Sexual Assault: Creating a Dialogue + 7 Phrases to Say to Our Girls // by Carmelita Tiu

<p>April is sexual assault awareness month -- a reminder to acknowledge and support survivors, advocate for further awareness, and educate ourselves and our kids.</p><p>While we know what sexual assault is on some visceral level, I wanted to do a quick episode that spells out what body boundaries, sexual assault, and consent are.</p><p>It's so hard to know when to talk about these topics - and how to talk about them without instilling fear or anxiety. So I tried to find ways to raise the topics organically, what to say as a baseline of understanding, and other helpful phrases that our daughters need to hear.</p><p>Listen to hear:</p><ul><li>The definition of sexual assault and consent</li><li>How to bring up this topic with your daughters, including using current events and pop culture to help facilitate conversations</li><li>7 things to say to your daughters, to foster open communication, and help them feel more empowered and aware about sexual assault going forward</li></ul><br/><p>Other episodes to check out:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.rainn.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">RAINN.org</a></li><li>24/7 Free Support Hotline - 800-656-HOPE (4673)</li></ul><br/><p><br></p><p>Know Them, Be Them, Raise Them</p><p>New episodes drop every Tuesday (and sometimes in between). Subscribe here:<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/know-them-be-them-raise-them/id1581581645" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Apple</a>,<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/4TUKrwCnfgyMRxjZjJjQWO?si=BiWQGIAtQtque1801ggjTQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Spotify</a>,<a href="https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9rbm93YmVyYWlzZS5jYXB0aXZhdGUuZm0vcnNzZmVlZA?sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjU08G6wszyAhWBU80KHcTLD14Q9sEGegQIARAC" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Google</a>.&nbsp;And if you got something out of the podcast, I'd love it if you could leave a 5* review! </p><ul><li>For more doses of information and inspiration:</li><li>follow on<a href="https://www.instagram.com/knowberaisethem/"