From Assault to Astronaut: Here's How She Took Back Her Power—and Landed in Space | Amanda Nguyen (Fan Fav)

Women of Impact

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Education, Society & Culture, Mental Health, Relationships, Health & Fitness

4.7 • 657 Ratings

🗓️ 18 April 2025

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Nobel Peace Prize nominee Amanda Nguyen has achieved stunning success passing legislation to protect the civil rights of rape survivors. On this episode of Women of Impact with Lisa Bilyeu, Amanda Nguyen describes exactly what motivated her to take on the entire legal system and its double standards about sexual assault. Along the way, she describes the importance of radical empathy, details exactly how to stay centered on your own internal compass, and advocates just showing up and being present. [Original air date: 12-4-19]. SHOW NOTES: Amanda details the experience of going through a rape kit and its legal aftermath [3:36] Amanda describes being betrayed by the criminal justice system [6:32] Amanda asks why evidence from murder trials is never destroyed, but rape kits are [9:57] Outrage fueled Amanda, but it didn’t sustain her. Hope sustains movements. [11:22] What is the difference between referring to people as victims versus survivors? [14:31] The difference between having a dream and having hope is having a plan [15:28] Amanda describes her internal compass, her North Star [16:50] Amanda explains how incredible optimism and outrage helped her deal with politics [17:47] Amanda talks about radical empathy, clear objectives and staying grounded [20:14] Amanda advocates the importance of just showing up and being present [24:27] Amanda deals with pressure simply by reminding herself that it’s not about her [27:15] Amanda talks about having already had two heart surgeries [29:36] Other survivors have been inspired by Amanda’s organization Rise to advocate [33:40] Amanda describes the experience of being seen as nothing more than a victim [35:38] Amanda talks about believing in democracy and running an efficient campaign [36:51] Amanda shares her superpower [40:35] CHECK OUT OUR SPONSORS Audible: Sign up for a free 30-day trial at https://audible.com/WOI Vital Proteins: Get 20% off by going to https://www.vitalproteins.com and entering promo code WOI at check out. BiOptimizers: Head to https://bioptimizers.com/impact and use code IMPACT for 10% off. Kettle & Fire: Get 20% off at https://kettleandfire.com/lisa with code LISA Shopify: Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial period at https://shopify.com/lisa Netsuite: Download the CFO’s Guide to AI and Machine Learning at https://NetSuite.com/women ********************************************************************** LISTEN TO WOMEN OF IMPACT AD FREE + BONUS EPISODES on APPLE PODCASTS: apple.co/womenofimpact ********************************************************************** FOLLOW LISA: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lisabilyeu/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/lisabilyeu YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/womenofimpact Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lisa_bilyeu?lang=en Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:52.8	35% of women on the planet.
0:55.0	That's 1.3 billion people have encountered sexual violence.
0:59.0	That's the equivalent to the entire population of North America and Europe combined.
1:05.0	And in the US alone, a staggering 25 million Americans are rape survivors, a population nearly equal to the state
1:13.9	of Texas.
1:15.6	And today's woman of impact is sadly one of these statistics.
1:19.2	However, she has publicly said that being raped was not the worst part of the ordeal.
1:23.9	The worst part was how she was treated after the fact. You see, depending on the state you live in, survivors may not have the right to access their rape kits,
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