Stay Connected...Thank you for your support ! We are so lucky to have Kalla join us on this episode. Bridget met Kalla at an unsheltered community event in downtown Phoenix at the beginning of 2021 and struck up a friendship. Just following her social media pages, we knew that once we started our podcast we'd want to get Kalla on to speak about the light and love she brings to the world. As stated on her Instagram page Rekallabrate, Kalla's purpose is to shine light on the dark, to show up authe...
Aug 16, 2021•58 min
Stay Connected...Thank you for your support ! On this episode, I (Becky) sit down with my 13 year old son, Peyton to have a discussion on what it's like to be an eighth grader these days. Although he can not speak for all kids his age or what they go through, we thought it would be interesting to have him chat about his experiences during the first 2 weeks of school starting. We think it is important to talk to our kids about what they can expect each year in school as it becomes age appropriate...
Aug 09, 2021•29 min
Stay Connected...Thank you for your support ! On today's episode we are honored to have Molly Baker on our podcast. Molly is the mom of two adorable girls ages 9 & 7. About 5 years ago, when her oldest daughter was 4, she disclosed that her daddy touched her. Molly did what any shocked mom would do... she confronted her then husband and called CPS. Unfortunately, even though we all assume that people are out there to help us, that isn't always the case. As we've heard from other mom's before...
Aug 02, 2021•1 hr 52 min
Stay Connected...Thank you for your support ! "Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will repay him for his deed." - Proverbs 19:17 Back in March of 2021, Bridget and I found ourselves at an event called The Love Banquet in Phoenix, Arizona. It was developed and hosted by Anthony and a team of wonderful volunteers. We didn't know anyone there, but always believe that God will inform us as to why He brought us to any event or location. After a few hours of helping grab food, t...
Jul 26, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Stay Connected...Thank you for your support ! On today's episode we are talking to the CEO and founder of Protect Young Eyes (PYE), Chris McKenna. As a father of four, he started PYE, because although many people were talking about internet safety, few were doing anything about it. Protect Young Eyes mission is to show families, schools, and churches how to create safer digital spaces. Not only do they present at schools and churches, they have an app called Protect: Internet Safety. This app is...
Jul 19, 2021•46 min
Stay Connected...Thank you for your support ! On today's episode we have another brave male survivor. There are not many who speak out, but we are blessed to have them on our podcast. Antares joins us from Germany and was raised by a narcissistic father and suffered childhood sexual and emotional abuse. Due to this abuse, he attempted suicide multiple times. Thankfully, he began writing in a journal and has been able to find some healing in the written words. He knows the power of depression and...
Jul 12, 2021•1 hr 8 min
Stay Connected...Thank you for your support ! We met Laura on our journey into human trafficking, through an Instagram account we all followed. Through various posts, messages, and conversation, we all connected through our love for gardening, motherhood, and saving the children. Although Laura lives on the other side of the country, we regularly keep in touch with gardening tips, God-related encouragement, and funny mom stories. Today we are lucky enough to sit down with her and have a conversa...
Jul 05, 2021•1 hr 13 min
Stay Connected...Thank you for your support ! As an 8 year old boy, Richard Pink was sexually abused by his granddad. He grew up in a world of shame and silence, as speaking about his abuse, especially as a male, was difficult. It is a very vulnerable conversation and isn't deemed as something masculine. Although he attempted to speak to his siblings about his abuse one night at the bar, the conversation didn't turn out the way he was hoping. Ultimately, he coped with the pain and secrecy throug...
Jun 28, 2021•1 hr 21 min
Stay Connected...Thank you for your support ! Our amazing guest on this episode survived horrible trauma at the hands of her own parents. Lisa Meister was born into a generational satanic ritual abuse family and she takes the time to tell us all about having been born and raised in the occult and living life as a satanic ritual abuse (SRA) survivor. Not only is Lisa a survivor, but she is a mother, grandmother, wife, author, and podcast host. Only God Rescued Me is both Lisa's book and podcast t...
Jun 21, 2021•1 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Stay Connected...Thank you for your support ! In this episode, we talk to Ryan Gadsby, a young man who has been through childhood sexual abuse and is using his platform to speak out and educate others. Ryan created a video called 'Letter to my Abuser' where he tells a visual story of going through and surviving years of sexual, physical, mental and emotional abuse by his step father by using actual photos and footage from his childhood. We start this episode with the audio from this video, but p...
