Indelible in the Hippocampus Quotes

“Does my escape from these men mean another woman had to take my place? A woman who couldn't run as fast as I could? I think about that often.”
― Shelly Oria, Indelible in the Hippocampus: Writings from the Me Too Movement

“But what is the word for what I experienced after? What is the word for how I awoke to fear and never went back to sleep?”
― Shelly Oria, Indelible in the Hippocampus: Writings from the Me Too Movement

“People who do not care about your personal or emotional safety are not entitled to your story. Your story is yours. And you get to decide how to tell it.”
― Shelly Oria, Indelible in the Hippocampus: Writings from the Me Too Movement

“I do not conceptualize our current reality as a gender-war. The fight, it seems to me, is one where ethical people of all genders work together paving a path toward legal and institutional change.... telling our stories started this movement and remains at its core.”
― Shelly Oria, Indelible in the Hippocampus: Writings from the Me Too Movement

“Let us not be alone. Let us encourage everyone's voice and act as vigilant witnesses. Let us hold one another through the aftermath of telling our stories.”
― Shelly Oria, Indelible in the Hippocampus: Writings from the Me Too Movement

“When you experience trauma, Broca's area - one of the parts of the brain responsible for speech and language - goes offline. It's similar to what happens when the body experiences a stroke.”
― Shelly Oria, Indelible in the Hippocampus: Writings from the Me Too Movement

“You will learn that the people to avoid are the ones who ask too many questions... They are making a choose-your-own-adventure story out of one of the worst things that ever happened to you.”
― Shelly Oria, Indelible in the Hippocampus: Writings from the Me Too Movement