Sexual Abuse is an eloquent and empathetic self-development book laying out a blueprint for survivors to heal themselves. Denise Bossarte writes with fierce candour as she shares her own traumatic experience with childhood sexual abuse. Thriving provides tips and suggestions for readers to seek help, self-reflect, and pursue healing through a range of activities and practices and offers tangible strategies for readers to reclaim their lives and move forward to a life of Thriving Her daytime job in IT helps to keep the household running. She enjoys writing, teaching Miksang contemplative photography workshops, and going on photo shoots to discover the extraordinary in the ordinary world. Connect with Denise on Socials: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thrivingafter Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/poetryyogini/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/denise-bo... Website: https://thrivingaftersexualabusebook.... Email: info@denisebossartebooks.com Toni's Links: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/toni-lont... Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/toniradiotoni/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tonimlontis/ Website: https://www.tonilontis.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ToniLontis Kez's Links: https://kezwickhamstgeorge.com/ https://www.facebook.com/KezwickhamST... https://www.linkedin.com/in/kez-wickh... https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzck... --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/radiotonitv/support

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Denise Bossarte is a survivor of childhood sexual abuse and now she is helping others heal.  Join us for a conversation about Denise's healing journey as well as her beautiful book, "Thriving After Sexual Abuse: Break Free from the Bondage of Your Past and Live a Life You Love".   Denise Bossarte is an award-winning writer, poet, photographer, and artist. Denise is a certified meditation facilitator and contemplative arts teacher. She is an IT professional working for a large urban school district. Denise holds a BA in chemistry, an MS in computer science, and a PhD in developmental neuroscience. And she is a survivor of childhood sexual abuse. Denise lives in Texas with her husband, Randy, and literary cat, Sapphira.GIVEAWAY!Post about Finding OK on the social media platform of your choice to enter! It can be a link to your favorite episode, the link to the podcast website, or a heartfelt post - tag Hecate or send in a screenshot to enter. The winner will be chosen at random and receive a signed, personalized copy of Denise's incredible book! Winner will be announced in the next episode on 12/22!Episode Notes:Denise's Websitehttps://thrivingaftersexualabusebook.com/Buy the Book!https://www.amazon.com/Thriving-After-Sexual-Abuse-Bondage-ebook/dp/B0937GR5MR/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8Join Hecate's Patreon!https://www.patreon.com/HecateFindingOKFor the cost of a cup of coffee you can help keep the podcast alive!If even a small fraction of listeners gave even $1 the podcast would be fully fundedAny help is deeply appreciated

Today's special guest, Denise Bossarte, a survivor of incest, has often wanted to share her story of healing with other survivors, but struggled to find a way to tell it. When she learned about Dr. Nassar's abuse of gymnasts her heart broke and she said to herself “I could help women like these by sharing my healing story.” Denise has spent most of her adult life on a healing journey to recover from my childhood abuse. She has used multiple practices in her healing journey, including therapy, yoga, meditation, being in nature, and creative expression (art, photography, and writing poetry, fiction and non-fiction). She shares her story and the steps it took for her to move from survivor to thriver in her self-help book Thriving After Sexual Abuse: Break Your Bondage to the Past and Live a Life You Love. Thriving After Sexual Abuse is an eloquent and empathetic self-development book laying out a blueprint for survivors to heal themselves. Denise Bossarte writes with fierce candor as she shares her own traumatic experience with childhood sexual abuse. Thriving provides tips and suggestions for readers to seek help, self-reflect, and pursue healing through a range of activities and practices and offers tangible strategies for readers to reclaim their lives and move forward to a life of Thriving. Denise Bossarte is a #1 Best Selling and award-winning Author, poet, photographer & artist whose passion is sharing the worlds of her mind and camera. She enjoys writing, teaching Miksang contemplative photography workshops, and going on photo shoots to discover the extraordinary in the ordinary world.

