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Consent, Coping, & Dating Again: A Survivor Q&A

Consent, Coping, & Dating Again: A Survivor Q&A

Update: 2025-09-25
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In this episode, Shannon answers a few of the questions listeners have written in. Drawing from her own healing, a bit of research, and conversations with experts, she offers honest and unfiltered responses to the things survivors are often left wondering.

She gets into:

– What really counts as sexual assault (and why “gray areas” aren’t gray)

– Fight, flight, freeze, and fawn explained– Coping with dissociation

– Her honest take on therapy, including EMDR

– Red and green flags when dating again after trauma

Grab your favorite beverage and join Shannon for this survivor Q&A. Cheers!

Learn how your state defines sexual assault: https://rainn.org/take-action/fight-for-justice/state-law-database/

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Consent, Coping, & Dating Again: A Survivor Q&A

Consent, Coping, & Dating Again: A Survivor Q&A

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