Episode 612: Sherry Cassel, Sexual Assault Survivor, Early 60’s, Active LDS, Mother of Three

Listen, Learn & Love Hosted by Richard Ostler

Richard Ostler

Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 839 Ratings

🗓️ 9 February 2023

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

** Trigger Warning: Sexual Assault** My friend Sherry Cassel bravely shares her story of being a survivor of sexual assault (from infancy until after her mission) and ongoing verbal and physical assault well into adulthood. Further, Sherry talks about how she became sexually active after her mission (partly because it was the only way she had been programed to feel loved) and having three children out of wedlock from three different men. Sherry talks about her love for these wonderful children. Sherry talks about being diagnosed with Complex PTSD and her road to dealing, accepting, and working to solve her mental health issues resulting from long-term trauma. Sherry talks about the beautiful relationship she has with her children (two with temple marriages and the third a member of the LGBTQ+ community who is navigating well in life through their own mental illness journey). She also talks about her patriarchal blessing and the importance of that blessing into her eternal destiny and also finding peace that some of her mortal dreams will not happen. If you are a survivor of past/current abuse, Sherry’s powerful podcast will help you. And if you are looking for better support and understand abuse survivors, Sherry’s insights will help you. And if you are just looking for a story or courage, faith and forgiveness, Sherry’s story will inspire you. Thank you, Sherry, for your courage to be on the podcast and share your story. You are brave. You are free from shame. You are one of my new heroes. Your story will help so many! Links mentioned in the podcast: Sherry’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/momto4xo Richard Ostler Repentance Chapter: https://www.dropbox.com/s/beou6wikby3rox0/Chapter%205%20Hope-Filled%20Repentance.%20%20%20Listen%20Learn%20and%20Love%2C%20Improving%20Lattter-day%20Saint%20Culture.pdf?dl=0 Elder Kearon General Conference Talk: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2022/04/24kearon Steve Young’s Book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1639930310

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0:00.0	Welcome listeners to another episode of Listen, Learn, and Love, hosted by Richard Osler.
0:09.4	My guest joining me via Zoom from her home near Sacramento, California, is my new friend Sherry Kassel.
0:16.2	Welcome to the podcast, Sherry.
0:18.8	Thank you.
0:19.6	I'm pretty excited to be here.
0:21.7	Sherry spells her name, S-H-E-R-R-Y, and C-S-E-L. C-A-S-S-E-L.
0:30.1	Sherry is about my age. We're both 61. I guess we are the same age.
0:35.5	And although I'm much older because I'm an old 61 and you just barely turn 61.
0:40.7	Just a pup.
0:41.4	You're just a pup.
0:42.5	But we're going to talk about Sherry's going to share some of her journey and I'll first start
0:47.7	with this first subject about being a survivor of sexual abuse.
0:51.4	It happened when started when she was about two and continued with different
0:55.5	people until after her mission. So that's kind of a trigger warning listeners. If you don't want to
1:00.8	listen to a podcast about sexual abuse, this may not be your podcast, but Sherry's going to share
1:06.5	some of that, not in the spirit of helping others that are currently victims of sexual abuse
1:12.8	or are coming out of that that may need Sherry's perspective on how to find hope and healing.
1:18.7	She's going to talk about her mission.
1:20.5	She's going to talk about just the complexities of her growing up life, mentally ill,
1:36.3	mother, I believe you're going to talk about and just really difficult growing up circumstances as an active Latter-day Saint. Sherry is still an active Latter-day Saint. She's had times where she perhaps doesn't participate as much as others, but she is an active Latter-day Saint.
1:44.7	She served a mission in Cleveland, Ohio.
1:47.4	She's the mother of three children.
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