I am feeling pretty low today. It seems that Jason Weston thinks that I should be over being sexually assaulted by now or, in his words, "resolved it.". Let's all keep in mind that Jason has a bachelor's degree in philosophy and no credentials that would make him a mental health professional. The professionals I have seen have agreed that HAI's reaction hurt me worse than the actual assault. Jason initially kicked me out of the community and left the perpetrator in explaining that he didn't want me to be " triggered. ". He decided to revisit the situation 19 months later upon prompting by an east coast producer. This required me being retraumatized by having to repeat a story I had already told him repeatedly over a year ago. Jason communicated with me via a mediator who is a member of HAI. After the assault Ohio organizers Paul Black and Eve Baird used anything I had ever communicated to the group to discredit me. Confidentiality falls by the wayside if HAI leadership feels threatened. Michigan producer Mo Fritz was particularly vicious in blaming and personally attacking me. After this had festered for two years Jason decided to put Paul, Mo, and Eve through some training to deal with people in trauma. Whatever. I would appreciate some supportive feedback.
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