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Image of Alisa Zipursky's Youtube video which is an up close photo of her face with text that says "For sexual violence survivors." and a thought bubble that says, "Am I a 'real' survivor?" coming from her head.

"Am I a 'real' survivor of sexual violence?"

August 16, 2019
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When death and grief trigger the trauma of childhood sexual abuse

July 18, 2019
Family
"UGH"

Getting through Father’s Day

June 14, 2019
Family
A cartoon of a woman doing a yoga "boat" pose with a teal background on the image.

What does trauma-informed yoga for survivors look like?

May 21, 2019
Self care

When PTSD and hypervigilance are planning your wedding for you

April 24, 2019
Sex
Alisa and Franklin the dog looking at each other

Living with hypervigilance and catastrophic thinking

March 21, 2019
Self care
Alisa writing at laptop

Strategies for writing while healing from sexual trauma

February 21, 2019
Self care
Alisa Zipursky black and white

With only body memories, do I still have moments of doubt about my childhood sexual abuse?

January 24, 2019
Memory
Surviving R Kelly Lifetime Documentary

R. Kelly and child sex abuse that hides in plain sight

January 11, 2019
Pop culture
Tarana Burke at Ted

"Me too is a movement, not a moment."

December 1, 2018
Pop culture
silly photo of Alisa and friends

Why I use humor to heal from my childhood sexual abuse

November 29, 2018
Pop culture
Shehariah Johnson of Silence Kills

Building community while healing from intimate partner violence

October 31, 2018
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