Happy 50th last episode and Human Trafficking Awareness Month 2023. After a long podcast posting pause, Host Victoria is joined by Kanaka Maoli, Leinani Yahiku, to share some truths about her story AND journey of surviving domestic violence and sex trafficking. Leinani and Victoria leave a lasting message about community support needs and why, "CAXHI"-Community Against Exploitation -Hawaii was formed. They talk about the human trafficking "movement" and all the mis-labeling, ...
Jan 13, 2023•40 min•Ep 10•Transcript available on Metacast Happy June and 49th episode release with a special message. In this episode , Victoria will provide important updates and will cover the sad missing case of an Everett, Washington multiracial (Native American, Black, and White) young adult woman. For over 10 years, Sarah Collins has been searching for her daughter, Emily Kelsey Collins after reporting her missing in 2009, hoping she wasn't murdered. Kelsey was reported to have gone missing just three weeks after testifying against her traff...
Jun 24, 2022•35 min•Ep 9•Transcript available on Metacast Join Victoria and Mao and Nao from The Millennial Therapists Podcast discussing an important sex trafficking survivors story. Victoria hoped to one day have this guest on herself and share since being released almost 2 years ago. Since we couldnt, we are giving much needed coverage and awareness for the case of Alexis "Ke'Erica " Martin and her unfortunate return to prison. Please share space as we talk story, discuss facts about the apparent parole violation, and give respect to ...
May 27, 2022•1 hr 20 min•Ep 8•Transcript available on Metacast Hey Listeners!!! Special shoutout to all those sharing space and respect for Aprils Sexual Assault Awareness Month and National Child Abuse Prevention Month! Join us for a more celebratory episode for April!!! In this episode, Jennifer Ottenberg (aka Chickpea) and Tam Hixson share how they will be supporting UNSEENTTT podcast and survivors, the ways roller skating has impacted their lives, and details about their May 7th event in Beaverton, Oregon. Late in 2021, roller skating brought Jennifer O...
Apr 15, 2022•57 min•Ep 7•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to another amazing episode with Kristin Howard and her wonderful family. In season 3, episode 4 we heard facts and truths shared about Kristins life in and exiting the game while her family was there. It wasn't easy as they explained it but they realized she was being sex trafficked, not just stripping, by who all thought was just her "boyfriend". This is common but not talked about especially within marginalized communities. In this episode, we are going to dive deeper in...
Mar 25, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep 6•Transcript available on Metacast Please join us as we talk truths with the co authors of the book, Men! Fight for me, The role of authentic masculinity in ending sexual exploitation and trafficking. Both Survivor Leader Jessica and ED Alan of Saving Innocence will grace the mic and discuss what led to writing this book and how they want to show men that they CAN end trafficking. They will discuss how men have the power to end it because they are the problem! Hear how this book is one solution in ending the exploitative culture ...
Feb 18, 2022•39 min•Ep 5•Transcript available on Metacast Happy New year of 2022 and welcome to Human Trafficking Awareness Month! Im so happy to have Soap2Hopes ED, January, a phenomenal poet and mother bringing us into both of these occasions. She opens up with her poem reading called, "Swallowed" and she is going to enlighten our minds with her truths of doing outreach in the mean streets of Utah and continuing the needed work that is not often done for victims of exploitation. January will share truths through her journey of surviving inc...
Jan 14, 2022•55 min•Ep 4•Transcript available on Metacast Join Victoria and Ashley Maha'a for an episode taped in Hawaii (excuse some of the audio - there were technical difficulties while recording). Ashley is the CEO and Founder of My Truth Is Now and member of CAXHI (Community Against exploitation-Hawaii), and will be starting her Glow Bow Drop outreach. She will share insightful and inspirational words from her experiences of living through exploitation, substance abuse, and finding a survivor community to help in her healing. The episode has ...
Dec 17, 2021•44 min•Ep 3•Transcript available on Metacast Join Victoria and Survivor Jenna McKaye of the Jenna McKaye Foundation. She will share facts about the importance of awareness and advocacy in medical, mental health, and school settings. She'll share truths about her trafficker and her uncommon survivor story. Listen as she discusses equine therapy and having it available for survivors of abuse and PTSD. Visit her webpage for more information at www.jennamckaye.com Support the show...
Nov 19, 2021•45 min•Ep 2•Transcript available on Metacast Join Victoria and a new guest , Estella, for the first episode of Season 4. Dive in hard as they cover the story of the brave escape by a 14 year old who was tricked by Trevien Thomas, aka Triggah, from Dallas to Houston in 2016. She managed to escape after being controlled, drugged, and raped for 5 days in various motels in Houston. Victoria will try and breakdown terms used in the article and mention things unseen from those who may not know about CSEC and sex trafficking. Thankfully, this alm...
