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Sexual Assault Survivor Stories

Sexual Assault Survivor Stories -SASS- is a weekly podcast designed for the purpose of providing victims and survivors of sexual assault and rape information and a forum to better understand the complexities, adversities, victories, and all the dynamics of surviving and healing. But it"s not just for victims and survivors! It"s a podcast of learning about trauma-informed interviewing and the neuroscience of trauma and memory, understanding the victim impact of rape and sexual assault, knowing how to

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115. Dave Markel; Trauma Talk – Expounding on the Basics

Sexual Assault Survivor Stories ·

2024/12/10

The week leading up to this episode has been rather strange for me, because it included two potential guest appearances that didn’t come together as planned. But that’s okay, because it provided the opportunity for me to do something I had been wanting to do for months: a monologue follow-up on Episode 21 from over a year ago. Something else you should know: I’m not one of those hosts who uses the podcast notes to summarize the podcast in an outline format, point by point. I’d rather just give a

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114. Bonus Episode featuring Jan Broberg!-AJ; The...

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2024/12/03

In this deeply moving episode, I am joined by a friend of the podcast and host of The Jan Broberg Show, none other than Jan herself, to help interview AJ, a brave survivor who shares her extraordinary journey of overcoming extensive abuse and discovering her own strength. Together, the three of us explore the vital role of community support in the healing process, with a special focus on the Thrivivors community, which has been an integral part of AJ's recovery. The conversation delves into AJ's

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113. Melissa Fairchild; Gratitude and Celebration are...

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2024/11/26

It’s not at all common for me to do follow-up episodes so close together in the sequence of episodes, but this opportunity is so meaningful and appropriate this week that I just had to share it with you now, instead of sometime down the line. So, Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! Melissa Fairchild is back (take a listen to her first episode on the show: Episode 96!) to give us an update on her healing journey. As you’ll hear in the episode, this wasn’t really planned—it just sort of happened when she

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112. Lee Cooper; From Trauma to Triumph: Building...

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2024/11/19

After a way too long wait for a follow-up interview with Lee Cooper, this week we finally get it done! Lee suggested a follow-up during a conversation we were having a few weeks ago…here it is! I’m thrilled to bring you this episode! In this conversation, Lee provides an update on his ongoing legal battle against his perpetrator, discussing the challenges he has faced within the UK justice system. He shares insights into the trauma of waiting for a trial and the difficulties of navigating police

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111. Jeanna Coursey; The Long Road to Freedom:...

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2024/11/12

The abuses started early for Jeanna…she was just a young middle-school aged girl growing up in a blended family after her mother and father divorced, and her mother re-married a woman with sons who were older than Jeanna. She missed her father and tells how missing him led to her longing for acceptance from men. One of her older stepbrothers took an un-natural interest in Jeanna, and started complimenting her, telling her she was beautiful, and paying an inordinate amount of attention to her. But

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110. John Carey: Part 3; Making Lemonade

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2024/11/08

Before getting into the specific notes of this week’s episode, I want to announce that this episode, on this date, marks the 2-year anniversary of Sexual Assault Survivor Stories, the SASS podcast! To all of you guests that are permanent members of the SASS family, and to all of you in the audience who listen occasionally or to every single episode, a huge note of gratitude to you from me, thank you and HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!! This is the wrap-up episode of John Carey’s 3-part series on this show…the

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109. John Carey-Part 2: Beyond Dysfunctional…This is...

Sexual Assault Survivor Stories ·

2024/10/29

It is a pleasure and an honor to re-introduce to you my guest this week for Part 2 of this multi-episode experience: Daniel John Carey. John is a renowned author, screenwriter, actor, voice actor, director, and filmmaker. John has published several books, two of which I can attest to you as being exceptional and life enhancing: Dream Your World and Dream Another Dream. All of this makes John sound refined and polished and extremely together. And on many levels, he is: he is accomplished, sought

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108. John Carey: Part 1; An Introduction into a World...

Sexual Assault Survivor Stories ·

2024/10/22

It is a pleasure and an honor to introduce to you my guest for the next several episodes of this multi-episode experience: Daniel John Carey. John is a renowned author, screenwriter, actor, voice actor, director, and filmmaker. John has published two books (which I read portions of almost daily as part of my personal life-enhancing journey) All of that makes John sound refined and polished and extremely together. And on many levels, he is: he is accomplished, sought after, and has received numerous

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107. Kevin Taylor: His Childhood Sexual Assault and...

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2024/10/15

This show has become a beacon, an inspiration, and a platform for many victims and survivors to have a safe place to tell their rape and sexual assault experience. This episode, featuring Kevin Taylor, a clinical therapist, is a prime example of what it means to gain strength, support, and growth from disclosing one’s own story of rape or sexual assault. I don’t have any more to say about this episode than to congratulate and thank Keving for being a remarkable guest with extraordinary strength and

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106. Shannon Hough: Putting a Spotlight on Military...

