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Hi All, Happy beginnings of the holiday season. I'm off for a few days and very available to answer questions or share stories you may want to submit anonymously. With love.
askanadvocate reblogged
TW for domestic violence
“This amazing speech by Patrick Stewart is perfect for sharing during October’s Domestic Violence Awareness Month. A longtime outspoken advocate for survivors of domestic violence, renowned actor Patrick Stewart gave this touching impromptu speech about his own experience with domestic violence in response to a fan’s question about what non-acting work he’s most proud of. Stewart, who grew up in a home where his mother suffered frequent abuse from his father and has called violence against women the “single greatest human rights violation of our generation,” talked about his work with organizations that support victims of domestic violence, including the UK-based group Refuge Stewart shared: “The work that I do in campaigns about violence towards women, particularly domestic violence, is something that grew out of my own childhood experience. I do what I do in my mother’s name, because I couldn’t help her then. Now I can.” He also added that he recently learned that his father suffered from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder due to WWII-related combat. After this discovery, he has begun to work with Combat Stress, an organization that helps combat veterans deal with their experiences in a healthy, non-abusive manner. The exchange with the fan was especially touching because she shared that she had also experienced abuse and his speeches on the issue had helped her through her own “personal turmoil.” At the end of his response, Stewart came down from the stage to give her a hug and, as she later shared on her blog, told her “You never have to go through that again, you’re safe now.” To watch the Stewart’s short speech and the moving exchange on YouTube, visit http://bit.ly/1kNqy1h For resources for teens and their parents on how to approach dating in a healthy way and to learn about the signs of relationship abuse and how to get help, check out Loveisrespect, a collaboration of the National Dating Abuse Helpline and Break the Cycle, at http://www.loveisrespect.org”
As seen on A Mighty Girl’s Facebook page
Please feel free to send in anonymous experiences with domestic violence or sexual assault.
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smauglovesnaps-deactivated20161
does tumblr have any concept of how badly this will end
askanadvocate reblogged
I don’t want to talk to my father anymore because he makes me believe it isn’t abuse, and I sometimes believe that until people hear what he’s doing and are shocked and upset. I don’t want to talk to him anymore because I don’t want to keep feeling so afraid.
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Hi, all
I’m still here. Sorry I’ve been inactive for so long, I’m hoping to pick up where I left off. Feel free to send in any questions.
Hi all,
Just wanted to say that I won’t be active on here for the next week. I am going on vacation, and as an act of self care I would like to give myself a real break from this work. Don’t hesitate to send in questions for when I’m back.
All the best,
M
askanadvocate reblogged
I don’t think I’ll ever be able to understand that as well…
However, that is our rape culture currently & this is why we need to change it!
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i want this framed and above my bed tbh
kristen-the-rageful
That is so great! And true.
askanadvocate reblogged
Days will come, dear friend, when old things will show up that you thought for sure you had worked all the way through. Sometimes, these days will knock you right onto your bottom feeling like you just got hit by a truck. One way we often handle these days is by feeling ashamed for not being stronger… we feel shame for not being able to keep the tears from falling or the anger from manifesting, or the fear from paralyzing us. Please, dear girl, no shame. Remember when old things come up that THIS IS THIS DAY, not THAT DAY. Remember that THIS IS THIS SITUATION, NOT THAT SITUATION. Remember that YOU ARE WHO YOU ARE NOW, NOT WHO YOU WERE THEN. Remember that you know so much more now than you knew then. And even back then, you did a darn fine job of getting through that mess. This time, you will do it even better. You have the strength, you have the power, you have the knowledge. You will get through this. And let yourself cry a little, it is okay. Then, stand up, brush yourself off… align your body with the path that you want to be on and take a step forward and then another. You are SO BRAVE, SO AMAZING, and SO VERY LOVED. You will get through this.
This was exactly what I needed to read…
Anonymous asked:
Someone I follow posted something about wanting to know how to report a college for mishandling sexual assault. I was wondering if you had any advice, even though this is a little ways out of your area of expertise. Thank you.
Good question. I think we should all educate ourselves about this. I will be honest and tell you I don't know much about, but I just looked into this a bit and here's what I am gathering:I believe if a student feels that their school has mishandled their sexual assault case they can file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights because they are the ones who have investigated schools for this kind of thing before.Here is the link:http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/howto.htmlYou can also always take a look at the school's grievance procedure, but I am aware of the corruption and desire to cover up these kinds of things, so I am sure it would be best to go above the school to advocate for yourself.Hope this helps a bit...I'll continue to look into it for more info.
Anonymous asked:
When I was in grade two my friends older brother (12/13) befriended me when I played at their house with my sister. He started by giving me piggy-back rides and then he took me into a dark gross shed (they lived on a farm) and like open mouthed kissed me, which I didn't like, after that he would pull me into his lap at friends houses, in front of them or stand behind me and breathe on my neck. I began to hang around the parents so he couldn't get to me. I was groomed right?
I'm sorry this happened to you. It certainly sounds like it, as that is a very large age difference and extremely problematic behavior on his part. A lot of re flags there. I'm glad you trusted your intuition and found a safe way to avoid this person.
Anonymous asked:
What is the LAVENDER sisterhood? I heard something about them being problematic? Is this true? P.s thank you so much for running this blog ❤️
Hi! I honestly never heard of that until you asked...tried to do some searching and did not find much of anything except for their tumblr, so I really don't know enough to say. I'm interested to know why they're considered problematic though. Let me know if you can. And you're very welcome... I'm happy to do it.