Non Consensual Touch
We share our experiences with being touched without permission.
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When Harm Isn’t Touch, It’s Words
“Now I watch my 14-year-old granddaughter, happy, confident, and she’s being teased. And I feel it all again, the shame, the protection, the wanting to disappear, the wanting to be chosen..”
by Susan
You Are Not Defined By What Happened To You
“I think there’s a somatic, ancient, and deep shame that is not hard for women to tap into. Our initial response to these incidents, especially when talking to men, even ones we trust, is to blame ourselves.“
by Kaylea Forsythe
As Long as We’re Still Breathing We Have The Power To Change
“To my fierce young warrior self, I see you. I see that you needed the comfort and protection of a parent. Every single one of your actions was justified. I see how frightened you were and how it robbed you of your softness and curiosity. You who crumbled, hardened, and hid are not alone anymore. I’m just sorry it took me so long to arrive here with you.”
by Forest
Saying No Counts
“Learning to say NO has been my path back to my body. Every boundary I enforce teaches my nervous system that I can be trusted to protect myself. Every time I choose my comfort over someone else’s convenience, I practice radical self-love.”
by Tosh Patterson
My Body Knew The Whole Time
by Lakota Fradette
My Body Is Mine
by Jacqui Chaplin
My First Sexual Experience Was Assault
“I thought we were playing a game like tag. But when they got to me, they dragged me out to deeper water.”
.by Laura Bogush
Becoming a Woman Meant My Body was Not My Own – That my Body could make Good Men do Bad Things
“I could feel everyone’s eyes pass over my body and lock in on my breast buds.”
by Carlin Ross
