When the Wound Is Silent: The Link Between Childhood Sexual Abuse and Food or Alcohol Addiction Later in Life

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We rarely connect the dots between our earliest wounds and our current struggles with food or alcohol. But those of us who’ve experienced childhood sexual abuse often carry invisible scars that shape how we nourish ourselves—or numb ourselves—later in life.

The truth is, food and alcohol are not the problem.
They’re the symptoms. The stand-ins. The coping mechanisms for pain we were never meant to carry alone.

The Root Most Diets Don’t Touch

When you experience trauma, especially the violation of your body at a young age, a fracture happens—one between your body and your sense of safety. You learn, often unconsciously, to disconnect. To dissociate. To soothe yourself with what’s available—whether that’s sugar, binge eating, starvation, wine, or high-achieving perfectionism.

And the most tragic part? The world praises you for controlling, dieting, pushing through. But the root wound—the one buried in silence and shame—remains untouched.

Why “Just Eat Better” Doesn’t Work

Most women I work with have spent decades trying every diet, detox, and “clean living” protocol imaginable. And yet, they still struggle. Not because they lack discipline, but because they’ve never been guided to release the emotional charge beneath the cravings.

Childhood trauma wires your nervous system to seek comfort, escape, and control. Until you heal at the nervous system level—until you address those trapped emotions—you’re fighting a battle with one hand tied behind your back.

Real Healing Is Possible

I’ve worked with hundreds of women who once believed they were “broken” because of their addictions or disordered eating. What they discovered through our work together—through advanced EFT tapping, trauma release, and deep subconscious healing—is that they weren’t broken at all.

They were coping the only way they knew how.
And once the root was healed, the cravings… the self-sabotage… the guilt—it all began to fade.

They began to feel safe in their bodies again.
They stopped needing to numb.
They started to feel whole, worthy, and free.

If This Is You, You’re Not Alone

If you’ve lived through sexual abuse, and you’ve struggled with food or alcohol later in life—please know this:
There is nothing wrong with you.
Your body, your mind, and your spirit have been doing their best to survive.

You are not too far gone. You are not too late. And you are not alone.
Real freedom is possible—with the right support, the right process, and a commitment to deeper healing.

I’m here to show you how.

Ready to Begin Your Healing Journey?

If this spoke to something deep within you—if you’re tired of white-knuckling your way through diets, detoxes, or dry Januaries and still feeling stuck—I want you to know that healing is not only possible, it’s available to you now.

I’ve helped hundreds of women who once felt broken by trauma, addiction, and food struggles finally come home to themselves—without shame, without perfectionism, and without forcing their bodies into submission.

If you’re ready to explore what’s really been holding you back—and finally release it at the root—I’d love to support you.

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You’re not too much. You’re not too late.
And you don’t have to do this alone anymore.

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