About

Sexual assault—any sexual assault—is a violation of the mind, body, and spirit. It leaves behind a residue of shame and self-blame as well as the sense that we are never safe. Many of us retreat to a basement—a protective but limiting world where we try to escape the memories, the feelings, the emotions. 

What is a Beyond-Surviving coach?

Beyond Surviving coaching is for sexual assault survivors who feel stuck in the cycle of shame, self-blame, and never-safe feelings. Who feels they are on a hamster wheel that just keeps repeating? Through coaching, we explore together how this residue is present in your current life. We get curious about what’s working and what’s not. The goal is to increase awareness, reduce judgment, create positive change, and reconnect with your mind, body, and spirit. 

Beyond Surviving Coaching does not look backward into the past. We look forward and get curious by asking powerful questions like “What’s the opportunity here?” or “What’s possible here?”

If you bring forth what is within you,
what you bring forth will save you.
—Gospel of Thomas 70