Sara Banyan is a speaker, filmmaker, and trauma-informed coach whose life and work are proof that healing is possible—and that survivors don’t have to walk the path alone.

For over two decades, she has guided actors, athletes, and professionals through major personal breakthroughs using her signature blend of somatic insight, storytelling, and grounded nervous system tools. But what sets Sara apart is not just her expertise — it’s her lived experience. A survivor of childhood and teen sexual assault, Sara spent decades navigating the mental, emotional, and spiritual aftermath. Her relentless pursuit of healing led her into deep therapeutic work with clinical trauma specialist Will Randle, LCSW—who later offered a powerful endorsement of her work.

That drive to serve birthed I Believe You: Healing the Invisible Scars of Childhood Sexual Trauma (formerly Transforming Trauma), a feature-length documentary currently in post-production, fiscally sponsored by the renowned nonprofit From the Heart Productions. Sara is shaping three hours of raw interview footage into a powerful one-hour special with co-editor Adam Heyes. Its 12-minute trailer alone has already moved survivors from rural Tennessee to remote villages near Zagreb—people who finally felt seen. She is also completing her companion book, The Language of Invisible Scars: From Survival to Self-Love —a powerful, honest exploration of trauma’s impact and the path to healing, written for survivors and those who support them.

“Sara’s courage and determination over time were extraordinary,” says Randle. “She never missed appointments, and never failed to take what she was working on in session into the rest of her life… She now offers peer support and leadership to other survivors for no other reason than to be of service.”