When Courage Speaks: Healing, Advocacy, and Action Against Sexual Assault

Send us Fan MailDear Listeners,This episode of Bermuda Health-Abets is a clear display of bravery and courage shown by a lived experience guest who has taken the time to share their personal and sensitive experience with child sexual assault and abuse. This episode can be helpful for us in learning how to protect those around us, how to spot red flags, why it's important to listen to those who need to be heard, and how to protect our community. Bermuda sexual violence can impact survivors in many ways including physically, psychologically, socially, financially, sexually and in relationships of all kinds (Retrieved from: RCEW, 2025). Bermuda, one could say that sexual violence not only impacts individuals but on a community and societal level. It is important that we aim to protect our community by speaking out, learning more and becoming aware of how we can contribute to fighting against sexual violence in Bermuda. This episode of Bermuda Health-Abets, a podcast where we discuss everything from A to Z on healthy living, is dubbed When Courage Speaks: Healing, Advocacy, and Action Against Sexual Assault.  #EmpoweringInformingandMotivating Bermuda residents to live well.Our guests this episode are Cinamin Lovell, Owner & Baker of Bermuda CINSNUTS, and Laurie Shiell member of the SART team and Executive Director at Center Against Abuse. During this episode Cinamin shares her story from lived experience when it comes to sexual assault and abuse, her healing journey, her hopes for those who have had similar experiences, red flags to look out for, the supports and resources that have helped with her healing, what she wishes more people understood about supporting a survivor if Sexual Assault, and more. In addition Laurie, supports this discussion from a professional perspective, she defines sexual assault and sexual abuse, talks about how sexual violence relates to gender based violence, legal steps that survivors can take, what the Sexual Assault Response team is and what they do, what resources are available and more. If you have a question you need answered or a topic you would like to hear on Bermuda Health-Abets email [email protected]. To listen to upcoming segments of Bermuda Health-Abets you can find us on Facebook , on our YouTube Chanel @DepartmentofHealthBermuda Like and subscribe to the page, on Apple Podcast, or Spotify Podcast.Empowering, Informing  and Motivating Bermuda Residents to Live Well