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May 1, 2025 44 mins

** TRIGGER WARNING: This episode contains discussion of childhood sexual abuse and related sensitive topics. **

**Finding Purpose Through Personal Healing: A Survivor's Journey to Empowering Others** 

In this powerful episode, Tina Meyer shares her profound journey from victim to advocate as she discusses founding The Blue Butterfly Institute, an organization dedicated to supporting survivors of sexual trauma. With remarkable courage and vulnerability, Tina reveals how her personal experience with childhood sexual abuse and domestic violence led her on an eight-year healing journey that ultimately inspired her mission to create safe spaces for other survivors. 

You'll hear about: 

* Tina's personal story of surviving childhood sexual trauma and domestic violence
* The multi-layered healing process and how trauma impacts every aspect of functioning 
* How darkness can transform into purpose and opportunity 
* The importance of creating genuine safety in relationships and communication 
* The founding of The Blue Butterfly Institute and its mission 
* Practical approaches to trauma recovery that empower survivors 
* Why community support is essential for healing from profound trauma 

Today, as founder of The Blue Butterfly Institute, Tina combines her extensive background as an educator with her personal healing journey to provide free support groups, therapy services, and community education. Her work demonstrates how confronting our deepest wounds can lead to profound personal transformation and create ripples of healing for countless others. 

Through Tina's inspiring story and compassionate insights, this episode illuminates the possibility of living beyond trauma and reclaiming one's power to create a beautiful life despite painful beginnings. 

## CONNECT WITH TINA MEYER: 
Email: tina@thebluebutterflyinstitute.org.au 
Website: https://www.thebluebutterflyinstitute.org.au
Facebook: https://facebook.com/thebluebutterflyinstitute
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