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Lorna’s Blog

01.24.25

Empowered Voices member Lorna shares her story of growing up in Seattle, marked by both cherished memories and painful experiences of abuse. After years of remaining silent about the abuse, Lorna found new hope at KCSARC and the power to reclaim her life.

Sarah’s Blog

12.18.24

Empowered Voices member Sarah shares her experience of being sexually assaulted and the years of silence and verbal abuse that followed. Through therapy and support from KCSARC, she found the courage to advocate for herself and set healthy boundaries.

Heaven’s Blog

11.21.24

Empowered Voices member Heaven shares her powerful story of resilience and growth through KCSARC’s parenting program as a single mother of four, two of whom survived childhood sexual abuse.

Andy’s Blog

10.24.24

Empowered Voices member Andy shares his story about discussing consent, mental health, and self-care with his middle-school son. He reflects on his own experiences with therapy and encourages other male survivors to seek support.

Equipping young people to help peers

09.05.24

Many of us grew up hearing that we should tell a trusted adult if we need support or have questions about behaviors that may be sexual assault. But our work with young survivors shows that, more often, they will turn to peers first.

Empowered Voices: Healing Through Advocacy

07.24.24

Discover how survivors in King County are driving positive change in our communities through KCSARC’s Empowered Voices program.

Exploring post-traumatic growth

06.20.24

The messages we send to survivors are critical to their recovery and growth; is “choose (post-traumatic) growth” a useful one? Experts at UW’s departments of Psychology and Psychiatry weigh in with a guest blog.

Believing survivors and breaking myths

02.29.24

When the community hears that a sexual assault victim’s report may have gaps, the immediate response is often to judge and condemn the victim.

That sends a chilling message to all survivors

KCSARC’s year in review 2023

12.22.23

Wrapping up 2023: how did we raise our voice for survivors of sexual assault?

Kristy’s Story

12.12.23

Kristy shares her story of hope and healing after surviving childhood sexual abuse. She is now raising her voice to help other survivors know they are not alone as a member of KCSARC’s Empowered Voices program.