Defining What Love Means for You, Finding Your Voice Using Spoken Word with Army Veteran Obbie West
I'll Go First® with Jessica Minhas
English - June 30, 2020 12:00 - 43 minutes - 40 MB - ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsMental Health Health & Fitness purpose hope mental health mental health awareness trauma recovery addiction depression healing sexual assault chronic illness Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Obbie West is a 20 veteran of the United States Army, an outspoken sexual violence prevention advocate, an International Spoken Word Artist, and author of a book of poems entitled, “Blossom”. Obbie grew up in a home witnessing his mother endure domestic violence. In this episode, he shares with us how he became who he is today, how he’s learned to define what love means to him, and how we can decide how we want to be loved.
Connect with Obbie: https://www.obbiewest.com/contact
Learn about Obbie’s advocacy work: https://www.spokenadvocacy.com/about
Watch his spoken word poem “The Perpataror’s Perspective” : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAs55SKwAdDzpvMQAaNLHqQ/video
Get involved with SHARP (Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention) Education: https://www.preventsexualassault.army.mil/
In crisis? Text GOFIRST to speak with a trained crisis counselor 24/7 for free.
Have a suggestion? We would love to hear from you! Say ‘Hi’ at [email protected]
Obbie West is a 20 veteran of the United States Army, an outspoken sexual violence prevention advocate, an International Spoken Word Artist, and author of a book of poems entitled, “Blossom”. Obbie grew up in a home witnessing his mother endure domestic violence. In this episode, he shares with us how he became who he is today, how he’s learned to define what love means to him, and how we can decide how we want to be loved.
Connect with Obbie: https://www.obbiewest.com/contact
Learn about Obbie’s advocacy work: https://www.spokenadvocacy.com/about
Watch his spoken word poem “The Perpataror’s Perspective” : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAs55SKwAdDzpvMQAaNLHqQ/video
Get involved with SHARP (Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention) Education: https://www.preventsexualassault.army.mil/
In crisis? Text GOFIRST to speak with a trained crisis counselor 24/7 for free.
Have a suggestion? We would love to hear from you! Say ‘Hi’ at [email protected]