Kristen Wray - Volunteer Medical Advocate for Survivors

Kristen Wray - Volunteer Medical Advocate for Survivors

Author: Molly Coeling January 18, 2022 Duration: 47:10

Since 2018, Kristen has been a a certified rape crisis counselor in the state of Illinois and a volunteer medical advocate for Resilience (formerly Rape Victims Advocates).  In her role as a medical advocate, Kristen provides individual level support and advocacy for survivors throughout their process at the hospital. She does this by answering pages to the hospitals that Resilience has contracts with and sitting with survivors of sexual assault in the emergency room as they receive medical care and have evidence collected. Some of Kristen's other interests include being a master level Reiki practitioner, as well as a Fiber Artist - she's a weaver and a jewelry maker. 

 

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Contact Kristen: @Kristenwray123 on Facebook, Instagram, and twitter 

 

Contact Molly: theembodyconnection.com // molly@theembodyconnection.com

 

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Special thanks to:

 

Jenn Baykan, virtual assistant for creatives: https://www.jbaykan.com/

 

Dave Hiltebrand for intro and outro music original composition: https://www.davehiltebrand.com/

 

Gina McLaughlin Photography for photo and graphic design: https://www.facebook.com/ginamclaughlinphotography/?fref=tag

 


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