From Survivor to Voice for Change: Cerys’ Story of Courage, Consent & Speaking Out

⚠️ Content warning: This episode discusses rape, sexual violence and domestic abuse.What happens when one of the most traumatic experiences of your life becomes the reason you find your voice?In this powerful episode of Brave Everyday, I sit down with Cerys, a mum, survivor and advocate who is turning an unimaginable experience into a mission to create change.After being raped following a date, Cerys found herself navigating not only the trauma itself, but a justice system that she says left her facing delays, uncertainty and a lack of support.But she refused to stay silent.Cerys shares openly about telling her teenage daughters, the reality of living with triggers, why our conversations around consent and sexual violence need to change, and how speaking publicly about her experience led other women to tell her, “It happened to me too.”This is a conversation about survival, motherhood, courage and what can happen when we use our voices to help someone else feel seen, heard and less alone.Because sometimes bravery isn't about having no fear.It's having the difficult conversation. It's speaking when staying silent would be easier. And it's using what happened to you to help create something better for those who come after you.Follow and support Cerys here & here.