Heavy Gifts with Olivia Pepper Initiated Survivor

Olivia Pepper is returning to Initiated Survivor after their previous episode, "Nurturing Trauma Through Community", where they spoke about their transition from victim to survivor. In this episode, Olivia has returned to tell more about their recovery journey and how the process of healing themselves has led them to activism for others. We speak on community, the work of those that came before us, and how to best show up for survivors. They share with us their vision of the future, why they have been driven to action, and what they want other survivors to know.

Topics/Triggers:


Childhood sexual molestation
Recovering lost memories
Fear of sexual relationships
Date rape
Intimate partner violence
Rape culture
Take Back the Night Foundation
Political activism and systemic change
Taboos
Supreme Court nominations and rulings
Tori Amos, the first national spokesperson for the Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network, RAINN

Find out more about Olivia here! 

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