As my book reflects, “Walking Through Pain to Purpose; Turning Trauma into Triumph”, turning pain into triumph takes an experience that is very difficult and makes something positive result with purpose.
We can use that pain to help others that are going through similar struggles. It doesn’t mean that the trauma we experienced wasn’t real or still doesn’t affect us, but the trauma begins to heal as we reach out and help others that are also affected by it. When we can find something good out of something so bad, it takes the experience that brought us to our knees and helps us to stand back up, on our own two feet. We help ourselves heal as we help others do the same.
In the forward of my book, I mention some very special people that are in my own life that I admire greatly as they have taken extreme trauma and turned it into triumph by using that pain and helping others that have experienced similar hardships along the way. They are my hero’s and have found immense purpose in their quest in Walking through their pain while creating purpose for themselves and helping others along the way.
One of those hero’s is Samantha Vrcic, an executive director at Path Matching and a venture partner, who transformed her pain from sexual assault into empowering initiatives for survivors.
While Samantha was in high school, she was sexually assaulted and it deeply affected her. As many of you will recall from my book, I had a similar experience and was fortunate enough to have a community of survivors that helped me through my pain and begin the healing process. As a result, I began to work with the Center Against Sexual assault in Phoenix, a wonderful organization at the time, that provided many services to those effected from hot lines, to counseling, legal issues and meeting victims at the hospital. As I worked victims, I began my journey from a victim myself to a survivor through my service at the Center Against Sexual Assault (CASA), my healing began then and created tremendous purpose that allowed me to hold my head up high once again. Samantha, while walking through her pain, has created her purpose and her own 501C3, called Path Matching. As the executive director, she taught herself to code and has created a platform for survivors with technology and resources to catch predators and create awareness of sexual assault and the need for support with this serious public health crisis.
“The mission of Path Matching is to uplift survivors of sexual assault and human trafficking through SAAM2k Empower Walks, advanced technology, and comprehensive training resources. They utilize AI to connect testimonies of similar cases, forging a community of strength for survivors.”
https://pathmatching.com/impact
Whether you have been a victim against sexual assault or not, the numbers are staggering:
Every 68 seconds, an American is sexually assaulted. While every 9 minutes, that victim is a child.
81% of women and 35%of men report significant short- or long-term impacts from sexual assault
Meanwhile, only 25out of every 1,000 perpetrators will end up in prison. This is a public health crisis
The Initiative for Path Matching:
To envision a world where all women are safe and empowered. A world where every survivor of sexual assault is empowered, every community is aware, and prevention is a top priority, creating a safer and more equitable society for all.
Path Matching has had two successful walks to create awareness with the next one taking place in April 2024. They also have training packages for corporations and small businesses to create awareness about harassment prevention, diversity, inclusion, and community building to foster safe and equitable work environments.
Please help Samantha in her quest to walk through her pain to purpose while she paves the way for others that have experienced the pain of sexual assault at www.pathmatching.com or text “EMPOWER” to 707070, Samantha has truly turned her Trauma into Triumph and is Walking through pain to Purpose.
May We All Listen to the Wisdom of Our Whispers
With Love,
Lynn
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