Please join us to listen to and learn from Stefanie Goebel '80, Chair of the Survivor Advocacy Network (SAN). Stefanie has joined us before in her personal capacity (in 2019!), but this time she comes on the pod to talk with us about the SAN, its origins, scope, and so much more. We are incredibly grateful to Stefanie for her willingness to come back on and share her expertise and energy with us -- this was a hard but needed discussion. THANK YOU, Stefanie!

Before you listen, please be aware that we discuss sensitive topics, including sexual assault, in this episode. Survivors and others may be triggered by the content. As Stefanie shared, what that means is that they may unexpectedly feel especially strong emotions, disoriented/confused, flushed, very anxious, or depressed. This may happen DURING the podcast or AFTER. To deal with the feelings, they should first recognize that they are triggered, then be willing to do some self care through a variety of options. They can: do some simple deep breathing; take a hot shower, take a long walk, talk to a friend, or write about what they are feeling. All these things usually help us "self-regulate" or return to feeling more like ourselves again.

Second, Stefanie shared a list of resources with us. We're unable to attach those here, but please reach out to Stefanie at the address below or to us at [email protected] and we can share those resources. They are also linked below.

Also, from the SAN:

• To donate to the SAN's in person Renewal & Recovery Retreat for service academy alumnae: go to USNA Women donation page ( https://myusna.com/topics/9176/page/donate ) then select "donate here" on the "USNA Women: Building a Legacy for the Future" option (first of two options). On the resulting page choose "Renewal & Recovery Retreat" in the "purpose" field.
• SAN Website: https://www.survivoradvocacynetwork.org/
• SAN Youtube channel (for past webinar recordings): https://www.youtube.com/@SurvivorAdvocacyNetwork
• SAN Resource List for Survivors
• To contact Stefanie: [email protected] or [email protected]

Thank you to Stefanie for sharing her time, energy, and passion with us!