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For most of my life, I carried pain I couldn’t explain. I saw doctors, took medications, collected diagnoses. Deep down, I knew none of it was getting to the root. It was a challenge to want to live.
As a middle child of two shrinks, I had spent three decades in therapy—but no one had helped.
It wasn’t until I started working with a trauma specialist that I began to uncover the truth.
The memories came slowly. Not through words, but through my body.
Nausea. Shaking. Images I couldn’t make sense of at first.
But with care and patience, I began to piece together the story my body had been holding all along.
And when I did, everything changed.
I knew that if my therapist Will changed my life, then he could help others. And I wanted to do that in the biggest way possible.
So I got a new credit card, flew to Ohio where he lives, and filmed a 3.5-hour conversation on how to identify, understand, and heal from childhood SA and big T Trauma.
Transforming Trauma is about that journey.
It’s a deeply honest conversation about surviving, remembering, and beginning again.
I’ve seen the 12-minute trailer change lives.
I know this interview has the potential to help millions of victims become survivors—through understanding, compassion, and love.
When you watch the trailer, you’ll understand why it’s so important that I bring Will to the world.
With Stephanie’s help, I am now in the final stages of my healing journey.
I know once I have fully healed the physical pain I’ve taken on, I’ll be able to spread my wings to reach so many more people.
What I know is this:
Healing is possible.
You are loved.
And there is a way through.
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Sara Banyan
(formerly Sara Mornell)
Actor Coach | Author | Director
Founder, Mornell Studios | Creator, Transforming Trauma
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