*TRIGGER WARNING*
This is a heavier episode as we speak of rape, sexual assault, and slavery. If you are suffering or recovering from a mood or mental disorder or are a victim of sexual assault, please listen with caution or skip this episode entirely. The last thing I would want is for hearing these things to set you back in your healing journey or trigger negative thoughts or emotions. 

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Cheyenne Tyler Jacobs is a creative, writer, and organizer based in Atlanta, GA. Her platform @shewillspeak, on Instagram, was the springboard, for her second book, The Tragic Type of Beautiful, published in May 2018. After the release of her second book, she founded the She Will Speak Series which hosts bi-annual anthologies. Her continued work involves tackling the issues of racism, sexual violence, and homelessness through art and education.

In this episode, Cheyenne takes us through her experiences and insights into what it looks like to be a survivor of rape while also being a Black woman and how the intersections of her identity affect each other. There a many barriers or added layers of trauma that survivors of color experience when it comes to reporting, whether they are believed or taken seriously, representation, and accessibility to treatment or support in healing. 

We cover the following in this episode:

• Cheyenne's story - being raped during college by a white male athlete
• Barriers to reporting sexual assault as a Black woman
• How religion and purity culture brought immense shame after her assault
• The rollercoaster of healing and the importance of not rushing your healing process
• The history of rape within slavery and generational trauma
• What it looks like to be seen and understood as a survivor
• Changing the social narratives around rape, sexual assault, and abuse

Tune in for this crucial conversation with Cheyenne!!

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Resources:

• @talkpuritytome on Instagram
• @survivorsofcolor on Instagram
• @imasurvivorinc on Instagram
• End Rape On Campus
• On The Record on HBO Max

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Songs:

• Fight Song by Rachel Platten
• I Didn't Know My Own Strength by Whitney Houston

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Connect with Cheyenne & her work:

• Website: 
  • www.shewillspeak.com
  • www.shewillspeakseries.com
• Podcast: As I Was Saying with Cheyenne Tyler Jacobs
• Instagram:
  • @shewillspeak
  • @shewillspeakseries

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