We are living in a time of collective, global distortion when it comes to sexuality. Humanity has become deeply disconnected from the sacredness of our sexual life force - a disconnection so widespread it could be called a global epidemic, affecting the vast majority of us in one way or another.

When the #MeToo movement erupted in 2017, it offered the world its first widespread glimpse into the depth and systemic nature of this epidemic. For women and girls, it revealed something we already knew, but rarely acknowledged: experiences of sexual trauma are not isolated incidents or rare exceptions. They are the norm. We saw clearly that we are not individual islands. Nearly every woman on this planet carries some version of sexual trauma like assault, rape, boundary violations, harassment, or a combination of these.

And yet - we don’t really talk about it.

In spaces dedicated to personal growth, healing, and spiritual expansion, it is common to speak and share about childhood trauma, attachment wounds, or other pivotal events that have shaped our lives. Some of us embark on the path to reclaiming our sexuality, releasing sexual shame, and engage in practices like tantra.

And yet - we still don’t really speak about our experiences of sexual trauma.

The path of inner growth and healing,
is a path of coming back to ourselves.

That path will over and over again invite us
to come back to the moments in our past,
where we didn’t have the capacity to be with what was.

Moments where we went into fight, flight, freeze, fawn or flop.
Where survival strategies kicked in and protections took over.
And what did those protections protect us from, exactly?

They protected us from feeling the pain.
They helped us to disconnect from it, to suppress it, to disown it.
Because it was too much to feel back then.
Because it was an impact that was too much to bear.
Too much for our systems to be able to handle.

It's served us back then.
It's served that younger version of ourselves.

And above all: it was our only way, because we were alone.

Most of us didn't have a supporting and nourishing system around us.
Most of us didn't have anyone to share these difficulties with.
Most of us ended up feeling shame, even though we were the victims.

But that's what we can do now.

Finally, we're opening up this room.
The protections can slowly ease.
The walls can start to come down.
The armour can be put down.

Now we gather. We come together.
Like women have done since - forever.
We know we need healing, we feel it in our bones
and we hear it in our hearts.

Our souls are guiding us forward on this path,
gently bringing us together.
We can hear the calling.
Are you listening?

Will you answer the call?