#StillHere: A Survivor Podcast

Show Notes Survivor David Pittman was raped and assaulted repeatedly by his church's music pastor from ages 12 to 15 in the 80s. The abuser was Pastor Frankie Wiley, and it started during all-boy sleepovers. David reported the abuse to police two decades later, but the statute of limitations expired. He reported the abuse to church leaders, and they told him to keep quiet and that they would pray for him. Southern Baptists make up the largest protestant denomination in the United States with more than 3,370 Southern Baptist churches in Georgia alone. Nationwide, Southern Baptist churches have 14 million members nationwide. Resources for survivors: RAINN 24/7 Support: 1-800-656-4673 and rainn.org Survivor-created websites: https://baptistaccountability.org/ and http://stopbaptistpredators.org/index.htm Together We Heal: https://together-we-heal.org/ Ministry Watch: https://ministrywatch.com/ Together We Heal: https://together-we-heal Contact the Safeguarding Teams Initiative at GRACE: https://www.netgrace.org/ Sources: Houston Chronicle: Abuse of Faith | Houston Chronicle and San Antonio Express-News investigation reveals decades of sexual abuse from Southern Baptist church leaders, volunteers | HoustonChronicle.com - Houston Chronicle Atlanta Journal-Constitution by Shiela Poole https://www.ajc.com/news/survivor-of-sexual-abuse-in-sbc-church-wants-action-over-words/62JFJY6AL5AMZOIPODXRXAFWAY/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/southern-baptist-abuse-report-survivor-speaks-out/ https://togetherweheal.net/category/david-pittman/ https://ministrywatch.com/tag/dave-pittman/ https://medium.com/equality-includes-you/do-you-know-how-to-listen-to-a-survivors-story-ff315934ea73 https://sbcvoices.com/sbc-survivor-stories-will-the-church-be-a-haven-or-a-hunting-ground-by-dave-pittman/ Send us your survivor stories at stillherepodcast1@gmail.com Follow our blog: https://stillherepodcastblog.blogspot.com/?zx=bdf63318207981ff Check out our social media pages: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stillhere.podcast.21 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stillhere_podcast/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/stillherepodcast1/_created/ StillHere: A Survivor Podcast by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/stillhere Find out more at https://stillhere.pinecast.co Recorded by Nate Brown at Rocketskates Recording in SLC, Utah. https://rocketskatesrecording.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQjw2MWVBhCQARIsAIjbwoMesy5iv908C3PNZW0zyfZYSCrt-QyDotU2Ao0zTqp0kCzMSU3gUKIaApGPEALw_wcB Support #StillHere: A Survivor Podcast by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/stillhere Find out more at https://stillhere.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/stillhere/fcc161aa-8106-4f00-9df9-e093abd1ae2c This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Show Notes Iggy Pop is the alter-ego created by musician Jim Osterberg. Iggy is mostly known for being the excentric and violent lead singer of the STOOGES and for the albums he recorded with David Bowie. He is also often referred to as the Father of Punk. Iggy became famous not only for his new punk sound and his androgynous look but also for his antics on stage, which include cutting himself, rubbing himself with peanut butter, flashing the audience, humping various objects, and leaping into the audience. But these antics hid a painful addiction to drugs that sabotaged his career and his life for years. He nearly died numerous times. His music inspired David Bowe, Nirvana, The Clash, the Sex Pistols, the White Stripes, Nine-in-Nails, the Rollings Stones, Arrowsmith, and more. Sources: An article in OUT Magazine https://www.out.com/entertainment/popnography/2012/06/29/iggy-pop-wishes-hed-had-more-sex Gimme Danger Documentary on Prime https://www.amazon.com/Gimme-Danger-Iggy-Pop/dp/B089Y5JRMX Open up and Bleed book by Paul Trynka Article in Rolling Stones by Edmond O. Ward https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/the-stooges-180002/ Cream magazine Send us your survivor stories at stillherepodcast1@gmail.com Follow our blog:https://stillherepodcastblog.blogspot.com/?zx=bdf63318207981ff Check out our social media pages: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stillhere.podcast.21 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stillhere_podcast/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/stillherepodcast1/_created/ Recorded by Nate Brown at Rocketskates Recording in SLC, Utah. https://rocketskatesrecording.com Support #StillHere: A Survivor Podcast by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/stillhere Find out more at https://stillhere.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/stillhere/f51108ba-979e-4761-aceb-28a4f7d59241 This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Show Notes Listen to this important announcement from Nate. If you miss us, head over to Patreon for more episodes. Whitney and Amanda will also continue to post on the blog and social media. Be sure to follow us! Stay safe so you're still here! Send us your survivor stories at stillherepodcast1@gmail.com Follow our blog: https://stillherepodcastblog.blogspot.com/?zx=7764017653c4127c Check out our social media pages: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stillhere.podcast.21 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stillhere_podcast/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/stillherepodcast1/_created/ Recorded by Nate Brown at Rocketskates Recording in SLC, Utah. https://rocketskatesrecording.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQjw2MWVBhCQARIsAIjbwoMesy5iv908C3PNZW0zyfZYSCrt-QyDotU2Ao0zTqp0kCzMSU3gUKIaApGPEALw_wcB Support #StillHere: A Survivor Podcast by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/stillhere Find out more at https://stillhere.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/stillhere/3587606e-fe34-42fa-96bd-60200319cecc This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Show Notes Perhaps you remember seeing or hearing about the #ChallengeAccepted movement that launched in the Western World in July of 2020. It often took the form of women posting black and white photos of themselves on social media with the hashtag. Some of you may have shared such a post. For most people, it was simply a women's empowerment movement. #WomenSupporting Women However, the movement was meant to be so much more. It started during protests in Turkey following the femicide of Pinar Gültekin, a 27-year-old who was found dead on July 21 after being murdered by her ex-boyfriend. Pinar's death marked the 50th femicide to happen in Turkey in 2020 alone. The idea behind a woman sharing a black and white photo of herself is that she could be next. She could be the next victim of femicide, which means murdering someone because they are a woman. No woman is safe. The black and white photos represent how pictures of murdered victims of gender violence end up in black and white in newspapers. Femicide is a frightening misogynistic control weapon used against women by their partners and male relatives to keep them in life. A frightening example is the attempted femicide of a woman known as Bertilla, an alias, in Santa Cruz, Costa Rica. She barely survived after her boyfriend beat her with an ax. She is using an alias because her perpetrator is still free and she still fears for her life. Also... your car temperature gauge is meant to measure the temperature of your engine. It doesn't accurately reflect the actual temperature inside or outside your car. Just in case you're wondering. https://www.earnhardtlexus.com/how-accurate-are-car-thermometers https://weather.com/science/weather-explainers/news/car-thermometer-thermistor-temperature-wrong And if you want to learn more about Aaron "Road Kill" Ralston, you can listen to his story here: https://stillhere.pinecast.co/episode/3888fcfa/aaron-road-kill-saxon Sources: Global citizen article: https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/what-is-femicide-everything-you-need-to-know/ Economic times article: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/before-you-post-a-challengeaccepted-picture-heres-the-truth-behind-the-new-trend/articleshow/77299865.cms The Voice of Guanacaste article: https://vozdeguanacaste.com/en/a-heroine-from-santa-cruz-rewrites-her-story-after-surviving-an-attempted-femicide Send us your survivor stories at stillherepodcast1@gmail.com Follow our blog. Check out our social media pages: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stillhere.podcast.21 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stillhere_podcast/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/stillherepodcast1/_created/ StillHere: A Survivor Podcast by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/stillhere Find out more at https://stillhere.pinecast.co Send us your feedback: https://stillhere.pinecast.co/ Pinecast powers this podcast. Recorded by Nate Brown at Rocketskates Recording in SLC, Utah. https://rocketskatesrecording.