Just because someone has it worse than you, does not mean your feelings are invalid. Today, someone told me that my blogs deeply angered them. They let me know that one of their family members was raped and the situation was much worse than mine. They told me, essentially, that my thoughts and feelings were… Continue reading Your Feelings Are Valid

PTSD. Post traumatic stress disorder. The worst part of getting raped. The aftermath of being raped is the worst part of being raped in so many victim’s opinions. (militarycounselingcenter.com owns this picture) Recently, I talked to a doctor about what I went through and she made the diagnosis. Another mental illness to go with my… Continue reading Living with PTSD

Let’s talk about consent, Baby. Let’s talk about you and me. Let’s talk about all the good things. And the bad things that may be. Let’s talk about consent. First of all, what is consent? Some people tend to be confused by what exactly this word means. According to dictionary.com: Consent [kuh n-sent] Verb to… Continue reading Let’s Talk About Consent, Baby

It happens to more people than you think. It happens to people that you know, but you would have no idea. Sexual assault happens to even more people than I could ever fathom. Since writing this blog, many people that I know have come to me and confessed that they have also been a victim… Continue reading A Survivor Story

The topic I would like to address today is the topic that women don’t owe men shit. I repeat, women DO NOT owe men shit. Just because you are a man does not mean that you are entitled to a woman’s body or a relationship with a woman or even just a friendship with a… Continue reading Dear Men: Women Don’t Owe You Shit

I was recently asked by an old friend whom now attends Mizzou if I would be willing to do an interview for a project she had on sexual assault. Of course I agreed to do so. The questions that she asked me really got me thinking about things I have never really given much thought.… Continue reading Sexual Assault Stigma, Prevalence on College Campuses, and more

The other night I forced myself to go to sleep early. That is always a problem for me because then I wake up in the middle of the night and can’t go back to sleep. I woke up at about 4 am and decided to check all my social media accounts. I came across a… Continue reading mind blowing facts and more

The main goal of this blog is to get the word out about my story. Many women that experience something similar to what I experienced are silenced, including myself. Until now, of course. It may be out of shame. It may be because they are scared. It may be because they are told not to… Continue reading The First 3 Years