Julie's Story (Part 1) : He Told Me My Bruises Were Beautiful [Trigger Warning]

Julie's Story (Part 1) : He Told Me My Bruises Were Beautiful [Trigger Warning]

Today Jan sits down with Julie Neal, a Thrivivor Jan met and made fast friends with at a Sapria retreat. The first episode of this two-parter covers Julies traumatic childhood living in the home of her abuser, her step-father, while her mother willingly turned a blind eye to the abuse. This episode is intense, Julie pulls no punches while telling her story, and while you will learn the coping skills she had to develop to survive and see a glimmer of how she healed, this episode is as heavy as...

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Intimate Terrorism, Human Trafficking and Sexual Abuse : Meeting Survivors Where They're At With Brenda Sandquist [Re-Release]

Intimate Terrorism, Human Trafficking and Sexual Abuse : Meeting Survivors Where They're At With Brenda Sandquist [Re-Release]

In today's episode Jan is joined by Brenda Sandquist who is the founder and executive director for Xquisite, a nonprofit, established in 2012, specifically designed to walk alongside victims of human ...

17 Mar 1h 6min

A Social Worker's Mission To Heal Childhood Trauma With Beth Light [Re-Release]

A Social Worker's Mission To Heal Childhood Trauma With Beth Light [Re-Release]

Today Jan is joined by Beth Light, LCSW, who is a Mental Health Therapist and the Clinical Director at the Child Safety Center of White County. She graduated from Harding University with a Bachelor of...

10 Mar 54min

Navigating Difficult Conversations With Claude L. King [Re-Release]

Navigating Difficult Conversations With Claude L. King [Re-Release]

Today Jan is again joined by Claude L. King, LCPC. Claude is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and Employee Assistance Consultant based in the Chicagoland Area with 13 years of experience in ...

24 Feb 1h 8min

Dave Markel : Retired Law Enforcement Investigator & Trauma Informed Interview Expert [Re-Release]

Dave Markel : Retired Law Enforcement Investigator & Trauma Informed Interview Expert [Re-Release]

[General Content Warning] Jan introduces and interviews longtime friend and colleague Dave Markel. Dave is a retired detective and longtime professional in the area of trauma and developer of Trauma I...

17 Feb 1h 1min

From Forced Surrogacy To Freedom And Strength : Abigail's Story [Re-Release]

From Forced Surrogacy To Freedom And Strength : Abigail's Story [Re-Release]

Today, Jan is joined by Abigail Alvarado who is here to tell her harrowing story. Starting at age 9, Abigail and her siblings were removed from the crack house they called home by Child Protective Ser...

10 Feb 1h 4min

Agusta's Story : That's When I Realized I Don't Want to Die [Re-Release]

Agusta's Story : That's When I Realized I Don't Want to Die [Re-Release]

[General Content Warning] Does our past define us? Agusta Borden grew up without encouragement, resources, and attention. Divorce, neglect, and various kinds of abuse left her lonely by default, no ma...

3 Feb 58min

My Voice Needs To Be Heard : A Story of Neglect, Child Sexual Abuse, Human Trafficking, and Hope and Healing with Elizabeth Rose [Re-Release]

My Voice Needs To Be Heard : A Story of Neglect, Child Sexual Abuse, Human Trafficking, and Hope and Healing with Elizabeth Rose [Re-Release]

We are re-airing this episode in light of Human Trafficking Awareness Day (Jan. 11th). Hope and Strength goes out to all victims, suffering and saved. [Content Warning]: Neglect, Substance Abuse, Dome...

27 Jan 1h 1min

Who is MaryAnn Broberg? [Re-Release]

Who is MaryAnn Broberg? [Re-Release]

In loving memory of MaryAnn Buck Broberg, October 16th, 1938 - December 31st, 2025 [Content Warning]: Child sexual abuse Today Jan and her mother MaryAnn Broberg come together and we get our first rea...

20 Jan 1h 12min

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