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQjw2MWVBhCQARIsAIjbwoMesy5iv908C3PNZW0zyfZYSCrt-QyDotU2Ao0zTqp0kCzMSU3gUKIaApGPEALw_wcB Support #StillHere: A Survivor Podcast by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/stillhere Find out more at https://stillhere.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/stillhere/02bd5d15-a59a-4e46-a981-7390edacf768 This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Aaron "Road Kill" Saxon Well it was just a matter of coincidence that Whitney met Aaron at Fisher's Brewery when Aaron approached her dog, Layla. This big bearded man had the softest and nicest approach to Layla, who is wary of males to begin with. Immediately Whitney saw his leathers and tattoos on the tops of his fingers spelling "ROAD KILL". Because Whitney has no filter and a lack of social skills, she immediately said, "Oh! You've got a story, I've gotta know about this tattoo." Well, thankfully Aaron is a nice guy and was willing to meet to tell his survivor story. Boy was it intense! We feel that his story was so compelling that we will be creating a Patreon Episode intervewing him exclusively where you can hear his first hand account of escaping death. If you want to learn more about Ian Saxon, Aaron's brother, read this https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/ian-saxon-hall-how-i-fooled-you-all-with-my-great-prison-escape/news-story/ec76bdef5cc5de562f7d8fa3e2f2274b stillherepodcast1@gmail.com stillherepodcastblog.blogspot.com  Check out our social media pages: https://www.facebook.com/stillhere.podcast.21/  https://www.instagram.com/stillhere_podcast/ Support #StillHere: A Survivor Podcast by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/stillhere  Find out more at https://stillhere.pinecast.co  Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/stillhere/91daf18c-c184-42bc-8944-d8f053bb0620  This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Recorded by Nate Brown at Rocketskates Recording in SLC, Utah. Support #StillHere: A Survivor Podcast by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/stillhere Find out more at https://stillhere.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/stillhere/3888fcfa-c678-43ba-83a7-c30547d2c3e3 This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Mass Shooting Survivor: Maddy Wilford Mass shootings are becoming so common that we are becoming desensitized. But their lives will never be the same for the victims' family members and the survivors. When the news covers these mass shootings, they mention the number of people killed and injured. However, what does it truly mean to survive being shot with an AR-15? To illustrate the vast damage an AR-15 will cause to the human body, this episode covers the story of Maddy Willford. She survived the Marjory Stoneman Douglass High School shooting in Parkland, Florida on February 14, 2018. The shooter killed 14 students and 3 staff members and wounded 17 others. However, Maddy was the most critically wounded after being shot 4 times with an AR-15. She didn't have a pulse when the first responders reached her.     Learn more about how the Parkland shooting happened.   Remember the 17 Parkland shooting victims.    20 million AR-15 weapons have been sold to Americans. Learn more about the mass shooting at the Church in Southerland Springs, Texas. Wounds from an AR-15 are significantly worse than those from handguns and rifles. Watch the 60-minutes episode to learn more. Learn more about the “Stop the Bleed” program. Do you know about the Parkland Strong movement and the March for our Lives protest in Washington, D.C? The Parkland students rallied more than half a million people and galvanized support for approximately 67 new gun laws. Join your local chapters of Gifford's "Gun Owners for Safety.” We must all rally for change and protect our children.   Also in this episode... Jesus in Pop Culture.   Remembering Amanda's Grandpa Rudy.   If you were touched by the episode about Amanda's Grandpa, Rudy, the Korean War Veteran, please read his obituary and leave a comment. It would mean the world to her and her family--especially her Grandmother. She needs solace right now. They were married for 70 years!   Read or listen to Stiff: The Curious Life of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach.  Sources: 60 Minutes Episode that aired on May 29, 2022 2019 Daily Mail article Rolling Stone article by Tessa Stuart CBS Miami   Follow our blog. Follow us on social media:  Facebook Instagram  Pinterest   Become a member of Patreon.  Produced by WayGood Creative and Rocketskates Recording.  Find more episodes. This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Support #StillHere: A Survivor Podcast by contributing to their Tip Jar.  Send us your feedback online. Support #StillHere: A Survivor Podcast by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/stillhere Find out more at https://stillhere.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/stillhere/e0c0bfab-2e34-430b-9f1a-25ba72858cf9 This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Died Twice Two Different Times-Michael Hey everyone! join us this week for Michael's story from I Survived Beyond and Back, one of our favorite shows. Michael experiences death not once, but twice in his life time. Tune in to see what his experiences were. You'll be surprised to find out they were both VERY different. In this eipsode we talk about the show Down to Earth with Zac Effron click here for more info. We also talk about Zac Effron's veiny dick arms. You can click here for the reference of where this came from. If you're a veteran with PTSD, please go here for more info. Contact your local mental health resources as well. stillherepodcast1@gmail.com stillherepodcastblog.blogspot.com https://www.facebook.com/stillhere.podcast.21/ https://www.instagram.com/stillhere_podcast/ Support #StillHere: A Survivor Podcast by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/stillhere Find out more at https://stillhere.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/stillhere/91daf18c-c184-42bc-8944-d8f053bb0620 This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Korean War Veteran-Rudy Do you know much about the Korean War? We didn't until we started conducting research for this episode. There's a reason it's called The Forgotten War. You can learn more by listening to this survivor story of Rudy, a Korean War Vet who served in the 1st Marine Division of the U.S. X Corps. He fought in the Chosin Reservoir near Yudam-ni and the battle on the line in Pusan between North Korea and South Korea. Listen now! If you want to get freaked out, watch the Ted Bundy Tapes and ](https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/451303229390723056/6194631900734182423)[John Wayne Gacy Tapes. If you want to learn more about the Cyndi White case listen now. Sources: History.com Koreanwarlegacy.org, here you can watch videos of a lot of different vets talking about the war. Brittanica.com Cold WarDocumentary on YouTube Unforgettable: The Korean War documentary on YouTube stillherepodcast1@gmail.com stillherepodcastblog.blogspot.com https://www.facebook.com/stillhere.podcast.21/ https://www.instagram.com/stillhere_podcast/ Support #StillHere: A Survivor Podcast by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/stillhere Find out more at https://stillhere.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/stillhere/91daf18c-c184-42bc-8944-d8f053bb0620 This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Cyndi White-The System Failed Her This week, dive into the crazy story of Cyndi White who is notoriousally known in Indianna for the murder of 4 children and their parents. But wait before you deem Cyndi a monster. When you hear this story, you'll wonder how many other cases could've been prevented. Sources: Article from Fandom.com by sarah white TV series Women behind Bars Trevor Mcdonald TV series In Facing Evil with Candice Delong A badass podcast called Killer Psyche with Candice Delong Podcast Worst day of my life is anywhere you get your podcasts If anyone knows anyone that works for Desitin, have them hit us up. Colon Broom is a great name for a fiber company https://colonbroom.com NAMI Some great resources here folks!!! 