As FREA continues to highlight April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month, we're sharing a variety of self-care technique videos and PDF guides. Today's Self-Care Technique is The Cross-Crawl Technique. Join in with the video below to practice this technique. FREA has created a handout that can be downloaded here: PDF-Cross Crawl Technique. We believe recovery must include self-empowerment tools. We believe that the more you are supported in self-care awareness and techniques, t

Originally published April 4, 2018, updated April 6, 2021 Today's Self-Care Technique is The Butterfly Hug. Join in with the video below to practice this technique. FREA has created a handout that can be downloaded here: PDF-The Butterfly Hug. We believe recovery must include self-empowerment tools. We believe that the more you are supported in self-care awareness and techniques, the more you will move from victim to survivor, and someone that thrives. Being self-resourced is

Today's Self-Care Technique is The Calming Head Hold Technique. Join in with the video below to practice this technique. FREA has created a handout that can be downloaded here: PDF-The Calming Head Hold Technique. We believe recovery must include self-empowerment tools. We believe that the more you are supported in self-care awareness and techniques, the more you will move from victim to survivor, and someone that thrives. Being self-resourced is an important aspect of healin

Today's Self-Care Technique is The Cook's Hook Up Technique. Join in with the video below to practice this technique. FREA has created a handout that can be downloaded here: PDF-The Cook's Hook Up Technique. We believe recovery must include self-empowerment tools. We believe that the more you are supported in self-care awareness and techniques, the more you will move from victim to survivor, and someone that thrives. Being self-resourced is an important aspect of healing. We

Today's Self-Care Technique is The Gamut Point Technique. Join in with the video below to practice this technique. FREA has created a handout that can be downloaded here: PDF-The Gamut Point Technique. We believe recovery must include self-empowerment tools. We believe that the more you are supported in self-care awareness and techniques, the more you will move from victim to survivor, and someone that thrives. Being self-resourced is an important aspect of healing. We all ne

Today's Self-Care Technique is The Blow Out Technique. Join in with the video below to practice this technique. FREA has created a handout that can be downloaded here: PDF-The Blow Out Technique. We believe recovery must include self-empowerment tools. We believe that the more you are supported in self-care awareness and techniques, the more you will move from victim to survivor, and someone that thrives. Being self-resourced is an important aspect of healing. We all need the

Today's Self-Care Technique is The Thymus Thump Technique. Join in with the video below to practice this technique. FREA has created a handout that can be downloaded here: PDF-The Thymus Thump Technique. We believe recovery must include self-empowerment tools. We believe that the more you are supported in self-care awareness and techniques, the more you will move from victim to survivor, and someone that thrives. Being self-resourced is an important aspect of healing. We all

Today's Self-Care Technique is The Calming Hold Technique. Join in with the video below to practice this technique. FREA has created a handout that can be downloaded here: PDF-The Calming Hold Technique. We believe recovery must include self-empowerment tools. We believe that the more you are supported in self-care awareness and techniques, the more you will move from victim to survivor, and someone that thrives. Being self-resourced is an important aspect of healing. We all

Today's Self-Care Technique is The Trauma Tapping Technique. Join in with the video below to practice this technique. FREA has created a handout that can be downloaded here: PDF-The Trauma Tapping Technique. We believe recovery must include self-empowerment tools. We believe that the more you are supported in self-care awareness and techniques, the more you will move from victim to survivor, and someone that thrives. Being self-resourced is an important aspect of healing. We

Today's Self-Care Technique is The Self-Acceptance Technique. Join in with the video below to practice this technique. FREA has created a handout that can be downloaded here: PDF-Self-Acceptance Technique. We believe recovery must include self-empowerment tools. We believe that the more you are supported in self-care awareness and techniques, the more you will move from victim to survivor, and someone that thrives. Being self-resourced is an important aspect of healing. We al

Today's Self-Care Technique is The Heart Breathing Technique. Join in with the video below to practice this technique. FREA has created a handout that can be downloaded here: PDF-Heart Breathing Technique. We believe recovery must include self-empowerment tools. We believe that the more you are supported in self-care awareness and techniques, the more you will move from victim to survivor, and someone that thrives. Being self-resourced is an important aspect of healing. We al

Today's Self-Care Technique is The Anxiety Tap. Join in with the video below to practice this technique. FREA has created a handout that can be downloaded here: PDF-AnxietyTapTechnique. We believe recovery must include self-empowerment tools. We believe that the more you are supported in self-care awareness and techniques, the more you will move from victim to survivor, and someone that thrives. Being self-resourced is an important aspect of healing. We all need the support o

As I’m writing this, sexual violence has been very much in the media. A woman was raped by a Stanford student, and public outrage followed when he received a brief 6-month prison sentence. Then a leaked video showed Donald Trump bragging about his sexual exploits. Within hours, thousands of people shared personal stories on social media of being sexually assaulted, many using the hashtag #NotOkay. Many have talked about the prevalence of a ‘rape culture’ in our society. B