Healing From Sexual Trauma

In this episode, Matt Landsiedel and Tirrell Cherry talk intimately about healing sexual trauma. They share their own personal experiences with sexual abuse and how they have moved through their own trauma healing journeys. If you have experienced sexual trauma, you are not alone. This episode was created with the intention to normalize having these difficult conversations that can lead to deep connection, authenticity and healing. Connect with Tirrell: Website link: https://tirrellcherry.life Instagram: @tirrellcherry TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/TTPdMKxrbN/ Today's episode is sponsored by The Silva Ultramind System Take the Attachment Style Quiz! Watch this ep on YouTube - Connect with us - Join the private Facebook community Take our "Building Better Relationships" course Take our "Healing Your Shame" course Instagram GayMenGoingDeeper.com Patreon Chapters (00:00:00) - Sponsor: Silva Ultramind System(00:00:36) - Introduction and Guest Welcome(00:03:12) - How This Episode Came Together(00:06:21) - Setting Intentions and Episode Structure(00:08:15) - Terrell's Background and Path to Trauma Work(00:09:45) - Terrell Shares His Childhood Sexual Trauma Story(00:13:44) - Discovering the Trauma Through Hypnosis(00:16:12) - Reflecting on Shame, Guilt, and Responsibility(00:18:04) - How It Feels to Share This Publicly(00:20:12) - Impact on Trust and Relationships(00:22:36) - Universality of Silent Suffering(00:25:42) - Matt's Story: Being Drugged and Assaulted at 19(00:27:44) - Aftermath: Minimizing and Hypersexuality(00:29:27) - Sex as Currency and Power Reclamation(00:31:46) - Shift to Celibacy and Dissociation(00:33:52) - Body Keeping the Score, Coming Back Online(00:35:53) - Honoring the Story and the Body's Memory(00:39:59) - Turning Inward: Listening to the Body(00:44:39) - Perspective Shifts and Letting Go of Defectiveness(00:52:09) - Worthiness, Relationships, and Self-Sabotage(00:57:26) - Fear of Being Seen and Racial/Cultural Context(01:00:53) - Learning From Painful Relationship Patterns(01:04:04) - Victimhood, Power, and Authenticity(01:11:10) - Matt's Healing Practices and Nervous System Work(01:14:16) - Consent, Boundaries, and the Fawn Response(01:21:12) - Closing Reflections and Gratitude(01:22:49) - Terrell's Practice and How to Connect(01:26:21) - Outro and Community Info