Imagine Freedom

In this episode, host Robin Hassler Thompson imagines freedom with Daniela Deas, a trauma-informed professional, survivor leader and social justice advocate with over eight years of experience supporting youth and adults impacted by sex trafficking, commercial sexual exploitation and gender-based violence. Daniela currently serves as a Survivor Mentor with You Are More Than, Inc., providing group and one-on-one mentorship and supporting economic empowerment through career guidance and small business development. She also works as a Human Trafficking Collaborative Strategic Advisor with the U.S. Department of Justice Office for Victims of Crime, where she supports federally funded anti-trafficking programs nationwide. Daniela's background includes direct service, prevention education, and systems-level collaboration with organizations such as Pace Center for Girls, Kristi House, Fair Girls, and the Jewish Community Center. In 2023, she founded Survivors HOPE, a survivor-led nonprofit dedicated to healing and empowerment for commercially sexually exploited youth involved in delinquency systems. A national speaker and panelist, Daniela is known for centering survivor voices, challenging tokenism, and advancing collaborative, equity-driven responses to trafficking. At the Imagine Freedom 2026 Symposium, she brought both lived and professional expertise to the conversation on ending sex trafficking and building survivor-centered systems of care. Show Notes Survivors Hope The Thrive Space Daniela and Robin discussed this Human Trafficking Symposium Here’s Part 1 and Part 2 of Carter’s Story, 2-minute videos that show how a young boy is groomed by a trafficker. National Human Trafficking Hotline (24/7) to answer questions, connect to resources and get help: 888-373-7888 Florida Department of Children and Family Services (DCF) Abuse Hotline: 800-962-2873 Support Human Trafficking Survivors through STAC Your gift directly empowers trafficking survivors and the community! Give Now The post Episode 12: Daniela Deas appeared first on Survive and Thrive.

This Imagine Freedom podcast is a little different because we've adapted it from a webinar that STAC hosted, where we featured The Thrive Space, a great website created by and for survivors of human trafficking and exploitation. In this episode, host Robin Hassler Thompson imagines freedom with Jamie Rosseland, an expert and brilliant consultant to STAC who created the Thrive Space website with us. This platform is dedicated to eliminating the noise of other websites and providing clear, empowering information for those impacted by trafficking and other forms of exploitation. If you want to know more, you can watch the full webinar and actually see them move through pages of the Thrive Space website. Support Human Trafficking Survivors through STAC Your gift directly empowers trafficking survivors and the community! Give Now The post Episode 11: Exploring The Thrive Space Website appeared first on Survive and Thrive.

In this episode, host Robin Hassler Thompson imagines freedom with Katie Papke, LMSW, CAADC, CCHTVSP. Katie is a human trafficking survivor. She is a Licensed Master Social Worker, Certified Advanced… The post Episode 10: Katie Papke – Part 2 appeared first on Survive and Thrive.

In this episode, host Robin Hassler Thompson imagines freedom with Evelyn Chumbow, a survivor of child labor trafficking turned anti-trafficking activist and public speaker who has focused her life's work… The post Episode 9: Evelyn Chumbow appeared first on Survive and Thrive.

In this episode, host Robin Hassler Thompson imagines freedom with Katie Papke, LMSW, CAADC, CCHTVSP. Katie is a human trafficking survivor. She is a Licensed Master Social Worker, Certified Advanced… The post Episode 8: Katie Papke, LMSW, CAADC, CCHTVSP appeared first on Survive and Thrive.

In this episode host Robin Hassler Thompson imagines freedom with Hollie Nadel. Hollie's perspectives and experiences are unique and important to ending human trafficking. They discuss how she trains bankers… The post Episode 7: Hollie Nadel appeared first on Survive and Thrive.

Every year, STAC hosts an event called Imagine Freedom to recognize community leaders who have made a difference in the lives of people who have been sex and labor trafficked.… The post Episode 6: 2024 Imagine Freedom Event appeared first on Survive and Thrive.

In this episode, we imagine freedom with Jamie Rosseland. Jamie is a lived-experience expert on the topic of human trafficking – and she brings a wealth of knowledge, compassion and… The post Episode 5: Jamie Rosseland appeared first on Survive and Thrive.

In this episode, we Imagine Freedom with Sameer Jain. Sameer is a survivor of labor trafficking. He also is an immigrant who The Survive and Thrive Advocacy Center had the… The post Episode 4: Sameer Jain appeared first on Survive and Thrive.

In this episode, we imagine freedom with Dr. Jacquelynn Hairston, a public health consultant and human trafficking survivor with a PhD in public health education who is a passionate and… The post Episode 3: Dr. Jacquelynn Hairston appeared first on Survive and Thrive.

In this episode, we imagine freedom with Christabelle Robinson. Christabelle is the communications and media specialist for The Global Center on Human Trafficking, where she is involved in everything from… The post Episode 2: Christabelle Robinson appeared first on Survive and Thrive.

In this episode, we imagine freedom with Liz Kimbel, program specialist and board member at the Restoring Ivy Collective. She is a survivor advocate with the Global Center on Human… The post Episode 1: Liz Kimbel appeared first on Survive and Thrive.