Have you been a victim of sexual abuse? According to the CDC, sexual violence refers to sexual activity when consent is not obtained or not freely given. Nearly 1 in 5 women have experienced completed or attempted rape during their lifetime. Nearly 1 in 4 male rape victims experienced it for the first time between 11-17 years old. Join me as I interview Denise Bossarte, a sexual abuse survivor turned "thriver." She is the author of Thriving After Sexual Abuse: Break Your Bondage to the Past and Live a Life You Love where she highlights her healing journey. WATCH THE YOUTUBE VERSION HERE: https://youtu.be/D-nNFFVBOtk  Thriving After Sexual Abuse is an eloquent and empathetic self-development book laying out a blueprint for survivors to heal themselves. Denise Bossarte writes with fierce candor as she shares her own traumatic experience with childhood sexual abuse. Thriving provides tips and suggestions for readers to seek help, self-reflect, and pursue healing through a range of activities and practices and offers tangible strategies for readers to reclaim their lives and move forward to a life of Thriving." Call 24/7 Free National Sexual Assault Hotline 1-800-656-HOPE https://thrivingaftersexualabusebook.... https://www.cdc.gov/injury/features/s... https://www.rainn.org/ ***This episode was previously LIVE, so giveaways, comments, and questions cannot be entertained at this time. Find the other YouTube episodes here: https://bit.ly/TheChefDocYT Follow us every Wednesday for a new LIVE Q&A Episode at 5 pm PST. --- Listen to other Thrive Bites Episodes here: https://www.thethr5formula.co/podcast Join our NEW THR5 FB Community here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theth... --- *This episode is sponsored by The THR5 Formula™ Virtual Summit Experience at https://www.thethr5formula.co/ *This episode is sponsored by Listenable.io. Special offer for Thrive Bites listeners, using the coupon code {colinzhu} at listenable.io, and you'll get 30% off a year of Listenable. *This episode is sponsored by Betterhelp. Special offer for Thrive Bites listeners, get 10% off your first month at http://betterhelp.com/thechefdoc _________________ *Interview views are opinions of the individual. This podcast is not a source of medical or dental advice* Copyright © 2021 by TheChefDoc, LLC All text, graphics, audio files, Java applets and scripts, downloadable software, and other works on this website are the copyrighted works of TheChefDoc, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Any unauthorized redistribution or reproduction of any copyrighted materials on this website is strictly prohibited.

I am truly honored to be releasing this episode with Award-winning Author, poet, photographer and thriver, Denise Bossarte. She candidly shares her journey through healing to thriving after experiencing sexual abuse as a child by her grandfather. She shares with you the different ways it affected her life and all the ways she discovered healing, love, strength, and support to get her to where she is today.As a result of her journey, she has written the book Thriving After Sexual Abuse: Break Your Bondage to the Past and Live a Live You Love, as "a blueprint blueprint for survivors to heal themselves.""Denise spent her adulthood healing herself from the traumatic impact the sexual abuse had on her life. She is not a mental health professional. She is a thriver who has traveled a healing journey and is able to share a personal, guided experience for readers to find and engage in their own journey to healing, to becoming thrivers."- https://thrivingaftersexualabusebook.com/Join me for this amazing and powerful conversation that will hopefully help you find support, peace, and healing as well.Where you can connect with Denise Bossarte:Twitter: https://twitter.com/AmThrivingAfter Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thrivingafterHer Book: https://thrivingaftersexualabusebook.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/denise-bossarte-phd-39975841/Blog: https://thrivingaftersexualabusebook.com/blog/As mentioned on the show, Survivors of Incest Anonymous may be a wonderful resource to connect with people who are dedicated to helping you on your healing journey: https://siawso.org/ If you need to talk to someone you can always contact your local crisis center or RAINN's national hotline via chat on their website at rainn.org or by calling at 1-800-656-HOPE.

Denise is an Award Winning Author, photographer, poet, and artist. She was sexually abused as a child for many years. She talks about some of her experiences around healing from the abuse. She used her beautiful artistic ability to create a book to help other people on their healing journey.View the show notes hereEmpress Journal is available on amazon for just $15. You can also try it for FREE._____Become a patron and support Scars We Share

Dr. Denise Bossarte, PHD and author of “Thriving After Sexual Abuse” shares her stunning and impactful journey to thriving after a childhood of repeated incidences of sexual abuse by her grandfather. Her story is an inspiration for all of us walking the path to wholeness. For all the show notes, visit SarahMarshallND.com/podcast.

