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Trigger warning:
This episode covers difficult topics, which some listeners may find upsetting. These areas include rape, sexual assault, and various types of abuse. Please practice good self-care and listen at your own discretion. If you need additional support, please visit our website at www.gurlstalk.com/hotlines
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For too long we\\u2019ve stayed quiet to the culture that\\u2019s normalised and trivialised sexual violence, sexual harassment and misogyny. Girls have been socialised to feel like it\\u2019s something they have to cope with, laugh off, get over. Enter Soma Sara. When she decided to share her own experiences, it resonated with so many and opened up the conversation. The scale of the problem is so significant, so global, the world is finally listening. Thank god.
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Soma takes us through how she started Everyone\\u2019s Invited. We talk about the archaic systems that have made rape culture so deeply entrenched in society. We recognise the incredible power of a shared story \\xad\\xad\\u2013 its ability to heal and the ripple effect it has \\u2013 and the courage of those who have stood up and spoken, and also those who have sat down and listened.
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For the tide to turn, everyone needs to play their part. Soma talks about the values of empathy and community, encouraging us all to be upstanders \\u2013 calling out rape culture, reflecting upon behaviours, educating. \\u201cTogether we are building on the mistakes of the past and working towards reconciliation and creating a new future.\\u201d
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This is such a positive listen but comes with a trigger warning: This episode covers difficult topics, which some listeners may find upsetting. These areas include rape, sexual assault, and various types of abuse. Please practice good self-care and listen at your own discretion. If you need additional support, please visit our website at www.Gurlstalk.com/hotlines
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As always, mad amounts of love.
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You can follow @everyonesinvited and you can follow us @gurlstalk. Please send any messages to www.gurlstalk.com and don\\u2019t forget to subscribe, so you never miss an episode of the Gurls Talk podcast.
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