Welcome to Taking Back Ourselves

Our mission is to serve survivors of sexual abuse and assault of all genders who want to heal in an inclusive community.

We are dedicated to empowering survivors of sexual abuse and assault to be whole, healed and connected to others.

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Upcoming Events

Times are posted in Eastern/Standard.

Events
Sound Healing with Ebony

Join TBO Alumna Ebony for a virtual Sound Healing session.

This event is open to Alumni, supporters, and the community. If someone you know may be interested, please invite them to join.

Join the Zoom here.

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Level 1 Weekend of Recovery

For trans and nonbinary survivors of sexual abuse and assault.

Offered in partnership with the Pacific Northwest Community Survivors Network (PNWCSN), this event will take place at Menucha Retreat Center just outside Portland.

Scholarships are available. Residents of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho will receive an additional $250 off registration fees.

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Ways to start

Wherever you are in your healing journey, there’s a place for you.

Weekends of Recovery

Survivors from around the country—and the world—gather to experience the power of healing in community.


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Events of Healing

Survivors, family, friends, supporters, and the community come together to lift the veil of secrecy and shame of sexual trauma.

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Resources & Support

Access additional resources, tools, and spaces built for survivors.


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Survivor Voices

Alumni Stories

Founder’s Blog

Survivor Voices
I am a Survivor of sexual trauma

I want to share my experience with the organization that has supported me in my healing with the hope that others may learn about their transformative work and connect with them.

Taking Back Ourselves (TBO) is an organization staffed by licensed mental health providers who specialize in working with individuals who identify as female or non-binary, are age 18 or older, and have experienced sexual trauma. A primary goal is to empower survivors to heal in community with others. 

TBO offers Weekends of Recovery at a lovely retreat center. Please don’t stop reading because you believe you could never afford a weekend or even find the time to get away for a few days.

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Want to share your story? We’d love to connect with you. Written words, paintings, photographs, music—all forms of expression are welcome.

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the mushy muddling middle
the mushy muddling middle

Recovery:

where the stretched rubber meets the rocky road

confusion

fury

regression

reminders

triggers

movement 

inch by inch...

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