EMBODY with Michelle Major
EMBODY explores real-life issues that cause stress, pain & trauma and how we can recover, repair and thrive through the challenges in our life.
Welcome to the conversation!
EMBODY is hosted by, Michelle Major, who is passionate about breaking the stigma attached to women's mental health and wellbeing through a trauma-informed lens.
Michelle founded The Sunshine Project in 2012 after a lengthy career in leadership roles within the financial services industry.
For almost 12-years, Michelle, has supported clients and groups with emotional resilience, stress management and emotional wellbeing.
Michelle is a Somatic Experiencing Trauma Practitioner, Senior Accredited NLP Practitioner, Somatic Educator and Trainer, specialising in stress, pain & trauma.
Michelle is a Professional Member of:
- ANLP – Association of Neuro Linguistic Programming Practitioners (Gold Standard)
- IPMH International Accredited Training Provider
- Accredited Counsellors, Coaches, Psychotherapists & Hypnotherapists (Senior Member)
- Somatic Experiencing® International
When Michelle isn't working, you'll find her on the beach somewhere on the North Coast of Northern Ireland where she lives with her 8-year old son.
EMBODY with Michelle Major
S2, Ep10: Victim Blaming, Myths & Facts
In this weeks episode, Michelle, shares the harmful victim blaming that sadly still exists in our society surrounding domestic and sexual assault.
Michelle shares:
- Statistics for numbers of reported crimes in the UK and Northern Ireland
- The barriers that exist in our criminal justice system
- The myths and victim blaming culture for those who've been subjected to assaults
- What happens in our nervous system when we are assaulted
- Why consent is much more than words
- Why we need to continue having these hard conversations
- Why the blame, shame and responsibility needs to be firmly with the person who has committed the crime
If you've been affected by domestic or sexual assault, here are some organisations that can help support you:
https://www.womensaidni.org - 0808 802 1414
https://rapecrisisni.org.uk - 0800 0246 991
https://nexusni.org - 0808 802 1414
https://www.victimfocus.com
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Warmly,
Michelle xx
