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Give To the Max Day!!
Today is Give to the Max Day and non-profits around Minnesota gather to share more about their non-profits and to ask for support for the cause that is near and dear to their heart. Here is more information about how … Continue reading
Posted in Collaborative Efforts, Fundraising, GTMD | Leave a commentLearning More: Tonic Immobility
In this 4th and final installment of Learning More about Tonic Immobility, we wanted to share this webinar that HOPE Center hosted with Britta Koenen. We hope it is helpful and you find the information insightful and healing. Please share … Continue reading
Posted in Presentation, Sexual Violence, Tonic Immobility, Trauma Response | Tagged Healing, HOPE, sexual assault, tonic immobility, Webinar | Leave a commentLearning More: Tonic Immobility Part 3
In our final installment of our Tonic Immobility series, we will look at what you can do to help share this information, and how to respond when someone shares their experience with you. “I felt paralyzed”: breaking down a sexual … Continue reading
Posted in Sexual Violence, Tonic Immobility, Trauma Response | Tagged how to help a friend, sexual violence, support, tonic immobility, toolkit | Leave a commentLearning More: Tonic Immobility Part 2
Part 2 of our series on Learning More about Tonic Immobility: “I felt paralyzed”: breaking down a sexual assault reaction (Part 2) Welcome back! Last time, we talked about a reaction that can happen during sexual assault called tonic immobility. … Continue reading
Posted in Sexual Violence, Tonic Immobility, Trauma Response | Tagged sexual assault, survivor, tonic immobility, trauma response | Leave a commentLearning More: Tonic Immobility
In our new series “Learning More” we will be addressing some different topics that we invite you to learn more about. Today’s blog post is Part 1 on Tonic Immobility from Britta Koenen. “I felt paralyzed”: breaking down a sexual … Continue reading
Posted in Sexual Violence, Tonic Immobility, Trauma Response | Tagged common responses to trauma, sexual violence, tonic immobility, trauma response | Leave a commentWhat if, after a sexual assault …
What if, after a sexual assault, the first thing you wanted to do was tell people, because you knew that everyone would believe you? And that they would be there with you — steady and loving — through the days, … Continue reading
Posted in General | Leave a commentWe will win though
During the past weeks, our nation has been awash in the issue of sexual assault as the Kavanaugh hearings placed it front and center in the news and on social media. The nuances of all those stories are intimately familiar … Continue reading
Posted in General | Leave a commentWhen an abuser is someone we admire
When I was growing up, we watched the Cosby Show faithfully. Like many families, we felt like Bill Cosby was a family friend who shared our home every week and invited us into his own. He earned the nickname “America’s … Continue reading
Posted in General | Leave a commentRemembering Barbara Jean…
Remembering Barbara Jean “I remember clearly talking to Barb on the phone in the morning on that day. Barb was working at the Chamber just for the morning, by herself, and she was in such a happy mood. She told … Continue reading
Posted in General | 1 CommentKeeping the “Me too” conversation going
In the middle of October, out of nowhere, my Facebook feed filled with posts that said “Me too” as part of a campaign to raise awareness about the prevalence of sexual assault and sexual harassment. At first it felt exhilarating … Continue reading
Posted in General | Leave a commentHOPE Center
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