Hello listeners and welcome back to the victim to victor podcast, my name is Anu and I am your host. In this podcast episode I have Developmental Neuroscientist Dr Denise Bossarte back on my show and we will be discussing the impacts of trauma on relationships. This is Part 2 of a joint series which we will be hosting for trauma survivors and we look forward to serving.Traumatic incidents that occur before the age of 18 can have a significant impact on relationships with oneself and others later on in life. Traumas can lead us to choose unhealthy partners and can leave us with insecurities and feelings of being undeserving of love. Trauma survivors also tend to put up with more undeserving behaviours from partners, making excuses for bad behaviours.  Setting boundaries can become a challenge.In this talk, we will look at how trauma affects one's identity formation, including the loss of childhood, missing parts of oneself, attraction to destructive relationships, avoidance of relationships, avoidance of oneself, difficulty integrating emotions into one's identity and emotional dysregulation.Many survivors tend to have rigid, negative beliefs about relationships and it is common for oneself to be triggered into traumatized states - “fight, flight, or freeze” when we encounter situations that remind us of the original trauma, ongoing stressors or situations which our brain deems important for physical/emotional survival.Attachment styles can influence how we communicate with others, and how we handle separations, arguments and intimacy. In this talk, we will discuss a few of the attachment styles as well as shame-based responses which can make us hide important parts of ourselves from our partners. We may put up a “wall” or mask our insecurities by attacking others or overcompensating.Dr Denise Bossarte is a poet and an award-winning writer, photographer, and artist. Denise is a certified meditation facilitator and contemplative arts teacher and holds a PhD in developmental neuroscience. And she is a survivor of childhood sexual abuse. You can find out more about Denise on her website: https://thrivingaftersexualabusebook.com.If you would like to take your self development to the next level then please sign up to my FREE 12 week self discovery plan here: https://victim2victor.net/free-12-wee...More information about me can be found via links here: https://linktr.ee/healing.journeyyIf you are interested in my book 'Victim 2 Victor', it is now available on audio and can be found on:Audible: adbl.co/3akVNCuAmazon: amzn.to/37jFt2W

Denise Bossarte is an award-winning poet, writer, photographer, and artist. She is a certified meditation facilitator, contemplative arts teacher, and an (IT) professional. As a survivor of childhood sexual abuse, Denise shares her journey of healing in her book Thriving After Sexual Abuse. Thriving After Sexual Abuse is an eloquent and empathetic self-development book laying out a blueprint for survivors to heal themselves. Thriving provides tips and suggestions for readers to seek help, self-reflect, and pursue healing through a range of activities and practices that offers tangible strategies for readers to reclaim their lives and move forward to a life of Thriving. https://twitter.com/AmThrivingAfter https://www.facebook.com/thrivingafter https://thrivingaftersexualabusebook.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kim-lengling1/support

Denise Bossarte has given us a new way to look at breaking free from the captivity that often comes as a result of sexual abuse. Her fresh approach empowers those who have suffered abuse as...

Hi listeners, this is part 1 of a joint series which myself and Dr Denise Bossarte will be recording for trauma survivors. We will be covering a range of topics which highlight areas of our lives with which we both struggled as a consequence of the trauma that we endured. Topics will include; burnout & resilience, gaining self awareness, difficulty with relationships, overcoming shame, becoming comfortable with sharing your story.....and much more.Part 1: Burnout & ResilienceDo you feel overwhelmed with work and personal commitments? Burnout is common amongst trauma survivors and is the state of mind which arises from long-term, unresolved stress. Do you struggle to adapt and bounce back when things don't go as planned? If you lack resilience, you might dwell on problems, feel victimized, become overwhelmed or turn to unhealthy coping mechanisms, such as substance abuse. Resilient people harness inner strength that helps them rebound from a setback or challenge. They don't wallow or dwell on failures; they acknowledge the situation, learn from their mistakes, and then move forward.In this podcast episode, we will discuss our own experiences and ways in which you can avoid burnout and on how to improve resilience.Dr Denise Bossarte is a poet and an award-winning writer, photographer, and artist. Denise is a certified meditation facilitator and contemplative arts teacher and holds a PhD in developmental neuroscience. And she is a survivor of childhood sexual abuse. You can find out more about Denise on her website: https://thrivingaftersexualabusebook.com/If you would like to take your self development to the next level then please sign up to my FREE 12 week self discovery plan here: https://victim2victor.net/free-12-week-self-discovery-plan/More information about me can be found via links here: https://linktr.ee/healing.journeyyIf you are interested in my book 'Victim 2 Victor', it is now available on audio and can be found on:Audible: adbl.co/3akVNCu Amazon: amzn.to/37jFt2W

