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Podcast: The Not Tonight Podcast
Episode: S2:E3 | From Gaslit to Genuine: Veronica
Description: In this episode, we hear from the incredible Veronica, who highlights the extreme sexual shame, suppression and silence of growing up in a Mexican family in California.
When it came to periods, sexual experiences and relationships, Veronica shares that not only was she on her own, but disbelieved by her own mother. This resulted in deeply harmful experiences, including being assaulted by an adult neighbor when she was still a child.
Left feeling like she couldn't trust herself or her own internal experience, Veronica later found herself in intimate relationships confused by her own sexuality...