Long before becoming a doctor, Dr. Sircus worked as a psychologist with women who had survived rape and childhood sexual abuse.
Those experiences, beginning more than 35 years ago, profoundly shaped his understanding of trauma, violence, and the lasting psychological wounds caused by sexual abuse.
In this deeply personal video, Dr. Sircus reflects on:
• His early work as a psychologist with survivors of sexual trauma
• The development of what he called hypno-trance therapy
• Using trance and imagination as part of his therapeutic approach to past trauma
• Why these early patients fundamentally changed his life and work
• The lasting psychological consequences of sexual violence
• Why abuse of women remains a serious problem across cultures and institutions
• How sexual violence can be used as a means of domination and social destabilization
• Why society must confront the deeper cultural roots of violence and abuse
For Dr. Sircus, this subject is not theoretical. It has influenced more than three decades of his writing and therapeutic philosophy.
His message is ultimately about confronting trauma rather than ignoring it — and recognizing the profound human consequences of sexual violence.
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