VOA常速英语:A Road to Recovery VOA Connect

I started making jewelry a few years ago as a form of art therapy for PTSD
几年前我开始做珠宝作为用艺术治疗创伤的方式
so I was going through re-exposure therapy
所以我接受了再暴露疗法
and part of that therapy you have to recall kind of like tough images
治疗的一部分就是你必须回忆坚韧的图像
so being surrounded by beautiful gemstones sparkle
周围环绕着美丽的宝石闪闪发光
Other cultures was really an inspiration.
其他文化真的是一种鼓舞。
We decided to create a jewelry business
我们决定开一家珠宝公司
because we wanted an economy to support other survivors
因为我们想要一个经济来支持其他幸存者
both me and Ellie are survivors of sexual assault
我和艾莉都是性侵犯的幸存者
so we first decided to create the jewelry business
所以我们首先决定建立珠宝生意
but we wanted to have a non-profit behind it
但我们希望背后有一个非营利组织
thats why with Ann we started restore dignity.
这就是为什么和安一起，我们开始重建尊严。
Before the jewelry company
在珠宝公司之前
we became pretty big activists in the um campus sexual assault space
我们成了校园性攻击领域里相当大的活动分子
so after Ellie came home from school
所以艾莉放学回家后
I got myself very educated on
我受了很大的教育
what happens to a person whos been sexually assaulted
一个被性侵犯了人身上发生了什么
and how does that impact their life,
这对他们的生活有什么影响，
and then we decided that we saw a void in a space of support
然后我们决定，在支持的空间里看到一个空白
that was directly helping a student in real time when while theyre in school.
直接帮助一个在校学生
Thats what restored dignity is.
这就是恢复尊严的原因。
Were just strangers that have your back.
我们只是支持你的陌生人
Were going to support you
我们会支持你
whatever it is you need
不管你需要什么
if you need to change locations
如果你需要改变位置
get a meal plan
订餐计划
because you lost your job.
因为你丢了工作。
You need tuition assistance.
你需要学费补助。
You need medical help.
你需要医疗帮助。
Were there to help you.
我们是来帮你的。
The survivors will actually tell us
幸存者会告诉我们
like what their needs are and then within three weeks well turn around the funds
就像他们的需求一样，然后在三周内我们会把资金转回来
and so I think from this like dc democratic empowering community
所以我认为，从这一点来看，DC民主赋权社区
weve been able to spread that message to New York to California
我们已经把这个信息传播到纽约和加利福尼亚
throughout the whole world actually.
实际上是整个世界。
Yeah yeah and its its such a simple message
是的，是的，这是一个非常简单的信息
but everyone relates to it
但每个人都和它有关
and especially if you turn your focus away from the perpetrator
尤其是如果你把注意力从罪犯身上转移开
and to the survivor
还有幸存者
and just say how can we rehabilitate this student
我们怎么才能让这个学生改过自新呢？
how can we get them back on the path they were on.
我们怎样才能让他们重新走上这条人生路
I mean thats like one of the purest forms of justice
我是说，这就像最纯粹的正义形式之一
and theres really nothing stopping you.
没有什么能阻止你。
As a parent educate yourself on what power and balance looks like
作为父母教育自己权力和平衡是什么样子
and what that power and balance could be
以及这种力量和平衡能是什么？
whether its a relationship with a teacher a coach a boyfriend
不管是和老师，教练还是男朋友
and really understand if your student your child is experiencing a different pattern of behavior
并且真正理解如果你的学生你的孩子正在经历一种不同的行为模式
than is normal
超出正常范围
more than likely they might be have experienced
他们很有可能经历过
something that they dont want to talk about.
他们不想谈的事。
Symptom of PTSD is
PTSD症状为
that you cant imagine your future
你无法想象你的未来
which you can imagine every other symptom from hyper vigilance to
你可以想象其他的症状，从高度警惕到
just kind of like intense emotions
就像强烈的情感
but just not being able to imagine your future is
但无法想象你的未来
one that I think is really debilitating
我觉得这真的很让人衰弱
because how did you plan your career
因为你是如何规划你的事业的
how could you call a friend and check in with someone
你怎么能打电话给一个朋友，和一个人住在一起？
like it doesnt happen as often.
好像不经常发生一样。
That trauma puts us all in the same space
创伤让我们都处在同一个空间
and that supporting a person
支持一个人
whos been sexually traumatized
遭受性创伤的人
whether you know they go to an ivy league school
你知不知道他们上的是常春藤盟校
or they are in a community community college.
或者他们在社区大学。
It doesnt matter to us.
对我们来说不重要。
Its just that if you have been traumatized we want to support you.
只是如果你受了创伤，我们会支持你的。