TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2024//
TI  - "I had to allow myself to heal": how survivors of sex trafficking have experienced healing from trauma bonding
JO  - Violence against women
A1  - Casassa, Kaitlin
A1  - England, Gwen
A1  - Karandikar, Sharvari
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - Among the many issues facing sex trafficking survivors, the trauma bonds they develop with their perpetrators are one of the most complex and least understood concerns. This community-based participatory research phenomenological study explored this phenomenon by asking: How have survivors of sex trafficking experienced healing from trauma bonding? The sample consisted of 19 female survivors who were all participants in or graduates of a human trafficking specialty docket. Three themes emerged: survivors shared that (a) building trusting and honest relationships, (b) their relationships with themselves, and (c) education all played a pivotal role in the healing they had experienced.    Keywords: Human trafficking; <p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1077-8012
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10778012241248458
ID  - ref1
ER  -