Sandy Phillips Kirkham - Grooming, Manipulation & Trauma - Breaking Free From Clergy Abuse

Sandy Phillips Kirkham is a wife, mother and grandmother. At age 16, she was victimized by a charismatic youth pastor who lured her into an abusive 5 year relationship. From their very first meeting, the new youth minister slowly and methodically turned the sacred relationship of a trusted spiritual leader to one of abuse: sexual, emotional, and physical.

When his actions were discovered, he was simply moved to another church, leaving Sandy to pay for his deeds. She was not his first victim, nor would she be his last. The trauma of the occurrence resulted in her feeling broken, betrayed and shamed.

Sandy successfully concealed her abuse for twenty-seven years until a trigger forced her to face the truth. Today she is an advocate for victims of "clergy abuse." She currently serves on the board of Council Against Child Abuse. She has appeared on several television stations, panels and podcasts to share her advocacy.

Her recent book "Let Me Prey On You" shares her story of trauma and healing in detail. Sandy comes on the podcast to share her story, the trauma and the healing. She also shares things to watch for, the signs of trauma in children and things church leaders and members can do to protect children from predators.

Ms. Kirkham's book "Let Me Prey Upon You" can be found on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/Let-Prey-Upon-You-Ministers/dp/1734195207

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