Episode 13 - 2022 - "Coping through the Holidays"

December is home to some pretty big holidays including Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and the ringing in of the New Year. Today’s episode is going to be directed towards survivors of interpersonal violence (sexual, domestic, and dating violence as well as stalking and human trafficking). I’m joined by LaShae Lopez, Rural Technical Assistance Coordinator at the Resource Sharing Project, a partnership between the Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault and the North Carolina Coalition Against Sexual Assault. We discuss ways that survivors can cope with travel stress, unsafe or unsupportive loved ones, and how safety planning and boundaries can be used as tools - incuding a segment on ways the community can better support survivors. 

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