Figuring Out Sexuality After Sexual Trauma with Kathryn Gallagher

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Society & Culture, Mental Health, Self-improvement, Education, Health & Fitness, Relationships, Sexuality

5 • 933 Ratings

🗓️ 9 July 2024

⏱️ 48 minutes

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The talented Kathryn Gallagher joins Mal for a chat this week - in the woods of Connecticut! Kathryn and Mal discuss the pressures faced by young women who grow up in a world where winning the affection of men is the ultimate goal - and how that affected their ability to recognize their sexuality. The conversation dives into difficult topics such as overcoming sexual trauma and unwanted encounters with men, but emphasizes the importance of facing and healing from your past. *Content Warning: This episode contains content that may be challenging to some listeners.* If you are a survivor of sexual assault, you can contact the RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-4673 to receive confidential support from a trained staff member at a local RAINN affiliate. Visit RAINN: https://www.rainn.org/resources On top of being an insanely talented musician and actor, Kathryn is also on the board of The Joyful Heart Foundation. The Joyful Heart Foundation is a non-profit organization founded by Mariska Hargitay to help survivors heal and reclaim joy in their lives. Today, their mission is to transform society’s response to sexual assault, domestic violence, and child abuse, support survivors’ healing, and end this violence forever. Learn more, and donate here: https://www.joyfulheartfoundation.org Follow our guest @Kathryngallagher and don't forget to rate, review, subscribe and share this episode with someone from Connecticut! For all other inquiries, please email [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Where do I fall on the Kinsey scale? Who fucking knows? Where would I be without my sexual drama? Probably in the exact same place with a lot less fear? Hey all, welcome back to Made It Out. Today we are in Connecticut!
0:17.0	Matilda and I have been in New York for Pride.
0:23.8	We've been with some good friends of ours
0:25.5	and we said, let's go to Connecticut
0:27.4	and decompress and record a podcast for you guys.
0:30.9	So I'm here with a very good friend of mine who is just so lovely
0:35.2	and beautiful and talented impressive and she has a lot to say today on finding her queer identity after sexual trauma so we're going to get into it.
0:47.8	Dive on it baby.
0:48.8	Welcome, Catherine Gallagher.
0:50.8	Hi, Mal.
0:51.8	Hey.
0:52.3	This is so fun. I, Mal. Hey.
0:53.0	This is so fun.
0:54.0	I know who you are.
0:55.0	Yeah.
0:56.0	And I'm sure a lot of our listeners do, but for those few who don't, can you tell us a bit about
1:00.4	yourself?
1:01.4	Yeah, um, I'm Catherine. We'll start there. I am a musician, I act, and a lot of people
1:09.7	know me from musicals, but if you don't like musicals you know I did a couple shows on TV and
1:16.3	here and there and I don't know mostly I'm your friend right now like what do I do? Who am I? What did you grow up hearing about queer people like in your family and around you?
1:29.5	Well I grew up on Broadway because my dad was in the theater. So I knew all about gay men.
1:34.8	My mom was dancing in drag clubs
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