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Reply to "Guidance for supporting children to tell their stories so they tell it all for us all"

I have supported several young adults who have experienced extensive trauma. One experienced labor trafficking.   I am finding that first we need to educate our children on what trauma is, and how it affects them.  We aren't there yet, at least in Missouri (and that goes for people with disabilities as well).  Then, I find it takes at least five years for them to find their own voices to be able to share what happened to them, if ever outside of a trusted relationship.  They need to be safe before they can do that (and of course their definition of safe is  not mine).   Many give me permission to share their stories in the mean time as they want them told, they just can't do it yet.   I do it only with permission, and using a pseudonym.   A podcast using a pseudonym would let them speak in a safe environment while remaining anonymous.   I am looking at this too, as people want lived experience.  But, for anyone who has experienced trauma having to tell the story over and over re-traumatizes them.  Advocacy can be done without the person sharing details in many situations.

Last edited by Sue Shaw
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