4: From Sexual Trauma to Sexual Self Energy, with Sarah Siegel

“I think connecting with your work really showed me and helped me to intuit and start to feel into [the truth] that actually pleasure is naturally here…it arises spontaneously many times when parts trust enough and are willing to allow enough space for Self Energy to embody. And that was a big shift for me.”Content Advisory: This episode explores sensitive topics related to sexual trauma and pleasure. Listener discretion is advised.Feeling Self-Led in Bed can be  particularly challenging for folks who have experienced sexual abuse or other forms of complex trauma. In today’s episode I talk with Sarah Siegel, an  IFS Practitioner, Coach, Interfaith Minister, and a valued assistant to me in the BeHold and Lead your Internal Sexual System (BLISS)™ program. Sarah has been on a profound  healing journey from severe childhood sexual abuse, opioid addiction, and chronic illness and has transformed her relationships, inside and out. I am so grateful that she was willing to share her compassionate wisdom with us. We don’t all start from the same place when it comes to sexual Self-leadership. It’s hard enough to navigate the complexities of today’s sexual landscape without complex trauma. Bringing the burdens and wounds of sexual abuse, often transmitted intergenerationally, certainly adds major challenges. I am so inspired by Sarah’s courageous journey, supported by her Buddhist practice, IFS, and other modalities along the way.About Sarah Siegel:Sarah Siegel is a Level 2 trained IFS Coach who loves supporting people who have survived severe complex trauma to build lives that are healthy, whole and full of pleasure. She is additionally an Ordained Interfaith Minister, Certified Holistic Coach and drug and alcohol counselor. Sarah has a private coaching practice in Portland, Maine and is also a longtime Buddhist practitioner, and mother of three. Sarah brings great compassion, nonjudgmental presence and wisdom born from her own healing journey from complex trauma due to childhood sexual abuse, severe opioid addiction, and chronic illness. She believes that we all have an unharmed and unharmable core essence, which contains great wisdom and knows how to heal and all of her work centers on this belief.Connect with Sarah:Website - https://www.wakingwisdomwithin.com/⁠Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/waking_wisdom_withinFollow Patricia on IG: https://www.instagram.com/patriciarichconsulting/Join the Self-Led Sexuality Free Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/selfleds3xualitywithpatriciarichSign up for Patricia’s email list and get the free The Six S's of Sexual Self-Energy Infographic.Disclaimer: All opinions and views expressed by Patricia Rich through the Self-Led in Bed Podcast and YouTube Channel are her own, as are the opinions and views expressed by guests. Patricia may or may not agree with the opinions and views expressed by guests and information provided on the podcast is not guaranteed to be factually accurate. The content provided is for educational, informational, and entertainment purposes only. Nothing in this content should be construed or assumed to constitute personal or professional consultation, supervision, advice, clinical instruction, clinical assessment, guidance, treatment, therapy, training, diagnosis, or to replace medical or mental health treatment. Nothing in this content creates a therapist-client relationship. Always seek the advice of a medical or mental health provider regarding any questions or concerns you have about your medical and/or mental health needs. If you need immediate help, contact your provider and/or call 911. Patricia Rich is always learning and her opinions are formed with the information she has at the time, and may change as she learns more. Topics discussed pertain to psychological states and to sexuality and may provoke uncomfortable feelings for some listeners. Please use your own discretion when listening to this podcast or sharing it with others.