Isurvivetrauma·Dec 11, 2021THE IMPACT OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE ON PHYSICAL HEALTH. Day 15."I walked aimlessly last night trying to figure out what I was feeling and I couldn’t. My gut was in severe discomfort, unable to decide if…
Isurvivetrauma·Dec 8, 2021Understanding Children Can’t Consent. Day 12. (14/16).We sexualize children a lot and steal pieces of their childhood away.
Isurvivetrauma·Dec 5, 2021On a Reflective Need to Prevent Violence. Day 10. (11/16).The death of Sylvester Oromoni is not a secret anymore in Nigeria. He was a 12-year-old student of Dowen College in Lagos state who died as…
Isurvivetrauma·Dec 4, 2021UNDERSTANDING CONSENT. Day 9. (10/16)."So many of us didn't know we could give and withdraw consent. We weren't taught Our abusers knew of this power and kept it a secret from…
Isurvivetrauma·Dec 2, 2021TRAUMA RESPONSES: ON F.L.I.G.H.T. Day 7. Pt. 2 (8/16).I'm usually between fawning and freezing. When I started this blog, part of me wanted to use writing to remember what happened to me as a…
Isurvivetrauma·Dec 1, 2021End Inequalities. End AIDS. End Pandemics. Day 6. (7/16).It’s World AIDS Day!
Isurvivetrauma·Nov 30, 2021TRAUMA RESPONSES: ON F.L.I.G.H.T. Day 5. (6/16).Yesterday, I tried to wrap up an introductory post on freezing. This is an introduction because all the trauma responses are inexhaustible…
Isurvivetrauma·Nov 29, 2021TRAUMA RESPONSES: ON F.R.E.E.Z.I.N.G. Day 4. Pt 2. (5/16)There's an overwhelming shame I constantly have to address when I remember details of the abuse. The utter disbelief that my body didn't…
Isurvivetrauma·Nov 28, 2021TRAUMA RESPONSES: ON F.R.E.E.Z.I.N.G. Day 3. (4/16).TRAUMA RESPONSES: ON F.R.E.E.Z.I.N.G. Day 3. (4/16).
Isurvivetrauma·Nov 27, 2021TRAUMA RESPONSES: ON F.A.W.N.I.N.G Day 2. Pt 2.It's Day 3 of the #16daysofactivism2021 and Day 2 for us @isurvivetrauma. We're still focusing on trauma responses, specifically fawning…
