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Katherine Wela Bogen is a Clinical Research Coordinator at Rhode Island Hospital. In this episode, we discuss her work in sexual violence prevention, how to respond supportively to disclosures of sexual victimization, and what sexual healing looks like for trauma survivors. We also discuss her experience working toward a fully-embodied and pleasurable sex life as a survivor of sexual violence, from seeking Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (she recommends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as well) to mailing a vibrator to her boyfriend.
Links discussed in this episode!
Last fall, Katherine entered the public spotlight when she wrote a Facebook post about false reporting rates of sexual violence. The post went viral and can be read here!
Activists:
Angela Davis, Malcolm X, Gloria Anzaldua, Bell Hooks, Jackson Katz, Maya Angelou, Toni Morrison
Katherine Wela Bogen’s research on positive and negative responses to disclosures of sexual assault.
Books:
In this bonus-length episode, our guest, Sarin recounts their experiences with sex in their personal and professional life. As a SHAC (School Health Advisory Council) Certified sex educator and political activist, Sarin works to teach people of all ages about sexual liberation, female masturbation, and sexual health, and as a former sex worker, they describe their experience with sex work as a means of sustenance, a source of confidence, and an important step on their path to personal self-discovery. They recall their relationship with their own sexuality, and how they have transformed since being emancipated as a teenager, to leaving their partner of 5 years and discovering their queer identity.