Hi, I am Marika Wessels CORE Survivor to Thriver Coach. I am a Survivor of sexual abuse. For a long time (30 years, to be honest), I struggled with knowing my Worth after childhood abuse. It led to seeking my value in others' opinions, which led to people putting labels on my body and life, which resulted in me struggling to look at myself in the mirror, feeling that I wasn't good enough, and feeling like a 16-year-old Vulnerable girl. I've learned in the last 3-years how to overcome that, and I...
Apr 13, 2023•14 min•Season 3Ep. 15
Hi, I am Marika Wessels CORE Survivor to Thriver Coach. I am a Survivor of sexual abuse. For a long time (30 years, to be honest), I struggled with knowing my Worth after childhood abuse. It led to seeking my value in others' opinions, which led to people putting labels on my body and life, which resulted in me struggling to look at myself in the mirror, feeling that I wasn't good enough, and feeling like a 16-year-old Vulnerable girl. I've learned in the last 3-years how to overcome that, and I...
Apr 06, 2023•18 min•Season 3Ep. 14
Sandy Kirkham and her husband Bill enjoy life with their two grown children, two beautiful granddaughters, and two fairly well-behaved dogs. Sandy continues to use her voice to help victims of clergy abuse. She currently serves on the board of Council Against Child Abuse. Sandy has spoken before the Ohio Senate, a Maryland court, and appeared on a local television show in Boston. Her story, “Stolen Innocence,” was told in a documentary produced by The Hope of Survivors. Sandy works with survivor...
Mar 30, 2023•21 min•Season 3Ep. 13
Sandy Kirkham and her husband Bill enjoy life with their two grown children, two beautiful granddaughters, and two fairly well-behaved dogs. Sandy continues to use her voice to help victims of clergy abuse. She currently serves on the board of Council Against Child Abuse. Sandy has spoken before the Ohio Senate, a Maryland court, and appeared on a local television show in Boston. Her story, “Stolen Innocence,” was told in a documentary produced by The Hope of Survivors. Sandy works with survivor...
Mar 23, 2023•20 min•Season 3Ep. 12
The stories of our lives matter, but often the most impactful stories are the ones that go unspoken. Through narrative nonfiction & as cohost of the podcast Never Would Have Guessed , Charissa helps others who have been impacted by trauma, namely sexual assault, move through trauma toward healing. She believes when we are able to connect to the spaces around us, between us, & within us, we perpetuate healing in ourselves & in others. By making sense of our varied trauma responses, Ch...
Mar 16, 2023•21 min•Season 3Ep. 11
The stories of our lives matter, but often the most impactful stories are the ones that go unspoken. Through narrative nonfiction & as cohost of the podcast Never Would Have Guessed , Charissa helps others who have been impacted by trauma, namely sexual assault, move through trauma toward healing. She believes when we are able to connect to the spaces around us, between us, & within us, we perpetuate healing in ourselves & in others. By making sense of our varied trauma responses, Ch...
Mar 09, 2023•23 min•Season 3Ep. 10
Chellee Taylor is as Survivor of Adult Clergy Sexual Assault She describs herself as a Daughter of God, wife to Peter, mother to three, Adult Clergy SA survivor, surrogate mother to 8, former crime scene tech, and she is slowly finding hope.
Mar 02, 2023•22 min•Season 3Ep. 9
Chellee Taylor is as Survivor of Adult Clergy Sexual Assault She describs herself as a Daughter of God, wife to Peter, mother to three, Adult Clergy SA survivor, surrogate mother to 8, former crime scene tech, and she is slowly finding hope.
Feb 23, 2023•22 min•Season 3Ep. 8
Alicia Patterson is a mental health counselor and women's pelvic health specialist in Denver CO. On top of years in the emergency mental health field, Alicia also holds additional training in EMDR therapy and other trauma-oriented tools, Dance Movement Therapy, Body Psychotherapy, visceral manipulation, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, crisis assessment and remediation, attachment and perinatal psychology, Gestalt & transpersonal psychology, and more holistic models balancing the medical and ...
Feb 16, 2023•21 min•Season 3Ep. 7
Alicia Patterson is a mental health counselor and women's pelvic health specialist in Denver CO. On top of years in the emergency mental health field, Alicia also holds additional training in EMDR therapy and other trauma-oriented tools, Dance Movement Therapy, Body Psychotherapy, visceral manipulation, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, crisis assessment and remediation, attachment and perinatal psychology, Gestalt & transpersonal psychology, and more holistic models balancing the medical and ...
Feb 09, 2023•20 min•Season 3Ep. 6
In February of 2012, I began a blog sharing personal stories of my experience at an abusive church my family had left. I did this after discovering that the negative reviews I had posted about this church on Google Reviews had been removed. Within weeks after starting the blog, my former pastor and church ( Chuck O’Neal and Beaverton Grace Bible Church ) sued me and four other former members, including my adult daughter, for defamation. Their lawsuit asked for $500,000 in damages. My story went ...
