Exclusive: Bachelorette Katie Thurston Goes In-Depth on Past Trauma and Why Consent Is a Must

Talking It Out

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Society & Culture, Relationships

4.6 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 22 June 2021

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Bachelorette Katie Thurston opens up to Mike and Bryan about the sexual trauma she experienced and reveals why she felt compelled to tell her very personal story on the show. Katie discusses why it’s so important to normalize these conversations and talks about how learning from her past experiences has helped her have a healthy relationship with sex now. Plus, Katie, Mike, and Bryan discuss why it’s so important to share past trauma with your partner and why healthy communication is a must. Katie also shares what it was like finally telling her mother about her past experience. If you or someone you know has experienced sexual violence and needs help, please visit rainn.org. Don’t forget to rate and subscribe so you never miss an episode. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome back everyone to talking it out with Mike and Brian.
0:07.6	Today's episode everyone is going to be a little bit different and we're going to be talking
0:11.8	about some very sensitive subjects.
0:14.6	So before we get started, I just want to give a content warning for all our listeners
0:20.6	out there that we're going to be discussing topics of sex, lack of consent and sexual assault.
0:28.3	We just want to make sure that this is a safe space for everyone involved.
0:32.8	So please, please, please take note before continuing on to the rest of this episode.
0:38.9	Absolutely, bro.
0:39.9	As Brian said, today we're doing things a little bit different.
0:43.4	If you watched tonight's episode of the Bachelorette, you have seen Katie's group dates with
0:47.3	Nick Bial, the men were encouraged to be vulnerable, to dig deep and it was truly remarkable
0:55.8	and incredible to see how much these men were willing to share.
1:00.0	And besides the story that the men had to share, we obviously saw our bachelor at Katie
1:07.5	reveal a story from her past that she said that not even her mother knew about.
1:14.4	I'm so incredibly proud of Katie for being so brave and just, you know, to share that
1:20.6	story on camera.
1:22.6	If you said her mother didn't even know this is a, and this is just a conversation that
1:27.2	we need to talk about more that truly is as a certified sex and intimacy coach, I'm
1:33.2	here to tell you that the absolute most important components of any sexual encounter is consent.
1:42.5	Absolutely, Mike.
1:43.5	So with that being said, let's just get right into this conversation around consent and
1:48.8	what we saw on tonight's episode.
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