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Dear Katie: Survivor Stories

The Dear Katie Podcast features survivors of sexual assault, rape, and abuse; supporters; authors; celebrities; and agents of change about their survivorship and support. Learn how their journeys can help all survivors and their supporters. Delve into backlash, legal systems, campus reactions, family and friends, mental health, PTSD, substance use, body image, and the journey from hurt to healing and thriving. After Katie Koestner appeared on the cover of TIME Magazine at age 18 as the first person

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S8E3 Horror Movie with Real Life Villain

Dear Katie: Survivor Stories ·

2025/09/04

'It doesn't go away.''It's there forever.' Sharing her experiences in an industry known for superficiality, actor Sarah Hodkinson navigates trust, violence, and betrayal throughout her personal journey. She brings to light the ways that denial and dismissal rob survivors of justice in the face of sexual violence, using her voice and her story to push for change. Host: Katie Koestner Editor: Evan Mader Producers: Catrina Aglubat and Emily Wang

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S8E2 Protectors and Cheerleaders as Healing Partners

Dear Katie: Survivor Stories ·

2025/08/28

'I had a decision point of: either I am going to live or I am going to die.'Speaking on the internal battles survivors face, the dynamic Jean Ibanez Payne shares hidden troubles with suicidal ideation and darkness while living the seemingly perfect life. Today, Jean stands as a powerful advocate for survivors of abuse, using her voice and her story to ignite hope in others. In 2014, she left her successful corporate career to start TI Verbatim Consulting (TIVC), with a mission to help people work

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Re:wind to Re:process Track S6E2 White House Sidewalk...

Dear Katie: Survivor Stories ·

2025/08/21

Speak truth to power with the incredible Jon Vaugh and Josh Rubin in this 2024 episode of Dear Katie. This week we share the powerful voices of Jon Vaughn and Josh Rubin. Jon Vaughn made waves around the world as one of the few to publicly speak out against the abuse of University of Michigan doctor Robert Anderson in 2020, leading over 1000 survivors in a lawsuit against the university that settled in 2022. Today, he is a testament to the power of speaking out and advocating for what is right

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52:57

S8E1 Military Betrayal of Male Victims

Dear Katie: Survivor Stories ·

2025/08/14

Rashan Legard is an International Motivational Speaker, Veteran, Storyteller, Poet, and Credentialed Survivor Advocate who strongly desires to create change in individuals and organizations. Through his company, Rashan Legard Speaks LLC, Rashan shares his message to a broader audience by providing powerful presentations and coaching infused with his personal experience to organizations around the world. By focusing on Resiliency Programs, Emasculation, Sexual Harassment and Assault Prevention,

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S7E25 Healing TREE Pathways Forward from Trauma: EDMR...

Dear Katie: Survivor Stories ·

2025/08/07

Stephanie Mangan has been a Trauma Expert/Consultant for the past 16 years. Working with individuals who have experienced the highest levels of abuse and trauma, including but not limited to sexual violence, complex PTSD, sex trafficking, and substance abuse, Stephanie is passionate about helping individuals lead a life of healing and resiliency through a trauma-informed lens. More recently, she has also worked at the macro level through the non-profit Healing TREE, providing consulting services to

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S7E24 Meet NO MORE's CEO Pamela Zaballa

Dear Katie: Survivor Stories ·

2025/07/31

'When you look at it, in the bigger spectrum, we can talk about this [...] I mean, fifteen years ago, a high-schooler wouldn't be talking to you about consent.'Pamela Zaballa has dedicated over 20 years to advancing support systems for victims of domestic and sexual violence. Her career spans various roles in the US and UK, including frontline services, shelter development, advocacy, children's services, and setting up programs for human trafficking victims. Pamela’s work also encompasses policy

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Dear Katie: Survivor Stories ·

2025/07/24

Review this classic episode featuring Salamishah and Scheherazade Tillet on making black survivors visible. Sisters can either be torn apart or drawn together due to sexual violence. Rutgers professor and Pulitzer Prize winner Salamishah Tillet and her sister, artist and curator Scheherazade Tillet, drew together after Salamishah shared her rape story. Together they co-founded "A Long Walk Home" to help Black women and girls share their own stories of shame, dysmorphia, injustice, recognizing

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S7E23 People Are Talking: Meet Author Amanda Eisenberg

Dear Katie: Survivor Stories ·

2025/07/17

Journalist Amanda Eisenberg shares her experiences reporting on sexual violence, informing us about her obligations as a journalist as well as her practices to ensure the safety of survivor interviewees. A Manhattan-based writer, her debut novel, People Are Talking, was released in April. She was inspired to write her book, which deals with sexual misconduct on a college campus, from her journalistic experience. Amanda hopes her novel will spark conversation among young adults around consent and how

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S7E22 Finding Shameless Sexuality

Dear Katie: Survivor Stories ·

2025/07/10

'If I feel awful and disgusting, then I'm going to put on a mask.'Exploring the psychological depths of sexual shame, Dr. Tina Sellers shares cutting-edge research on the cycles of guilt that inhibit our relationships. Bringing to light how our judgements can prevent us from living freely, she provides insight into how to heal from this shame and raise children who feel confident and assertive for their safety. Dr. Tina Schermer Sellers is a licensed sex and gender feminist psychotherapist,

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S7E21 Understanding Trauma from Prisons to Veterans

Dear Katie: Survivor Stories ·

2025/07/03

'Most people are good people... [they] most of the time have just been through horrific trauma.'Dr. Renee Rosiecki is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker specializing in trauma-informed care. She has worked in various settings, including non-profits, correctional facilities, outpatient behavioral health, a hospital system, and a medication-assisted treatment facility. Her work has focused on survivors, from responding to college crises as an RA to serving as a Confidential Sexual Violence Advocate

