Content Warning: Our topic for today is on Sexual Assault Awareness Month. This material may be triggering for some listeners. Today we have conversations on sexual assault on campus, prevention efforts, and also collective healing and transforming our culture. Our guest today is Nola Pastor from Violence Prevention.

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On today’s episode, hosts Liz, Casey and Mary discuss several topics connected to Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) and culture both on campus and in the general society with our guest Nola Pastor. We ended our episode with an exercise called Heart Tap by Lee-Anne Gray. 

For more information on Violence Prevention at UHS: https://www.uhs.wisc.edu/prevention/violence-prevention/

AAU Survey: https://www.uhs.wisc.edu/about/aau-climate-survey/

Culture of Respect: https://www.uhs.wisc.edu/prevention/violence-prevention/culture-of-respect/

For additional resources on transforming our culture feel free to check out: 

• Podcast -- Irresistible: collective healing and social change (FKA Healing Justice)
• Book -- Turning this World Inside Out: The Emergence of Nurturance Culture by Nora Samaran
• Book -- Unf*ck Your Boundaries: Build Better Relationships Through Consent, Communication, and Expressing Your Needs by Faith G. Harper

To schedule an access appointment, please call us at 608-265-5600, option #2 or webbook through the MyUHS portal: https://myuhs.uhs.wisc.edu/

General information on Mental Health Services at UHS: https://www.uhs.wisc.edu/mental-health/

Our intro and outro music is ‘Storybook’ by Scott Holmes: scottholmesmusic.com