THE CONNECTION
ACEs and women often go hand-in-hand. Women experience more trauma than men. These traumas too often mirror the experiences of a childhood fraught with the same. ACEs are Adverse Childhood Experiences that put all of us at risk, particularly women of color.
ROUGH CHILDHOODS
Why? ACEs are traumatic experiences (for example,
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Many people may not realize that ACEs put women of color at risk.
THE CONNECTION
Studies confirm that women of color experience racism, sexism, regular harassment, and assault. Black women are particularly affected by these daily experiences and experience great stress as a result. These traumas are not new and too often mirror the experiences of a childhood fraught with the same.
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The criminalization of women’s trauma is something that we should all be aware of. Women and girls’ trauma, substance abuse, and prison often intersect with race and gender at our schools and prisons.
Violence against women and girls is all too common; some estimate that 90% of girls experience at least one major trauma before the age of 18.
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Sisterhood helps many things and can even help women and girls heal from bullying.
Women and girls who suffer from bullying can heal through the power of sisterhood.
The most recent research tells us that women who were bullied in their childhood as girls are more likely to struggle with emotional damage,
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The SEA retreat for health, wellness, and healing is the cure. It is a sacred sanctuary for customized, private, one-on-one women’s health and wellness services that are TRAUMA-INFORMED, HOLISTIC, THERAPEUTIC, AND HEALING.
Where? At the SEA: Sisterhood Empowerment Academy, of course!
The SEA retreat for health and healing is your personalized journey.
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The Healing Trifecta is here for you:
Historically, cultures around the world have known, felt, and seen the health benefits of: 1) the mighty ocean, 2) fresh, clean air, and 3) the warm sun. Doctors and other health professionals recognize it, too. It is what we can accurately describe as the Healing Trifecta.
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Public groping happens often and is a largely unreported sexual crime against women. You can help stop unwanted sexual attention such as wolf whistling, sexual comments, staring, exposure, unwanted touching or feeling unsafe in public by reporting these activities to the appropriate authorities. Our silence allows public groping and other types of bad behavior to continue.
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SHE: Sisters, Healthy and Empowered, is a trauma-informed teen program for girls ages 14-16. The SHE program is a move toward a whole-person approach to youth development, mental health, and well-being.
For effective program implementation, Sisterhood Agenda provides SHE: Sisters, Healthy & Empowered training for you and your agency.
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Most of us know at least one gossip girl. The opposite of a gossip girl is a sister. A sister is a friend for life. Someone who will be there for you through all of life’s journeys. She is your confidante, your rock in turbulent waters.
Read Sisterhood Agenda’s How to Be a Sister.
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Sisterhood Agenda’s Sister Circles are for everyone.
WHO?
Sisterhood Agenda, with its SEA (Sisterhood Empowerment Academy), is excited to offer a multi-sector strategic response to one of the country’s most relevant public health issues-women and trauma.
WHAT?
The Sister Circle group dynamic is an effective therapeutic tool that encourages women to support each other,
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