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title: "Capturing My Healing: A Virtual Exhibit on Healing from Gender-Based Violence"
date: 2025-10-24T13:55:00-04:00
author: Jonese Austin
canonical_url: "https://ourbodiesourselves.org/stories-conversations/capturing-my-healing-a-virtual-exhibit-on-healing-from-gender-based-violence"
section: "Stories & Conversations"
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[Stories & Conversations](/stories-conversations)# Capturing My Healing: A Virtual Exhibit on Healing from Gender-Based Violence

Content warning: Contains stories of sexual violence.

One in three women around the world will experience physical or sexual violence in their lifetime. In this interactive exhibit, forty-six survivors reflect on one week in their journeys toward healing. Each survivor contributed a photo and a narrative of both the dark moments and the healing moments that they experienced in the span of that week. From photos of nature to portraits of loved ones to glimpses of their own bodies, survivors take back control of their narratives.

Healing after gender-based violence can have many different goals. The exhibit's themes connect to five healing goals: processing trauma, managing negative thoughts and emotions, rebuilding a sense of self, connecting with others, and finding hope and power. In their photographs and stories, the artist-survivors illuminate their responses to trauma, and how they renew their understanding of themselves.

> Forgive yourself for all the things that are gonna go wrong. Because a lot of times, healing isn’t effective unless a lot has gone wrong. It’s totally normal to let things fall apart before you can pull them together and start healing...

[View the interactive exhibit ](https://discover.ourwave.org/exhibit/capturing-my-healing)

SOURCE: Our Wave • AUTHOR: Laura Sinko • LAST UPDATED: January 1, 2025

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- [ healing after harm](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/themes/healing-after-harm)
- [artistic expression](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/tags/artistic-expression)
- [survivor](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/tags/survivor)
- [sexual violence](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/tags/sexual-violence)

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This piece, written by a sexual assault survivor, encourages us to forgive ourselves and realize that we are not the cause of our trauma.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/tips-and-tricks-for-finding-healing-after-sexual-assault)

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## A Brief History of Periods/Vagina Museum Period Exhibition Print

Illustrator Hazel Mead created A Brief History of Periods to teach about menstruation throughout history.

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Illustrator Hazel Mead created A Brief History of Periods to teach about menstruation throughout history.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/a-brief-history-of-periods-vagina-museum-period-exhibition-print)

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## A Report on Sexual Violence against Indigenous Women in the US

The Maze of Injustice report examines sexual violence against Indigenous women in the United States and identifies multiple systemic barriers to justice.

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The Maze of Injustice report examines sexual violence against Indigenous women in the United States and identifies multiple systemic barriers to justice.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/a-report-on-sexual-violence-against-indigenous-women-in-the-us)

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## A Sex Positive and Transformative Justice Approach to #MeToo

This article imagines what accountability for sexual abuse would look like in a sex-positive, anti-carceral world.

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This article imagines what accountability for sexual abuse would look like in a sex-positive, anti-carceral world.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/a-sex-positive-and-transformative-justice-approach-to-metoo)