Denise Bossarte is a novelist, poet, award winning photographer, PhD in developmental neuroscience and a survivor of childhood sexual abuse. She is the author of "Thriving After Sexual Abuse, Break Your Bondage To The Past And Live A Life You Love", which is a self help book written to help survivors of abuse have a resource to start their journey of healing. The book is also an excellent resource for non survivors to educate themselves on the subject especially if they have a survivor in the household or know a survivor and can give non survivors a concept of understanding the subject. https://thrivingaftersexualabusebook.com https://itsawrapwithrap.com Sponsor:  Debby Montgomery Johnson www.thewomanbehindthesmile.com/show to register for the Stand Up Speak Up Show www.benfocomplete.com                     

Denise Bossarte is a novelist, poet, award winning photographer, PhD in developmental neuroscience and a survivor of childhood sexual abuse. She is the author of "Thriving After Sexual Abuse, Break Your Bondage To The Past And Live A Life You Love", which is a self help book written to help survivors of abuse have a resource to start their journey of healing. The book is also an excellent resource for non survivors to educate themselves on the subject especially if they have a survivor in the household or know a survivor and can give non survivors a concept of understanding the subject. https://thrivingaftersexualabusebook.com https://itsawrapwithrap.com Sponsor:  Debby Montgomery Johnson www.thewomanbehindthesmile.com/show to register for the Stand Up Speak Up Show www.benfocomplete.com                     

Denise Bossarte is a novelist, poet, award winning photographer, PhD in developmental neuroscience and a survivor of childhood sexual abuse. She is the author of "Thriving After Sexual Abuse, Break Your Bondage To The Past And Live A Life You Love", which is a self help book written to help survivors of abuse have a resource to start their journey of healing. The book is also an excellent resource for non survivors to educate themselves on the subject especially if they have a survivor in the household or know a survivor and can give non survivors a concept of understanding the subject. https://thrivingaftersexualabusebook.com https://itsawrapwithrap.com Sponsor:  Debby Montgomery Johnson www.thewomanbehindthesmile.com/show to register for the Stand Up Speak Up Show www.benfocomplete.com                     

— “Now feeling confident, proud of Me and the freedom I've won. Now feeling happy, joyful, filled with laughter. Feeling peace, contentment And love. Now I just live in joy, peace, and happiness, centered and calm as I go about my life being me.” A healing journey is about both letting go and welcoming. It's about letting go of thoughts, feelings, behaviors, and even people that are not serving you. It's about welcoming and incorporating thoughts, feelings, behaviors, and people that will empower, enrich, and energize your life. Valeria Teles interviews Denise Bossarte — the author of “Thriving After Sexual Abuse: Break Your Bondage to the Past and Live a Life You Love.” Denise Bossarte is a poet and an award-winning writer, photographer, and artist. Denise is a certified meditation facilitator and contemplative arts teacher. She is an information technology (IT) professional working for a large urban school district. Denise holds a BA in chemistry, an MS in computer science, and a PhD in developmental neuroscience. And she is a survivor of childhood sexual abuse. Denise spent her adulthood healing herself from the traumatic impact the sexual abuse had on her life. She is not a mental health professional. She is a Thriver who has traveled a healing journey and is able to share a personal, guided experience for readers to find and engage in their own journey to healing, to becoming Thrivers. Her self-published book Glamorous was a bronze medalist in 2019's The Wishing Shelf Book Awards in Adult Fiction, and her success with Glamorous earned her membership into the Horror Writers Association and the International Thriller Writers. Denise is also a member of the Nonfiction Authors Association and the Texas Association of Authors. Denise lives in Texas with her husband, Randy, and literary cat, Sapphira. To learn more about Denise Bossarte and her work, please visit: https://thrivingaftersexualabusebook.com/     — This podcast is a quest for well-being, a quest for a meaningful life through the exploration of fundamental truths, enlightening ideas, insights on physical, mental, and spiritual health. The inspiration is Love. The aspiration is to awaken new ways of thinking that can lead us to a new way of being, being well.     

