#metoo

By Nikki | November 30, 2017 |

#metoo I was raped, repeatedly, over a period of many years by the man I called my father. #metoo I drank too much one night in college and said no. He didn’t listen. #metoo I have been whistled at, stared at, and had unwanted and unwelcomed advances. #metoo I know more women who are survivors…

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Dear Child

By Nikki | February 3, 2017 |

One day I will tell you my story. I will tell you the story of a girl who was hurt and abandoned. The tale of a child who wasn’t quite sure who she was who grew into a young adult that hated everything she had been taught about herself. I will tell you a muted…

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The First Latch

By Nikki | September 11, 2015 |

Breastfeeding was never on my radar. As a survivor of childhood sexual assault and rape, I had no interest in ever letting someone touch my body in that way. The idea of someone having on demand access to my body sent me back to being 8 years old and unable to say no. I discussed…

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