My sexual assault story | Experiencing abuse as a teen and college student

Описание: In this video, I'm finally sharing my sexual assault story - the real story. Experiencing abuse as a teen is the reason behind my work today as a survivor, activist, and subject matter expert in sexual assault, teen dating violence, and domestic abuse prevention.

However, until now, very few people have ever heard the FULL story. As a speaker, I often keep my SA story brief and only tell a small part of it. I use it to teach and move on. Usually, my focus is more on my DV story. But in this video, I've decided to tell it all.

This video covers:
my sexual assault story (from my first ever bf to several others)
how I experienced sexual abuse by people I trusted
what it was like experiencing abuse as a TEEN
key takeaways and things we can learn from my story
advice on healing after sexual assault

Today, I am a proud survivor - very much HEALED - working full-time an expert speaker in sexual assault, domestic violence, teen dating violence, family violence, at-risk youth and adolescent trauma, and healing after abuse. I feel so blessed and grateful and honored to do this work.

Please comment with any questions or takeaways. If you want to ask me anything privately, find me on IG @ashleybendiksen.

VIDEO CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction
03:00 My story
39:51 Important takeaways
43:01 Advice on healing from SA

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// ABOUT ME

I'm Ashley - a survivor of abuse turned activist, writer, and full-time expert speaker on these topics. Fully self-employed, I travel year-round - speaking in schools, training law enforcement, social workers, etc. - and am on tour a solid 9 months of every year. I also founded a global storytelling platform for other survivors, co-own a consulting agency that supports youth, and was in a 12x international award-winning documentary. My expertise has been featured in Entrepreneur Magazine, SELF Magazine, Thrive Global, Bustle, and Good Housekeeping, to name a few.

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