The Saprea Healing Webinar*

Hello Everyone,

Last week I had a great healing webinar with Saprea that I wanted to share so that it may help others, too. The objective for me was to heal some more of my childhood sexual trauma through learning more coping/healing mechanisms, to receive some more validation, and to receive communal support from the group that was about eight to ten participants. Through the 4.5 hour webinar, we had a chance to ask questions on the chat, give other participants validation and support, have one breakout room session with a few participants based on how we react during times of stress to discuss it, learn some tools for healing our trauma, such as breathing and grounding techniques, access to an accompanying, webinar worksheet, as well as receiving two workbooks. The two workbooks are quite extensive and focused on reclaiming hope that is to help you well beyond the webinar. One is focused on five empowering strategies to empower your life that are based on awareness (being physically and emotionally present in the moment), acknowledgement (recognizing the reality and impact of your past trauma), power through surrender (coexisting in a positive way with the intrusive trauma responses), mindfulness (focusing on empowering thoughts and choosing healing actions), and faith (acting on the belief that you can heal).

We were given many suggestions for furthering our healing on our own, too, such as relaxation techniques, movement activities, emotional release activities, thought task activities, social engagement activities and hope for the future activities, mentioned in the webinar and included in the workbooks.

Saprea currently plans to host the webinars 2-3 times a month. All of the upcoming webinars will contain the same content to allow everyone who is interested the opportunity to engage with the material. This plan may change in the future and they will update everyone via their various platforms at that time.

These are the upcoming webinar dates:

• Tuesday, August 16, 2022 from 11:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. EST

• Friday, September 9, 2022 from 10:00-2:30 p.m. EST

• Thursday, September 22, 2022 from 10:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. EST

If you’re interested in attending, or inquiring about, any of the upcoming webinars, please email: healingwebinar@saprea.org

They also have a 4-day in person retreat and support groups that you can find through their website through the U.S. and some beyond the U.S.

You can also access a lot of the webinar content online on their website at: https://youniquefoundation.org/resources-for-child-sexual-abuse-survivors/

This is what it says:

“Using content and strategies from our Saprea Retreat, we have created a library of research-based online resources to help you address symptoms that may be associated with child sexual abuse trauma. We also help you understand the whys behind the effects trauma may have had on your life, with information about trauma and its impact on the brain and body, as well as the long-lasting impacts of shame and its underlying connection to other symptoms you may experience.

Once you understand some of the whys behind the symptoms and experiences you have been coping with, we think you’ll be better prepared to interact with our collection of healing resources. Using the three healing practices of Acknowledgement, Mindfulness, and Aspiration as springboards, we have practical, applicable tools and activities that you can integrate into your already busy life. Healing is possible, one day at a time.”

Thanks for reading. Hope this helps some people, and give them a little more hope, validation, and respite.

*I am not affiliated nor partnered with Saprea. All opinions and points of view are my own.