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STORIES ON ICE: My love for skating, passion for choreography, and desire to positivity impact people lives has inspired me to create a brand new series called “Stories On Ice”. My very first choreographic story comes from my longtime friend, Taylor Sirset. Our collaboration is a symbol of continuing uncomfortable, yet necessary conversations to help those who are struggling and to prevent others from enduring the same pain. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Taylor’s Story: “Throughout my life, the ice has been the place where I was able to be completely vulnerable- a place where I could express my emotions and feel safe. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ As a survivor of sexual assault, I’ve had a lot of healing to do. I’ve had to come to terms with what happened, and learn from the battles I’ve fought. I’d written about what happened to me. I had discussed it extensively in therapy, but there was something missing. I hadn’t brought those emotions to the ice. I hadn’t brought them to my safe place because I didn’t want to tarnish it. Then I realized that maybe the acceptance of what had happened to me would come when I took it to the ice. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ That is when I reached out to Michelle. She’s been a friend of mine for as long as I can remember. We grew up with the rink being our favorite place, our safe place. I knew that she would help me navigate the emotions of telling my story, and she would also help me use my experience as a way to speak out against something that society has tried so desperately to brush under the rug. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Consent MATTERS. No means no. It’s okay to speak out when someone’s actions or words make you feel uncomfortable. It’s especially important to stand up for your friends when you see that they might be experiencing something inappropriate. In a world that can be so harsh and cut throat, we all need to stand together. We need to have these conversations so they become normalized and less taboo.” ⛸ #metoo #storiesonice #michellechoreography ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Skater: @taysirset ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Choreographer: @coachmichellehong ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Graphic Designer: @mtamdoesart ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Music: “Warrior” by @ddlovato

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Heartbreaking #whyididntreport stories from brave survivors. It’s never your fault. . #wehearyou #webelieveyou #wefightforyou #youarenotalone #believesurvivors #yourvoicematters #whyididntreportit #believewomen #believe #trustwomen #metoo #metoomovement #sexualabuse #sexualassault #voiceup #speakup #trump #donaldtrump #america #us #usa #newyork #newyorkcity #nyc #victim #timesup

Every 92 seconds, an American is sexually assaulted. Every 9 minutes, that victim is a child. Approximately 40% of child sexual abuse victims are age 6 and younger. . . Mom and pediatrician, Dr. Tobi Adeyeye Amosun, gets 1-2 kids in her office a month who have been sexually abused or molested. In light of the most common scenarios she sees, she shared the likely scenarios of who/where/when child sexual abuse occurs, how to talk to your kids about it, and how to make your kids feel safe. Please swipe for her practical tips and information. While these are suggested precautions that can be taken towards prevention, please remember that if something happens to your child, the perpetrator is to blame, not you and especially not the child. . . [Sources: “How to Protect Children From Sexual Molestation” by Dr. Tobi Adeyeye Amosun, in ForEveryMom. Statistics: RAINN; Prevent Child Abuse America] #SexualAbuse #SexualAssault #Parenting #Motherhood #Fatherhood #Consent #RaisingKids #MeToo #KnowledgeIsPower #MyBodyMyChoice #ChildhoodSexualAbuse #SleepOvers #Pediatrician

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Did that person mean to hurt me though? Am I exaggerating? Did that really happen? These questions come to me in the therapy room in hushed tones. When talking about experiences of abuse or violence, what does it mean to give voice to feelings like doubt or guilt? People worry that having these feelings mean their experience of violence or abuse couldn’t have been “that bad”. There is a part of them that wonders maybe it wasn’t actually violence or abuse at all. When this comes up in the therapy room, as it does over and over again, I side with the part of you that knows what happened, the part of you that knows it was not okay. People who have experienced violence or abuse get so many messages from systems and institutions, the media, and the people around you that minimize or dismiss your experiences. Who wouldn’t begin to doubt their experience when everyone around them is suggesting it was a misunderstanding, it wasn’t a big deal, it didn’t happen that way? To the part of you and to the people in your life that suggest maybe it wasn’t “that bad”, I want you to know: it was that bad. I believe you. What you went through was not okay. It was violence. It was abuse. I wish for you to have people in your life that can support you to hold on to your knowing. #believesurvivors #healingfromtrauma #healingfromabuse #traumarecovery #ptsdrecovery #cptsd #sexualassault #adultchildrenofalcoholics #abusiverelationship #ibelieveyou #innerknowing