02/17/2026
Super vulnerable post:
I never imagined Iād be writing something like this.
My sister Hannah was drugged and (g)r***d by someone she knew and trusted.
There are no words that make that easier to accept. Watching someone you love go through something like this breaks something open inside you.
One of the hardest parts isnāt just what happened ā itās the way survivors often turn the blame inward.
They question themselves.
They replay it.
They convince themselves they could have stopped it.
I know this because Iāve lived it too.
In 2015, I was r***d by a man. I was really drunk, and I froze. For a long time, I told myself it must have been my fault. I carried that shame in silence.
I thought, āIām a big, strong man. I should have stopped it. I shouldnāt have put myself in that position.ā
I questioned everything about myself. My strength. My identity. My sexuality.
The damage lived inside me, and it turned into anger. It cost me my marriage and the life I knew at the time. Trauma doesnāt just live in a moment ā it ripples outward into everything.
It has taken me years to understand the truth:
Freezing is a survival response.
It is not consent.
The responsibility belongs to the person who chose to violate another human being.
My sister did nothing wrong.
And yet we live in a culture that spends more time teaching our girls how to avoid being assaulted than teaching our boys not to assault. We question survivors instead of holding perpetrators accountable.
This has to change.
Right now, Hannah is healing. As a coach who serves others, she is unable to ethically work while she does the difficult work of mending what was broken.
A GoFundMe has been created to help support her so she can focus on recovery without the added burden of financial stress.
If you can donate, thank you.
If you can share, thank you.
If you can stand with her, thank you.
Link in the comments.
Please help me remind her she is not alone in this world.
I love you, Hannah. Iām with you. Always.
And to anyone else carrying this silently ā you are not alone.