In today's episode of Psych Talk I speak with Dr. Denise Bossarte, poet, award winning writing, photographer, artist, doctor in developmental neuroscience, and survivor of childhood sexual abuse. Dr. Bossarte shares her story of enduring childhood sexual abuse and discusses her healing journey. Dr. Bossarte's book Thriving Sexual Abuse: Break Your Bondage to the Past and Live a Life You Love released in April 2021 and we discussed the contents of the book and what inspired her to write it. Dr. Bossarte shares with listeners what aspects and interventions helped with her healing journey and how she went from surviving to thriving. Dr. Bossarte also provides any listeners who can relate to her story encouragement and hope surrounding healing after abuse. This is a beautiful, real, and raw conversation that anyone, survivor of abuse or not, can learn from.Content warning: sexual abuse, suicidal ideation, eating disorders, and addiction.Connect with Dr. BossarteWebsite: thrivingaftersexualabusebook.comFacebook: Thriving After Sexual AbuseTwitter: @amthrivingafterInstagram: @metoohealBuy Thriving After Sexual Abuse: Break Your Bondage to the Past and Live a Life You LoveWays to Work With Me:Mind Over MatterLGBTQ+ Affirming MasterclassBe a guest on my podcastResources:Value Aligned 2021 JournalAnti-Racism ResourcesLGBTQ+ Affirming ResourcesThe Helping Professional's Guide to Boundary SettingConnect with Me:Follow me on IG @jessicaleighphd.Follow me on TikTok @jessicaleighphdJoin my Facebook community: Grow Through What You Go ThroughSponsors & Collaborations:BetterHelpDiveThru WebsiteDiveThru AppIntro/Outro Music:Life of Riley by Kevin MacLeodMusic License

Denise Bossarte Welcome to the #ShareYourHotness Podcast episode 17! Oh my crap, I"m back from an AMAZING vacation in Mexico, and I'm SO very thrilled to introduce you to my new friend, Denise Bossarte! Denise Bossarte is a poet and an award-winning writer, photographer, and artist. She is a certified meditation facilitator, contemplative arts teacher, and an information technology (IT) professional. And she is a survivor of childhood sexual abuse. She would like to share about the book I wrote, Thriving After Sexual Abuse, (purchase here!) to inspire other survivors and support them on their healing journeys. (Read a review of Denise's book here!) Our journeys parallel each other so closely. I'm so fortunate to have met her, and to count her as part of my circle. :) Follow Denise on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/denise-bossarte-phd-39975841/

Denise Bossarte, a survivor, poet, artist with a PhD in developmental neuroscience talks with us about healing in a pandemic as well as her new release book “Thriving After Sexual Abuse: Break Your Bondage to the Past and Live the Life You Love”. We discuss various practices and tools that have worked for survivors and the importance of looking at the small things and taking chances as well as the importance of the survivor community in our healing journeys.

Guest, Denise Bossarte, poet and photographer whose passion is writing, nature, and abstract photography. Her daytime job in IT helps to keep the household running. She enjoys writing, teaching Miksang contemplative photography workshops, and going on photo shoots to discover the extraordinary in the ordinary world. She teaches and photographs near her home in Texas.

