#45: “Why Not Me?” Surviving Sexual Trauma, Addiction and the Fight to Heal Deep Trauma

In this powerful episode of The Trauma Queen podcast, I sit down with Karizma, a woman whose life story holds some of the most confronting truths about trauma, complex trauma, sexual trauma, emotional wounds and abuse, yet is anchored in a level of hope and light that will stop you in your tracks.

We go deep into her childhood, marked by repeated sexual trauma, the murder of her father, a mother lost to heroin addiction and years of domestic violence and instability. Karizma shares how these experiences shaped her beliefs about safety, love and her own identity, and how they led to years of addiction, emotional wounds, and the constant trigger of living in fight or flight.

But this is not a story about staying unhealed.
Karizma speaks with raw honesty about the turning points that led her to rehab, deep inner child therapy 🪞 and ultimately reclaiming her power. We explore:

👉🏼 How childhood sexual trauma stole her sense of identity and the healing work it took to reclaim it
👉🏼 The role addiction played in survival and why she now feels pride rather than shame about her past
👉🏼 The pivotal moment she lost her daughter and the perspective shift that brought them back together
👉🏼 What it was like to heal through the Aaruka® Therapy process and why her first session changed everything
👉🏼 Learning to receive safe, consistent love after a lifetime of chaos
👉🏼 How she is now using her story to help others heal from trauma and thrive 

This episode is as confronting as it is inspiring. If you have ever felt like the trauma you have been through is too much to come back from, Karizma’s journey will challenge that belief. She is living proof that no matter how far you have fallen, you can heal, reclaim your power and create a life filled with safety, love and purpose.

Trigger warning: ⚠️ This conversation contains discussion of sexual trauma, child abuse, addiction, domestic violence and loss.

Listen now 🎧 to hear how Karizma went from surviving the unimaginable to becoming a force for healing and hope 🌟