Healing Through Music: Regla Girl's Journey
Episode Overview
Regla Girl discusses her survival and recovery journey. Music played a crucial role in her emotional healing. NAASCA's mission to prevent and intervene in child abuse. Importance of sharing personal stories for recovery. Encouragement to speak one's truth and set boundaries.
Music actually taught me about life skills in a way that nobody else ever could or would. It was amazing.
In this engaging episode of Stop Child Abuse Now, we delve into the inspiring journey of Regla Girl, a jazz vocalist and child abuse survivor. Regla Girl, who holds a Master of Music degree and is a long-time NAASCA family member, shares her experiences with trauma and recovery, highlighting the transformative power of music. As a special guest, she opens up about her early life, the abusive circumstances she endured, and how these experiences shaped her path to healing.
Regla Girl emphasizes the importance of speaking one's truth and the role music played in her recovery. She recounts how music taught her life skills that no one else could, allowing her to navigate the complexities of her emotions and experiences. Her journey through therapy and recovery underscores the significance of finding one's voice and setting boundaries.
The hosts, Tanafee Dennis, Tameka Chambers, and Annie Margis, guide the conversation, providing insights into NAASCA's mission to educate the public about child abuse and offer hope and healing to adult survivors. Through personal storytelling, NAASCA aims to break the taboo surrounding childhood sexual abuse and provide paths to recovery. This episode serves as a powerful reminder of the resilience of survivors and the critical role of community support in recovery journeys.
It encourages listeners to engage with their own stories and seek healing through various avenues, including the arts. In closing, the hosts reiterate the moral responsibility of adults to protect children, urging listeners to speak up if they witness abuse. The episode leaves us with a sense of hope and empowerment, inspired by Regla Girl's courage and the collective efforts of NAASCA to address child abuse on a global scale.