**Content warning: This episode mentions rape**

On this episode, we’re joined by our guest, Kandy Christensen, who shares her powerful personal journey—from being raised to comply, to reclaiming her voice and agency after years of silence, confusion, and trauma.

This conversation covers deeply personal and sometimes difficult ground, but we believe in naming it, talking about it, and healing out loud.

• What consent really means—and why it goes beyond “no means no”
• How silence, fear, and shame shaped our early sexual experiences
• The impact of growing up in a culture that rewards compliance over agency
• What it’s like to navigate sex and dating in a larger body
• The long-term effects of not feeling safe enough to say no
• Why personal power and sexual pleasure go hand-in-hand
• And how it’s never too late to reclaim your right to choose

We hope this episode makes you feel seen, supported, and never alone.

As always, resources are available at thingsmymotherforgottomention.com.

About Kandy:

Kandy Christensen is a crafter who loves textiles, every personality test she has taken says she is a knowledge seeker, she is an empath, she sometimes can be seen carrying a vintage camera and she lives with a free range bunny named Sweetie. She works in non-profit administration by day and by night she is a Life Coach.

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