6 in 10 are killed- domestic abuse stats FOr exact stats go to here Backdraft Earl's gotta die by the dixie chicks 28 days with sandra bullock (28 days later? Um no) Stress on a 9 year old brain Why don't they tell? Recovering from trauma “When women lose themselves, the world loses its way. We do not need more selfless women. What we need right now is more women who have detoxed themselves so completely from the world's expectations that they are full of nothing but themselves. What we need are women who are full of themselves. A woman who is full of herself knows and trusts herself enough to say and do what must be done. She lets the rest burn.” ― Glennon Doyle, Untamed FUck yes Glennon! Support #StillHere: A Survivor Podcast by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/stillhere Find out more at https://stillhere.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/stillhere/6073c858-7545-452a-b51b-3a038b156e20 This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Child Abuse-5 Girl Cousins This week we have a listener story that demonstrates the importance of believing children and contacting the proper authorities as soon as possible. Some people believe family values were much more intact in 1950s America than today. Sorry, but... wrong! The truth is, all families throughout history have had skeletons in closets and bad apples in the mix. Thankfully, priorities have finally started shifting as parents realize that it's much more important to protect their children than to hide dirty family secrets. The story of these five girl cousins who experienced sexual abuse at the hands of the same perpetrator while many of the adults around them pretended it wasn't happening shows the danger of failing to face hard truths. Take action! Perpetrators won't stop on their own and ignoring it won't make it go away. History of child sex abuse in America: https://warinternational.org/us-history-of-sexual-exploitation-of-children-news/ Sex offenders repeat crimes: https://smart.ojp.gov/somapi/chapter-5-adult-sex-offender-recidivism National Sexual Assault Hotline (RAINN): https://www.rainn.org/resources 800-656-4673 Chat online: online.rainn.org Kiitos Big Gay Ale (Contains Edible Glitter!): https://kiitosbrewing.com/ John Wayne Gacy Tapes: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt18970124/ Killer Psyche: https://podnews.net/podcast/i99e0 Follow our blog: https://stillherepodcastblog.blogspot.com/ Follow us on social media: Facebook Instagram Become a member of Patreon. Produced by WayGood Creative and Rocketskates Recording. Find out more at https://stillhere.pinecast.co.b026f07e1b0b This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Support #StillHere: A Survivor Podcast by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/stillhere Find out more at https://stillhere.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/stillhere/406385c9-ce2d-40bd-b820-638fd1e2fd6d This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Patreon Teaser! Cynthia Jaramillo-Survivor of the Toybox Killer Here is a teaser for our Patreon episode on Cynthia Jeramillo who survived the Toybox Killer. Amanda shares her unbelieveable story. She is an incredible woman and badass survicor. To find the full episode on Patreon, go: Here National Sexual Assault Hotline Hours: Available 24 hours  Learn more 1-800-656-4673 To find us on Instagram, go: Here To find us on Facebook, go: Here Follow us on our blog! Here Here is an article about Cynthia's life following her abduction. Here This podcast was recorded by Rocketskates Recording. Support #StillHere: A Survivor Podcast by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/stillhere Find out more at https://stillhere.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/stillhere/06371424-22d7-446e-af7e-af1b563a098b This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Gina Wehling-Being a Double Amputee was only the beginning Join us to hear the incredible and unbelievable survival story of Gina Wehling. At just two months old from a small village in Columbia, she was in a house fire that burned her legs so badly that they were amputated below the knee. Not having legs has been all she has known. As a child she grew up flying back and forth to America on her own with people she met that day. She would spend a significant amount of time away from her birth family and then return to them long enough to become malnourished. But that's not all Gina experienced growing up. Tune in for her compelling survival story on the next episode! Follow us on social media: facebook.com/stillhere.podcast.21/ instagram.com/stillhere_podcast/ Become a member on Patreon: patreon.com/stillherepod Donate to our tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/stillhere Produced by WayGood Creative and Rocketskates Recording: rocketskatesrecording.com Support #StillHere: A Survivor Podcast by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/stillhere Find out more at https://stillhere.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/stillhere/ba35e87b-71c0-4019-83da-b026f07e1b0b This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Support #StillHere: A Survivor Podcast by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/stillhere Find out more at https://stillhere.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/stillhere/c4df22c0-b9a5-40b0-8b27-a9457cc85ec1 This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

April and Melissa Teaser on Patreon Here is a teaser for a very special episode that you can only find on Patreon! Follow the link below to hear the entire episode of Melissa and April discussing spritual abuse. Follow us on social media:  facebook.com/stillhere.podcast.21/  instagram.com/stillhere_podcast/    Become a member on Patreon: patreon.com/stillherepod    Donate to our tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/stillhere    Produced by WayGood Creative and Rocketskates Recording: rocketskatesrecording.com   Support #StillHere: A Survivor Podcast by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/stillhere   Find out more at https://stillhere.pinecast.co   Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/stillhere/ba35e87b-71c0-4019-83da-b026f07e1b0b Support #StillHere: A Survivor Podcast by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/stillhere Find out more at https://stillhere.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/stillhere/b9af4bff-b8b2-45b6-886e-9a43d16a40a1 This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Snake Bite! Jeremy's Story https://www.mindbodygreen.com/articles/dreams-about-snakes-interpretations Get excited listeners! This week's episode is a bit on the lighter side. Do you have an irrational fear? Amanda reveals that she has an insane fear of snakes. At the start of the episode, she'll share a few examples of her crazy behaviors resulting from this fear. Cue Amanda knocking her baby sister over in an effort to flee a potential snake... that wasn't even there.    Given this fear, when Amanda discovered the story of a man who was bitten by the severed head of a rattlesnake.     In May of 2018, Jeremy Sutcliffe and his wife Jennifer were doing yardwork at their Texas home. Jennifer was working in a flowerbed and she reached down to pull out some grass growing around her flowers and she almost grabbed a four-foot-long Western Diamondback Rattlesnake. He reared up and she screamed. Jeremy grabbed a shovel and beheaded the snake.    About 10 minutes later, he bent down to dispose of the severed head, it reared up and bit him on the hand.    Apparently, rattlesnakes can attack for more than an hour after they've been beheaded. Their metabolisms are much slower than those of humans and their internal organs can stay alive for longer than ours. They become aggressive in the throes of death and fight in a last-ditch effort to survive.    By the time he was life-flighted to the hospital, Jeremy was going into septic shock. He survived a little worse for wear, but his story can serve as an important warning for others. However, experts say that people shouldn't attempt to kill rattlesnakes on their own.    