Take Up Space by Project Agape
by Project Agape
Take Up Space is a platform for young Black individuals to take up space and talk about things that are relevant and important to us and things that we have been shunned from discussing due to the environment and circumstances we grew up in. Take Up Space is a platform that was created by survivors of Gender-Based Violence therefore our conversations are geared toward supporting survivors and giving young people a voice to speak their truth. Stay Connected with usInstagram & Twitter: @projectagpecahttps://www.project-agape.orgFacebook & LinkedIn: Project Agape
Episodes
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S4 EP 12: Roselin's Story
This episode includes mentions of childhood sexual abuse, gender-based violence, grief and loss, and barriers to leaving unsafe situations. Please take care while listening. Welcome back to Take Up Space. This season, we handed the mic back to community. To Black survivors. To voices that deserve...
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S4 EP 11: Ulyn's Story
This episode includes discussions of trauma, complex PTSD, chronic illness, suicidal ideation, and mental health challenges within families. Please take care while listening. Welcome back to Take Up Space. This season, we are passing the mic with intention and creating space for Black survivors…
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S 4 EP 10: Esther's Story
This episode includes mentions of sexual violence, childhood trauma, intimate partner violence, victim blaming, and safety concerns related to an abuser. Please take care while listening. Welcome back to Take Up Space. This season, we are passing the mic with intention and holding space for Black...
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S4 EP 9: Ben's Story
This episode includes discussions of depression, mental health stigma, being outed, family conflict, and navigating identity as a Black queer person. Please take care while listening. Welcome back to Take Up Space. This season, we are passing the mic with intention and holding space for Black...
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S4 EP 8: Aminata's Story
This episode includes discussions of trauma, mental health, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts. Please take care while listening. Welcome back to Take Up Space. This season, we are passing the mic with intention and holding space for Black survivors to share their stories in their own words. In this...
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S4 EP7: Karelle's Story
This episode includes discussions of sexual assault, trauma, reclaiming one’s body, boundaries, and healing after harm. Please take care while listening. Welcome back to Take Up Space. This season, we are passing the mic with intention and holding space for Black survivors to share their stories…
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S4 EP6: Aly's Story
This episode includes general discussions of survivorship, self-harm, mental health, grief, and reclaiming one’s body and autonomy. Please take care while listening. Welcome back to Take Up Space. This season, we are passing the mic with intention and holding space for Black survivors to share...
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S4 EP 5: Alya's Story
Take Care Warnings: This episode includes mentions of sexual assault, trauma, grief, shame, and navigating harm in relationships. Please take care while listening. Welcome back to Take Up Space. This season, we are passing the mic with intention and holding space for Black survivors to share…
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S4 EP4: Latifah's Story
Take care warnings: reflections on deep personal change, emotional processing in stillness, grief, and navigating inner transitions. Please listen with care. Welcome back to Take Up Space. In this episode, we sit with Latifah, a thoughtful, reflective soul whose healing journey has unfolded…
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S4 EP 3: Uvie's Story
Take care warnings: emotional overwhelm, family dynamics, identity, and personal healing. Please take care while listening. Welcome back to Take Up Space. In this episode, we are honoured to sit with Uvie, a creative, community-minded soul whose story is shaped by self-discovery, change, and...
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S4 EP 2: Ro's Story
Take Care Warnings: postpartum depression, trauma, emotional overwhelm. Please take care while listening. Welcome back to Take Up Space! This season, we are passing the mic with intention. In this episode, we are honoured to hold space and hear from Ro, a mother, dancer, wellness practitioner…
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S4 EP 1: Meghan's Story
Take care warnings: mentions of gender-based violence, abuse, grief, trauma, and emotional distress. Please take care while listening. Welcome back to Take Up Space! Take Up Space is a place where stories breathe. A place created by Project Agape to honour the voices and lived experiences of our...
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S3 EP12: Nurturing Black Motherhood
Take Care Warnings: discussions of trauma-informed parenting, the challenges of Black motherhood, and the emotional complexities of raising children through adolescence and into young adulthood Welcome back to Take Up Space! In this episode, Aunty Bola, Eniola, Esther and Joy explore the...
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S3 EP 11: Navigating Absent Father Figures
Take Care Warnings: discussions of parental abandonment, grief, trauma, emotional complexity, fatherlessness, voluntary abandonment, family dynamics, and the impact of growing up in single-parent households. Welcome Back to Take Up Space! In this episode, Esther, Eniola and Joy dive into the...
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S3 EP10: Trauma Bonds and Codependency
Take Care Warnings: discussions of trauma bonds, codependency, transference, and the psychological effects of gender-based violence Welcome Back to Take Up Space! In this episode, Joy and Pam explore trauma bonds and codependency delve into the complex dynamics of trauma bonds, codependency, and...
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S3 EP9: Black, Queer and Healing
Welcome back to Take Up Space! In this episode, Joy and guest N'nerjie explore the challenges and triumphs faced by Black LGBTQ+ survivors, highlighting the importance of intersectionality, breaking barriers, healing, and community building. Take care warnings: discussions of trauma, mental…
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S3 EP8: Dating and Surviving
Take Care Warnings: Suicide, Intimate Partner Violence, Sexual Assault, Bullying, Grooming, Financial Abuse Welcome back to Take Up Space! In this episode of Take Up Space, host Joy and guest Esther delve into the complexities of dating as a survivor of intimate partner violence. They discuss the...
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S3 EP7: Indigenous Leadership Against GBV
In this episode, we invite Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada, an organization that plats a crucial role in supporting Indigenous women affected by GBV. We focus on the intersections of GBV, racism, colonialism, and community resilience, with a particular emphasis on the importance of...
