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Today is #denimday ! Denim day is an international movement that encourages people to wear denim to show they are against victim blaming and believe survivors and their stories. On this week’s podcast Join VSC Education Coordinator Emilie Mitchell as she chats with VSC Advocate Nicola Prichard and VSC Advocacy intern Rachel Stachler about Victim Blaming, why we blame the victim as a society, and ways we can properly support survivors and help change the culture.

Nicola Prichard uses she/her pronouns and graduated from the University of Florida with her Bachelor of Science in Psychology. She is one of VSC’s Victim Advocates and is graduating with her Master’s degree in Social Work at the University of Central Florida later next month. After graduating, she plans on working to become a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and intends to continue working with individuals who have experienced trauma.

Rachel Stachler uses she/her pronouns and is a graduate student at the University of Central Florida pursuing her Master’s of Social Work. She received her Bachelor’s of Social Work from Florida State University in 2021. Through FSU, Rachel obtained experience working with underserved women living at a maternity home for homeless, pregnant women and their children. Rachel is passionate about helping survivors process and heal from traumatic experiences so that they are able to have happy and fulfilling lives. Rachel is a victim advocate intern at the VSC and provides crisis counseling to clients as well as co-facilitates VSC's virtual women's support group.

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Trigger Warning: In this podcast we will be discussing sensitive topics such as Sexual Assault. It's important to take care of yourself while listening. Some suggestions are listening while you're in a healthy head space or knowing who you can reach out to if you become upset. Our 24/7 helpline for crisis calls based out of Central Florida is 407 500 HEAL, for the Florida state sexual helpline call (888) 956-7273. By contacting the National Hotline at 1-800-656-4673 you can get support and learn about your local resources. There is always someone ready to help.