Ep 003: In Her Words - "This is How I Overcame My Sexual Assault"

09/05/19 • 20 min

❗️WARNING: This episode contains content that may be disturbing to some listeners.❗️ 'In Her Words' is a sub-series of Something Private — a space for women to share deeply personal stories of unspeakable pains and triumph, faith and strength. In the first episode, we follow the story of a sexual assault survivor who shares her journey towards recovery, five years after she was raped. If you think her story might provide comfort to someone you know, share this with them. And if you just need someone to listen, drop me a DM on Instagram at @somethingprivatepod.

Otherwise, there’s great help here:

AWARE provides counselling for women and their hotline is 6779 0282 or you can email them at [email protected]. Oogachaga works with the LGBTQ+ community and their hotline is 6226 2002, WhatsApp 8592 0609 and email [email protected].

Otherwise, there’s great help here:

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Ep 002: Making Masturbation Mainstream

🤙BRING ON THE GOOD VIBRATIONS 🤙 Have you ever masturbated? We know men do it.... We know women do it too, except we don’t talk openly about it. Why? Are we ashamed to admit that we have sexual desires? On this second episode of Something Private, Dr Angela Tan, a certified sexpert joins me to talk about why some women feel ashamed for masturbating and why that needs to change! Beyond just achieving simple orgasmic pleasure, we discuss how masturbating can have mental and physical benefits too.

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Ep 004: Let’s Talk About Sex(ually Transmitted Infections), Baby

HELLO SISTERS, IT’S 2019, WE CAN’T AFFORD TO BE IGNORANT ABOUT OUR SEXUAL HEALTH ANY LONGER! But of course, in an Asian society where any kind of sex talk is taboo, it’s no surprise that there’s still a huge stigma around STIs.

But contracting STIs is incredibly common and keeping silent can be very harmful, not to mention passé! Staying INFORMED, ENGAGED and SUPPORTIVE? We stan.

On this episode, Dr Liana Koe, an OB-GYN from STO+G at Thomson Medical blesses us with her extensive knowledge on the subject. She clarifies common misconceptions and dishes out tips on how to stay protected and how you can help others. This episode also features 3 short stories from 3 brave women who are pushing for a change in the way we view STIs and how we talk about them. QUEENS!