359 SelfWork: Talking About Sibling Sexual Abuse: A Conversation with TEDx Speaker Jane Epstein

Trigger Warning: We’re talking about sibling sexual abuse in this episode. The links for sexual abuse hotlines are below.
I’ve had so many guest interviews on SelfWork - really wonderful researchers and authors, therapists and thinkers. But there’s something very special about someone coming forth to share their message when they’ve learned something the hard way - and they want to help others either through what they went through or to avoid it in the first place.
Jane Epstein is this kind of person. She tells her story in this episode about how her life was dramatically impacted by her brother sexually abusing her. It took her years to put the pieces of the puzzle together, making connections between past and present that were difficult and painful to make - but also were freeing.
Many of you who are listening may have experienced something similar - and have tried, as Jane did for many years - to sweep it under the rug. A stepsister or stepbrother, an older sibling - and you’ve blamed yourself. Or felt a shameful heaviness.
Please know, you are far, far from alone.
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[@EmpressHatshepsut]

Thank you for this interview. There aren’t enough of these conversations.

[@DrMargaretRutherford]

You're more than welcome. Jane's book is coming out soon and I'll hope to have her back on.