Tonight's special guest is Denise Bossarte from Houston, Texas, abused by her maternal grandfather beginning in elementary school. She explains, "I was always afraid to be alone around my grandfather although I never really understood why as a child. I went from an outgoing, creative kid to a shy, ashamed kid afraid of people. The abuse lasted until I was in high school." Denise says, "I still carry a lot of stress in my body, my body remembers being afraid and is constantly prepared for getting hurt again. I am no longer in therapy but went through individual and group therapy in college and grad school." Denise is one of two daughters. "My father was an M.D. and my mother has a graduate degree and ran a dog kennel as I was growing up. I was deeply ashamed and felt I was a bad kid and that it was my fault; there was something really wrong with me for it to happen. My grandfather got prostate cancer and died when I was a freshman in high school." Denise is quite the author, as explained by her web site, 'Thriving After'. Whether writing on overcoming trauma in her nonfiction work or recasting her real-life experiences into award-winning dark urban fantasy in four novels—Glamorous, Beginnings, Return, and Readings—Denise tackles the dark side of things with courage, fearlessness, and compassion. Her self-published book Glamorous was a bronze medalist in 2019's The Wishing Shelf Book Awards in Adult Fiction, and her success with Glamorous earned her membership into the Horror Writers Association and the International Thriller Writers.

Our Guest today on the Success InSight Podcast is Denise Bossarte. Denise is a thriver. She's an award-winning writer and artist. Denise first joined us on Success InSight in 2019 to introduce us to Glamorous: A Grace Bishop Novel, an award-winning teen & young adult paranormal & urban fantasy series.In 2019, Denise’s unpublished manuscript “Thriving After Sexual Abuse: Break Your Bondage to the Past and Live a Life You Love” was a Quarterfinalist in the 2019 BookLife Prize Nonfiction Contest, Self-help Category, and a 5-Star Readers’ Favorite review recipient. It’s a pleasure to have Denise return as our guest on Success InSight to celebrate the publishing of Thriving After Sexual Abuse and to learn more about Denise’s journey.Denise invites you to visit the Thriving Sexual Abuse Book website at https://thrivingaftersexualabusebook.com/If you or someone you know & love is navigating their sexual abuse journey, Denise invites you to peruse the Healing Journey Library on her website.Click here to get your copy of “Thriving After Sexual Abuse: Break Your Bondage to the Past and Live the Life you Love” on Amazon.More About DeniseDenise is a certified meditation facilitator and contemplative arts teacher, and an information technology (IT) professional. She holds a B.A. in chemistry, an M.S. in computer science, and a Ph.D. in developmental neuroscience. You can also connect with Denise on the following social sites:FacebookTwitterYouTubeInstagramThe SuccessInSight Podcast is a production of Fox Coaching, Inc.

Here Jeff Friedman interviews Denise Bossarte about her latest bool Thriving after sexual abuse. Denise Bossarte is an award-winning author, poet, and photographer and artist whose passion is sharing the worlds of her mind and camera. Her daytime job in IT helps to keep the household running. She is also a survivor of childhood sexual abuse. She recently published a book called Thriving After Sexual Abuse. You can learn more about her here http://www.denisebossartebooks.com/.

Denise is a poet and an award-winning writer, photographer, and artist, and an IT professional. And she is a survivor of childhood abuse. She is the author of a new self-help book: "Thriving After Sexual Abuse: Break Your Bondage to the Past and Live a Life You Love" where she provides tips and suggestions for readers to seek help, self-reflect, and pursue healing through a range of activities and practices and offers tangible strategies for readers to reclaim their lives and move forward to a life of Thriving.In this episode, Denise shares her story of childhood sexual abuse at the hands of her grandfather and how that abuse affected the rest of her childhood & growing up. She takes us through her healing journey and what it took to move from a place of survival to now thriving. We discuss the following points:Her story of childhood sexual abuseHow the abuse affected the rest of her childhood & growing upExploring different routes of healingMoving from simply surviving to truly thrivingWhy it may be so hard to begin your healing journeyHow healing is a series of letting go & welcomingsReflection prompts for healingTune in to hear the rest of her story & insights!//Connect with Denise & her work:Website: thrivingaftersexualabusebook.comHealing Journey LibraryBook: Thriving After Sexual Abuse: Break Your Bondage to the Past and Live a Life You Love by Denise BossarteFacebook: Thriving AfterInstagram: @poetryyoginiYouTube: Thriving After//Song: Hallelujah by Leonard CohenHallelujah by Rufus Wainwright//Follow along with the rest of my journey.Instagram:@whytli@inthewakewithwhytliFacebook: Whytli RogersTwitter: @whytliPinterest: WhytliTikTok: @whytliLinkedIn: Whytli RogersWebsite: whytli.comContact me here.Support the show (https://paypal.me/whytli?locale.x=en_US)

