S3 Ep3 Storm O'Brink

April is sexual assault awareness month. This interview is with Storm O'Brink. Storm O’Brink, C-CBE (they/them/their) is the volunteer coordinator for the Rape Victim Advocacy Program in Iowa City, full-spectrum doula, and certified childbirth educator. They started their career in anti-violence work in 2016 at Transformative Healing, an LGBTQIA centered sexual assault advocacy program which was defunded in 2017. They are a co-creator of the Queer Health Advocates program and a co-facilitator of the Queer Art Healing Group.. They have facilitated many workshops for healthcare professionals on sexual violence, medical violence, and LGBTQIA healthcare. In their role at RVAP they specialize in working with survivors of medical and obstetric violence, as well as LGBTQIA survivors. They also provide technical assistance and training to any organization looking to improve services to survivors. Storm’s areas of interest in doula work include birth and medical trauma, postpartum services, reproductive healthcare, trans families, and abortion.