Episodes

[Content Warning] : Child sexual abuse, sexual assault, incest, descriptions of rape, drugging. Today, Jan is joined again by Kelly Justus, survivor and founder of The Justus Project. In part two the discussion touches on the...

[Content Warning] : Child sexual abuse, sexual assault, incest. Today, Jan is joined by Kelly Justus, survivor and founder of The Justus Project. In part one, Kelly discusses the prevalence of sexual assault and the need for ...

[Content Warning] : Child sexual abuse, kidnapping. In this series, Jan selects a word to focus on for each month, encouraging growth in a specific area and challenging herself and her audience. This month, the focus is on Fe...

[Content Warning] : Child abuse, drug use At only four years old, Kyle Robinson's life changes dramatically—a man he calls Big Bad Ben, or Triple B, becomes his stepfather. Over the next decade, Kyle and his siblings live in ...

[Content Warning] : Child sexual abuse, neglect, incest. Today, Jan is joined by Stacey Drake, an Empowered Paths Adversity Transformation Coach. She blends evidence-based practices with personal stories to enhance well-being...

[Content Warning]: Child sexual abuse, attempted murder, domestic violence, child abuse, neglect, drug use, rape Today, Jan is once again joined by Seth Gehle, a multi-talented individual, excelling as an ultra marathon runne...

In this series, Jan selects a word to focus on for each month, encouraging growth in a specific area and challenging herself and her audience. This month, the focus is on Change. Jan reflects on the theme of change and its im...

[Content Warning]: Child sexual abuse, attempted murder, domestic violence, child abuse, neglect, drug use, rape Today, Jan is joined by Seth Gehle, a multi-talented individual, excelling as an ultra marathon runner, BJJ athl...

[Content Warning]: Attempted rape, assault, child sexual abuse, flashbacks Today Jan is joined again by Erika Shershun, MA, LMFT. In part two of this episode Jan and Erika discuss the symptoms of trauma and how it can manifes...

[Content Warning] : Child sexual abuse, rape, assault, sexual assault, acquaintance rape, attempted murder Today, Jan is joined by Erika Shershun, MA, LMFT, who is a somatic psychotherapist who specializes in helping sexual t...

In this series, Jan selects a word to focus on for each month, encouraging growth in a specific area and challenging herself and her audience. This month, the focus is on growth. In Jan’s exploration of the theme of growth sh...

[Content Warning] : Child sexual abuse Today Dave Markel, friend of the podcast and host of the S.A.S.S. (Sexual Assault Survivor Stories) podcast, is hosting a round table featureing three male survivors of childhood sexual ...

[Content Warning] : child sexual abuse, extortion, rape, psychological abuse, neglect Today Dave Markel, friend of the podcast and host of the S.A.S.S. (Sexual Assault Survivor Stories) podcast, is hosting a round table featu...

In this series, Jan selects a word for each month to focus on, encouraging growth in a specific area and challenging herself and her audience. This month, the focus is on Connection. Jan shares her personal experience of dona...

[Content Warning]: Ritualistic sexual abuse, psychological torture, violence Today, Jan is joined by Jimmi Toro, an American contemporary, internationally acclaimed artist, author of his new book HEAL, founder of the non-prof...

Today, Jan is joined by Joelle Maletis, a highly acclaimed international speaker, psychotherapist, and trauma expert with a global following. She is also the author of a TED-Ed video on PTSD that has garnered over 3.2 million...

[Content Warning]: Child sexual abuse, sexual abuse, marital abuse, sexual extortion, rape, stalking, physical abuse, death of an unborn child, Today, Jan is joined by Marcia Roberts Mikels who has a PhD in Forensic Psycholog...

[Content Warning]: Child sexual abuse, sexual assault, extortion, suicide Today, Jan is joined by friend of the podcast Dave Markel, an expert in trauma-informed interviews and a survivor of childhood and adult sexual assault...

[Content Warning] : Child sexual abuse, emotional abuse, financial abuse, infidelity, suicide, descriptions of medical procedures and medical trauma Alberta is a trauma survivor and has lived through sexual abuse, physical ab...

In this series, Jan selects a word for each month to focus on, encouraging growth in a specific area and challenging herself and her audience. This month, the focus is on Self-Love. Jan discusses the importance of self-love, ...

Join Jan and the remarkable Arci Grey as they delve into the fascinating world of neuroscience, trauma, and personal empowerment. Arci, a survivor of multiple traumatic events, brings a unique perspective to healing. Through ...

[Content Warning]: Child sexual abuse, Rape, Kidnapping, Descriptions of Torture and Attempted Murder, Suicidal Ideation, Near Death Experience Join Jan and the remarkable Arci Grey as they delve into the fascinating world of...

[Content Warning] : Child Sexual Abuse, Child Exploitation, Religious Abuse Today, Jan is joined by Susan Doherty, to discuss the release of her new book “Monday Rent Boy.” She began her working life at Maclean’s Magazine in ...

In this series, Jan selects a word for each month to focus on, aiming to foster growth and challenge herself and her audience. This month, the focus is on “Renewal”. Today, Jan starts by observing the renewal of nature in her...