Intimacy After Abuse & Healing After Survival with Jimanekia Eborn - Ep. 71

TW: sexual assault, rape, trauma, conversation about murder (time stamp: 6:40-7:00), suicide (time stamp: 41:40-42:30), unconscious rape (time stamp: 51:00-55:30), self harm (time stamp: (1:15:45-1:20:00)

Boy oh boy are y’all in for a treat. This week we have the incredible Jimanekia Eborn (she/her) to talk about the realities of sexual assault and intimacy after abuse. Jimanekia Eborn is a Queer, Sexual Assault & Trauma Expert, Trauma Media Consultant, and Comprehensive Sex Educator, who has worked in mental health for the past 13 years in sex education and sexual trauma support. Jimanekia is the Founder of Tending the Garden, a non-profit for sexual assault survivors of different marginalized identities, and Co-founder of Cintima, bringing increased representation to the field of Intimacy Coordination in the film industry.

It was such an honor to chat with Jimanekia. Her work has played such a vital role in my healing and my ability to recognize my own trauma, and I can’t say enough how thankful I am for her and her work.

If you want to follow Jimanekia and support her, you can find her on IG @jimanekia and online here for all things podcast, retreats, support groups, classes, and more. You can also find her non-profit, Tending the Garden, on IG here and online here. She has also recently released a healing box subscription boxes through Tending the Garden which you can purchase here. 

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