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And that is when I realized we had it backwards. We weren't trying to save survivors. We were trying to sanitize them. There is a specific trauma to telling your story publicly.

And they have a higher conversion rate—people calling the hotline, donating, volunteering—than any flashy video campaign I’ve ever seen. 14 Year Old Girl Fucked And Raped By Big Dog Animal Sex

Because the survivors are. They’ve been sitting in it their whole lives. The least we can do is pull up a chair. If you or someone you know is a survivor of trauma, resources like the National Sexual Assault Hotline (800.656.HOPE) or the Domestic Violence Hotline (800.799.SAFE) are available 24/7. Your story—messy, unfinished, and real—deserves to be heard on your own terms. And that is when I realized we had it backwards

Do not edit the anger out. Do not demand a happy ending. Do not ask a survivor to be a symbol of inspiration. Let them be a person. There is a specific trauma to telling your story publicly

I remember a campaign meeting for a domestic violence shelter. We were vetting potential speakers for a fundraising luncheon. One survivor—let’s call her Maria—was rejected because she “swore too much” in her draft speech. Another was rejected because she still occasionally returned to her abuser for housing stability.