Therapy For Survivors of Mother-Daughter Sexual Abuse Archives

Was I Sexually Abused by My Mother? Why You Keep Questioning What Happened

Woman sitting quietly in warm window light beside a faded image of a young girl, representing childhood memories, uncertainty, and the lasting effects of trauma.

You may have asked yourself the same question hundreds of times: Was I sexually abused by my mother? Maybe something happened during bathing, dressing, sleeping, touching, affection, privacy, or what she called “care,” and when you remember it now your stomach tightens or you immediately want to move away from the memory. There may have…

Why Can’t I Enjoy My Success

By Chana Ceasar

How Mother-Daughter Sexual Abuse Makes Success Difficult to Receive You’re driving home from the dinner your team put together the night the deal finally closed, the one you’d been chasing for the better part of a year. Your business partner raises a glass and says, “this never would have happened without you.” For a few…

Betrayal Trauma and the Parent Who Didn’t Protect You

By Chana Ceasar

Woman sitting alone holding a tissue, reflecting on betrayal trauma from a parent who didn’t protect her during childhood sexual abuse and attachment trauma. Betrayal trauma occurs when a caregiver fails to protect a child from harm, leading to long-term patterns of self-doubt, attachment confusion, and difficulty trusting one’s own experiences.

The Night It Surfaces It’s late. You’re in your apartment, alone, phone in hand, doing what you do when your mind won’t settle: scrolling. A Reddit thread catches your eye. In this thread someone is describing abuse, a parent who crossed lines and how the other parent just stood in the room and said nothing.…

How Mother-Daughter Sexual Abuse (MDSA) Affects Sexual Development, Desire, and the Way You Experience Yourself in Relationships

By Chana Ceasar

You’re lying in bed next to your partner, the one you’ve chosen and the person you expected would feel different. Earlier that evening, you welcomed their touch, their closeness, moving toward them intentionally and with openness. But now, as they sleep beside you, something changes. You feel a familiar wave moving through you, a quiet…

Was This Sexual Abuse By Your Mother And Why Does It Still Feel Unsettling Now

By Chana Ceasar

Your phone lights up with her name and you feel it immediately. There is a tightening in your chest and a slight drop in your stomach before you have even decided whether you are going to answer. You stare at the screen, unable to move, already aware that something is happening in you, even though…