Healing the Sacred Wound

Sexual Trauma: Healing the Sacred Wound


By Peter A. Levine PhD


It’s a shocking statistic: worldwide, one in four people have been sexually assaulted in childhood— and that’s just the conservative estimate. For females, the likelihood is even greater. Of course, we can only speculate how many people are violated as adults. Sexual trauma is clearly one of society’s most serious unresolved issues.

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