I wish someone had told me…

Survivors are told over and over again that sexual violence shouldn’t be talked about, is their fault and is not a big deal.

For the International Day to Eliminate Violence against Women we wanted to expose and challenge the myths that surround sexual violence and that blame, shame and silence survivors.

We asked survivors we work with what they wished someone would’ve said to them that would have helped to bust the myths about sexual violence. Here is what they said…