Nov 05, 2021•40 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast Aloha Unseen: TTT Pod friends, framily, family, listeners and community folx. Got a quick announcement here , sort of providing you an update and celebrating our 1 year!!! A huge thank you to you all as this entire year has been a joyus journey! While we prepare for Season 4 and support the Host, Victorias , transition in her career, we wanted to ask you all to continue sharing the podcast, listen to all episodes, and support our survivors, advocates , and allies in the anti-trafficking movement...
Aug 29, 2021•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this last episode for Season 3, we have Mr. Armand King of Paving Great Futures , From the Streets to the Suites, and Raised in Pimp City! Armand leads the organization Paving Great Futures, is the Co-Host and Co-Creator of From the Streets to the Suites currently on Facebook and soon to be released as a book as well as the long running podcast Host and Creator and recent released book, Raised in Pimp City. Yes, for this context, Armand is a former Trafficker or what folks would have called h...
Jul 16, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Ep 13•Transcript available on Metacast Join us for another episode of survivor truths and understand that trafficking doesnt look like you think. Harper Lee is a survivor of child intrafamilial sex trafficking. She is 25 years old and was trafficked and exploited for 10 years by her parents. Harper discusses the realities that she didn’t have the dramatic escape you see in the movies. When she was 19 years old, she simply left without asking and she shares it was the scariest thing she ever did. Shell share the truths behind the long...
Jun 18, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Ep 12•Transcript available on Metacast Honored to support survivors during Mental health Awareness month. Unseen was able to provide a safe space for Antare's truths as it his first time speaking publicly of depression, suffering in silence, child sexual abuse and intrafamilial trafficking. He will share that speaking up and saying it loudly helps along the healing journey AND so does journaling. He states writing and journaling saved him, sharing the power of pen to paper, and that with every word there is healing. The dark tru...
Jun 11, 2021•57 min•Ep 11•Transcript available on Metacast Porn is used for grooming victims especially by pedos and traffickers. Lets also be afraid that porn increase the demand!!!! Could is also be used to groom future "Johns/ Buyers"??? Listen to Paul speak with Victoria on this . He will share truths about his exposure to porn and his long history of trying to quit for moralistic, guilt, shame, health reasons, and objectification. Paul will talk about therapy, sustainable recovery, and overcoming over spiritualizing recovery! We've a...
Jun 05, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Ep 10•Transcript available on Metacast About 15 years after the sexual abuse as a child from a male babysitter, Jeremy Indika shares how his memories resurfaced and affected him. In his middle age, he realized that he wanted to tell people, but he wasn't sure how. Jeremy decided to take a pause on his Engineering career to tell his story publicly, be a voice for those unheard, and reclaim his truths. During this journey, Jeremy realized the facts of grooming and the possibility that there was child sexual exploitation through po...
May 21, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Ep 7•Transcript available on Metacast Listen to " WHAT'S HAPPENING" Podcast by Journalist Chisom Uche-Onyilofor . We had the pleasure of featuring this episode of Chisom speaking with Victoria, the Host and Creator of Unseen: TTT Podcast. They dissect the incident where Victoria got away which is the first episode of Unseen: TTT Podcast. Chisom asks the real questions! Chisom asks from a college student perspective. Chisom asks from a woman of color in America perspective. And guess what, you will learn much! Support ...
Apr 30, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Ep 6•Transcript available on Metacast Listeners, you have to listen in and join Victoria and Jaimee Johnson tell some hard, much needed truths! Victoria fan girls super hard as Jaimee was who Victoria first recognized as a powerhouse truth teller in the social media, podcast, and direct services space of supporting fellow lived experience experts, warriors, and survivors through online groups, podcasts, and her non profit, Sisters of the Streets. You will not want to miss a beat as Jaimee drops truths and facts of the life and after...
Apr 23, 2021•2 hr 34 min•Ep 5•Transcript available on Metacast Unseen is back with another uniquely created episode where the survivors' parents, sibling, and friend/coworker intently support her truth telling by joining the episode recording. Not only can you tell the energy, love, and passion was there the entire time but they offer very valuable insight at the end for all listeners. Listen to the lovely and talented, Krissi Howard describe her journey from a church involved two parent home to reading adult sex novels at a young age and then becoming...
Apr 16, 2021•55 min•Ep 4•Transcript available on Metacast At Unseen: TTT we have episodes, seemingly, for everyone. Please join us and listen to M. Dante an experienced woman in the literature and research reporting realm. She highlights other pioneers and writings regarding sex work, past and present. She is a contributor to many especially the wonderful organization, SWOP-Sex Workers Outreach Project, where she wrote about Donah Stafford(Episode 13 at Unseen). This episode will be an intense listening session where M. Dante will read her findings fro...
