Most Frequently Asked Campaign Questions

“Satisfaction of one’s curiosity is one of the greatest sources of happiness in life.”

Linus Pauling

There’s that saying about curiosity and the cat; but at Shake My Hand, we much prefer the quote above! We appreciate the power of being curious and of asking someone a question, because we recognise that it can leave a person feeling as though someone is genuinely interested and invested in their life, journey, and experiences. And this can really be a supportive and very validating and kind gesture. So, with that in mind, our Founder: Aimee Wilson, thought we should share the questions she’s being most frequently asked in regard to the Campaign…

A Q&A About Being Triggered By Rape & Abuse Content As A Survivor | Inspired by Unbelievable on Netflix UK

“Memories have huge staying power…”

J. G. Ballard

As a rape and sexual abuse Survivor, our Founder; Aimee Wilson, felt she needed to make a conscious decision to watch Unbelievable on Netflix; a series centred around a young girl accused of lying about being raped. We wondered how she managed to emotionally get through doing this, and so we created a bit of a Q&A…

5 Ways To Get Through Reporting Rape & Sexual Abuse

“Speak the truth, even if your voice shakes.”

Maggie Kuhn

With Shake My Hand’s ultimate goal or mission being to encourage Survivors of rape and sexual abuse to report their experiences and tell their story as well as the recent launch of our first hashtag movement; #tellthemsooner, we’ve conducted some research (which included polls on our Instagram and Twitter) and through additional talks with Survivors (including our Founder, Aimee Wilson), we’ve developed these five tips to hopefully help you get through the process of reporting your traumatic experiences…

#tellthemsooner

“Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; it’s also what it takes to sit down and listen.”

Winston Churchill

Massively inspired by our Founder’s experience as well as research on the data and statistics related to rape and sexual abuse Survivors reporting their experiences to the Police, Shake My Hand have created our first hashtag movement, it is titled: #tellthemsooner! And here’s everything you didn’t realise that you need to know about it…