Empowering Voices: Integration for (Women) Survivors of Sexual/Domestic Violence

Welcome to Empowering Voices (EV for short)! EV is a psychedelic integration & support group for women who experienced sexual assault, domestic violence/abuse, or intimate partner violence. Empowering Voices creates a safe and sacred container to share your story, an important step for many in the healing process, and to embrace women alike who are ready to shed the years of silence, shame, guilt, or fear that are all too often held onto.

Abuse may have been, or may currently be, a part of your life experience - but your strength, power, and resilience can never be taken away. These experiences can often leave a survivor feeling as if they have lost complete power and control of their own life, for a time; losing their sense of self, and their voice. This support circle aims to elevate and empower all women, leveraging strength as a community of survivors who have found the road of healing, recovery, and transformation through the power of entheogenic medicine and holistic integration tools such as meditation, breathwork, journaling, art, and bodywork.

Along with building a narrative of power through sharing your story and rediscovering your voice, we discuss a variety of topics and tools. Some of those include setting boundaries, identifying triggers, healthy coping skills, disrupting unhealthy patterns, and the importance of community.

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About the Hosts:

Mandi Friedlander
Mandi is the former Secretary for the Portland Psychedelic Society Events Committee, a Plant Medicine & Integration Coach, a practitioner of Reiki and NLP, and a Women's Integration Circle facilitator for Psychedelic Societies on both the East and West Coast. She is also a Mom, a community builder, an advocate, an educator, and a lifelong learner.
Mandi has found deep healing, from complex trauma in early childhood and adulthood, through community and with the support of various 'alternative' healing modalities and medicines. Mandi is passionate about cultivating containers where women can come together to learn, heal, thrive, and create--safe spaces where women support, empower, and uplift one another on their individual healing journeys.

Jessie

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Empowering Voices was founded by:
Sarie Bettineski
Sarie has studied at PNCA for her BFA, minor in Art History & Creative Writing. She is also a Rose City Scholar recipient and Phi Theta Kappa. She studied Philosophy, Art & History at PCC. She is the Co-Founder of Eudaimonia Collective, a Psychedelic Art Integration for prep and post journey. Sarie is an Advocate/Activist for Women’s rights and a mentor providing healing art/energy release techniques for women who have experienced sexual trauma or domestic abuse. She is a resident artist at the Ford Gallery of Art in Se PDX, co-owner and creator of American Scenes a design company focused on narratives through photography and keepsakes. Sarie is a proud woman in recovery, living a life with spirit plants and sharing the word about alternative addiction treatments.

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Portland Psychedelic Society (PPS) is an all-volunteer run 501(c)(3) nonprofit, donation-based organization.

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Thanks for your Participation and Support!