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child trafficking is a billion dollar business

by Thoughts From Jas
Posted on March 10, 2019March 10, 2019

“He was selling a 4-year-old girl for $50” – The Enormity of Child Trafficking (Reasons To Live Podcast Ep.6)

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Two lanyards, 8 years apart, and two very different stories (and a little less sun exposure haha!) 🌞 . 🔹 In 2011, I got fired from my casual job in a health food store . . I'd asked for a weekend off so I could volunteer at a music, community, and arts festival in Toowoomba, but apparently the owner wasn't happy about that . . It felt kind of rough, getting let go simply because I asked for a day or two off - particularly when I wasn't being paid to go to the festival in the first place . . 🌱 But even then, I knew it was worth it . . 😣 I was severely depressed, had just quit my job at JB Hifi (after being exposed to sexist behaviour from male customers who treated me - the only female salesperson - as a 'dumb woman'), my housemate was about to move out, and I was lost. . 😣 No money, no job, no idea where to go or what to do . . 🌟 But... there was something burning inside of me; a flickering ember of hope for something exciting. Creativity, adventure, SOMETHING . . 📸 So, on a whim, I applied to be a photojournalist at Easterfest (I'd already been working as a photographer for years, and I had my degree in creative writing, but at that time, no experience) . . 🎙At that festival, I threw myself into photographing huge bands (like Switchfoot), and interviewing interesting people who were changing the world for the better . . 💪🏼It was where I found my voice for social justice, and I even signed up to sponsor a child through Destiny Rescue (even though I was jobless) . . 🙋🏻‍♀️ I loved that experience so much, that I decided to do it the next year as well . . At that festival, I met a woman named @meltankardreist . . 🎙After seeing her present on the damage that pornography was doing to our youth, I decided to interview her for my blog . . ✏️ Through that interview, MTR connected me to an amazing woman called Melinda Liszewski, who was based in Brisbane like myself, and I started assisting her with campaigns and articles for their grassroots organisation @collective.shout . . 😌 I still didn't really know what I wanted to do as an 'adult', but I was finding my voice . . 📣 I began speaking out about issues impacting women and children (cont below).

Yesterday I had the honour of speaking at Parliament House Brisbane, during the 2019 Australian Summit Against Sexual Exploitation (ASASE) . . As well as sharing a little of my journey, and personal experience with sexual assault, I also shared about the importance of giving a voice to survivors of trauma . . Over the past few years, every person I've worked with or talked to, has shared how healing it has been to have their story validated and to know that they aren't alone in their journey . . If you missed yesterday's event, you can watch a copy of my speech via the link in my bio: 🌟 'Finding hope and reasons to live after trauma: The importance of giving a voice to survivors 🌟.

I recently wrote an article for @kiddipedia on ‘3 simple ways to positively manage hyperstress.’ If, like me, it’s something you struggle with from time to time due to #childhoodtrauma , make sure you click on the link in my bio ❤️ . . #Repost @kiddipedia with @get_repost ・・・ According to psychologist Noosha Anzab, who works for the online health platform ‘Lysn’, hyperstress response is actually one of the most common forms of stress. . Referring to an emotional state where an individual has been pushed ‘beyond their normal limits or has overloaded themselves physically or mentally, hyperstress – as Noosha explains – can often result in ‘burn out, aggression, and anxiety.’ . Here are three ways that you can positively manage this common form of stress, and get your health back on track. . For the full article, please click the link in the profile... @thoughtsfromjas

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