Victim Status and Victim-blaming

The Big T: Trauma

Thank you for joining me as we focus on healing and calling out what ails us related to trauma.

We are owning our shit: the pretty parts, the not-so-pretty parts, and all the traumas in between.

We will continue down our path to reclaiming our truth, our story, and our destiny while self-correcting our trajectory.

On today's episode, Let's talk about what it means to be a victim.

What does victim blaming entail?

And what does a victim look like?

*****************************Trigger Warning on the 2nd half of this podcast*************************

Thank you again for joining us.

I am Dr. Antwannette D. Kozlow, DHA, and you're welcome.

**The memories, the interpretation of such memories, revelations, and sentiments are strictly my own.

*Music: Tropical Evening By Mixaund https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thd43js4jHs

References "The Receipts"

Life Stance. The 4 Types of Trauma Responses

https://lifestance.com/blog/four-types-trauma-response/

Simple Psychology https://www.simplypsychology.org/fight-flight-freeze-fawn.html

WebMD https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/what-does-fight-flight-freeze-fawn-mean#:~:text=The%20fight%20response%20is%20your,please%20someone%20to%20avoid%20conflict.

APA. Black Women the forgotten victims of sexual assault. https://www.apa.org/pi/about/newsletter/2020/02/black-women-sexual-assault

The Annie E. Casey Foundation. The Adultification of Black Women and Girls. https://www.aecf.org/resources/listening-to-black-women-and-girls

ACLU. Legal System has Failed Black Girls, Women, and non-binary https://www.aclu.org/news/racial-justice/legal-system-has-failed-black-girls-women-and-non

CDC Maternal Mortality Rates in the United States, 2020 https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hestat/maternal-mortality/2020/maternal-mortality-rates-2020.htm

Music: Tropical Evening By Mixaund https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thd43js4jHs