Shameless Sex

#473 Shameless Talk: Healing from Trauma with Jimanekia Eborn

Feb 17, 2026
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Jimanekia Eborn
Jimanekia Eborn, aka The Trauma Queen — a sexual assault and trauma expert who trains intimacy coordinators and runs a trauma-focused nonprofit. She talks about how trauma shapes sex and relationships. Conversations cover cultural context, spotting nonconsensual experiences, practical grounding tools, creating crisis plans, and building supportive communities.
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ANECDOTE

Origins Of A Trauma Expert

  • Jimanekia shares early-life trauma including witnessing her mother’s murder and subsequent upbringing with grandparents.
  • She links those experiences to her career in mental health, trauma work, and sex education as 'how I became the Trauma Queen.'
INSIGHT

Trauma Manifests Differently By Identity

  • Trauma shows up differently across physical, emotional, spiritual, and cultural contexts.
  • Identity (race, gender, sexuality) and environment change how threat and safety are perceived and carried in the body.
ADVICE

Responding When Someone Discloses

  • If someone discloses trauma, provide presence and connect them to resources rather than forcing reports or therapy.
  • Ask trusted people to listen and learn local resources so you can support survivors without re-harming them.
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