"Boys will be Boys" is bullshit. (SA talk, consent & healing)

this is a heavy one loves, so please read this first 🤍 this episode talks about sexual assault, what it is, what it isn't, and how to protect yourself. if that's a hard topic for you right now, listen when you feel safe or skip this one. i love you either way. i read a story this week that had me crying all day, and i couldn't stop thinking about the excuse "boys will be boys" — the thing we're told when something happens, and the thing that lets it keep happening. so we're talking about it. all of it. in this episode: 🎙️ the story that broke me and why that excuse needs to die 💬 your stories — the "does it count?" questions so many of you have been carrying alone 🧠 why freezing is your brain protecting you, not you agreeing 🗣️ how to say no and actually mean it, without the guilt 🤍 and how to stop blaming yourself and start healing if something happened to you — i believe you. it counted. it wasn't your fault. 📞RAINN: 1-800-656-4673 📱 crisis text line: text HOME to 741741 new episodes every friday 🫶🏻 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.