Dr. Sophia Murphy has been in the field of mental health for almost two decades. She provides psychotherapy to individuals, couples, families, and groups in a range of settings. She is certified as a personal trainer, sex coach, sexologist, and licensed as a professional counselor and specializes in the decolonization of all oppressed people. Dan Griffin is the author of numerous publications focused on men including A Man’s Way through the Twelve Steps and Helping Men Recover. He and his colleagues have partnered with Dr. Murphy to create Amazing Moms and Healing Women’s Pain. Jonathan De Carlo, CAS, is a Certified Addiction Specialist, an international consultant, speaker, & trainer with over thirty years of service in the behavioral health field. He currently serves as Chief Growth Officer of The Redpoint Center. He is also co-owner & Director of Operations for Ross Hollow Counseling & Consulting, providing psychosocial rehabilitation, individual & group counseling, marriage & family therapy, as well as organizational development & consultation services. *The term “women” is used to include all persons who identify as female, feminine, femme, and other identities that do not align with masculinity. This verbiage does not solely recognize gender as binary and is intended only as a means of context.

• About the Healing Women’s Pain Program viiParticipant Survey – Before Going Through the Program ixAbout This Workbook xiSession 1: Grounding and Safety 1Session 2: The Woman Rules 13Session 3: Toxic Waters 19Session 4: Cultivating an Intrapersonal Relationship of Compassion 25Session 4.5: Assault on Our Bodies and Minds 33Session 5: Creating Healthy Relationships 39Session 6: The Intersection of Boundaries and Communication 43Session 7: Trauma: Facing Our Wounds 51Session 8: All in the Family 59Session 9: The Woman Rules, Intimacy, and Attachment 65Session 10: The Woman Rules, Intimacy, and Violence 69Session 11: The Woman Rules, Intimacy, and Sex 77Session 12: Developing an Identity That Is More Than Your Roles 83Session 13: Growing Through Grief and Loss 87Session 14: Post- traumatic Growth and Resilience 93Session 15: Breathing Under Water 99Session 16: Writing Your Story 103Session 17: Deconstructing Our Story 113Session 18: Framing a Healing Journey 119Participant Survey – After Going Through the Program 123

Dr. Sophia Murphy has been in the field of mental health for almost two decades. She provides psychotherapy to individuals, couples, families, and groups in a range of settings. She is certified as a personal trainer, sex coach, sexologist, and licensed as a professional counselor and specializes in the decolonization of all oppressed people. Dan Griffin is the author of numerous publications focused on men including A Man’s Way through the Twelve Steps and Helping Men Recover. He and his colleagues have partnered with Dr. Murphy to create Amazing Moms and Healing Women’s Pain. Jonathan De Carlo, CAS, is a Certified Addiction Specialist, an international consultant, speaker, & trainer with over thirty years of service in the behavioral health field. He currently serves as Chief Growth Officer of The Redpoint Center. He is also co-owner & Director of Operations for Ross Hollow Counseling & Consulting, providing psychosocial rehabilitation, individual & group counseling, marriage & family therapy, as well as organizational development & consultation services. *The term “women” is used to include all persons who identify as female, feminine, femme, and other identities that do not align with masculinity. This verbiage does not solely recognize gender as binary and is intended only as a means of context.

• About the Healing Women’s Pain Program viiParticipant Survey – Before Going Through the Program ixAbout This Workbook xiSession 1: Grounding and Safety 1Session 2: The Woman Rules 13Session 3: Toxic Waters 19Session 4: Cultivating an Intrapersonal Relationship of Compassion 25Session 4.5: Assault on Our Bodies and Minds 33Session 5: Creating Healthy Relationships 39Session 6: The Intersection of Boundaries and Communication 43Session 7: Trauma: Facing Our Wounds 51Session 8: All in the Family 59Session 9: The Woman Rules, Intimacy, and Attachment 65Session 10: The Woman Rules, Intimacy, and Violence 69Session 11: The Woman Rules, Intimacy, and Sex 77Session 12: Developing an Identity That Is More Than Your Roles 83Session 13: Growing Through Grief and Loss 87Session 14: Post- traumatic Growth and Resilience 93Session 15: Breathing Under Water 99Session 16: Writing Your Story 103Session 17: Deconstructing Our Story 113Session 18: Framing a Healing Journey 119Participant Survey – After Going Through the Program 123

Dr. Sophia Murphy has been in the field of mental health for almost two decades. She provides psychotherapy to individuals, couples, families, and groups in a range of settings. She is certified as a personal trainer, sex coach, sexologist, and licensed as a professional counselor and specializes in the decolonization of all oppressed people. Dan Griffin is the author of numerous publications focused on men including A Man’s Way through the Twelve Steps and Helping Men Recover. He and his colleagues have partnered with Dr. Murphy to create Amazing Moms and Healing Women’s Pain. Jonathan De Carlo, CAS, is a Certified Addiction Specialist, an international consultant, speaker, & trainer with over thirty years of service in the behavioral health field. He currently serves as Chief Growth Officer of The Redpoint Center. He is also co-owner & Director of Operations for Ross Hollow Counseling & Consulting, providing psychosocial rehabilitation, individual & group counseling, marriage & family therapy, as well as organizational development & consultation services. *The term “women” is used to include all persons who identify as female, feminine, femme, and other identities that do not align with masculinity. This verbiage does not solely recognize gender as binary and is intended only as a means of context.

• About the Healing Women’s Pain Program viiParticipant Survey – Before Going Through the Program ixAbout This Workbook xiSession 1: Grounding and Safety 1Session 2: The Woman Rules 13Session 3: Toxic Waters 19Session 4: Cultivating an Intrapersonal Relationship of Compassion 25Session 4.5: Assault on Our Bodies and Minds 33Session 5: Creating Healthy Relationships 39Session 6: The Intersection of Boundaries and Communication 43Session 7: Trauma: Facing Our Wounds 51Session 8: All in the Family 59Session 9: The Woman Rules, Intimacy, and Attachment 65Session 10: The Woman Rules, Intimacy, and Violence 69Session 11: The Woman Rules, Intimacy, and Sex 77Session 12: Developing an Identity That Is More Than Your Roles 83Session 13: Growing Through Grief and Loss 87Session 14: Post- traumatic Growth and Resilience 93Session 15: Breathing Under Water 99Session 16: Writing Your Story 103Session 17: Deconstructing Our Story 113Session 18: Framing a Healing Journey 119Participant Survey – After Going Through the Program 123