Here Jeff Friedman interviews Denise Bossarte about her latest bool Thriving after sexual abuse. Denise Bossarte is an award-winning author, poet, and photographer and artist whose passion is sharing the worlds of her mind and camera. Her daytime job in IT helps to keep the household running. She is also a survivor of childhood sexual abuse. She recently published a book called Thriving After Sexual Abuse. You can learn more about her here http://www.denisebossartebooks.com/. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Denise Bossarte Is a survirvor of sexual abuse and has spent her adulthood healing herself from the abuse she has experienced in life. She is an award-winning writer, author and photographer and certified mediation facilitator and holds a PhD in Neuroscience. Her Past StoryHer mother’s father was the source of sexual abuse to her as a young child. “It mostly happened when we spent the summers with my grandparents on the lake.” her parents didn’t know what was happening, and the abuse continued until her sophomore year in high school when her grandfather died. “I learned to disassociate from my body when the abuse was happening and really disconnected in many ways to survive.Denise’s memories came flooding back after her grandfather died, and she had to learn how to process her trauma. Because she had accolades at school for being a good student, Denise latched onto her schooling for positive reinforcement. She kept herself busy so she wouldn’t have to deal with the trauma.First RelationshipShe started dating late in high school and into college, where she met her first serious boyfriend, a former alcoholic. Denise told her boyfriend about her abuse, and he realized she needed help and assisted her in getting help. “That was the first time I was able to go to a counselor who got me into a group of women survivors.” She learned how many others had gone through sexual trauma and found out that her talk therapy wasn’t enough to move forward in her life.Alternative Modalities for Healing TraumaDenise explored and tried many different alternative healing modalities such as mediation and yoga. While experimenting with healing modalities, she found a system that worked for her in her healing journey.Why Write Her Book on AbuseWhen Denise heard the story of the gymnast who had been sexually abused, this triggered her to write her story. She has coined the term “Thriver” as she wanted her story to feel that she moved beyond her abuse and is now enjoying herself and her life.Resources MentionedVisit Denise on the webJoin Me on Speak Loud PlatformSpeak Loud Podcast on the webSpread the message of Speak Loudly Podcast andshare this episode with a friend!***Disclaimer: All content found on Speak Loud Podcast, including text, images, audio, or other formats were created for informational purposes only. Material contained on Speak Loud Podcast website, podcast, and social media postings are not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your qualified healthcare provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard or delay seeking professional medical advice. Information on this podcast, and guest comments, opinions and content are solely for educational and entertainment purposes. Use of this information is at your own risk.***

In this podcast episode, I host with my first ever guest 'Denise Bossarte' who is a survivor and thriver of childhood sexual abuse. We discuss Denise's healing journey as she shares her personal, guided experience for survivors to find and engage in their own journey to healing and to becoming Thrivers just as she has.Thriving After Sexual Abuse is an eloquent and empathetic self-development book laying out a blueprint for survivors to heal themselves and it was a quarterfinalist in the 2019 BookLife Prize Nonfiction Contest, Self-Help Category. Thriving provides tips and suggestions for readers to seek help, self-reflect, and pursue healing through a range of activities and practices and offers tangible strategies for readers to reclaim their lives and move forward to a life of Thriving. You can find out more about Denise by visiting her website: https://www.denisebossartebooks.comNamaste  xIf you would like to take your self development to the next level then please sign up to my FREE 12 week self discovery plan here: https://victim2victor.net/free-12-week-self-discovery-plan/More information about me can be found via links here: https://linktr.ee/healing.journeyy