Paula MurphyUnderstanding sexual trauma and the
resources available within the Auroville community is the first step toward its
prevention. Two health professionals agreed to share their professional and
personal ideas on how sexual trauma can be addressed in Auroville. Paula Murphy
is an Aurovilian nurse-midwife with 30 years of experience. She works at Santé
and is a member of Auroville’s Internal Complaints Committee (ICC). In 2016, she
conducted Auroville’s first women’s health survey, which was covered in Issue #
334 of Auroville Today. Naomi Shtilman is a mental health professional who
joined Auroville in 2019. She has a Master’s in Counselling Psychology and
she’s completing her PhD in Integral and Transpersonal Psychology. A sexual
assault survivor who has also experienced harassment in Auroville, she is
currently a facilitator of a discussion group in Auroville about love,
relationships, and sexuality.How can we prevent sexual trauma in Auroville?Paula: For
me education i...
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