Rereleasing - 218. Anna Astwood - Pt 1 of 2 - Once a Dating Violence Victim. Today, an Active Survivor.

About this episode

Anna Astwood shares her experience as a survivor of teen dating violence and discusses the healing process.

We decided to rerelease this story because it gathered so much attention when it first ran. This is part one of a two-part story with Anna Astwood. Anna is a survivor of teen dating violence. It happened about 25 years ago, but she has lived with it every day since. As a survivor herself of sexual assault and teenage dating violence from the ages of 12 to 18 years old, she knows the pain, the trauma, the guilt of what relationship violence brings. Most importantly, she knows the healing that can take place after trauma. Although not an easy task, Anna explains that by taking the steps to heal and being willing to be vulnerable and authentic with what she has experienced, will bring back the power and peace that was stolen from her many years ago. Listen for ⁠warning signs⁠ in her story. See how not feeling you can go to your friends or family only makes everything worse. Anna suffered emotional and physical abuse. She had to figure out, on her own, what to do about it: How to cope. How to live. Listen carefully, feel the experience, and learn from this true story from Anna Astwood on the WHEN DATING HURTS Podcast. The "Love Doesn't Hurt" Mission Statement: ⁠Love Doesn’t Hurt ⁠is…

People in this episode

Guest: Anna Astwood

Topics covered

• dating violence
• survivor stories
• healing from trauma
• teen relationships
• emotional abuse

Keywords

• dating violence
• survivor
• trauma
• healing
• emotional abuse
• teen relationships
• warning signs

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Love Doesn’t Hurt

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