"You are good enough. You are strong enough. You are brave enough."
This is Kristen Hogan's mantra — one that she has lived by throughout her recovery journey. Now a mental health and intimate partner violence advocate, Kristen has turned her mantra into a platform, Good.Strong.Brave, to help empower young women in the face of trauma. Lacking any sexual education from her school or family, Kristen shares the shock that came from realizing she had been assaulted and drugged by her then-boyfriend. Kristen's story is important and more common than many believe, with current statistics from RAINN showing that 8 out of 10 rapes are committed by someone known to the victim. She takes us through her survivor story, why she chooses to share it, and what brought her into advocacy.
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