"Boys will be Boys" is bullshit. (SA talk, consent & healing)

this is a heavy one loves, so please read this first 🤍 this episode talks about sexual assault, what it is, what it isn't, and how to protect yourself. if that's a hard topic for you right now, listen when you feel safe or skip this one. i love you either way.i read a story this week that had me crying all day, and i couldn't stop thinking about the excuse "boys will be boys" — the thing we're told when something happens, and the thing that lets it keep happening. so we're talking about it. all of it.in this episode:🎙️ the story that broke me and why that excuse needs to die💬 your stories — the "does it count?" questions so many of you have been carrying alone🧠 why freezing is your brain protecting you, not you agreeing🗣️ how to say no and actually mean it, without the guilt🤍 and how to stop blaming yourself and start healingif something happened to you — i believe you. it counted. it wasn't your fault.📞RAINN: 1-800-656-4673📱 crisis text line: text HOME to 741741new episodes every friday 🫶🏻

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