This is Self-Work, and I'm Dr. Margaret Rutherford.

At Self-Work, we discuss psychological and emotional issues and what you can do about them,

whether that's learning self-acceptance, taking action, or seeking therapy or treatment.

Eight years ago, I extended the walls of my practice to reach those of you who might already be knowledgeable about middle

health treatment, but also to those of you who might say, you'd never darken the door of a therapist.

And yet, you are here. I'll answer your questions while I invite you to take a few minutes for your

own self-work. It's very inhumane and it's very far from trauma-informed and that's why we hear

so many survivors saying, you know, court felt like a second rape. We hear that all the time.

So for me, I've been going through this for three years, and eventually, by the time I got called to the criminal trial, the big trial, my very first thought was, I don't want to do this.

Welcome to this week's edition of Self Work.

A guest today on Self Work is Marley Liss.

You may not have heard of her unless you closely follow what's happening in the justice

system concerning sexual assault.

And we are going to talk about sexual assault in this episode, so please listen carefully.

Marley's voice is a strong one.

As difficult and life-changing as her rape was for her.

She describes something you may or may not know about.

It's called restorative justice, and that that process can be equally healing and satisfying, in fact, if not more.

I'm going to quote Marley talking about what happened to her.

She speaks far more eloquently about her experience than I could. In 2016, at the age of 21, I was raped by a

stranger. Of course, I knew that rape would impact me, but I didn't know the degree to which it would.

I started struggling with panic attacks, hair loss, and frequent dissociation. I had to

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