3 Simple Ways to Rebuild a Marriage

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🗓️ 15 September 2025

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Mela has let her childhood trauma interfere with her very good marriage, but with help from Dr. Laura, she's ready to focus on the positive. Call 1-800-DR-LAURA / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment at DrLaura.com

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0:00.0	Thanks for listening to my call of the day podcast. You can hear my live radio program Monday through Friday from 2 to 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Sirius XM Triumph 11.
0:11.5	Mila, how can I help? So, I try to make it short, but long story short. I don't need you to make it short, Mila.
0:21.6	I need you to make it clear enough that I have enough information to be helpful.
0:26.6	It doesn't have to be sure.
0:28.6	Okay.
0:29.6	Okay.
0:30.6	So I have a lot of sexual trauma from when I was a kid, from my stepfather. Sorry, I've had a lot of... What does that mean? A lot of sexual trauma from when I was a kid from my stepfather. So I've had a lot of sexual trauma.
0:41.3	What actually happened?
0:43.5	I was raped and groomed from the age of 13 or 14 to right before I started college.
0:52.8	And my husband, I met while I was still living at home.
0:58.3	Okay, wait, just a second, if you want me to be helpful, I have to understand.
1:02.5	Did you have a mother in the house?
1:05.3	Yes, ma'am.
1:07.2	When he was raping and molesting you, was your mother home?
1:14.3	Yeah, most of the times.
1:16.7	But she was busy with my youngest sister who is severely, she has a lot of severe health issues.
1:24.9	So my mom was busy with my youngest sister.
1:30.3	And you never let on or mentioned or stayed with your mother instead of being alone with him?
1:38.9	No, because I had my own issues with my mother. I was afraid of my mom and was thankful about many things.
1:47.2	And I...
1:47.7	You were not afraid of your stepdad? Or you took that as affection? No, I thought it was affection.
1:55.6	And my stepdad was in my world. So I thought he was God in my eyes.
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