We Believe You

In this episode, Marie will be exploring barriers that survivors of color face when trying to access services such as advocacy centers, university or police reporting. The barriers covered in the episode are mistrusting systems, a history of violence, stereotypes, and dynamics within communities.

Resources mentioned in the show:

• http://www.naacp.org/criminal-justice-fact-sheet/
• https://mappingpoliceviolence.org/
• https://www.sentencingproject.org/issues/racial-disparity/
• The Beginning and End of Rape: Confronting Sexual Violence in Native America  by Sarah Deer
• FreeQuency –  “I’m Sorry”
• Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors and Opal Tometo – Interview with founders of BLM

We love feedback! Please reach out to us and let us know what you think about the podcast. Our email is [email protected]. For more of our content check out our website at www.wgac.colostate.edu. And if you need to talk to an advocate please call our VAT Hotline (24/7) at (970) 492-4242.

In this episode we will be talking about self-care and self-love, and what it means to truly cultivate an experience of well-being in our lives. Later in the podcast Jessica interviews Emily Ambrose who is the Assistant Director of the Pride resource Center at CSU and they will talk about how we engage in self-care and self-love.

Resources mentioned in the show:

We love feedback! Please reach out to us and let us know what you think about the podcast. Our email is [email protected]. For more of our content check out our website at www.wgac.colostate.edu. And if you need to talk to an advocate please call our VAT Hotline (24/7) at (970) 492-4242. 

In this episode we address how our bodies physically react to trauma. Knowing how you reacted to a trauma and what is going on in our brains and nervous systems can help survivors release guilt and can help our support systems be more understanding about the vastly different ways people react to traumatic experiences.  Casey is joined in this episode by Dr. Deana Davalos, a neuropsychologist, who will talk about the impact trauma has on our brains.

Resources mentioned in the show:

We love feedback! Please reach out to us and let us know what you think about the podcast. Our email is [email protected]. For more of our content check out our website at www.wgac.colostate.edu. And if you need to talk to an advocate please call our VAT Hotline (24/7) at (970) 492-4242.

Welcome to the 1st episode of We Believe You: Advocacy, Resources, and Healing around interpersonal trauma. The goal of this podcast is to talk about healing and resources around sexual assault, relationship violence and stalking. In this episode, we are going to be introducing you to the advocacy team (Casey, Marie, and Jessica), going over some definitions and talking about our center’s philosophy. Pretty much, we want you to know who we are and what we do.

Resources mentioned in the show:

We love feedback! Please reach out to us and let us know what you think about the podcast. Our email is [email protected]. For more of our content check out our website at www.wgac.colostate.edu. And if you need to talk to an advocate please call our VAT Hotline (24/7) at (970) 492-4242.