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May 8, 2024
Episode 8: Storytelling and Boundaries
In this episode, Melanie and her guests, survivor leaders Abigail Ndao and Gina Cavallo, discuss a huge part of survivorhood: when and how to tell your story. You’ve found your voice, but what comes next? Now that you've told one person your story, everyone wants to ask you about it. When does it become too much? How do you separate the personal from the professional, when the professional is your personal? How do you tell your boss that you feel re-exploited every time they ask you to share your personal story? How do you answer the media's invasive questions? What do you do when it begins to feel like everyone is taking advantage of you? How do you find a survivor network and allies you can trust? Melanie, Abigail, and Gina break down how to maintain your personal boundaries in the professional survivor movement.
Gina Cavallo
Gina Cavallo is a passionate leader for victims and survivors of human trafficking. She is the founder and executive director of the survivor-led nonprofit organization, Paying it Forward Foundation, aka We RISE USA. Gina currently serves as Consultant & Vice-President Board of Trustees for the NJ Coalition Against Human Trafficking (NJCAHT), in addition she is the Co-Chair on the Anti-Trafficking Task Force of the NJ Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (NJAAP). She is also an appointed member of the New Jersey Commission on Human Trafficking.
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