The Importance of “Story” in the Healing of Childhood Sexual Abuse

If someone is sexually abused as a child, they can understandably build their identity around the horrific experience of abuse. Healing starts with taking their abuse seriously as a deeply wounding event that has potentially lifelong impact. But healing is also aided by the abused realizing that their personal story is much more than their abuse, and, most importantly, that they are part of a much larger story that holds a deeper sense of identity for them: Jesus' story of redemption at work in our broken world.