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Sharon Walker Epps

Sharon Walker Epps

CEO of The Rowan Center, a Connecticut nonprofit supporting survivors of sexual violence; former Goldman Sachs professional, Hamilton College grad with a Wharton MBA.

Sep 23, 2026

25:38
And I appreciate that you're saying that because I think we often underestimate the aftermath and the impact that these experiences have on how we are living day to day and what we still carry even when we believe it's been healed.
25:54
That's right.
25:55
And so many people have read the book or understand the book, The Body Keeps Score.
25:59
And it really is true.
26:01
Trauma has elastic effects.
26:03
So all these things that you see in people, anxiety, depression, self-harm, substance abuse, problems with relationships, hard times keeping a job, it often relates back to childhood trauma.
26:17
And I say childhood, but I mean really under the age of 25, which is when so much violence does happen.
30:02
is such an SAT word for people who remember you know SAT

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