Cynthia Vigil Jeramillo: AE Killing Season: The Toy Box Killer -- https://www.avnblogfeed.com/2021/12/07/the-killing-season-bonus-the-toy-box-killer-season-1-episode-7-ae/ Cynthia-vigil.com   Broken in the Best Possible Way by Jenny Lawson: https://www.amazon.com/Broken-best-possible-Jenny-Lawson/dp/1250812488/ref=asc_df_1250812488/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=532483928592&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=5082960414213813934&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9052441&hvtargid=pla-1390246080178&psc=1   This is what a sage grouse looks like: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Greater_Sage-Grouse/id   They do commonly attack humans: https://www.adirondackalmanack.com/2012/06/the-attack-of-the-ruffed-grouse.html     Follow us on social media:  facebook.com/stillhere.podcast.21/  instagram.com/stillhere_podcast/    Become a member on Patreon: patreon.com/stillherepod    Donate to our tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/stillhere    Produced by WayGood Creative and Rocketskates Recording: rocketskatesrecording.com   Support #StillHere: A Survivor Podcast by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/stillhere   Find out more at https://stillhere.pinecast.co   Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/stillhere/ba35e87b-71c0-4019-83da-b026f07e1b0b   This podcast is powered by Pinecast.     Sources: The Florida Times-Union: https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/2018/06/07/texas-man-decapitated-rattlesnake-it-bit-him-anyway-and-he-nearly-died-his-wife-says/11930338007/   Reader's Digest: https://www.rd.com/article/the-snakes-revenge/   An article in the Washington Post by Allyson Chiu:  https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/2018/06/07/texas-man-decapitated-rattlesnake-it-bit-him-anyway-and-he-nearly-died-his-wife-says/11930338007/   Channel 3 News in Texas: https://www.kiiitv.com/article/news/local/one-year-later-corpus-christi-man-still-recovering-after-being-bitten-by-severed-rattlesnake-head/503-ca8bbb5b-20b6-443d-baee-132aa1624ba5   lifescience.com https://www.livescience.com/62771-decapitated-rattlesnake-bites-man.html   dreammoods.com   mindbodydream.com Support #StillHere: A Survivor Podcast by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/stillhere Find out more at https://stillhere.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/stillhere/617fbe68-815e-477a-a625-8306598980a6 This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Date Rape Survivor: Melissa We love hearing from our listeners and sharing their stories. This week we share the story of our listener, Melissa. She is a survivor of a date rape at a college frat party. She is so brave! You are all brave and we love you.    A yard is 3 feet. There are 100 yards in a football field. There are 360 feet in a football field. Mic drop. Math is hard.    Learn more here: https://stillhere.pinecast.co/?fbclid=IwAR1QYrlG_FpUMrVHEp6Mm6Y0GnbW-BDQGJMuZklShhptplXNZkRUopij24s   Follow us on social media: facebook.com/stillhere.podcast.21/ instagram.com/stillhere_podcast/   Become a member on Patreon:  patreon.com/stillherepod  Donate to our tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/stillhere       Produced by WayGood Creative and Rocketskates Recording: rocketskatesrecording.com Support #StillHere: A Survivor Podcast by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/stillhere Find out more at https://stillhere.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/stillhere/ba35e87b-71c0-4019-83da-b026f07e1b0b This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Part 2 Aron Ralston Join us for the second portion of this harrowing story where we discuss the amputation and recovery. Check out this cool article written this year in February https://www.climbing.com/people/aron-ralston-climber-speaker-subject-film-127-hours/ Don't forget to check out the True Nightmares Podcast at https://www.instagram.com/truenightmarespodcast/ Don't forgFollow us on social media: facebook.com /stillhere.podcast.21/ instagram.com/stillhere_podcast/ Become a member on Patreon: patreon.com/stillherepod Produced by WayGood Creative and Rocketskates Recording: rocketskatesrecording.com Support #StillHere: A Survivor Podcast by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/stillhere Find out more at https://stillhere.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/stillhere/0f054ae5-d682-4e44-8522-cfaec271b711 This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Part 1 Aron Ralston Join us for the harrowing story of survival as we tell Aron Ralston's story. An avid outdoorsman sets out on an adventure just like any other day, but finds himself "between a rock and a hard place". He survives 127 hours trapped in the Utah desert having to drink his own urine to survive. But that's not all. Sources: Between a Rock and a Hard place by Aron Ralston The movie 127 hours Release date: November 5, 2010 (USA) Director: Danny Boyle All that is interesting article can be found here: https://allthatsinteresting.com/aron-ralston-127-hours-true-story Follow us on social media: facebook.com/stillhere.podcast.21/ instagram.com/stillhere_podcast/ Become a member on Patreon:  patreon.com/stillherepod  Produced by WayGood Creative and Rocketskates Recording: rocketskatesrecording.com Support #StillHere: A Survivor Podcast by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/stillhere Find out more at https://stillhere.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/stillhere/d7a40cd7-3bf9-4b54-a5de-1fea638c2931 This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Season 2, Episode 21–Asian Hate Crime: Bawi Cung What happens when the U.S. President uses racist slurs and blames an entire race for a global pandemic? A rise in hate crimes. In this episode, Amanda shares the story of the Cung family who was brutally attacked in Sam's Club in Midland Texas just after the COVID-19 pandemic overtook the United States in droves in March 2020. The attacker said he blamed Cung and his family for spreading the virus. Where is the Cung family today? https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/community/sams-club-follow-up/513-976f5bb2-6fb2-44f3-bb62-d773a1e93a54 Statistics from the FBI about Asian Hate crimes in the U.S.: https://www.justice.gov/crs/highlights/2020-hate-crimes-statistics Salt Lake Tribune article about the Yum Yum Food Truck vandalize: https://kslnewsradio.com/1950242/yum-yum-food-truck-back-in-business-after-act-of-vandalism/ Hate crime resource https://www.apiahf.org/hate-crime-resources/ Learn more about the 67-year-old Asian woman who was attacked in New York: https://www.npr.org/2022/03/15/1086797433/man-arrested-for-the-violent-hate-crime-beating-of-an-asian-woman-in-n-y-police- Read more about amazing women in history: https://www.history.com/news/bold-women-who-changed-the-world If you've witnessed a hate crime, or been a victim of a hate crime, contact the FBI https://tips,fbi.gov or call 1800-225-5324 Follow us on social media: facebook.com/stillhere.podcast.21/ instagram.com/stillhere_podcast/ Become a member on Patreon: patreon.com/stillherepod Produced by WayGood Creative and Rocketskates Recording: rocketskatesrecording.com Support #StillHere: A Survivor Podcast by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/stillhere Find out more at https://stillhere.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/stillhere/c40b9849-8d0e-47bb-87d1-94cd09b05387 This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Season 2, Episode 20– Munchausen's by Proxy-A Case Study Join us for a very horrible yet inspiring story about a female survivor of Munchausen's by Proxy. Whitney tells the story of a girl starting at 2 years old until 10, who endured unbelievable abuse at the hands of her mother. Learn about about this horrible mental illness that is sadistic in nature and hard to detect. This episode is very TRIGGERING. (Hence this could by why Whitney sounds more rummy than usual) We all need to be vigilant, educated, and trusting our gut when it comes to kids! Here are the sources for today's episode! Research was compiled from PubMed, National Library of Medicine https://studylib.net/doc/5846737/my-mother-caused-my-illness--the-story-of-a-survivor-of https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article-abstract/100/1/1/38821/My-Mother-Caused-My-Illness-The-Story-of-a?redirectedFrom=fulltext Movies depicting Munchausen's by Proxy https://www.bustle.com/p/15-movies-about-munchausen-syndrome-by-proxy-for-anyone-fascinated-by-the-act-17025907 Additional credits: From *St John Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, and the ‡Departments of Psychiatry, Neurobehavioral Sciences, and Pediatrics, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan. Received for publication Jul 19, 1996; accepted Nov 18, 1996. Reprint requests to (P.T.S.) Department of Child Psychiatry and Psychology, Children's Hospital of Michigan, 3901 Beaubien, Detroit, MI 48201. PEDIATRICS (ISSN 0031 4005). Copyright © 1997 by the American Academy of Pediatrics Follow us on social media: facebook.com/stillhere.podcast.21/ instagram.com/stillhere_podcast/ Become a member on Patreon: patreon.com/stillherepod Produced by WayGood Creative and Rocketskates Recording: rocketskatesrecording.com Support #StillHere: A Survivor Podcast by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/stillhere Find out more at https://stillhere.