Surviving Domestic Violence, Military Sexual Assault and Reclaiming Your Right to Live Life Moving Forward with US Army Veteran Merci McKinley
I'll Go First® with Jessica Minhas
English - June 23, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 55.5 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
Merci McKinley is a Veteran Advocate, Military Sexual Trauma, and Dometic Violence Survivor, author, and poet. She speaks candidly about her experience of military sexual assault and domestic violence, fighting for justice against her perpetrators, advocating for justice reform, and what healing has looked like for her. She is a powerful voice for those of us who are working through what we've come through. Merci is a true testament of what it means to be a survivor and teaches us how to live life moving forward.
Goodies from this episode:
Checkout Merci's books: https://www.amazon.com/Merci-McKinley/e/B01M19LVHU%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share
Watch Merci testify on the US Senate Committee on CSpan: https://www.c-span.org/person/?mercimckinley
Read Merci's letter to survivors of sexual assault: https://www.servicewomen.org/swan-updates/open-letter-to-mst-survivors-youve-done-nothing-wrong-and-you-have-nothing-to-be-ashamed-of/
In crisis? Text "GOFIRST" to speak with a trained crisis counselor for free 24/7.
Have a comment? Don't be shy! We'd love to hear from you. Say "Hello" at [email protected]
Merci McKinley is a Veteran Advocate, Military Sexual Trauma, and Dometic Violence Survivor, author, and poet. She speaks candidly about her experience of military sexual assault and domestic violence, fighting for justice against her perpetrators, advocating for justice reform, and what healing has looked like for her. She is a powerful voice for those of us who are working through what we've come through. Merci is a true testament of what it means to be a survivor and teaches us how to live life moving forward.
Goodies from this episode:
Checkout Merci's books: https://www.amazon.com/Merci-McKinley/e/B01M19LVHU%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share
Watch Merci testify on the US Senate Committee on CSpan: https://www.c-span.org/person/?mercimckinley
Read Merci's letter to survivors of sexual assault: https://www.servicewomen.org/swan-updates/open-letter-to-mst-survivors-youve-done-nothing-wrong-and-you-have-nothing-to-be-ashamed-of/
In crisis? Text "GOFIRST" to speak with a trained crisis counselor for free 24/7.
Have a comment? Don't be shy! We'd love to hear from you. Say "Hello" at [email protected]