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Dear Katie: Survivor Stories ·

2025/06/26

Listen and learn from our fantastic special guest in this classic interview on the Dear Katie Podcast. In this week's episode, Claire and Katie sit down with Aishah Shahidah Simmons to discuss her survivorship, and the trauma and healing that would develop her artistic voice. Aishah’s lived experiences as a survivor of childhood and adult sexual violence, a Black feminist lesbian, and a long-term Buddhist practitioner inform the creation of her work. Aishah Shahidah Simmons (she/her) is the

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S7E20 Quantum Leap Healing

Dear Katie: Survivor Stories ·

2025/06/19

'The body just reignites the horrible experience. It's just like you're there.'Sanar Alixandyr is an Empowerment Coach whose mission is to uplift, support, and heal the planet by empowering those who are ready to step into their greatness and become their most powerful, authentic selves. Her passion is being of service to the greater vision of the transformation and evolution of women in the world and offers her own story, "Becoming Sanar" From Shadow to Light: A Journey of Self-Discovery, as an

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S7E19 On the Wrong Side: How Universities Protect...

Dear Katie: Survivor Stories ·

2025/06/13

Dr. Nicole Bedera is a sociologist and author of the book On the Wrong Side: How Universities Protect Perpetrators and Betray Survivors of Sexual Violence. Her research broadly focuses on how our social structures contribute to survivors’ trauma and make sexual violence more likely to occur in the future. Her scholarship has influenced sexual violence prevention programming across the country and her work has been featured in many popular outlets, including The New York Times, NPR, Time Magazine,

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S7E18 The Authority Gap: Researching the Roots of...

Dear Katie: Survivor Stories ·

2025/06/05

Mary Ann Sieghart is a journalist, broadcaster, author, TED speaker, and consultant. Her bestselling book, The Authority Gap: Why Women Are Still Taken Less Seriously Than Men, and What We Can Do About It came out in 2021 and has struck a chord around the world, resonating with many women devalued in working spaces. She is a Visiting Professor at the Global Institute for Women's Leadership at King's College London and was Chair of the Judges for the Women's Prize for Fiction in 2022. Her mission is

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S7E17 Iceland's Wonderwoman of Survivorship

Dear Katie: Survivor Stories ·

2025/05/29

Svava Brooks is a survivor of child sexual abuse and the co-founder of a nationwide child sexual abuse prevention and education organization in Iceland called “Blátt áfram.” She is also a certified instructor and facilitator for Darkness to Light Stewards of Children, as well as a certified Crisis Intervention Specialist, a certified Positive Discipline Parent Educator, a BellaNet Teen support group facilitator, a Certified TRE® Provider, and a Trauma Recovery Coach. The mother of three children,

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Re:wind to Re:process Track S4E9 Soul Singing &...

Dear Katie: Survivor Stories ·

2025/05/22

Find new insights from this classic episode featuring Greg Kolwicz and Marcel Anderson. As a boy, Greg was groomed by an older friend, who showed him pornography for the first time and pushed him to engage in sexual acts. He struggled to accept that this abuse happened to him as a man and couldn’t share his experience for a decade. As a young adult, Marcel suffered intense physical and sexual abuse after being held at gunpoint by an invader. His faith allowed him to survive the traumatizing

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S7E16 Jurisdiction and Justice in Antigua

Dear Katie: Survivor Stories ·

2025/05/15

'The adrenaline in my body was like nothing I've ever felt.' Ten years ago, Derrick's world was rocked when his daughter was raped by a police officer. Fighting for justice in a system built against survivors, he pushes to have her voice heard. Derrick walks us through the experience of being a supportive parent during the aftermath of sexual assault, guiding us through the ways he cared for his daughter and fought for justice. Derrick Hurley is a proud husband and father of three daughters. He

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S7E15 The Daughter of the Rapist: Sexual Violence...

Dear Katie: Survivor Stories ·

2025/05/08

'Sometimes I don't want to be a warrior anymore.'Dianne Braley is a Massachusetts-based, multi-award-winning author and nurse. During the process of writing her second novel, a person in her family was charged and convicted of sexual assault. This turned Dianne and her family's world on its head and led her to take on writing the book in the voice of a secondary victim, the perpetrator's daughter. Although fiction, this book was largely inspired by this horrific crime and the ensuing trial. Host:

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S7E14 Taking Off Trauma's Sunglasses for 4 Hours

Dear Katie: Survivor Stories ·

2025/05/01

This week, walk through the inner workings of the mind with therapist Rachel Stanton. She shares how she works with clients to process traumatic memories and creates emotional safety to address difficult feelings. Rachel Stanton is a psychotherapist with a practice in Boston's Back Bay neighborhood. She specializes in helping people heal after traumas like sexual assault, and offers EMDR intensives that help people get better in days, not years. Host: Katie Koestner Editor: Evan Mader Producers:

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S7E13 Meeting Your Match on Callisto

Dear Katie: Survivor Stories ·

2025/04/24

'That's how they evade justice ... they drop out of school and that Title IX case goes away.' 'No record is ever made.' Tracy DeTomasi is a licensed clinical social worker and has worked in the field of gender based violence for nearly 25 years. As the CEO of Callisto, she is bringing innovative technology as a solution to addressing sexual assault. Callisto is a national nonprofit organization leveraging cutting-edge technology to empower survivors of sexual violence. Callisto’s encrypted

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