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/stillhere/cba23590-dcbc-40f7-a645-64b59bd0b906 This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Season 2, Episode 19–Online Dating: Sierra (listener story!) Documentaries and podcasts about the perils of online dating are all the rage right now. Well, we have one of our own, fresh from one of our listeners. Sierra has wanted to share her personal online dating survivor story for a long time as a way to caution others, but she wasn't sure how or where to do it. Then, she found this podcast! Listen as Sierra shares the details of her terrifying experience.  Watch Dopesick: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzrLrUG2QVk More about the Sackler Family: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/tag/sackler-family The Tinder Swindler Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_R3LWM_Vt70 Do You Know Mordechai? Podcast: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14913700/  Follow us on social media: facebook.com/stillhere.podcast.21/ instagram.com/stillhere_podcast/ Become a member on Patreon:  patreon.com/stillherepod  Produced by WayGood Creative and Rocketskates Recording: rocketskatesrecording.com Support #StillHere: A Survivor Podcast by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/stillhere Find out more at https://stillhere.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/stillhere/20dac57a-a565-41f5-8b03-73e75021a726 This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Trauma Therapy-April LCSW Are you curious about how trauma affects the brain and body? Did you know that you can hold trauma in parts of your body for years unless it is appropriately treated? Take a listen to this episode where we talk to April D. LCSW that specializes in many kinds of trauma therapy. As said in this episode, cognitive behavioral therapy has its limitations when treating trauma. April provides cutting edge therapy including cold therapy, EMDR, and exposure therapy. What's the diff between para and sympa nervous system? https://www.google.com/search?q=parasympathetic+nervous+system+vs+sympathetic+nervous+system&rlz=1C1NKZM_enUS919US919&sxsrf=APq-WBsl5ZaI8_IV3kj-a_8Jju36KBuFEA%3A1646774497453&ei=4cgnYsCEG5XM0PEPguqyyA4&oq=Parasympathetic+nervous+system+vs&gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EAEYADIFCAAQgAQyBQgAEIAEMgUIABCABDIFCAAQgAQyBQgAEIAEMgUIABCABDIFCAAQgAQyBggAEBYQHjIGCAAQFhAeMgYIABAWEB46BAgjECc6BQgAEJECOgQIABBDOgQILhBDOggIABCABBCxAzoOCC4QgAQQsQMQxwEQ0QM6DgguEIAEELEDEMcBEKMCOgoIABCxAxCDARBDOgUILhCABDoHCAAQsQMQQzoHCC4QsQMQQzoHCC4Q1AIQQzoLCC4QgAQQsQMQ1AI6CwgAEIAEELEDEIMBOggILhCABBCxAzoKCAAQgAQQhwIQFEoECEEYAEoECEYYAFAAWMNuYIJ_aAFwAXgAgAGCAYgBxhmSAQQyNi44mAEAoAEBwAEB&sclient=gws-wiz Do you want to find a therapist, and within your network? Go here: https://www.psychology.com/ Are you curious about the types of trauma therapy? Go here: https://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/common-therapy-approaches-to-help-you-heal-from-trauma Feeling Suicidal? Call this number 800-273-8255 Are you a veteran with PTSD? Check out this resource that is full of resources https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/help-yourself/veterans/ Are you in Utah and need resources for sexual assault/rape/incest/all of the above? There is an amazing organization called the Rape Recovery Center. https://www.raperecoverycenter.org/ 1 (888) 421-1100 Reasons you would call the Rape Recovery Hotline but not limited to: You have just experienced sexual assault You have experienced sexual violence in the past You are currently having trauma symptoms/flashbacks You just want to talk to someone because you're having a hard time You are feeling unsafe toward yourself or others You need support because you feel no one believes you To receive validation for surviving a sexual crime If you are not in the Utah area, do a google search for rape recovery resources and see what's near you. There are resources. Don't give up on your first try! You are worth the fight. Get help! This podcast was produced and recorded by Rocket Skates Recording by Nate Brown. www.rocketskatesrecording.com If you have questions for April, please email us as stillherepodcast1@gmail.com If you want to support us, please check out our Patreon page here: https://www.patreon.com/stillherepod Support #StillHere: A Survivor Podcast by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/stillhere Find out more at https://stillhere.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/stillhere/5f7d4e72-fdfe-40b4-88e7-958f6db7ffc1 This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

**** Season 2, Episode 17–Spiritual Trauma: Melissa (listener story!) Listener story! Melissa shares with us her lifelong struggle to recover from childhood abuse and spiritual and religious trauma. She suffered at the hands of her father and her LDS bishop. It took her many years, but she has finally arrived at a good and beautiful place in her life.  Learn more about spiritual trauma: https://www.wellnest.ca/post/the-harm-of-spiritual-trauma#:~:text=Spiritual%20trauma%20occurs%20as%20a,that%20religion%20or%20spiritual%20belief  Religious Trauma Syndrome: https://www.choosingtherapy.com/religious-trauma-syndrome/#:~:text=Religious%20trauma%20syndrome%20(RTS)%20occurs,%2C%20lifestyle%2C%20or%20religious%20figure  Read the story of Vicky Chavez and her children who had to take sanctuary in the First Unitarian Church of Salt Lake City for three years.  https://www.sltrib.com/news/2021/04/15/after-three-years-vicky/  If you have a survivor story, email us at stillherepodcast1@gmail.com. Join us on Patreon for bonus content! patreon.com/stillherepod  Recorded at Rocket Skates Recording by Nate Brown www.rocketskatesrecording.com Support #StillHere: A Survivor Podcast by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/stillhere Find out more at https://stillhere.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/stillhere/ff693120-9112-4c87-84c1-2a26a7280997 This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Season 2, Episode 16 - Almost Lynched: Winfred Rembert February is Black History Month. So, this week Amanda shares the story of a man who survived an attempted lynching, Winfred Rembert. It's a harrowing tale and one you shouldn't miss. This dark and true history of America isn't taught in schools.  winfredrembert.com  A History of Lynching in Ameria: https://naacp.org/find-resources/history-explained/history-lynching-america  Learn more about Juneteenth: https://www.history.com/news/what-is-juneteenth Watch All Me: The Life and Times of Winfred Rembert:  https://allmethemovie.com/ Watch Ashes to Ashes: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-new-yorker-documentary/life-after-lynching-in-ashes-to-ashes Read the article about Winfred on NPR: https://www.npr.org/2019/11/15/779274693/he-survived-a-near-lynching-50-years-later-hes-still-healing  Listen to the story about Winfred on Morning Edition: https://erinikelly.com/2021/08/18/august-11-2021-featured-on-morning-edition-the-late-winfred-rembert-documented-his-life-with-art/ The United Sates Versus Billi Holliday: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8521718/ 13th Documentary: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5895028/ Driving While Black: https://www.pbs.org/show/driving-while-black/ Lovecraft Country: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6905686/ Anti-Lynching Bill: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/55 About Ahmaud Arbery: https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/todaysdebate/2021/11/24/ahmaud-arbery-modern-day-lynching/8723517002/  48 Hours–Ahmaud Arbery: https://www.cbsnews.com/video/justice-for-ahmaud-arbery/#x This podcast was recorded and Produced by Rocket Skates Recording by Nate Brown www.rocketskatesrecording.com Support #StillHere: A Survivor Podcast by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/stillhere Find out more at https://stillhere.