Meet Ashley, resilience story #1, Creativity, music, education, dance, putting her foot down!

Episode #3, Haere mai! Welcome to the FIRST interview on Voices of Resilience Radio! I am honoured to introduce to you Ashley and her story of resilience. Ashley tells us about how resilience for her, when looking back, was all the things she disregarded – until recent years when she identified these as her strengths. Fijian Indian and New Zealand, Ashley shares how her journey of healing has involved choosing, building, and reclaiming her culture and beliefs – according to her preferences. She shares several resilience factors she’s used, without even realising it, throughout her healing journey including creativity, community, culture, dance, music, education, and putting her foot down! We talk a little about posttraumatic growth. Listen now...and prepare to be inspired and even (hopefully!) experience some of the ‘goosebump’ moments we have in this sacred kōrero (talk).

PodcastChristina Gillmore13 May 2020Childhood sexual abuse, resilience, Fijian Indian, Dance, Creativity, Harry Potter, Culture, Spirituality, Religion, posttraumatic growth, healing, healing journey

Meet Rebecca, resilience story #2, "I am intelligent and capable" - Heck yes you are!

Meet Rebecca, absolute warrioress and someone who has truly continued to pursue her glowing ball of light in her center, in her core. She experienced sexual abuse when she was 18 in a relationship. However, she made the choice to learn about her experiences, what had happened, and to surround herself with healthy women through sports, pursue sensuality and empowerment over her body through dance, and to remember the words and messages from her childhood. She held onto these during the dark times…

PodcastChristina Gillmore13 May 2020Childhood sexual abuse, resilience, posttraumatic growth, healing, Warrioress