MEDUSA: The Woman Punished for Being Seen

This episode opens the TAKE IT BACK series — a trauma-informed exploration of how women’s power has been rewritten, neutralized, and controlled across history… and how those same patterns still operate today.

The series began after I saw a viral reel selling “Cleopatra’s sexual positions” as a way to keep a man from leaving — dressed up as history, pseudo-science, and empowerment.

That moment revealed something deeper.

This episode begins with Medusa — not as a monster, but as a woman harmed inside a system that promised protection… and then punished her for surviving.

In Part 1 of 4, we explore:

• How trauma is reframed as danger

• Why survivors are blamed for visibility instead of harm

• How institutions preserve themselves by labeling women

• Why being seen after trauma is treated as a threat

This is not mythology.
This is pattern recognition.

⚠️ Content Note: This episode discusses sexual violence, trauma, institutional betrayal, and victim-blaming. Please listen with care and pause as needed.