Trauma Chats with MacKenzie Mae
Welcome to the Trauma Chats podcast with me, MacKenzie Mae! As a survivor of childhood sexual abuse, I have found community and connection to be an integral part of my healing journey. I strive to be the person I longed for growing up: someone to relate to, feel less alone, empower, inspire hope, and educate. If you are a survivor, a loved one of a survivor, or someone who seeks to learn about sexual trauma, its impacts, and how to support survivors, this podcast is for you! Learn, heal, and grow alongside a fellow survivor on our collective journey to not only survive, but thrive after experiencing sexual trauma.
Episodes
18 episodes
Managing the Nonlinear Path of Healing (with Journal Prompts)
Healing journeys are a roller coaster of ups, downs, and everything in between! In this episode, I'll be chatting about the nonlinear path of healing, embracing the understanding that everything in life is temporary, and sharing personal i...
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Episode 17
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18:42
How Trauma Impacts Memory
Trauma can significantly impact a survivor's brain and memory making it difficult to recall details of traumatic experiences, the sequence in which they played out, and sometimes the entirety of the experience. However, there are proven ways to...
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Episode 16
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31:30
Tips on Embracing Change (+ Life Update!)
Change is inevitable, but the excess stress and anxiety associated with it don't have to be. In this episode, I chat about practical tips to help you minimize stress and anxiety, allowing you to approach change with a more calm and centered min...
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Episode 15
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26:03
How to Feel Safe Again After Sexual Abuse
Sexual assault or abuse can impact survivors' relationship with their bodies through disassociation, negative body image, hypervigilance, and/or difficulties with sexual intimacy. In this episode, I share practical tips, strategies, and coping ...
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Episode 14
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33:07
Ask a Sexual Abuse Survivor (Q&A)
In this episode, I answer questions ranging from overcoming feeling like "damaged goods" to if I've thought about what my life would be like if I never endured child sexual abuse. I also cover a lot on how I've managed to cope from my trauma. H...
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Episode 13
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26:46
CSA Prevention is Possible and Reporting is Crucial
Ending child sexual abuse is truly an adult issue. Children cannot be expected to fend off sexual predators. Which means we as adults must do our job to protect our children. The more this topic is discussed, the more people are aware, the more...
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Episode 12
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25:50
Signs of Child Sexual Abuse
Unfortunately, child sexual abuse is far more common than society thinks. Knowing the signs of abuse is critically important to save a child from enduring abuse or to stop abuse that a child is already experiencing. Please share this episode wi...
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Episode 11
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19:19
10 Common Misconceptions of Sexual Assault
It's April, meaning it's Sexual Assault Awareness Month and Child Abuse Prevention Month. This episode covers 10 common misconceptions or myths of sexual assault or abuse that everyone needs to know about so, as a society, we can correct misinf...
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Episode 10
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31:31
Attachment Styles: Healing an Insecure Attachment Style (Part 2)
By striving towards improving your sense of self, your trust in others, and your perspective of what a healthy attachment truly entails, you will slowly shift to a secure attachment style. It will require trial and error, time, energy, and repe...
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Episode 9
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24:19
Attachment Styles: What Are They and How Do They Manifest? (Part 1)
Discovering and exploring your attachment style can be incredibly helpful in understanding yourself better, your view on others, and how you navigate close relationships in your life. In this episode, you will learn about the attachmen...
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Episode 8
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24:07
4 Reasons to Fall in Love with Your Imperfections
Perfectionism is holding you back!Listen to this episode to debunk perfectionism and learn how to fall in love with your imperfections instead of being ashamed of them. By internalizing these 4 insights, you will be able to let go of pe...
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Episode 7
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31:25
EXPOSING Enablers and Bystanders of Sexual Abuse
Those who choose inaction or deliberate poor action after witnessing or being informed of sexual abuse detrimentally impact survivors. In this episode, you will learn the reasons why individuals choose complicity, the effects that has o...
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Episode 6
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33:11
3 Insights I Wish I Knew Before Starting My Healing Journey
If I knew these 3 insights before starting my journey to heal as a survivor of child sexual abuse, it would've broken down common unrealistic expectations and empowered me to lean into the healing process much quicker. I've discovered these lif...
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Episode 5
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28:08
Difficulties Disclosing Abuse + How to Respond to a Survivor
Disclosing sexual abuse is a complex process with several barriers that can discourage survivors from telling someone about the trauma they’ve endured. Receiving a compassionate response to disclosure is critical for a survivor's healing journe...
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Episode 4
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27:52
Rewire Your Brain with Self-Compassion
Self-compassion is a superpower that builds emotional resiliency and psychological well-being. It's not easy to embody; it requires time and commitment to break down shameful, negative thought patterns and create new, compassionate neural pathw...
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Episode 3
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30:31
Navigating Anxiety, Panic Attacks, and Triggers
Sexual trauma survivors can experience many long-term impacts, one of those being anxiety, which is commonly accompanied by panic attacks and triggers. Listen to learn what anxiety, panic attacks, and triggers really are, how a fellow survivor ...
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Episode 2
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41:21
My Taekwondo Coach Molested Me (My CSA Story)
Today's Trauma Chat is about my personal child sexual abuse (CSA) story. My taekwondo coach molested me when I was 9-13 years old. In this episode, I share the backstory of before my abuse, how it began, what the actual abuse consisted of, and ...
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Episode 1
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27:34
Welcome to Trauma Chats with MacKenzie Mae (Trailer)
Welcome to the Trauma Chats podcast with me, MacKenzie Mae! I am a survivor of childhood sexual abuse striving to create a safe space and community for other survivors and allies of survivors to be inspired, empowered, and educated on sexual tr...
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