APRIL IS SEXUAL ASSAULT ACTION MONTH Dear member programs and community partners, Our theme this year is “Together, We Create a Violence-Free Oregon- Will You Join Us?”. SAAM is a critical month for community engagement to raise awareness, solicit donations and volunteers, and to deepen Sexual Violence advocacy work in Oregon’s anti-violence community by providing an open … Read more
By Trisha Elizarde-Miller, OCADSV Executive Administrative Assistant and Yoga Instructor In times of stress, it is easy to retreat into what we know is comfortable or what is habitual. When we are not stressed and are asked the question, “How do you handle stress?” it is easy to come up with practices that you want … Read more
Thanks to The Stranger for the shout-out and listing some support resources for folks impacted by Dr. Christine Blasey Ford’s testimony during Brett Kavanaugh’s Senate confirmation hearing. Don’t Forget to Self-Care After the Kavanaugh Hearing (The Stranger)
By Trisha Elizarde-Miller, OCADSV Executive Administrative Assistant RYT-200 trisha@ocadsv.org When was the last time you took a day off from work to focus on your own healing and restoration? In our movement to end domestic and sexual violence, particularly during a socio-political climate where tensions are constant, often times our response to those tensions is … Read more
By Trisha Elizarde-Miller, OCADSV Executive Administrative Assistant Trisha Fey Yoga, 200-hr RYT Service providers can often undergo vicarious trauma, which may happen after hearing survivors talk about their traumatic experiences. Even though the service provider may not be involved directly in the survivor’s trauma, they may feel the same effects of the trauma that is … Read more