Apr 09, 2021•49 min•Ep 3•Transcript available on Metacast You do not want to miss this truth telling episode with Megan Lundstrom of the Avery Center in Colorado. Victoria has seen and heard of Megans work recently and explains why we can “fan girl” survivor leaders in the anti-trafficking movement. Not only does Megan speak facts but she shares her story with intention of acknowledging her privilege and an existing false negative of imagery and narratives that must change to really show what trafficking looks like. Megan also shares that she hadnt fel...
Mar 26, 2021•1 hr 23 min•Ep 2•Transcript available on Metacast Season 3 has arrived with Jes Richardson as our first survivor/warrior guest. In Season 3, Victoria will speak to Leaders; more Survivor Leaders, Ally Leaders, and those unnoticed in the anti-trafficking movement. We start with Jes as she opens the season with speaking facts and truths even leaving tips and tricks for fellow warriors, overcomers, and thrivers. In this episode, Jes gets raw, real, and explicit. Victoria and Jes cover topics not for the faint of heart, not for listeners who are fi...
Mar 19, 2021•55 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast Join Victoria in hearing Jessica share her story of being sexually exploited by a family member, being a sex worker, struggling with homelessness, and how God unexpectedly redeemed her from her situation. #WomensHerstorymonth Check out our new website with all the resources you need and links to our new merchandise: https://www.unseentttpodcast.com Music Used: https://soundcloud.com/atmospheric-music-portal/equinox-copyright-free-music Drops by Ron Gelinas Chillout Lounge | https://soundcloud.co...
Mar 06, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Ep 15•Transcript available on Metacast Victoria covers the story of Sex trafficking survivor Keiana Aldrich who is now free after 8 plus years of imprisonment. The story includes reports of Keiana seeking freedom as she was challenging hard truths of mental illness, sexual assault retaliation and alienation. Keiana is now free and with the help of her Pro Bono Lawyer, the fight continues and hope for her survivor journey to healing. #BHM Link to Article: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-11-06/sex-trafficked-and-imprisone...
Feb 26, 2021•33 min•Ep 14•Transcript available on Metacast Disclaimer: Much like the previous episodes particularly in Season 2, this is a definite Trigger Warning! Listener discretion is advised, and material discussed is not intended for audiences under 18 years of age. Almost 11 years after the 2009 take down of an Upland Park Police Department, Victoria spoke with Donah Sandford. The survivor, woman, business owner, warrior and more who was able to get a federal and civil conviction on a police officer who was a criminal trafficker. Donah shares her...
Feb 19, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Ep 13•Transcript available on Metacast Part 2 is of Ansleys terrible trafficking ordeal involving a trip to India for the “Next Level Program” and her being trafficked. She endures sharing information about the dark world of businesses, organizations, universities, and people in your community who can exploit you, traffick you, and defy you when you are trying to STOP TRAFFICKING! If you havent, please check out her episode (9) where she told her truths of intrafamiliar trafficking but also about her Assault Mixtape which discusses s...
Feb 13, 2021•55 min•Ep 12•Transcript available on Metacast Disclaimer: Much like the previous episodes particularly in Season 2, this is a definite Trigger Warning! Listener discretion is advised, and material discussed is not intended for audiences under 18 years of age. You cant miss this last episode of Season 2 of raw and real truth telling!! Stacy Reed is going to state straight facts about the life, the exit, the thriving and supporting of the survivor community. She tells her unfortunate upbringing in the foster care system, experiencing child se...
Jan 29, 2021•53 min•Ep 11•Transcript available on Metacast Listen in as Kat talks about hard truths surrounding her story from beginning in Canada to her exit from Houston. Listeners will get to learn about the dark realities behind the manipulator/trafficker, so-called "pimp". In Kats case, he used the CEO Pimp manipulation after befriending her, grooming her, isolating her and intoxicating her with ideas of the "glamorous life" .It's a sad awakening to hear what she was kept from but she shares the wrap around support from her...
Jan 27, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Ep 10•Transcript available on Metacast Join us for a very uniquely talented artistic episode featuring Advocate, Rapper, Dancer, Ansley Jukeboxx Joye. We share the unfortunate story of her intrafamilial child sexual abuse and sex trafficking by household family members. She braves through the uncomfortable, not often discussed, conversation of how dancing , education, black culture saved her and impacted her journey. Ansley allowed us to share her hip hop music to help tell the most harmful, dark, and sad parts of her story. Featured...
Jan 23, 2021•45 min•Ep 9•Transcript available on Metacast Hear the unfortunate story of Isabella Grosso and the sad truth of intrafamilial trafficking. Isabella is in a good place of her journey to share not only through a documentary, and a book, but through this podcast of how her older cousin groomed her and trafficked her at 16. Isabellas unusual case of trafficking to strip clubs, shows us that being sexually exploited as a teenager can happen in many different ways. She is now a Super EMPOWERED woman professionally dancing for celebrity artists, ...
Jan 21, 2021•57 min•Ep 8•Transcript available on Metacast 