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S3 EP6: Breaking Down the Justice System
Welcome back to Take Up Space! In this episode, we explore the Canadian legal landscape and its impact on survivors of gender-based violence (GBV). We are joined by Caron Cuff, a Service Navigator at the Ottawa Rape Crisis Centre, who will help us navigate the complexities of accessing justice,...
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S3 EP5: Navigating Quarter-Life Challenges
Happy 2025 & Welcome back to Take Up Space! In this episode Joy, Esther and Segolene explore “Navigating Perfectionism, Control, and Quarter-Life Challenges. They embarked on a journey to empower listeners with strategies for resilience and self-discovery. Stay Connected with us Instagram &...
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S3 EP4: Ebbs and Flows of Healing
Welcome back to Take Up Space! In this episode, we will explore the complexities of trauma, focusing on the experience of flashbacks and the neurobiological responses tied to them. We will also discuss the emotional burden of guilt and shame, often carried by survivors of gender-based violence....
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S3 EP3: Black men as allies
Welcome back to Take Up Space! In this episode of Take Up Space, host Joy and guest Denrieke discuss with the role Black men play in uplifting and supporting survivors specifically Black women and Black gender-diverse people. Take Care Warnings: toxic masculinity, rape apologists, victim blaming...
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S3 EP2: Convenient Distractions: Addressing the Multiple Forms of Oppression in GBV
Welcome back to Take Up Space! In this episode of Take Up Space, host Joy and guest Rosie explore the challenges survivors face when encountering multiple forms of oppression, such as racism, sexism, classism, and ableism, and how organizations can tailor their approaches to meet their diverse...
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S3 EP1: "Who told you that?" - Unpacking the Socialization of Femmes Bodies
Welcome back to Take Up Space! In this episode of Take Up Space, host Joy and guest Segolene discuss the complex landscape of gender socialization and its impact on femme bodies. Take Care Warnings: discussion on toxic media, societal pressures on femme bodies Stay Connected with us Instagram &...
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S2 EP6: Maternal Relationships
Welcome back to Take Up Space! In this episode, Emma, Agape and Esther discuss maternal relationships, how connections change, flow and evolve as we move through life. As soothing as community may feel through this podcast, please take care of yourselves and reach out if you need support or feel...
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S2 EP5: rape culture and religion
Welcome back to Take Up Space! In this episode, we discuss religion and the implications on rape culture and community education. As soothing as community may feel through this podcast, please take care of yourselves and reach out if you need support or feel triggered. Take Care Warnings:...
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S2 EP4: the idea of marriage, kids and everything in between
Welcome back to Take Up Space! In this episode, we discuss relationships, the idea of marriage and the role in which it has played in a lot of community dynamics. Have y'all read "Yinka Where's Your Huzband" by Lizzie Damilola Blackburn? This episode essentially explores similar themes to this...
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S2 EP3: consent in Black communities
Welcome back to Take Up Space! In this episode, we discuss consent and how it shows up in Black communities. What was consent like growing up for you? Were boundaries even a thing with family? As soothing as community may feel through this podcast, please take care of yourselves and reach out if...
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S2 EP2: na gay dey reign
Welcome back to Take Up Space! In this episode, we dive into the stories, experiences, and triumphs of individuals who navigate the beautifully complex journey of being both Black and Queer. As soothing as community may feel through this podcast, please take care of yourselves and reach out if…
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S2 EP1: Do we always have to be resilient?
Welcome to Season 2 of Take Up Space! This season we are talking through the different experiences of Black people in the diaspora. In this episode, we explore the idea of resiliency and what that looks like for Black survivors. As soothing as community may feel through this podcast, please take...
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S1 EP5: We Need Early Sex Education
Trigger Warnings: Sexual violence, victim-blaming, gendered violence, intimate partner violence This week, with special guests, our friend - Cathy, Operations and Programs Manager - Eniola, Esther talks about sex education, early consent education, problematic African beliefs about early sex ed,...
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S1 EP4:The Marriage Talk
Trigger Warnings: Sexual violence, victim-blaming, gendered violence, intimate partner violence This week, with special guests, our Project Researcher, Emma, Abiana and Esther talk about marriage, the idea of marriage as a young person and how that is continuing to evolve. This episode will…
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S1 EP3: It's Time To Unlearn Victim-Blaming
Trigger Warnings: Sexual violence, victim-blaming, bullying This week, with special guest, our amazing Operations and Programs Manager, Eniola, Abiana and Esther talk about victim blaming and its implications, the stems of victim blaming, the problems with victim blaming and shifting blame in our...
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S1 EP2: Let's Talk About Sex
Trigger Warnings: Sexual violence, intimate partner violence, sex after trauma Well? Let's Talk About It Today, Abiana and Esther are joined by our program coordinator Anaya and our project researcher Emma to talk about sex, sex drives, sexual liberation, sex and trauma, relationships and sex...
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S1 EP1: Taking Pride in Your Pleasure
Trigger Warnings: Sexual violence, misogyny, ownership, victim-blaming Welcome to Take Up Space! We are a group of Black survivors that love to community build and support other Black survivors (we also love to talk!) This podcast was created by the Project Agape team with cohosts - Founder and...
About this show
Take Up Space is a platform for young Black individuals to take up space and talk about things that are relevant and important to us and things that we have been shunned from discussing due to the environment and circumstances we grew up in. Take Up Space is a platform that was created by survivors of Gender-Based Violence therefore our conversations are geared toward supporting survivors and giving young people a voice to speak their truth. Stay Connected with usInstagram & Twitter: @projectagpecahttps://www.project-agape.orgFacebook & LinkedIn: Project Agape
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