First, she was a survivor: #MeToo's Burke tells her story

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'It can never be just what we saw in 2017. It's about healing and it's about action. It's about the journey that survivors have to take.' TaranaBurke, MeToo movement founder, sits down with LinseyDavis for in-depth conversation about the movement.

This combination of photos shows cover art for"Unbound: My Story of Liberation and the Birth of the Me Too Movement," left, and a portrait of author Tarana Burke taken at her home in Baltimore on Oct. 13, 2020. That’s what Tarana Burke was thinking — indeed, hoping — when she first found out the phrase “MeToo” was suddenly circulating online in October 2017, in the wake of shocking revelations about Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein.

“I wasn’t even dreaming this big," she told The Associated Press in an interview."I thought I had big, lofty goals and I didn’t dream nearly big enough.” BURKE: That their experiences aren’t singular, and they aren’t alone. It feels really isolating, particularly if you’re dealing with sexual violence. I really want to convey the message that you are not alone. YOU are normal and the things that happened to you are NOT normal. It doesn’t make something wrong with you.BURKE: Shame is insidious. It’s all-consuming. It can get into all the nooks and crannies and cracks and crevices of your life.

AP: A very raw part of this book explores how when you were young, you felt ugly. You had to navigate those feelings. Did this experience help you to parent your own child?

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