76. My Real Off Campus Story (Sexual Assault Survivor, Final Episode)

<p>Okay… so this is a heavy one. Like, really, really heavy. If you&#39;ve watched Off Campus on Prime Video, you know that Hannah&#39;s storyline as a sexual assault survivor hit different for a lot of us — but for me, it hit different different, because it&#39;s my story too.</p><p>This episode is me finally telling it. All of it. The parts I&#39;ve never said out loud in public, the parts I only just told my husband Kevin, and the parts that took me 12 years and a Forever 21 plastic bag full of old clothes to be ready to share.</p><p>A heads up that this is also the final episode of Small Girl Big Talk. I talk about why toward the end (PS: it has nothing to do with this story and everything to do with adulting 🥲)</p><p><strong>Trigger warning: this episode talks openly about sexual assault, consent, depression, and PTSD.</strong></p><p>Please take care of yourself first. If you need to pause, skip around, or sit this one out completely, that&#39;s okay. I made the chapters below so you can navigate it on your terms.</p><p><strong>A few things you&#39;ll hear in this one:</strong></p><ul><li>why Off Campus felt like watching my own university years back at me</li><li>the moment I didn&#39;t know I&#39;d been assaulted until I read a poster on a bathroom door</li><li>what actually happened when I went to my university&#39;s Sexual Assault Centre (and why I&#39;m still grateful for it)</li><li>the wild plot twist involving my birthday, my assault, and meeting my husband</li><li>the dress and the skirt I kept for over a decade… and what I&#39;m finally doing with them</li><li>why I&#39;m wrapping up this podcast, and how to stay in touch with me after this</li></ul><p>If you&#39;re new here — hi, I&#39;m Wendy. this is probably not the first impression I would&#39;ve picked for you, but I hope you stick around for the other, lighter sides of me too.</p><p>🌻 <strong>Keep in touch with me via my</strong> <strong>Newsletter:</strong> <a href="https://wendyvaz.substack.com/">https://wendyvaz.substack.com/</a></p><p>🌼 <strong>Work with me:</strong> <a href="https://coaching.wendyvaz.com/">https://coaching.wendyvaz.com/</a></p><p>📸 <strong>Connect with me on Instagram:</strong> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/wendyvazzy">https://www.instagram.com/wendyvazzy</a></p><p>If this episode brought something up for you, please don&#39;t sit in it alone. Reach out to someone you trust, or a professional, or a helpline in your country. You’re not alone in this.</p><p><strong>Chapters below 👇</strong></p><p>0:00 Intro Why I&#39;m Obsessed With Off Campus</p><p>1:16 Heads Up: This Is the Final Episode + Trigger Warning</p><p>3:33 Why This Story, Why Now</p><p>7:34 Sitting Down to Tell the Story</p><p>9:40 The First Incident</p><p>11:18 The Second Incident — My 21st Birthday</p><p>12:15 Realizing It Was Rape</p><p>16:25 Off Campus Parallels — Hannah&#39;s Story Mirrored Mine</p><p>18:11 Why the Sexual Assault Centre Helped (Even Though It Hurt)</p><p>22:19 More Off Campus Moments That Hit Home</p><p>24:09 Thank You Elle Kennedy and all the Cast and Crew</p><p>26:07 The Dress &amp; Skirt — What I&#39;m Going to Do With Them</p><p>27:38 Why I&#39;m Ending Small Girl, Big Talk</p><p>31:16 The Hopeful Ending — Meeting Kevin, Healing, Marriage</p><p>33:20 How to Keep in Touch</p><p>34:18 Thank You + Reflecting on the Show&#39;s Seasons</p><p>36:36 Showing the Dress &amp; Skirt</p><p>#OffCampus #SexualAssaultSurvivor #SmallGirlBigTalk</p>