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/stillhere/3945ce83-4ccd-4b98-8bdc-b72213311c54 This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Mario Sepulveda Part II Remember the 33 miners that were trapped in the San Jose Mine in 2010? Mario Sepulveda was one of those miners. He would take a leadership role in keeping the men alive through unity, food rationing, faith, and routine. The men suffered a lot together and with Mario's help, they formed an unbreakable brotherhood. Part one talks about the mine accident and everything that led up to the miners being trapped more than 2500 feet underground. Stay tuned for Part II that talks about the aftermath of being trapped in a mine for 70 days. Please, if you can, read the book about this story by Hector Tobar. It dives deep into the intimate details of what happened in the mine with the men. Tobar carefully interviewed each man to get their perspectives and share their stories. The movie turned out not to be as accurate on the facts. You can buy it here on Audible here: https://www.audible.com/pd/Deep-Down-Dark-Audiobook/B00N9E8UW4?qid=1644381923&sr=1-2&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_2&pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&pf_rd_r=EPEENGKATRB7MB17PYS6   Here is the book Amanda mentioned: The Century Trilogy, Book one by Ken Follet https://www.audible.com/pd/Fall-of-Giants-Audiobook/B0043BRUYG?qid=1644382760&sr=1-2&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_2&pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&pf_rd_r=8DGK1957GNKNMYB854SG Support #StillHere: A Survivor Podcast by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/stillhere Find out more at https://stillhere.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/stillhere/cdd25006-6cb7-4885-80a5-465c98d0ffee This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Mario Sepulveda-Chilean Miner Collapse Part I Remember the 33 miners that were trapped in the San Jose Mine in 2010? Mario Sepulveda was one of those miners. He would take a leadership role in keeping the men alive through unity, food rationing, faith, and routine. The men suffered a lot together and with Mario's help, they formed an unbreakable brotherhood. Part one talks about the mine accident and everything that led up to the miners being trapped more than 2500 feet underground. Stay tuned for Part II that talks about the aftermath of being trapped in a mine for 70 days. Please, if you can, read the book about this story by Hector Tobar. It dives deep into the intimate details of what happened in the mine with the men. Tobar carefully interviewed each man to get their perspectives and share their stories. The movie turned out not to be as accurate on the facts. You can buy it here on Audible here: https://www.audible.com/pd/Deep-Down-Dark-Audiobook/B00N9E8UW4?qid=1644381923&sr=1-2&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_2&pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&pf_rd_r=EPEENGKATRB7MB17PYS6 Here is the book Amanda mentioned: The Century Trilogy, Book one by Ken Follet https://www.audible.com/pd/Fall-of-Giants-Audiobook/B0043BRUYG?qid=1644382760&sr=1-2&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_2&pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&pf_rd_r=8DGK1957GNKNMYB854SG   Recorded by Rocket Skates Recording, Salt Lake City, Ut. Support #StillHere: A Survivor Podcast by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/stillhere Find out more at https://stillhere.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Season 2, Episode 13 - Nightclub Assault: Amanda Are morality-based dress codes in schools and workplaces a misogynistic tool and extension of rape culture? Amanda says yes, and makes the case in this episode. She discusses how dress codes teach girls at a young age that it is their responsibility to avoid "distracting" boys while teaching boys to blame girls for their sexual feelings and responses.  Teaching unhealthy gender-based roles to children during their formative years can lead to some boys and men believing they have access to the bodies of women who dress or act a certain way or simply find themselves in the wrong place at the wrong time. Amanda was sexually assaulted by one such man in a nightclub when she was 18. Read Good and Mad by Rebecka Treaster:  https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/39939208-good-and-mad  Why Dress Codes Are Sexist:  https://students4sc.org/2020/08/20/dress-codes-feed-into-sexism/  https://grizzlygrowler.org/8680/opinion/sexism-behind-dress-code/  SexualAssault Awareness Hotline: https://www.rainn.org/about-national-sexual-assault-telephone-hotline  RAINN: Every 68 seconds and American is sexual assault assaulted https://www.rainn.org/about-sexual-assault Support #StillHere: A Survivor Podcast by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/stillhere Find out more at https://stillhere.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes Child Sex abuse: Elizabeth Whitney learned about Elizabeth on the Elizabeth Smart Instagram page. I reached out to her and asked if I could share her story and she agreed. You can see her post on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/p/CWraghANp2-/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Elizabeth volunteers with Darkness to Light, and teaches classes to help educate parents on how to protect their children from being abused and how to recognize the signs of abuse. You can access the website of this organization here: https://www.d2l.org/ If you would like to request the Sargent Bark Coloring books, please email stillherepodcast1@gmail.com elizabethsmartfoundation     "At the age of 3, my innocence was stolen. This is my first memory and continued until I was 12-years-old. But like most survivors, I was again sexually assaulted - this time at the age of 17. But even more difficult, is being the mom of a survivor. I tell you this only with my teenager's permission and blessing. For me, there was nothing worse than feeling like I had failed my child. As a parent, I never thought this would happen to us. As my son went through the healing process, he first went through shame, anger, fear, and depression. At the age of 5, my baby told me his suicide plan. As we worked through this together, I learned how to help him heal, and learned that I also had to do the same for myself. Since then, my family has made it their mission to educate other parents on child sexual abuse prevention by partnering with Darkness to Light's Stewards of Children's child sexual abuse prevention training, and I created the Sgt. BARK Body Boundaries coloring books to help parents have a conversation with their children about healthy body boundaries on an age-appropriate level. While most adults would never hurt a child, the shocking truth is that 97% of child sexual abuse cases that are reported and investigated are proven to be accurate. But most children are not believed. As a mom, I believe one of the most important things I can teach my son is to not feel shame for what was done to him and to know that we have the power to take back control of our lives. I have taught him that we are more than a statistic and to know that this will never take away his self-worth. To other parents, I ask you to consider taking the prevention class. It's the most important two hours of your life. And talk to your child about healthy body boundaries. If someone has the courage to tell you what has happened to them, the most important thing you can say next is, 'I believe you.'" —Elizabeth Peace @elizabeth.j.peace Thank you to Elizabeth and her son for allowing us to share their stories. #WeBelieveYou Instagram If you have a story and you'd like us to share it or just share it with us, please email stillherepodcast1@gmail.com To support us at Patreon, please visit https://www.patreon.com/stillherepod This episode was recorded at Rocket Skates Recording with the amazing Nate Brown. Please visit www.rocketskatesrecording.com for more info. Support #StillHere: A Survivor Podcast by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/stillhere Find out more at https://stillhere.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes Season 2, Episode 11 - Avalanche: Ken Scott In January of 2020, avid skier, Ken Scott, was buried alive under 9 feet of snow after he was struck by two successive avalanches. We share his amazing survivor story and what it was like for him to lay conscious in the cold dark for more than 40 minutes.  