The Imagination S4E4 | "Dr. Kek - Expose Evil: Surviving Medical Abuse to Creating Safe 'Spaces' for All Survivors"
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Today I’m honored to introduce you to someone I recently met that has inspired me so profoundly that I had to share him with you! Introducing medical abuse survivor, survivor advocate, voice for the voiceless, creator of Twitter Space’s safest space for survivor disclosure, and walking miracle, Dr. Kek.
I found Dr. Kek on Twitter when a mutual friend reached out and suggested I connect with him. I’m really big on referrals and love meeting great people in this community who are already connected with people I know and Dr. Kek was no exception. In addition to being a survivor himself, Dr. Kek has taken on a special role in the survivor movement by adding his voice to the advocacy side of the equation using Twitter Spaces. If you aren’t on Twitter - you really should be. Twitter has become by far my favorite social media app for general posting and it’s where I currently spend the most time connecting online when I’m not podcasting or publishing an article on Substack. There is an amazing survivor network on Twitter and the community has become really entangled and connected in a beautiful way. There’s a newer feature on Twitter called ‘Spaces’ where you can create a room accessible for anyone in the community to join in that acts similar to a group Zoom call without the video or like the live stream feature on Telegram. On Dr. Kek’s Twitter Spaces, he allows an open and safe space for survivors and whistleblowers to share their testimonies - often in front of a beautiful crowd of people who listen intently and avidly support the brave speakers who share their testimonies. Similar to my podcast, Dr. Kek puts no time limits on the person who is sharing and will often stay on Spaces for upwards of 6 hours helping to have these stories heard by people with ears to hear. It’s a really special piece of the community he has contributed to and I wanted to bring him on today to not only share about his advocacy work, but also to share about his testimony. Dr. Kek has quite a story himself on what he’s overcome and it segways beautifully into the work he now does bringing awareness to crimes against humanity and being a voice for the voiceless.
I’m excited for you to learn about Dr. Kek because his idea to take an unsuspecting feature like ‘Spaces’ on an unsuspecting social media platform like Twitter to do advocacy work really shines a light on the innovation available to those of you and those of us who want to positively contribute to this movement but feel low on resources or even creativity. We have so much opportunity in front of us with all the new features on social media and you can do meaningful work with little to no money now that can create a massive difference. Dr. Kek has the biggest heart and I’m excited for you all to meet and learn from him today. And I’m just as excited as all of you to hear his testimony because this will also be my first time hearing it in full!
CONNECT WITH DR. KEK:
Twitter: @thekeksociety - DR. Kek (@Thekeksociety) / X (twitter.com)
CONNECT W/ EMMA:
Email: imagineabetterworld2020@gmail.com
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