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Survivor Shop More Than a Story Contact

About Peer Support MTMV & Friends

Survivor Shop More Than a Story Contact

Lauren Weingarten

is a Credentialed Victim Advocate (NACP) and Certified Trauma Support Specialist (Trauma Institute International) and the voice behind the popular Instagram account @mtmvcommunity, one of the first social media-based support communities. Lauren worked in TV / Film production for over a decade before having her own MeToo experience. Since then she has found purpose in understanding trauma and leading conversations surrounding sexual violence. She created the MTMV Community Support Network to build and foster community amongst survivors and their supporters.

Abuse is not a relationship problem. Abuse is an abuser problem that an individual needs to address independently. The issue is not the relationship. Relationship problems are challenges that can in good faith be potentially fixed and safely navigate

Rico Priem should still be alive. This could and should have been avoided. Prioritize people over profit. Care about the people making your entertainment. The answer needs to be shorter filming days and proper turnaround. Production crews should be a

It is never the victim’s fault. The harm did not happen because they did or did not do something. Focus on the actions of the perpetrator not the victim/ survivor. There is no shame or blame in anything the survivor had to do to survive.

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Happy Mother’s Day to everyone who is mothering & reparenting themselves. You are worthy of all the love and happiness in the world. 💛🌻

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Divest from rape culture by investing in spaces for authentic survivor storytelling. 🧡

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