Read Ken's Story: https://mountainjournal.org/how-i-survived-two-consecutive-avalanches  Avalanche statistics:  https://avalanche.org/avalanche-education/ https://backcountryaccess.com/en-us/learn-avalanche-safety/avalanche-avoidance Eat your fiber! We're just sayin'. https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/16-ways-to-eat-more-fiber  Visit our Facebook and Instagram pages to vote on a name for the Serial Poop Leaver. Options include: Serial Narcissist Shitter Narci-Shits Narci-Shischt Defactorial Eye Rapist Serial Fecal Leaver  Alli McBeal scene of John Cage in the unisex bathroom:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4tMm3m_tKM Send your survivor stories to stillherepodcast1@gmail.com. Become a member on Patreon for merchandise and exclusive content, including our January Bonus Episode about Whitney's survival story. https://www.patreon.com/stillherepod Learn more about our producer, Rocket Skates Recording: https://rocketskatesrecording.com/  Support #StillHere: A Survivor Podcast by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/stillhere Find out more at https://stillhere.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode 10 Tali Shapiro-The Dating Game Killer Skullet https://www.thetrendspotter.net/skullet-haircuts/ Dickcheese According to the Urban Dictionary a “dick cheese” is the crusty smelly shit on an unwashed dick.”  https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Dick%20cheese Holding trauma in your body “The energy of the trauma is stored in our bodies' tissues (primarily muscles and fascia) until it can be released. This stored trauma typically leads to pain and progressively erodes a body's health. Emotions are the vehicles the body relies on to find balance after a trauma.” https://www.iptmiami.com/news/Learning_How_to_Unlock_Tissue_Memory#:~:text=The%20energy%20of%20the%20trauma,progressively%20erodes%20a%20body's%20health.&text=Emotions%20are%20the%20vehicles%20the,find%20balance%20after%20a%20trauma. So many resources are under a google search of “how trauma is held in the body” Serialkillercalendar.com Dateline www.childwellfare.gov Where is Tali Shapiro today? https://thecinemaholic.com/where-is-tali-shapiro-now/ Support #StillHere: A Survivor Podcast by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/stillhere Find out more at https://stillhere.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes BONUS – Discussing Our White Fragility In this BONUS episode, our producer, Nate, recorded Whitney and Amanda responding to the interview with Samantha in Episode 6. It's a raw response to learning what our ancestors truly did in their efforts to annihilate Native Americans. If you're like us, you haven't stopped thinking about what Samantha said since listening to the episode.  If you feel compelled to help, Samantha provided some great ideas in the show notes on episode 6. If you want to donate money, recurring donations make the most impact and the necessary healing takes time. Make sure you support organizations that meet people on their own terms and use culturally sensitive, community-based approaches to mental health treatment. These organizations include Native Wellness Institute, Rising Hearts, Well for Culture, Dream of Wild Health, Frontline Medics, Seeding Sovereignty, and NABCHC. Recorded by Nate Brown rocketskatesrecording.com Email us at stillherepodcast1@gmail.com Support us in the tip jar OR on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/stillherepod?l=it Support #StillHere: A Survivor Podcast by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/stillhere Find out more at https://stillhere.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes Season 2, Episode 9 - Illegal Abortion: Martha The official number of women who died from illegal abortions in the United States is 2,700. Many more have gone unreported through family efforts to hide the truth. This was the reality for women in this country before the Supreme Court Ruling in 1973, which provided women with access to safe, legal abortions. But the war on women's rights rages on! Martha story is not nearly as traumatic as that of some women who underwent illegal abortions. But we believe listening to her survival story will give you pause.  Martha's blog: https://www.plannedparenthood.org/planned-parenthood-pacific-southwest/blog/survivor-of-an-illegal-abortion  The Daily: The Future of America's Abortion Fight https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/16/podcasts/the-daily/medical-abortions.html  The Texas Abortion Ban Handed Abusers a Whole New Tool to Control Their Victims With: https://bit.ly/3eJliPk  When Abortion was Illegal: Untold Stories https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_IgnSEpKe8 Another survivor story: https://people.com/health/i-was-lucky-to-survive-an-illegal-abortion-in-1962-before-roe-v-wade/  Sister Mary Traupen's letter to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:  https://bit.ly/3sQbj2V  Check in with Officer Harry Dunn from Season 1, Episode 11 about the January 6th Insurrection: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/28/podcasts/the-daily/jan-6-capitol-riots-officer-harry-dunn.html To Martha, your bravery and courage to share your story is beyond words. You survived to tell your story and we think you are a class A badass! Recorded at Rocket Skates Recording studio by Nate Brown  For more content, become a member on Patreon: patreon.com/stillherepod Support #StillHere: A Survivor Podcast by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/stillhere Find out more at https://stillhere.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes Season 2 Episode 7 Sole Survivor-Holly Dunn Recorded at Rocket Skates Recording Studio  rocketskatesrecording.com Info@rocketskatesrecording.com Editor Nate Brown Producers Amanda and Whitney Goodrich Story teller: Whitney Goodrich - At 20 years old, Holly Dunn found herself at the mercy of a wanted serial killer. After murdering her boyfriend right in front of her, Angel Maturino Resendez brutally beat and raped her then left her for dead. Hear the harrowing story of survival and bravery of Holly Dunn.  Little did the Resindez know, she would be the one to ultimately put him behind bars and sentenced to death. Dunn's bravery, commitment, and harrowing courage gave justice to all of his victims. Today she dedicates her life to service and helping victims of violent crimes. She is what I like to call, the “bees knees.' She has spoken at multiple conferences, colleges, churches, and podcasts to bring awareness to survivors and their trauma.  She created Holly's House which is a safe house for survivors of violent/sexual crimes located in her home town. - You can find a list of her accomplishments here: http://www.hollykdunn.com/about/ Holly is trained in RAD (Rape Aggression Defense Course) and believes in The Gift of Fear : Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence, by Gavin DeBecker.  I love Gavin DeBecker and his book. I highly recommend it for yourself or a gift to someone else. You could even require it for your daughters before going to college (or just in general) You can buy it here: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The+gift+of+fear&crid=3T9KXBUOUG5ZF&sprefix=the+gift+of+fear%2Caps%2C121&ref=nb_sb_noss_1 Sources CBS NewsFirst published on August 3, 2013 / 10:16 PM (Tracy Wells news anchor) Youtube The Parcast Check out her website where she is doing amazing things here: http://www.hollykdunn.com/sole-survivor/ You can buy her book here: https://www.amazon.com/Sole-Survivor-Inspiring-Infamous-Railroad/dp/1682308146/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1492097858&sr=8-1&keywords=sole+survivor+holly+dunn You can also find it on Audible here: https://www.audible.com/pd/Sole-Survivor-Audiobook/B076HTY79Z?qid=1640722941&sr=1-11&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_11&pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&pf_rd_r=XSERQ213V2PMR9WBKZJ6 Source to Holly's Image/picture: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5125929/Survivor-serial-killers-attack-retells-story-inspire.html Support #StillHere: A Survivor Podcast by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/stillhere Find out more at https://stillhere.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes Season 2, Episode 6 – Samantha Native American Children Follow-up This was an amazing episode thanks to Samantha! She is a huge advocate for Native people and had so much to share. Here is what she shared with us in hopes our listeners will take interest. Sorry about the audio glitches! Zoom is never a garuntee. If you have any pointers, we'd grateful appreciate any feedback. By the way, Whitney's Heritage is Sioux Indian (Great, Great Grandmother) List of things listeners can do to help     Right now they are trying to overturn the Indian child welfare act, which dictates that native children can only be adopted by native families so as to not take kids away from native families and by proxy forcibly assimilate them.  