EP15: Me Too – And the Silence After

Trigger warning: This episode discusses sexual assault and its emotional aftermath.

What happens when you don’t just survive the assault—but the silence that follows?

In this deeply personal episode, Kimberly shares her experience with sexual assault, the confusion that came after, and the long, painful process of recognizing what actually happened. But more than that, she explores something that often goes unspoken: the aftermath of silence, dismissal, and being told to move on.

This episode isn’t about creating outrage or assigning labels—it’s about understanding how harm unfolds over time. From denial and self-doubt to the way communities respond (or don’t), this conversation looks at how silence can shape identity, relationships, and healing.

Kimberly reflects on the difference between a single moment of harm and the patterns that follow it—gaslighting, emotional abuse, and the rewriting of reality that keeps people quiet. She also speaks to the complexity of holding compassion while still naming harm, and why neutrality in these moments often protects the wrong things.

This is a story about truth, about reclaiming your voice, and about what it takes to rebuild a sense of safety after it’s been broken.

Because healing doesn’t always come from being believed right away—

sometimes it comes from finally believing yourself.

Welcome back to, Thinking Out Loud!

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