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21. My first encounter of female genital cutting
(News & Blog)
... They may not experience intense pleasure during sex. It can severely affect mental health as well, resulting in anxiety and post traumatic stress disorder. FGC can make a survivor feel fragile and weaker ...
Created on 17 November 2022
22. Reflecting on A Quiet Violence: Navigating Female Genital Cutting as an LGBTQ+ Survivor
(News & Blog)
... the resources sought for their own healing. They also found that their experiences were often downplayed by society through invalidation and ignorance.  Following this discussion, Dr. Bowers stressed ...
Created on 01 August 2022
23. A reflection on Equality Now’s webinar: The impact of laws and use of Multi-Sectoral Approach (MSA) to eliminate FGM/C
(News & Blog)
... of programmes targeting to end FGM/C. This point made me realise that the presence of law alone is not enough. Financial resources are essential in the proper implementation of these laws. Caroline stressed ...
Created on 28 March 2022
24. CSW Virtual Parallel Event - “Engaging Men to End Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
(News & Blog)
... Family Planning in Senegal, stressed the need for a multi-sectoral approach in ending FGM/C and that this approach should include everyone, at all levels.  I consider this event to be a very important ...
Created on 17 March 2022
25. Being a researcher: Finding balance
(News & Blog)
... I made it a point to spend more time with my dogs and family to relieve stress levels. I also pursued hobbies that helped take my mind off research for a while. These small changes in my lifestyle helped ...
Created on 02 March 2022
26. Reflecting on the 'How to Stop The Rising Trend of Medicalising Female Genital Cutting in Asia' webina
(News & Blog)
... the values of consent, as well as a child and woman’s right over her own body. Our speakers stressed that there are no justifications for FGC, regardless of who carries it out. Kalpana explains that parental ...
Created on 09 February 2022
27. Sahiyo volunteer spotlight: Editorial intern Kristin Grady
(News & Blog)
... doesn’t watch the news, doesn’t keep up on climate change or any other distressing issue because it hurts. It makes me feel powerless. And this has been no different. I’ve wanted to turn away from this ...
Created on 05 January 2022
28. Sahiyo India to host a panel discussion on ‘How to Stop the Rising Trend of Medicalising Female Genital Cutting in Asia’
(News & Blog)
... FGC, as we believe it sets an alarming precedent of normalising the practice; we are keen to stress that there are no safe ways to cut a girl’s genitals, and therefore medicalisation is an important issue ...
Created on 03 January 2022
29. Reflecting on Moving Towards Sexual Pleasure and Emotional Healing After Female Genital Cutting Part 2
(News & Blog)
... such as pregnancy complications, period pains or poor sexual health, inevitably lead to a worsened quality of wellbeing; FGC survivors have often cited anxiety, stress and fear concerning sex and intimacy. ...
Created on 15 December 2021
30. Sahiyo team speaks at The Pre-Summit of#EndFGM Global Conference
(News & Blog)
... health, security, and physical integrity, the right to be free from torture and cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment, and the right to life, as this practice can result in death. We additionally stressed ...
Created on 25 August 2021
31. UnChained At Last: The United States’ Child Marriage Problem webinar reflection
(News & Blog)
... news, UnChained At Last found that the number of child marriages in the U.S. decreases every year. However, the speakers still stressed the continued importance of raising awareness about this issue. They ...
Created on 29 July 2021
32. My experience of learning about female genital cutting: An outsider’s perspective
(News & Blog)
... knowing anything about the practice or having experienced it, but being a female with a clitoris, I could not bear the distress of understanding how painful it must be to be cut at the site of more than ...
Created on 27 July 2021
33. Dear Maasi talks about clitoral anatomy
(News & Blog)
... intelligence. 2) Trauma often gets stored in our bodies as stress responses that can interfere with pleasure. This can be true for people who haven’t experienced FGM/C, as well. You may have to untangle ...
Created on 19 July 2021
34. Dear Maasi: “Did khatna impact my sex life or is it all in my head?”
(News & Blog)
... things. For example, consider that trauma memories can be inaccessible, or fuzzy, or surreal-feeling: “Trauma memories are often implicit, because trauma floods our brain with cortisol, the stress ...
Created on 16 April 2021
35. Your questions answered: Moving Towards Sexual Pleasure and Emotional Healing After Female Genital Cutting
(News & Blog)
... out but I have no recollection of this at all.  Although post-traumatic stress symptoms can remain in remission for years, I don’t think you should think you have a problem because you can’t remember ...
Created on 01 February 2021
36. The United States has a law banning female genital cutting. What now?
(News & Blog)
... birth complication, sexual dysfunction, and post-traumatic stress disorder. Policy could go a long way to alleviate these burdens. For example, survivors of domestic violence are permitted to enroll ...
Created on 14 January 2021
37. More Than A Survivor: An interview with Alifya
(News & Blog)
... to friends, dancing and lot of writing! (Puppy videos are a huge stress buster, too.) What are five words to describe you? Creative, emotional, streetsmart, tech-savvy & people-person What are your ...
Created on 26 November 2020
38. Dear Maasi: Why you may want to speak to a trauma-informed therapist after khatna
(News & Blog)
...  Trauma is the outcome of a distressing event that overwhelms our ability to cope and make sense of the experience. Most survivors describe khatna as a distressing, confusing and painful experience that ...
Created on 15 October 2020
39. How female genital cutting is portrayed in television series
(News & Blog)
... and realizes what happened, she thanks the surgeon. For the second time in her life, Mara’s body was altered without her consent. For many FGC survivors, this would be psychologically distressing. Another ...
Created on 13 October 2020
40. Conversations with my mom about khatna and betrayal
(News & Blog)
... poorly thought out choice). So when I am distressed, there is furor on the phone. Despite my love for babbling and our nine years of friendship, Phiroze did not know about my khatna experience, or female ...
Created on 06 October 2020