LPP #134 Sexual Assault Survivor, She/Her, Healing From Trauma, & Sex Ed. with Haley Jakobson

Haley Jakobson is a writer of plays, poetry, and creative non-fiction. When she isn’t scribbling on the subway, Haley acts as the Artistic Director and co-founder of Brunch Theatre Company, an inclusive platform for emerging theatre artists to join the conversation. Brunch Theatre’s newest show, Donuts and Holes, is all about revolutionizing sex education as we know it. In her writing Haley explores mental health and wellness, sex and trauma, queerness, and bodies. A poet in the millennial era, Haley reaches an audience of 13k readers on her instagram, @haleyjakobson. She self-published her first book of poetry, Write Like Prayers, in 2017. Haley lives in Brooklyn and is a gemini. Enter to win these SIX lightroom mobile presetsTO ENTER THE GIVEAWAY:+ Leave an itunes review+ Take a screenshot & email it to [email protected]+ That’s it! I will select a winner from the next 10 written itunes reviews I receive   SUPPORT THE SHOW ON PATREON IN THIS EPISODE:  Her experience as a survivor of sexual assault Reminders for survivors → Sharing your truth has NOT always felt good → REVERTIGO When we have trauma the fear that can come from opening pandora’s box — I will feel a lot of things I don’t want to feet What if it never goes away or gets better? “Though words hold feelings, they don’t feel feelings – bodies do that” “People aren’t going to like us and that fact should never ever, ever be more important than trusting ourselves…I’d rather trust myself than like myself” Her healing process  Yoga and how it helped her her feel safe in your body again Keeping it casual — in this culture int can feel impossible to be intentional with our romantic partners Sex seems so easy and effortless on TV and in movies — the inadaquacy we can feel when that isn’t our experience Her story of coming out  & misogyny withdrawl  How her partner supports her CONNECT WITH HALEY:IG: @haleyjakobsonwebsite: haleyjakobson.com CONNECT WITH ENGRID:Email: [email protected]: @livengproofLiveng Proof Podcast Website Advertisements (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({ google_ad_client: "ca-pub-1845753290669994", enable_page_level_ads: true }); The post LPP #134 Sexual Assault Survivor, She/Her, Healing From Trauma, & Sex Ed. with Haley Jakobson appeared first on Liveng Proof.