Rights and Remedies
Rights and Remedies is your go-to podcast for survivors, advocates, and those wanting to explore the legal and human dimensions of sexual abuse, cyber abuse, domestic violence, and child welfare. Each episode unpacks the complexities of these issues, examines the civil rights challenges affecting vulnerable populations, and highlights the innovative approaches to making a difference. Tune in for expert insights, powerful stories, and a roadmap to healing and justice.
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Rights and Remedies
We Are the Evidence: Empowering Survivors of Sexual Assault with Cheyenne Wilson | Ep 14
Warning: This episode contains discussion of sexual assault.
When writer and activist Cheyenne Tyler Jacobs was sexually assaulted by someone she knew and trusted, she began a journey that was painful, confusing, and deeply transformational.
She reported to police, went through a two-year legal process, and along the way, realized how few meaningful, survivor-centered resources were available. So she created her own.
In this episode of Rights + Remedies, Cheyenne shares the story behind her powerful book, We Are the Evidence - a resource guide for survivors filled with real-world insight, legal guidance, and healing tools contributed by detectives, therapists, attorneys, and survivors themselves.
We explore:
🔹 What it’s like to report to police and enter a system not built to support survivors
🔹 The emotional conflict of knowing your assailant and still trying to make sense of the trauma
🔹 The moment she turned to the library for help, and found a book that told her to “dress modestly”
🔹 The importance of control in the healing process and why it’s so often stripped away
🔹 What We Are the Evidence includes - from legal definitions and myth-busting to survivor stories and building your own healing support team
🔹 Why healing doesn’t look the same for everyone, and how horses, dancing, and solo travel helped Cheyenne rebuild confidence and reclaim power
This conversation is a raw, empowering reminder that healing is not one-size-fits-all - and survivors deserve support that meets them where they are.
Connect with Cheyenne:
📷 Follow Cheyenne on Instagram: @WeAreTheEvidence
📘 Find her on LinkedIn: Cheyenne Wilson
📱 Connect with her on BlueSky: @wearetheevidence.bsky.social
📖 Buy Her Book: via BookShop or Amazon
🖥️ Visit Her Website: WeAreTheEvidence.com