Initiated Survivor

Heavy Gifts with Olivia Pepper


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Olivia Pepper is returning to Initiated Survivor after their previous episode, "Nurturing Trauma Through Community", where they spoke about their transition from victim to survivor. In this episode, Olivia has returned to tell more about their recovery journey and how the process of healing themselves has led them to activism for others. We speak on community, the work of those that came before us, and how to best show up for survivors. They share with us their vision of the future, why they have been driven to action, and what they want other survivors to know.

Topics/Triggers:

  • Childhood sexual molestation
  • Recovering lost memories
  • Fear of sexual relationships
  • Date rape
  • Intimate partner violence
  • Rape culture
  • Take Back the Night Foundation
  • Political activism and systemic change
  • Taboos
  • Supreme Court nominations and rulings
  • Tori Amos, the first national spokesperson for the Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network, RAINN
  • Find out more about Olivia here! 

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