Body Safety Blog
A more in-depth analysis on all things body safety, boundaries, consent and current events.
Open Letter to Offending Pedophiles and Child Molesters
Dear Pedophile & Child Molester,
I see you.
I see the way you were hurt or shamed by someone when you were young, and that this is why you feel you need to hurt someone smaller: to numb the open wound you always carry.
You have an illness.
And like a disease, if not brought under control, this illness will continue to spread through you until it corrupts every part of your humanity.
But you can stop. This illness can be treated and cured. You don’t have to do this.
Hurt people, hurt people, and I know that maybe you’re deeply hurt and are deeply hurting innocent children.
I see how you resist admitting the truth to yourself: that this is really all about you taking control away from someone else because deep down you feel disempowered.
I see the shame you feel inside and how it propels you to make decisions that spin you further down the shame spiral—in a self-corrosive and outwardly...
Carly Yoost of Child Rescue Coalition on Protecting Kids & Their New Petition
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PODCAST EP 28 Confronting An Abuser + Being A Male Survivor
Episode Summary
It's misunderstood and underreported. CSA (child sexual abuse) is thought to be a crime against girls, but it's also a problem faced by boys and it's grossly overlooked. We must speak up collectively and unanimously. Jeremy Indika is using his voice to do so and in a powerful way!
Episode Notes
In this episode, we talk about Jeremy's story, how he confronted his abuser, what happened when he did, what it led to, and how that experience has moved him to continue being an advocate.
Jeremy's story is one of courage and defiance. It's a story of how we can look at our toxic masculinity culture and challenge it to dismantle it.
This episode is not just for male survivors, but for parents of children of all genders so we can all better understand how abuse can happen and how to protect ALL children.
I highly encourage you to check out all of Jeremy's work.
ABOUT JEREMY:
Jeremy is a male survivor of childhood sexual abuse. He spoke out for the first time when he was 27...
INSIGHTS WEEKLY: Learn how to prevent child sx trafficking from happening in your home. Regardless of age!
Learn how to prevent child sx trafficking from happening in your home. Regardless of age! It can happen to an infant, to a toddler, school aged child or a teen. The new age of technology has made this grim truth a reality, but we have the power to stop it! Tune in to learn how!
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INSIGHTS WEEKLY: BIG NEWS! And how this impacts your family
Breaking From + Healing The Cycle of Toxic Masculinity, Stigma and Sexual Abuse
This episode is jam-packed with valuable lessons, guidance, love, and wisdom! You may get wrapped up in empowerment and revel in what Quentin shares! We talked about so many topics that truly impact our quality of life.
If you're a parent or not, this will help you reflect on how toxic masculinity has shaped your views and how you can break the cycle of toxic masculinity, mental health stigmas and reclaim your power as a child sexual abuse survivor.
Quentin shared on how he manages anxiety, what it can look like for others, and why it's important to get to the root of anxiety and not deal with it as a surface symptom.
We also talked about equity in communities of color and how this impacts mental health services and more!
Shout out to Rebekah Borucki for making the connection for Quentin and me!
ABOUT QUENTIN:
Quentin Vennie is a celebrated wellness expert, philanthropist, keynote speaker, and author of the bestselling memoir, Strong In The Broken...
Abuse Prevention Strategies to Keep Our Kids Safe (with Rosalia Rivera by Janet Landsbury)
Respectful Parenting · Abuse Prevention Strategies to Keep Our Kids Safe (with Rosalia Rivera)
We are living in critical times where kids need us to step up and be proactive safe adults in our children's lives. And this begins by, not only, being upstanders for our kids, but also teaching them about abuse prevention. And at the heart of abuse prevention is consent education.
Respecting autonomy (at the heart of consent) is 100% aligned with respectful parenting, and that's why I'm so overjoyed that I had the opportunity to chat with Janet Lansbury for her UNRUFFLED podcast this week!
Janet and I talked about how parents can incorporate abuse prevention strategies into our parenting style so that we are empowering our kids against sexual abuse every step of the way.
I'm so grateful to Janet for helping to amplify this information through her platform! Let’s keep talking about this, let’s get loud for our kids sakes and keep showing up as the safe people our...
Summer Online Kids Safety is a MUST because predators have been educating themselves
How predators are allowed to thrive
How the USA Gymnastics institution and law enforcement system failed to stop a predator, and how common it is in all places.
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Welcome to CONSENTparenting™!!!
Rosalia Rivera
I'm a Consent Educator, Abuse Prevention Specialist, Sexual Literacy Advocate, 2x TEDx Speaker, Co-founder & Chair of SAGE/Brave Movement, Rape Culture Disruptor, Founder of CONSENTparenting™, Host of the AboutCONSENT™ podcast, Creator of CONSENTwear™ and CSA Survivor & Thriver
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Weekly informational, inspirational & motivational episodes.
Join me in having an open, transparent and inspirational dialogue about all of these important topics that will move the sexual empowerment movement forward!
