The Pleasure Talk You Never Got
Most of us got some version of the sex talk growing up. You know the one: STIs, birth control, and a healthy dose of fear. But nobody ever gave us the pleasure talk.This week, Shannon sits down with s...
18 Juni 1h 9min
My Rapist is in Prison… Well, Not Anymore
Life update! After taking a little over two months away from the podcast, Shannon is back to talk about something she’s never publicly discussed before: her rapist being sentenced to prison.She opens ...
28 Maj 1h 31min
What Survivors Wish Their Families Knew
Sexual assault does not just impact the survivor. The impacts of it can often ripple through an entire family. In this episode, Shannon walks through the basics of what survivors wish their families u...
26 Feb 45min
Epstein Files: When Institutions Fail, We Show Up [ft Jess Michaels]
The Epstein Files were supposed to bring transparency. Instead, they exposed what survivors already know: institutions protect themselves first.In this episode, Shannon sits down with Epstein survivor...
9 Feb 1h 9min
Shame Was My Motivator — A Man Who Didn’t Tell for 18 Years
Shannon sits down with Aaron Stone, a retired Army combat medic and survivor of sexual assault, to talk about what it means to live in silence for 18 years.Aaron was raped at 15 by someone he trusted....
15 Jan 48min
What Comes After: A Crossover Conversation with Dave Markel
This week’s episode is a crossover conversation with Dave Markel from Sexual Assault Survivor Stories. This conversation centers around what survivors face every day: how people respond when a survivo...
25 Dec 202546min
I was 13 & No One Protected Me [ft. Ray]
In this episode, Ray shares her story of being abused at 13, and what happened when the people and institutions meant to protect her didn’t.This conversation explores coercion, fear, and trauma at a y...
19 Dec 20251h 35min
Traumaversaries
Traumaversaries are the weird little days your body remembers even when your brain swears you are fine. In this episode, Shannon talks about what traumaversaries are and how to move through them witho...
27 Nov 202543min
