No Longer Taboo

In the 12th episode of Jada's Advocacy we catch up on Jada's current mental health and why they took a two month break away from making podcast episodes. We also discuss some of the green and red flags when it comes to coping through trauma, and we hear that the host is training to become a certified peer counselor.

In today’s episode we spend time tackling some of the harmful myths around child sexual abuse and other forms of child abuse. We touch on a wide variety of different myths like how we believe strangers are the most likely to abuse children, that boys can’t be sexually abused, and that children false reporting CSA is happening at high rates. By us continuing as a society to treat these myths as fact we in turn leave many children and survivors of child abuse with detrimental lifelong suffering and adds to the continued stigmatization of abuse survivors and their experiences. Trigger Warning: Topics include child sexual abuse, physical child abuse, emotional abuse, victim blaming, and possibly other sensitive topics. References: https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/104380 [https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/104380] https://www.gse.harvard.edu/ideas/usable-knowledge/21/04/effect-spanking-brain [https://www.gse.harvard.edu/ideas/usable-knowledge/21/04/effect-spanking-brain] https://www.nsvrc.org/publications/articles/false-reports-moving-beyond-issue-successfully-investigate-and-prosecute-non-s [https://www.nsvrc.org/publications/articles/false-reports-moving-beyond-issue-successfully-investigate-and-prosecute-non-s] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21164210/ [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21164210/] https://www.nationalcac.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/child-sexual-abuse-myths-Attitudes-beliefs-and-individual-differences.pdf [https://www.nationalcac.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/child-sexual-abuse-myths-Attitudes-beliefs-and-individual-differences.pdf] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34134556/ [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34134556/]

In the 10th episode of Jada's Advocacy we change up the pace with a Q&A! I go over 20+ questions about myself ranging from basic questions like my favorite color, to what my morning routine looks like. I also touch on a few deeper questions like what I want to be remembered by when I'm no longer here, and an accomplishment that I am most proud of. This episodes goal is to demonstrate that survivors are more than their trauma and abuse, and to show other survivors there is hope for brighter days if they are currently going through a hard time. Survivors are people with hobbies, passions, and favorite colors, just like anyone else. Our trauma doesn't define us, but it is and always will be a huge part of most of our lives.

Today's episode is the continuation of E7. We take a deeper dive into how and why I decided to go no contact with my bio mother, we hear how my issue with anger leads me to reach out to my abusers and break no contact over and over. I discuss how many of my family members made the choice to abandon me with my abusers and remain in no contact. Instead of offering me the support all CSA survivors desperately need and deserve from their loved ones. We also briefly hear me talk about the relationship I have today with my bio dad. Trigger Warning- Topics include, child sexual abuse, child death, emotional abuse, child abuse, cps, incarceration, sex, victim blaming, and possibly other sensitive topics.

Let's chat about life, grief, bad parents, going back to therapy, being scared of reporting and so much more! Today we talk more about what life looked like while having extremely abusive parents. We also find out.....SURPRISE.....I reported my parents for child sexual abuse about two months ago. I touch on my feelings of anger, and how because of the stress and anxiety after reporting, I ultimately decided I needed to commit to weekly therapy. PSA: My step dad never "broke his hip", he had hip surgery!! Silly brain! Trigger Warning: topics in today's episode may include sensitive topics for some viewers such as child sexual abuse, mental health struggles, and more. What is COPD?: https://www.cdc.gov/copd/infographics/copd-awareness.html [https://www.cdc.gov/copd/infographics/copd-awareness.html]