Out of Control

*Trigger Warning*

April 2021 marks the 20th anniversary of Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Sexual Assault Awareness Month is an annual campaign to raise public awareness and prevention of sexual assault, harassment, and abuse. We go through what consent means and looks like, misconduct in the workplace, #MeToo Movement, assault in college, and more, including how to support survivors and keep the momentum alive for this important fight against sexual violence.

Please see below for a list, though not exhaustive, of resources to refer to:

• NSVRC: https://www.nsvrc.org/saam 
• National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673 
• National Domestic Abuse Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE 
• Teen Dating Violence Hotline: 866-331-9474 
• RAINN (online.rainn.org) operates the National Sexual Assault Hotline where their volunteers offer support 24/7 to survivors and their loved ones. Whether you’re looking for support, advice, or a referral, you can contact RAINN at 800-656-HOPE or chat online with a trained support specialist 
• A Toolkit for Survivors of the #MeToo Movement during COVID-19: https://metoomvmt.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/MeToo-COVID-Response_TOOLKIT.pdf 
• Support, Self-Care and Resiliency video series: https://thewomxnproject.org/sustainingcommunity-video-series/

Ever wonder what it would be like to pick up and move to a new city even for just a month? Follow Amber and Nini's move to The Big Apple during a time where they felt a need for a new perspective and took a leap of faith. Spreadsheets, planning, eating our way through the city, and taking in all that New York has to offer.

Letting go of your past means moving forward for your future. There will be a time where people, experiences, and even yourself that you have to leave in the past. In this episode, Amber and Nini look into the art of letting go.

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Today we introduce a special guest, Kristine, who dives into her experience as a nursing student and a certified nursing assistant during the COVID-19 pandemic. Amber and Nini FINALLY gets their COVID vaccine and shares their experience signing up, receiving, and the symptoms they had throughout the whole process and what their hope is for the future.

Would you change a part of your physical appearance? What about race? Have you ever thought about producing a GMO baby? And what are the characteristics that we are born with that we can and cannot change? Find out in this episode as Amber and Nini talk through the traits they've had since birth and the physical and cultural changes they've gone through, throughout their lives.

Nini and Amber talk about how money has defined their lives growing up and how it has continued to follow them into adulthood. Find out if money has bought them happiness.

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