76. My Real Off Campus Story (Sexual Assault Survivor, Final Episode)

Okay… so this is a heavy one. Like, really, really heavy. If you've watched Off Campus on Prime Video, you know that Hannah's storyline as a sexual assault survivor hit different for a lot of us — but for me, it hit different different, because it's my story too.This episode is me finally telling it. All of it. The parts I've never said out loud in public, the parts I only just told my husband Kevin, and the parts that took me 12 years and a Forever 21 plastic bag full of old clothes to be ready to share.A heads up that this is also the final episode of Small Girl Big Talk. I talk about why toward the end (PS: it has nothing to do with this story and everything to do with adulting 🥲)Trigger warning: this episode talks openly about sexual assault, consent, depression, and PTSD.Please take care of yourself first. If you need to pause, skip around, or sit this one out completely, that's okay. I made the chapters below so you can navigate it on your terms.A few things you'll hear in this one:why Off Campus felt like watching my own university years back at methe moment I didn't know I'd been assaulted until I read a poster on a bathroom doorwhat actually happened when I went to my university's Sexual Assault Centre (and why I'm still grateful for it)the wild plot twist involving my birthday, my assault, and meeting my husbandthe dress and the skirt I kept for over a decade… and what I'm finally doing with themwhy I'm wrapping up this podcast, and how to stay in touch with me after thisIf you're new here — hi, I'm Wendy. this is probably not the first impression I would've picked for you, but I hope you stick around for the other, lighter sides of me too.🌻 Keep in touch with me via my Newsletter: https://wendyvaz.substack.com/🌼 Work with me: https://coaching.wendyvaz.com/📸 Connect with me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wendyvazzyIf this episode brought something up for you, please don't sit in it alone. Reach out to someone you trust, or a professional, or a helpline in your country. You’re not alone in this.Chapters below 👇0:00 Intro Why I'm Obsessed With Off Campus1:16 Heads Up: This Is the Final Episode + Trigger Warning3:33 Why This Story, Why Now7:34 Sitting Down to Tell the Story9:40 The First Incident11:18 The Second Incident — My 21st Birthday12:15 Realizing It Was Rape16:25 Off Campus Parallels — Hannah's Story Mirrored Mine18:11 Why the Sexual Assault Centre Helped (Even Though It Hurt)22:19 More Off Campus Moments That Hit Home24:09 Thank You Elle Kennedy and all the Cast and Crew26:07 The Dress & Skirt — What I'm Going to Do With Them27:38 Why I'm Ending Small Girl, Big Talk31:16 The Hopeful Ending — Meeting Kevin, Healing, Marriage33:20 How to Keep in Touch34:18 Thank You + Reflecting on the Show's Seasons36:36 Showing the Dress & Skirt#OffCampus #SexualAssaultSurvivor #SmallGirlBigTalk