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Created on 30 November -0001
2. The Washington Coalition to End Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Interview Series: Amie Kujabi
(News & Blog)
... a huge advantage to benefit from the existence of these laws." She highlighted the need for services like counseling and therapy for survivors, as well as education to combat misinformation rooted in ...
Created on 19 November 2024
3. Healing from Khatna with EMDR
(News & Blog)
... and we decided to address this episode of my life that “I cared little about.”  EMDR is an evidence-based trauma therapy that uses bilateral brain stimulation to process traumatic experiences. In a simple ...
Created on 24 September 2024
4. Navigating Complexity: Understanding and Addressing Challenges Faced by Kurdish Women with FGM/C
(News & Blog)
...  As a handbook, this publication also provides practical guidance on psychosexual therapy and social services. It marks a culture-oriented approach in the domain of “Life with female circumcision,” ...
Created on 26 April 2024
5. Finding safe people and protecting your peace is key, says activist Grace Culqui
(News & Blog)
... “safe people.” But first, she had to find them. “I learned in therapy that someone may not be a bad person, but they may just not be a safe person to talk to you about these types of things.”  ...
Created on 26 March 2024
6. Dear Maasi: How can I stop the trauma of FGM/C from popping into my mind?
(News & Blog)
... I’ve emotionally resolved much about the FGM/C trauma through therapy, there are times when it pops into my mind in an unexpected way, for example, the odd time when I’m urinating. It might be a depressing ...
Created on 24 October 2023
7. Psychosexual Care for FGM/C Survivors: An Interview with Dr. Reham Awwad
(News & Blog)
... to continue because we know they will need months of therapy and they can’t afford it.”  This type of funding would be invaluable to survivors who have had to discontinue their therapy sessions ...
Created on 04 September 2023
8. Sexual pleasure after female genital cutting
(News & Blog)
... allow the survivor to understand their body better and study ways of experiencing pleasure while still healing from physical and emotional scars.  Somatic therapy involves the psychological process ...
Created on 11 August 2023
9. Mindful Movement for Pelvic Pain
(News & Blog)
By Body Harmony Physical Therapy May is Pelvic Pain Awareness Month. Pelvic pain has been reported by some individuals after undergoing the harmful practice of female genital cutting (FGC). This can ...
Created on 25 May 2023
10. Proposed legislation in Idaho and Texas discriminates against Transgender Youth and removes protections for children at risk of undergoing FGC
(News & Blog)
... suppression, hormone therapy, and gender-affirming surgeries, has been shown to decrease rates of depression, improve psychosocial functioning, and have minimal long-term side effects for transgender individuals. ...
Created on 01 March 2023
11. Moving Connecticut ahead: Protecting girls from Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting 
(News & Blog)
... child marriage, and conversion therapy. However, Connecticut has yet to address the issue of FGM/C and remains one of 10 U.S. states without any state-level law protecting future generations from this ...
Created on 21 September 2022
12. Reflecting on A Quiet Violence: Navigating Female Genital Cutting as an LGBTQ+ Survivor
(News & Blog)
... their reality of gender and sexuality did not match what society demanded of them. The lack of LGBTQ+ inclusive resources available in healthcare settings, therapy, and anti-FGC organizations has actively ...
Created on 01 August 2022
13. Activists Retreat Reflection: Umme's experienc
(News & Blog)
... comes from not knowing and needing to know at the same time? Even before the Retreat, I had been grieving. I went to therapy, I laid in bed and wallowed in my depression; I bargained with a God I almost ...
Created on 29 July 2022
14. Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse Belong in the Movement to End FGC
(News & Blog)
... about at family dinners. So, when I thought of myself, what it meant to be me, “victim” was always near the top of that list. Despite years of therapy, some things are still very hard for me. Some days ...
Created on 24 June 2022
15. Including non-cis-women as FGM/C survivors
(News & Blog)
... When I found a service that provided counseling for survivors, I saw that it was available only to women and girls. When asked for my pronouns, I removed “they” and stuck with “she.”  I can’t say therapy ...
Created on 31 May 2022
16. Gender-Affirming Treatments are not Female Genital Cutting
(News & Blog)
... action that has no basis in the crucial work to end FGC. Gender-affirming care can include social interventions, pubertal suppression, hormone therapy, and gender-affirming surgeries. Social interventions ...
Created on 22 March 2022
17. Reflecting on Moving Towards Sexual Pleasure and Emotional Healing After Female Genital Cutting Part 2
(News & Blog)
... a health educator on sexual and reproductive health, and Nazneen Vasi, an expert in physical and pelvic floor therapy.  Nazneen began by asking the audience what the pelvic floor is and then explaining ...
Created on 15 December 2021
18. Upcoming Webinar: Moving Towards Sexual Pleasure and Emotional Healing Part 2
(News & Blog)
... into these topics with three new expert panelists:  Nazneen Vasi, pelvic floor therapist and founder of Body Harmony Physical Therapy. Manal Omar, founder of Across Red Lines, Haddi Ceesay, health ...
Created on 01 November 2021
19. Dear Maasi: Where do I begin with psychotherapy after undergoing khatna?
(News & Blog)
... October 22nd webinar about sex and mental health after khatna, you talked about different kinds of psychotherapy that are helpful for survivors. I think I might want to see a psychotherapist to talk about ...
Created on 14 January 2021
20. More Than A Survivor: An interview with Farzana
(News & Blog)
... my senior dog and lunch; 2:30pm-7:30pm: see clients in my psychotherapy practice; 8:30-11:00; post-dinner wind-down with reading, exercise, Netflix, online events What are some things you do for self-care? ...
Created on 28 November 2020