EP33: Healing from Sexual Abuse (with Ashley) | South Asian, Healing & Sexual Assault Survivor

Ashley is a researcher of sexual abuse in South Asian communities, She has recently completed her research titled “Reclaiming Shakit: The journey to wellbeing for South Asian immigrant women survivors of sexual violence”. She has been advocating for survivors for the last four years, after noticing the gaps in the current systems that support South Asian survivors, having been through it herself. She felt it was important to understand the lived experience of South Asian survivors who are often left in the margins of sexual violence research and practice. We talk about what consists of sexual abuse, the culture of silence, the concept of honour (izzat) and the framework she designed to aid survivors with healing. I learnt so much from this episode about something that isn’t widely spoken about yet so common. I hope you do too Love, Preeti x ———————————————————— Don’t forget to follow me on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/preetipersonal/ TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZSvmbM63/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/preetipersonal  Clubhouse: @preetipersonal If you prefer, you can also email me: [email protected] Don’t forget to follow/ subscribe to Podcast and leave a review on Apple Podcasts ———————————————————— Helplines: The Survivors Trust: 01788 550554 [email protected] https://www.thesurvivorstrust.org SurvivorsUK 02035983898 [email protected] Rape Crisis 0808 802 9999 https://rapecrisis.org.uk/get-help/ (live chat) Safeline [email protected] 0808 800 5005 https://www.safeline.org.uk ———————————————————— Music: Upbeat-party by scottholmesmusic.com