Jun 14, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Stay Connected...Thank you for your support ! BONUS EPISODE! We finally had the chance to have our dear friend, anti-human trafficking activist, and co-founder of Stand By Survivors, Emma Pietrzak on our podcast. She is the host of The Imagination podcast and the creator of the Survivor Series in which she features survivors from all walks of life. At the release of this podcast, Emma has had close to 15 different survivors speak on her platform. It is important to recognize that when Emma bring...
Jun 10, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Stay Connected...Thank you for your support ! We are blessed to have the chance to speak to Kyle Collins, a Phoenix born lyricist, father, producer, and self described visionary. Musician, Sincerely Collins, Kyle has lived through a life's worth of tragedy growing up without a father, surviving the early disappearance of his mother, and later facing adversity while homeless. He unleashed the gift of grit: a hidden resilience throwing everything he had into the love of music. Collins often taps i...
Jun 07, 2021•1 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Stay Connected...Thank you for your support ! In this episode we are talking with Vee, a survivor, human trafficking activist, and business owner. You may recognize her as "Bagels and Shade" if you follower her on social media and the podcast world. We touch slightly on Vee's story of being a survivor but our episode mostly centers around educating people on the business of human trafficking, grooming, and mind control. We discuss how to look deeper into situations that appear singular but are a...
May 31, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Stay Connected...Thank you for your support ! In this episode, we are blessed to be able to have Tommy Womeldorf on to speak about his childhood sexual abuse experience with the Boy Scout's and Mormon Church and how it has effected raising his 4 daughters. Since Tommy has written a book, Scouts Dishonor, we do not spend much time discussing his past. However, please consider purchasing Tommy's book to support this brave survivor and read more on his history. Instead, we discuss how he keeps his ...
May 24, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Stay Connected...Thank you for your support ! On this episode, we are so fortunate to have on Elizabeth Harding Weinstein, a mother of 3 (18, 16, and 14) who is in the fight of her life to get her children back from their abusive, pedophile father after the justice system granted him full custody (even though there is an active investigation into his abuse allegations). Lizzie is a nursing graduate from Columbia University and lives in New York State. Unfortunately, she is also a survivor of ped...
May 17, 2021•1 hr 49 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Stay Connected...Thank you for your support ! In this episode, we are joined by Survivor Jeremy Indika. Jeremy is a firm believer in the "Power of Story Telling" and the importance of sharing his story of childhood sexual abuse in an attempt to help break down the stigma and silence that is allowing it to thrive. We had the great pleasure of chatting about future projects Jeremy's working on. We're so excited to see what content he will come up with next to help us not only learn and raise aware...
May 10, 2021•55 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Stay Connected...Thank you for your support ! In this first episode, learn a little bit about Bridget. She's a single mother of one daughter who lives in the Valley of the Sun of Phoenix, Arizona. Bridget was exposed to a lot during her childhood. She grew up around pro-sport’s and the entertainment industry. About 2 years ago Bridget found herself in a situationship which lead to toxicity,anxiety and could’ve gone down a dark path. Beginning to see the character of one facing not only a sex add...
May 06, 2021•42 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Stay Connected...Thank you for your support ! In this episode, Bridget and Becky invite their kids (Bridget's daughter and Becky's two sons) to sit down with them and watch a Bark Technology video on the dangers of Social Media. It is scary to think about what predators are doing to our children, but we think it is important for them to also see who could be on the other side of the phone or iPad. If you need a conversation starter with your pre-teen or teen on the dangers of social media/techno...
May 04, 2021•43 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Stay Connected...Thank you for your support ! This podcast is recorded from an Instagram Live we did on April 2nd. It's a conversation about how we met and the interesting, divine, and crazy things we've been through in the past few months. How we got to this place over the last few years and where we think it's going to lead us. We discuss how our lives have connected for the greater good, our plan for Stand By Survivors, and how living and parenting with God is such a big part in how this worl...
Apr 27, 2021•1 hr 21 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Stay Connected...Thank you for your support ! In this first episode, learn a little bit about Becky. She's a wife and mother of two boys who lives in the suburbs of Phoenix, Arizona. About 4 years ago Becky found herself facing a diagnosis of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, a thyroid autoimmune disease. She spent the next year cleaning up her diet and health, beyond anything she had every done before. First time trying veggies at 38?! Yup, it was that drastic. Through that change, she not only improved...
Apr 17, 2021•31 min•Season 1Ep. 1
