Jimanekia Eborn, trauma specialist and founder of Tending the Garden, joins us again to process her life story from the previous episode. After witnessing her mother’s murder at age one, Jimanekia’s inner child has had a lot of healing to do. But she candidly tells us that self-healing has not always been on the forefront of her mind. In her early years, many times, she admits to going off course down roads that led to more trauma for herself. Other times, through her work in the mental health industry, she has put another survivor’s healing before her own. Regardless, she explains that she has always had the instinct to “make her mommy proud” and so both her self-healing and her vision for helping others has persevered. In this episode, we talk about everything from her unexpected connection to pro wrestling, her philosophy on the importance of positive destruction along with her desire to “fuck up and rebuild the sex ed community”, a rally cry that all three of us can get behind for the good of humankind. Finally, she fleshes out her vision for the future that includes continuing her crucial life’s work with Tending the Garden. Please join us for another captivating episode of Open Deeply.

About guest, Jimanekia Eborn:

Jimanekia Eborn is a Queer Media Consultant, Comprehensive Sex Educator, and Sexual Assault & Trauma Expert. With a Masters in Health Psychology, she has worked in mental health for the past 13 years in sex education and sexual trauma support. Jimanekia is the host of Trauma Queen - a podcast mini-series for survivors of assault and our allies, and the Founder of Tending the Garden, a healing retreat for survivors of assault of different marginalized identities. In 2020, Jimanekia co-founded Centaury Co., bringing increased representation to the field of Intimacy Coordination in the film industry.

Where to find Jimanekia Eborn:

Trauma Queen website https://traumaqueen.love/

Jimanekia's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jimanekia/?hl=en

Tending the Garden Website https://www.tendingthegarden.love/about-us

Tending the Garden Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tendingthegarden.4.sas/

Where to find co-host Kate Loree:

Website http://kateloree.com

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/kateloreelmft

Twitter http://twitter.com/kateloreelmft

Instagram http://instagram.com/opendeeplywithkateloree

YouTube https://youtube.com/channel/UCSTFAqGYKW3sIUa0tKivbqQ

Where to find co-host Sunny Megatron:

Website: http://sunnymegatron.com

Facebook http://facebook.com/sunnymegatron

Twitter http://twitter.com/sunnymegatron

Instagram http://instagram.com/sunnymegatron

Tiktok https://www.tiktok.com/@sunnymegatron

YouTube https://www.youtube.com/sunnymegatron

American Sex Podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/2HroMhWJnyZbMSsOBKwBnk

Open Deeply podcast is not therapy or a replacement for therapy. Please know this episode has themes of sexual and emotional abuse and neglect. If you catch yourself becoming emotionally overwhelmed by this episode’s content, please get support. Call a friend, therapist, or an emotional support hotline, such as, 800-273-talk (8255).