I, Survivor

Swimming It Out

A single traumatic event can change life in the blink of an eye. It can destroy you, enrage you, and even fuel the fire within you. Nancy Hogshead-Makar was raped in college but she didn’t allow that to take over her life. Instead, Nancy channeled her fury into Olympic gold. This is I, Survivor.To hear more episodes, listen exclusively with Wondery+. Join Wondery+ for this and more exclusives, binges, early access, and ad free listening. Available in the Wondery App. <a href="https://wondery.app.link/mT4GXWxqdab" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://wondery.app.link/mT4GXWxqdab</a> Links from today’s episode:<a href="https://www.rainn.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">RAINN </a>- 24/7 Anonymous Sexual Assault Hotline<a href="http://championwomen.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Champion Women</a> - Advocacy for Women and Girls in Sport<a href="https://twitter.com/Hogshead3Au" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Follow Nancy Hogshead-Makar on Twitter</a><a href="https://dynamic.uoregon.edu/jjf/articles/sf2014.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Institutional Betrayal</a> - Article by Dr. Jennifer Freyd Follow I, Survivor on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/isurvivorshow/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, and join our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/isurvivorshow/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Facebook group</a>!You can follow <a href="https://twitter.com/jennabrister" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jenna</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/wagatwe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wagatwe</a> on Twitter, too. Support us by supporting our sponsors!See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

Women get assaulted. Women get attacked. Women get harassed, manipulated, intimidated, but women are survivors. Time and time again, she persists, even against all odds. Hosts Jenna Brister and Wagatwe Wanjuki share their stories, and those of the men and women who fought back, who won, and who live rising above the trauma of their experiences. Binge all episodes of I, Survivor exclusively and ad-free by joining Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Start your free trial by visiting <a href="http://wondery.com/links/i-survivor/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">wondery.com/links/i-survivor/</a> now.