20 {Virginia Tapscott} The many impacts of sexual abuse

**Trigger Warning** This episode contains discussions of sexual abuse.This may not be the right time or the right episode today. Give yourself permission to skip this episode and we will see you next week.In today’s episode we will be talking to journalist and podcaster Virginia Tapscott about the sexual abuse she and her sister suffered as children.This abuse and other subsequent traumas eventually resulted in the death of Virginia’s sister, which inspired her to create the podcast My Sister’s Secrets with her mother.In today’s episode Virginia Shares shares:-      How sexual abuse has implications for the entire family-      How she has used empathy to understand the actions taken by those around her during the times of her abuse-      The tips and advice she has for preparing her children so that they do not fall victim to a similar situation.Key Quotes“Empathy and imagining ourselves in situations is such a key part of the human existence.”“The more you know the less you’ve got to be unsure about and wobbly in the universe about.”“There is no easy answer, it’s just, to put it really bluntly, really fucked up.” Help InformationIf you have experienced sexual assault or sexual harassment and feel you would like to speak to someone for support or information, 1800RESPECT (Phone: 1800 737 732) can provide counselling 24-hours a day, 7 days a week.Bravehearts Ph: 1800 272 831
Website: www.bravehearts.org.auLifeline
24-hour crisis support and suicide prevention.
Ph: 13 11 14
Website: https://www.lifeline.org.au/ Virginia’s InformationYou can listen to Virginia’s podcast on apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/my-sisters-secrets/id1604304147 or any other podcast app.DEALIf you want to get one of the free spots for our personality and performance workshop you can find it here: http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au/personality-performanceFor my other businesses you can find them through the websites:www.altitudefitnessarmidale.com.auwww.trialtitudeperformance.com.auOr you can follow them on Instagram:@Veravidyayoga@Altitudefitnessarmidale@trialtitudeperformance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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