Feb 02, 2023•36 min•Season 3Ep. 5
Mike Leake is small town paster in Missouri. Mike Leake is learning about victim advocates needs in the church. He has experinced some of it within the church but still learning. He is doing a series with David Pittman trauma on trauma for conversations about trauma, abuse and justice. trauma2trauma.org
Jan 26, 2023•24 min•Season 3Ep. 4
Rachel Grant is the owner and founder of Rachel Grant Coaching and is a Sexual Abuse Recovery Coach. She is also the author of Beyond Surviving: The Final Stage in Recovery from Sexual Abuse . She brings to the table a passionate belief that her clients do not have to remain trapped or confronted daily by the thoughts or behaviors that result from abuse. Through her own journey of recovery from sexual abuse, she has gained insight and understanding about what it takes to overcome abuse. This mak...
Jan 19, 2023•35 min•Season 3Ep. 3
The Lies We Left is podcast that talks about abuse of all types. Ashley and Erin talk about being sexual abused by their mother and they have three sisters two of them have been doing the podcast with them. They are here to tell their recovery story https://www.youtube.com/@theliesweleftpodcast5789
Jan 12, 2023•30 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Lies We Left is podcast that talks about abuse of all types. Ashley and Erin talk about being sexual abused by their mother and they have three sisters two of them have been doing the podcast with them. They are here to tell their recovery story
Jan 05, 2023•31 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Happy New Year ! Rerun with Amber with a BPD Mother
Dec 29, 2022•45 min
Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas we doing a rerun with Dr. Anna Salter
Dec 22, 2022•34 min
Linda and David Pittman are founders of Together We Heal. David also works with Grace (Godly Response to Abuse in a Christian Environment) . They are both survivors of Childhood sexual Abuse. David has been part of the Snap Program.
Dec 15, 2022•30 min
Linda and David Pittman are founders of Together We Heal. David also works with Grace (Godly Response to Abuse in a Christian Environment) . They are both survivors of Childhood sexual Abuse. David has been part of the Snap Program.
Dec 08, 2022•24 min
Linda and David Pittman are founders of Together We Heal. David also works with Grace (Godly Response to Abuse in a Christian Environment) . They are both survivors of Childhood sexual Abuse. David has been part of the Snap Program.
Dec 01, 2022•28 min
Rita Farrell has over 23 years of experience working with child abuse investigations as a forensic interviewer and founding executive director of a child advocacy center. In her role as forensic interview specialist and trainer for Zero Abuse Project, Rita admits that her role as a forensic interviewer of child abuse victims is her “true passion.” After graduating from Ball State University with a degree in secondary education, Rita began teaching in secondary and post-secondary classrooms. Whil...
Nov 17, 2022•37 min
Meredith Foster Founder/ CEO Traffick Stop. REAL NEWS: Sex Trafficking www.TigerliliResources.org
Nov 10, 2022•30 min
Stephanie Garcia, MA, LMFT, BCN has been trained in Neurofeedback. Tells the benefits Neurofeedback and what Neurofeedback does.
Nov 03, 2022•40 min
Victor has trained thousands of child-protection professionals from all 50 states, two U.S. Territories, and 17 countries on numerous topics pertaining to child abuse investigations, prosecutions and prevention. Victor gained national recognition for his work in addressing child abuse in small communities as a prosecutor in rural Minnesota, and has been named to the President’s Honor Roll of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children. In 2012, Victor was awarded the Pro Humanitat...
Oct 27, 2022•36 min
Kristi E. Mollner, MS, RDN, CCTS works in with Trauma informed Nutruiton.
Oct 20, 2022•17 min
Master Violet Li (Founder of Tai Chi & Qigong for Health www.violetli.com and www.VioletLiTaiChi.com ) 12th Generation Chen Inheritor and a disciple of Grandmaster Chen Zhenglei Have trained many instructors and known as a teachers’ teacher Founder of “Free Daily Online Tai Chi & Qigong Lessons with Violet & Friends” with at least three hundred thousands of views from 30 countries. Taught and performed the healing art to universities, hospitals, large corporations, health institutes,...
Oct 13, 2022•38 min
Perry Power has written a book on Breaking the Silents. He also has a non-profit for male survivors of incest called the Andy Project and also created We Rescue Kids. https://perrypower.org/
Oct 06, 2022•28 min
Ashley Easter is Cult Survivor who has write several short ebooks, produce television show and has her own nonprofit Courage 365. Intuition Work: www.AshleyE aster.com Instagram: @iamashleyeaster Activism Work: www.Courage365.org Twitter: @ashleymeaster...
Sep 29, 2022•28 min
Executive Director Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests SNAP, the largest, oldest and most active support group for women and men wounded by religious and institutional authorities (priests, ministers, bishops, deacons, nuns, coaches, teachers, and others).
Sep 22, 2022•24 min
Boz is an Attorney that help victims of Sexual Abuse Attorney. He is the founder Grace (Godly Response to Abuse in Christian Environment) https://bozlawpa.com/ https://www.netgrace.org/
Sep 15, 2022•36 min
