28. Surviving Sexual Assault: Aishah Shahidah Simmons on Healing

Aishah Shahidah Simmons’s award-winning cultural work expresses its voice through the art of documentary filmmaking, writing, teaching, public speaking and activism. Her work is informed by her lived experiences as a Black feminist lesbian, a child sexual abuse survivor, an adult rape survivor and a Buddhist practitioner.  She is the producer/director of the 2006 groundbreaking, acclaimed film, NO! The Rape Documentary and the organizer/editor of the 2020 Lambda Literary Award-winning anthology, Love WITH Accountability: Digging Up the Roots of Child Sexual Abuse (AK Press). Aishah is working on the third part of three survivor-centered cultural works that seeks to disrupt and end childhood sexual abuse and adult rape in Black communities. Aishah is also in a two-year training to become a certified Mindfulness Meditation Teacher as a continuation of her 18-year Buddhist practice. Find Aishah online: NO! The Rape Documentary Love WITH Accountability @Lovewithaccountability @AfroLez [Instagram] AfroLez [Twitter] Resources mentioned in this gathering:​ Vipassana meditation Spirit Rock — Insight Meditation Center Work with Me: ⁠⁠Sacred No, Divine Yes⁠⁠ — My (free) abundance activation for living in ease and authenticity. ⁠⁠Sacred Success Oracle Reading⁠⁠ — A 45-minute session to align with your path to abundance, power, and prosperity. ⁠⁠Goddess Frequency Mystery School⁠⁠ — Join the revolutionary mystery school for effortless wealth, ease, and freedom. ⁠⁠Quantum Legacy Private Mentorship⁠⁠ — A six-month 1:1 experience for visionary leaders ready to leap into their calling. ⁠⁠In-person Retreats + Intensives⁠⁠ — Embody your divine potential in bespoke luxury retreats. Stay Connected: Follow me on Instagram ⁠⁠@theblackgirlmystic⁠⁠ Visit ⁠⁠blackgirlmystic.com⁠⁠ for updates on in-person retreats, mentorship, and community offerings.