The Film & Book
I Believe You.
Healing the Invisible Scars of Childhood Sexual Trauma.
A 56-minute documentary and a complete book.
The Film
Understanding the aftermath — and the way forward.
In this 56-minute documentary, Sara Banyan and her former trauma specialist, Will Randle, LCSW, shine a light on the epidemic of childhood sexual abuse and how to end the cycle of shame.
A deep dive into the aftermath of childhood sexual abuse — how silence harms survivors, how speaking begins to heal, and how families, friends, and mental health providers can help survivors attune after abuse.
A 56-minute conversation. Watch with care; consider having support nearby.
Festival submissions
Mill Valley Film Festival
DOC NYC
Chicago International Film Festival
London Independent Film Festival
Melbourne Documentary Film Festival
Santa Fe International Film Festival
DOC LA
Recognition
Mental Health Impact Award
An early 21-minute cut of I Believe You won the Mental Health Impact Award at the Ethos Film Awards.
The Book
I Believe You
A memoir-driven prescriptive nonfiction book that does two things few books in this space do at once: it tells the raw, unedited truth of what childhood sexual trauma costs a person over a lifetime, and it offers a practical, body-based healing framework I developed through over thirty years of recovery work.
Part One
The Toll
The emotional, physical, sexual, spiritual, and psychological damage that early sexual trauma creates.
Part Two
What Decades of Coaching Taught Me
Regulation, attunement, and practice. Includes the 3-Breath Protocol, the Rewire Method, the Tap In / Tap Out framework, and a groundbreaking solo practice designed to help survivors reclaim their bodies.
Foreword by Will Randle, LCSW.
Pre-orders open fall 2026
The Lasting Impact
The effects of childhood sexual abuse are long-lasting. Survivors are:
4×
More likely to develop symptoms of drug abuse
4×
More likely to experience PTSD as adults
3×
More likely to experience a major depressive episode as adults
1 in 3 girls and 1 in 5 boys will be sexually abused before age 18.
Source: National Sexual Violence Resource Center and childprotect.org
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