Only recently has that anger started to fade and I believe I am tiptoeing towards a place of forgiveness. Three years ago, I entered into a counseling relationship to let go of some of the intense guilt that clouded my life. Over the years that I was groomed for incest and rape, my body responded to the sexual abuse, and even though I was a child, I began to define myself as a dirty, sexually immoral person. During the consultation, I had to admit that my body had responded. I had to confess my sin, to let go of the guilt and shame and learn to forgive myself. A previous course on Authentic Sexuality did much to open my eyes to the truth of my past and enable me to continue