Sexual Assault and Working Through Trauma with Jimanekia Eborn
In this episode, Hannah is joined by Jimanekia Eborn, who is a queer sexual assault and trauma expert, trauma media consultant, and comprehensive sex educator. Jimanekia and Hannah talk about why Jimanekia calls herself the trauma queen, how her personal experience of trauma led to her working in mental health and sex ed. Jimanekia discusses why trauma consultants for screen are so important, her work in diversifying intimacy coordination, and training coordinators to work with themes of trauma and to spot potential traumatic experiences for actors on set. Finally, Jimanekia talks about healing and reconnecting with your body and sexuality after trauma, how we hold trauma in our body as well as our minds, and how confusing genital non concordance during traumatic experiences can be.
CW: murder, sexual assault, and other forms of trauma all discussed throughout the episode
Read the episode transcript here!
QUESTIONS FROM LISTENERS
How the fuck do you support a loved one who thinks they might have assaulted someone?
How do you get intimate after trauma? How do you cope with trusting others after going through trauma?
How to deal with triggering shows? Sexual assault seems to be in all of them now.
How to feel confident in sex again after sexual assault?
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MORE ABOUT JIMANEKIA EBORN
Jimanekia Eborn is a Queer, Sexual Assault & Trauma Expert, Trauma Media Consultant, and Comprehensive Sex Educator. She is the host of Trauma Queen - a podcast for survivors of assault and our allies. The podcast focuses on uplifting voices in all communities and exploring our collective journey to healing. Jimanekia is the Founder of Tending The Garden- a nonprofit in service of sexual assault survivors who have been marginalized, offering retreats, online summits, community and education. She is also the co-founder of Centaury Co., bringing increased representation to the field of Intimacy Coordination in the film industry. In 2021, Jimanekia joined Lenora Claire Consulting as a SA & trauma expert for film & television productions.
Jimanekia has been working in mental health for over a decade with youth, adolescents, and adults. She has led trauma-informed comprehensive sex and sex toy workshops at multiple universities including Columbia University, Georgetown University and Rhodes College. She has been the keynote speaker at Princeton Women's History Month 2021 and the UCSB Women of Color Conference 2019. Jimanekia has been a featured panelist at the MAC Belfast, Soho House, San Diego University, Converge Con and GirlSchool LA. Her work as a sex educator has been featured in Marie Claire, Playboy, Cosmo, Mind Body Green, Well + Good, Nylon, and many more.
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