Our Infinite Potential Podcast

The Survivor Advocate: REVEALING the Hidden Impact of Childhood Sexual Abuse - Karen Garton

In this episode of Our Infinite Potential Podcast brought to you by OneQuest, we sit down with Karen Garton.

A truth teller, writer, and guide for women on the path of deep healing, and the creator of Reclaiming ME, a soul-led program supporting survivors to reconnect with their bodies, voices, and inner knowing.

Please note: this conversation includes sensitive themes including childhood sexual abuse, trauma, and dissociation. Karen shares her lived experience of navigating early life trauma after decades of silence, and the turning points that helped her move from “I’m fine” survival coping into genuine healing.

She unpacks how trauma can disconnect us from feeling and embodiment, and why restoring safety in the body is the foundation for reclaiming wholeness.

We explore the role of meditation, breathwork, journaling, nervous system support, and somatic/embodiment practices in gently releasing stored emotion - and why healing happens in stages, with compassion, pacing, and self-trust. Karen also shares how speaking the truth changed everything for her, including the moment she realised who silence was protecting, and how reclaiming her voice created freedom not only for her, but also helped protect others.

Whether you’re on a healing path yourself, supporting someone you love, or simply ready for a deeper conversation about what healing can look like beyond talk therapy alone, this episode is a powerful invitation to step toward safety, truth, and a life lived in full colour.

Tune in to discover how Karen’s work is helping survivors restore inner steadiness, reconnect with their story, and begin reclaiming what was never truly lost.

Music - www.scottbuckley.com.au

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Want to learn more about Karen? Check out her socials below!

Facebook - facebook.com/karen.garton.1
Instagram - instagram.com/iamkarengarton

If you need support, you're note alone.

Australia

1800RESPECT (1800 737 732) for confidential 24/7 counselling • 1800respect.org.au

Lifeline 13 11 14 for crisis support • lifeline.org.au

New Zealand

Safe to Talk (Sexual harm helpline): 0800 044 334 • safetotalk.nz

Need to Talk? (Mental health): 1737 (call or text)

United States

RAINN (Sexual Assault): 800-656-HOPE (4673) • rainn.org

988 Lifeline (24/7 mental health & crisis): 988 • 988lifeline.org

United Kingdom & Ireland

Samaritans (24/7): 116 123 • samaritans.org

Rape Crisis England & Wales: 0808 500 2222 • rapecrisis.org.uk

Rape Crisis Network Ireland: 1800 77 8888 • rcni.ie

Canada

Talk Suicide Canada (24/7): 1-833-456-4566 (or 988 where available) • talksuicide.ca

Sexual Assault Support (directory) • endingviolencecanada.org

EU (many countries)

Emotional support: 116 123 (where available)

If these don’t cover your region, search “[country] sexual assault helpline” or “[country] crisis support” for an official local service. You’re not alone, help is available. 

More resources: mensline.org.au (1300 78 99 78), kidshelpline.com.au (1800 55 1800).