We Can’t Heal What We Don’t Name: Why I Spoke Out About Rape Culture

I didn’t always see myself as a speaker. But over time, I found that when I spoke from a place of truth, people listened. After years of working with survivors of sexual violence—in therapy rooms, classrooms, and crisis centers—I stepped onto the TEDx stage to talk about the silence, shame, and myths that keep so many people hurting. This is the story of why I said yes to that red dot, and what I hoped would change because of it.