Surviving The Trauma
By Natalie Nazer Cosby
Surviving The TraumaOct 05, 2021
Interview with the Positive MOM, Elayna Fernandez
The Positive Mom, Elayna Fernandez shares with us her experiences in healing from sexual trauma. Elayna discusses taking her perpetrator to court, parenting through triggers, how she teaches her daughters about her assault, and what forgiveness means for her.
Elayna has an award-winning blog called The Positive MOM. Her daughter’s Elyssa and Elisha are authors of the book I Love Me: Self-Esteem in Seven Easy Steps. Elayna also mentions tools that she uses for grounding herself from The Work.
Interview with Taylor Rippy Monson, Co-Founder of Honey
Taylor Rippy Monson co-founded Honey in 2015 and is currently a member of the board. Honey is a non profit organization dedicated to supporting survivors of sexual trauma. In this episode Taylor talks about the role advocacy work has played in her healing. She addresses different types of therapies that have aided her in her healing, such as EMDR therapy, Alpha-Stim therapy and talk therapy. She also talks about utilizing journaling as a tool for healing from sexual trauma. We discuss how to respond appropriately to survivors of sexual trauma who have chosen to disclose their experiences as laid out by the Start By Believing Campaign.
Introduction
Surviving The Trauma is a podcast where survivors of sexual trauma get together and discuss their experiences with healing. In this episode the host, Natalie Cosby, shares with you the goals for this podcast and what can be expected from future episodes. Please reach out to survivingthetraumapodcast@gmail.com for any questions.