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2024/10/08

I’m proud to bring you this week’s episode of SASS. Proud because I have the honor of introducing you to Shannon Hough, the CEO and co-founder of Shield of Sisters, and host of the companion podcast, Invisible No More: Lady Vetrans' Stories of Military Sexual Trauma. Shield of Sisters is a non-profit organization dedicated to “helping sister service members overcome military sexual trauma.” () There is a very strong and significant impact being made by Shield of Sisters: it is the only non-profit

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105. Ashley Fajardo: Sharing Her Walk Through the...

Sexual Assault Survivor Stories ·

2024/10/01

Ashley and I made our acquaintance when she reached out to me 7 months ago; she was making an inquiry about a criminal case that she was involved with regarding the rape report she had made with her local law enforcement agency. She was discouraged with not only how difficult it was to make the report to an investigator who was skeptical about her version of the experience, but also with how disheartened she had become over the way the case was investigated. Ultimately, as is a common happening in

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104. Arci Grey: A History of Suffering Doesn’t Mean a...

Sexual Assault Survivor Stories ·

2024/09/24

Before anything else, I’m going to encourage anyone who is reading these episode notes to go back to these SASS episodes and listen to the venerable Arci Grey: When I first started this podcast, I started searching all of the common social media sites, looking for anyone with the words “survivor” attached to their name, to see if they were past victims of rape or sexual assault so that I could potentially interview them for this show. I can’t recall now which site I found Arci on, but there was

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103. Mac McDonald: A Second Visit, With a Close-up...

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2024/09/17

For those of you who have been following this show since the beginning almost 2 years ago, or who have had the opportunity to go back to listen to some of the early episodes, you’ll recognize this weeks’ guest: Mac McDonald. Mac was one of the four people who were on a panel of rape survivors who had been assaulted on their respective college campuses in New York state. Each of them has a gripping story of what it means to be raped, then not believed, or blamed for their own assaults. Such was the

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102. Aaron Stone: Retired Sergeant Major Continues...

Sexual Assault Survivor Stories ·

2024/09/10

I’ll start these notes off by providing you some important information about my guest this week, Sergeant Major Aaron Stone, US Army, Retired. This information is taken directly from Aaron’s website, 18 Winters – Shattering the silence I am a retired Combat Medic in the United States Army, and I have completed multiple tours in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Bosnia; none of those experiences affected me as much as the trauma I suffered at age 15 at the hands of a male teacher who methodically groomed and

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101. Lynn Stroud: Bravely Turning Her Rape Stories...

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2024/09/03

In the deeply insightful podcast episode featuring Lynn Stroud, listeners are immersed in a profound exploration of what it truly means to be trauma informed. Stroud, a renowned advocate and expert in trauma recovery, eloquently guides us through the multifaceted layers of this crucial concept. At its core, being trauma-informed is not merely a set of techniques or protocols but a profound shift in perspective—an empathetic approach that acknowledges and respects the experiences of those who have

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100. Caroline Markel: Facing the Realities of Healing...

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2024/08/27

It’s quite the honor to be hosting a podcast that has reached the 100th episode landmark, especially because hitting this commemorative occasion is a testament to the loyalty of you, my listeners, and because of the privileged circumstance of having made it this far. It’s a lot of work, but for me because of the amazing guests I’ve had the pleasure of meeting and interviewing, it’s been more than worth it. I cannot thank all of you enough for the trust you’ve placed in me in allowing me to talk with

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99. Nicole Florisi: Reports of Shelter Abuses Exposed...

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2024/08/20

Here’s some information about Nicole, in case some of you are new to Sexual Assault Survivor Stories. Nicole is a frequent guest on this show, and I want you to know some information about her. This information is published by Force Science, Nicole’s employer, on their website: “Nicole Florisi, PsyD Candidate, LEO Director of Curriculum & Content Development, Staff Instructor Force Science Biography Nicole has extensive experience as an educator, police officer, and therapist. She provides

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98. Tracy Rector: Shattering the Glass House of Abuse

Sexual Assault Survivor Stories ·

2024/08/13

Tracy endured and survived 23 years of domestic and spiritual abuse in a marriage to a prominent minister. For years she lost her voice and agency, living in silence as her spirit was bruised behind closed doors. In the early 80s, when emergency shelters were scarce and conversations about unhappy marriages were taboo, she struggled to even recognize her suffering as abuse. When she finally escaped, the disbelief she faced from those who revered her abuser made her path to healing even more

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97. David Weeks: A Childhood Devastated By Abuse And...

Sexual Assault Survivor Stories ·

2024/08/06

To know David, you’d think he’s living a great lifestyle. And the truth is, he is! But it wasn’t always that way. David was born and raised in Virginia, but life started taking some harsh turns when David turned four. That’s when he remembers his father abandoned him, telling his mother that he couldn’t take being around David anymore. It wasn’t long afterward that his mother married the next-door neighbor…he was a soldier and shortly after he became David’s stepfather, he was deployed to the middle

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96. Melissa Fairchild: Transforming Pain into Purpose...

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2024/07/30

This show seems to inevitably bring guests that are not only willing to share their sexual assault or rape experience with this audience, but who have the true desire to help, inspire, and uplift others on their own healing journey. Melissa Fairchild is an exceptional example, and I am honored that she reached out to me, asking to be a guest on this show. She is the epitome of a sexual assault and rape victim turned survivor, whose fortitude and strength exude from her words. Melissa is now

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