Is it Possible to Heal from the Trauma of Sexual Abuse? Dr. Dan Allender
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🗓️ 23 October 2025
⏱️ 65 minutes
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My guest today is Dr. Dan Allender. For over 30 years, his “Allender Theory” has brought healing and transformation to hundreds of thousands of lives by bridging the story of the gospel and the stories of trauma and abuse that mark so many. He’s written a bunch of life-changing books (e.g. The Wounded Heart, God Loves Sex) and is an incredible communicator. Most of all, he’s one of the most down to earth, Jesus-like, and delightful persons I’ve ever met.
Dan will be speaking on healing from Sexual Trauma at Exiles in Babylon 2026! Part of our session titled Mental Health and the Gospel. Learn more here.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, friends, welcome back to another episode of Thealajara. |
| 0:03.0 | I am beyond excited to have the one and only Dr. Dan Allender on Theology and Ra. |
| 0:10.0 | This is long overdue. Dan Allender is, as I call him, I mean, the Master Yoda of Sexual Abuse and Recovery, |
| 0:19.0 | and has just done so much amazing work in this field |
| 0:24.4 | and this conversation was beautiful intense raw and I think is going to be |
| 0:32.3 | incredibly helpful for those of you out there who are dealing with have have dealt with, or need to deal with a past |
| 0:41.7 | history of sexual abuse. |
| 0:43.2 | So Dr. Dan Allender is a pioneer of a unique and innovative approach to trauma and abuse |
| 0:48.2 | therapy. |
| 0:48.8 | For over 30 years, the Allender theory has brought healing and transformation to hundreds of thousands of lives |
| 0:55.6 | by bridging the story of the gospel and the stories of trauma and abuse that mark so many people. |
| 1:00.6 | He has an MDiv from Westminster Theological Seminary, PhD in Counseling Psychology from Michigan State University, |
| 1:06.9 | and he is the author of many books, including the wounded heart, the healing path to be told and God loves sex. |
| 1:16.5 | He's also co-authored several books with Trevor Longman and other books with Kathy Lorzell and also co-authored books with Steve Call. |
| 1:27.1 | Dan also hosts the Allender Center's weekly podcast with Rachel Clinton Chen, which has more than |
| 1:32.8 | three million downloads. |
| 1:35.2 | So I am beyond excited to introduce this conversation to you. |
| 1:39.9 | So please welcome to the show for the first time, the one and only Dr. Dan Allender. |
| 1:51.5 | Music Please welcome to the show for the first time, the one and only, Dr. Dan Allender. So, Dan, welcome to Theology in the Rom. |
| 1:54.9 | Thank you, Preston. |
| 1:56.0 | And to be compared to Yoda, to think I'm a diminutive, odd creature whose syntax is disruptive. |
| 2:07.2 | I can't think of a more accurate picture of me. |
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