E167: Healing The Wounds Of Sexual Abuse w/Therapist Michael Gasparro
The Lila Rose Show
Lila Rose
4.8 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 29 November 2024
⏱️ 70 minutes
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Summary
Sexual abuse leaves deep scars on individuals and families. How can we protect our children from such harm? How can survivors find peace and healing after trauma? And how can we support those working through the emotional and sexual wounds caused by abuse?
In this episode, we welcome back Michael Gasparro, a licensed marriage and family therapist, who shares his approach to helping clients heal from sexual trauma. He also discusses the importance of showing compassion and grace to those who are spiritually lost as a result of abuse.
Tune in for an insightful and educational conversation on healing and hope.
Check out our first episode with Michael Gasparro: https://youtu.be/C103HB8jfdY
Check out Michael's website and music: https://michaelgasparro.com/
Learn about Reintegrative Therapy: https://www.reintegrativetherapy.com.
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00:00:00 - Intro
00:03:09 - Responding to viewer's comment
00:04:28 - The Reality of Abuse
00:05:43 - What is sexual abuse and sexual trauma?
00:12:27 - How can adults heal from past sexual abuse?
00:15:13 - Is it necessary to share abuse with others?
00:19:39 - Are we calling too many things trauma?
00:22:22 - Pornography is traumatic
00:28:18 - God is more for us and we are for ourselves
00:37:55 - We need experience on top of knowledge
00:43:53 - Dangers in conservative households
00:45:36 - Law of Gradualness vs Gradualness of Law
00:54:23 - Michael’s challenge for us
00:57:49 - Acceptance vs Approval
01:03:07 - Need for Prudence
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Are we calling too many things trauma? |
| 0:02.8 | What are some of the bright lines that any parent should do to protect their child from abuse? |
| 0:08.5 | And then that person's living in the feeling of being constantly a source of disappointment. |
| 0:13.1 | Yes. |
| 0:13.6 | And that's probably excruciating. |
| 0:15.6 | We should not expect them to be perfectly able to be asaste as somebody who did not have that experience. |
| 0:23.3 | Hey guys, welcome back to the Lila Rose podcast. Today I'm going to be sitting down with |
| 0:27.8 | Michael Gasparo, who is a licensed marriage and family therapist. We are exploring the |
| 0:33.2 | question of abuse and how to protect your children from abuse, particularly sexual abuse, |
| 0:39.2 | how to navigate sticky situations with people that you love in your life who are struggling |
| 0:44.1 | because of abusive histories or maybe something that happened in your past and how to overcome |
| 0:48.8 | and how to ultimately discover healing and true freedom. |
| 0:53.2 | Michael has been on the show before. You might remember |
| 0:55.2 | him from our incredibly interesting deep dive into the question of same-sex attraction. I think |
| 1:01.0 | you're going to enjoy this episode as well. As always, do not forget to subscribe to the show |
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| 1:09.4 | to rate the show and give us five stars. |
| 1:11.3 | That helps the show reach more people. |
| 1:14.1 | Thanks for coming back on the show, Michael. |
| 1:16.0 | Yeah, thank you for having me. |
| 1:17.2 | Great to see you again. |
| 1:18.2 | Thank you. |
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