Write to your senators and representatives in support of ICWA.     Divest from big banks and switch to a credit union.  A lot of big banks fund oil pipelines and pipeline workers are the biggest perpetrators of violence and trafficking of our women, not to mention other kinds of violence against our water protectors.  If you have savings, checking, credit card or retirement/investment accounts with any of the following banks, you are unknowingly signing the paychecks of men that traffic our women: (in the US, Canada) Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Citibank, TD Bank, Bank of Montreal, Scotiabank, RBC, CIBC, National Bank of Canada, and MUFG (Japan). You can change your accounts over to a credit union, where you have a say in how your money is invested, and you can talk to your investment professional about switching your growth accounts over to green energy investments instead of fossil fuel investments which have a comparable growth rates.  (Visit RAN.ORG for more information of the damage of oil pipelines and how it relates to the aftermath of historical trauma against indigenous groups, like boarding schools and forced assimilation, and MMIW.)   KNOW WHOSE LAND YOU'RE ON, always always always. Know what traditional lands your home is on, your work, the places you visit, when you travel, consider making monthly donations to these nations to empower them to rebuild—think of it like rent.   Visit NATIVE-LAND.CA or download the NATVE LAND app on your phone. IF YOU WANNA TAKE IT A STEP FURTHER—If you own land or property, consider leaving it in trust to the native nation your land sits on.  If you have a studio or guest suite on your property, consider housing an indigenous person for free for an allotted amount of time to give them an opportunity to save for a downpayment on their own property. AT THE VERY, VERY LEAST, reach out to local communities and try to make deliveries.  Ask what their needs are, and how you can meet them on their terms.  Sure they might need money, but they also might just need volunteers for a food drive or organizers for a demonstration—stuff you can do in an afternoon that builds a relationship with these communities.     Team up with local organizations that petition to remove native sports mascots.  Native mascots are dehumanizing and relegate us to the status of animals forced to fight for sport which in turn desensitizes society at large to our hardships.  Look up local native mascots in your region and write to the superintendents of the school requesting their removal and replacement.  Along these lines—    Don't dress up as sexy natives for Halloween.  It might seem innocuous but like mascots, fetishization of our women desensitizes people to the horrific acts of violence our women experience.  Our culture is not a costume. We are still here.    Watch the words you say.  Try not to call meetings “pow-wows”, or say that someone went “off the reservation” the historical context of these phrases are difficult, as at one point it was illegal for natives to leave their reservations and were often shot for trying to escape.  Do not ever, EVER, say the word RSKN (which is akin to calling a black person the N word), or SQW (which is a derogatory word for a native woman relegated to the status of a sex slave).   MOST IMPORTANTLY—if you witness someone in your privileged circles behaving in these ways, I know its hard, it takes so much courage, but please use your privilege and power to make our voices heard and SPEAK UP.  Our lives depend on it.  Natives have the highest rate of suicide out of any demographic in the history of the world and the systemic and societal oppression we face developed intentionally over decades.  We need brave allies acting consistently to help reconcile that (and most people who do that offensive stuff have no idea the implications of their actions and don't want to cause harm—by speaking up you're helping them not cause harm).   If you'd like to donate money, that's awesome, but I might suggest recurring donations since the healing we are trying to achieve takes time.  Give to organizations that meet people on their own terms and use culturally sensitive, community based approaches to mental health treatment like: Native Wellness Institute, Rising Hearts, Well for Culture, Dream of Wild Health, Frontline Medics, Seeding Sovereignty, NABCHC, and many of the accounts on the instagram list.    Follow and share on social media some accounts that keep up to date with issues in the native community and regularly post calls to action:   MMIWhoIsMissing @mmiwhoismissing NDNCollective @ndncollective Illuminative @illuminative International indigenous youth council @iiycfamily Native Wellness Institute @nativewellness Rising Hearts @rising_hearts WELL FOR CULTURE @wellforculture Dream of Wild Health @dreamofwildhealth Urban Indigenous Collective @urbanindigenouscollective Wetsuweten Checkpoint @wetsuweten_checkpoint Stop Line 3 @stopline3pipeline Giniw collective @giniwcollective Frontline medics @frontlinemedics Seeding Sovereignty @seedingsovereignty NABSHC Boarding school healing group @nabshc Indian Country Today @indiancountrytoday Representative/Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland @repdebhaaland Standing Rock Sioux @standingrocksioux Tonizhoniani-sacred water speaks @tonizhoniani Native Land @nativelandnet Raven Trust @raven_trust First Americans Museum @firstamericansmuseum The Autry Museum @theautry RAVEN READS @raven_reads Indigenous food lab  @indigenousfoodlab Natifs @natifs_org Native Voices at the Autry @nativevoices Vision Maker Media @visionmakermedia Cherokee Nation Film Office @cherokeefilmoffice Indigenous Rising media @indigenousrising Native American Media Alliance @native_american_media_alliance     THANK YOU SO MUCH!     Let me know if you need clarification on anything at all.    Best  Sam If you have a survivor story please email us at stillherepodcast1@gmail.com We are also on Patreon! Please search us up at #Stillhere Podcast This was recorded and edited by rocketskatesrecording.com We love you Nate! Support #StillHere: A Survivor Podcast by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/stillhere Find out more at https://stillhere.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Season 2, Episode 5 – Hiking Disaster: Jeff Jones So sorry for the late arrival! Technical difficulties! Jeff Jones, an avid hiker and outdoorsman, takes on the Grand Canyon rim-to-rim hike with his wife and a group of others. Spanning nearly 24-miles, hikers descend below the level of the rim, across the mighty Colorado River, and climb back up the other side. Jeff is only halfway through the 12–15-hour hike when he realizes something is terribly wrong. His only choice is to keep moving. He nearly makes it to the help waiting on the other side when he collapses. Hear how Jeff survived this near-death experience. He returned with a message. Learn about the Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim Hike: https://www.nationalparks.org/connect/blog/grand-canyon-rim-rim-hike Visit our Facebook and Instagram pages to see photos of Stanley, Troilus, and Serafina: https://www.facebook.com/stillhere.podcast.21 Does your cat need a laptop like Serafina? https://www.amazon.com/Ebuddy-Laptop-Style-Mirror-American/dp/B01LZDJ8G9?th=1 Watch a recording of the Memorial Service for Lise Mills Arias: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpVzTqLZODU Follow Tara Brach (sorry for the mispronunciation) for inspiration: https://www.tarabrach.com/ Pet therapy is a thing! https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/animal-therapy Intermountain Therapy Animals: https://therapyanimals.org/ What is a Norweigan Forrest Cat? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwegian_Forest_cat Recorded by Nate Brown at Rocket Skates Recording rocketskatesrecording.com Support #StillHere: A Survivor Podcast by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/stillhere Find out more at https://stillhere.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

SHOW NOTES Previously had show notes but they were mysteriously deleted. From what I remember, i mentioned something about the swiss cheese pervert. You can watch that animation here: https://youtu.be/WZP7-AbWKfs Flashing is repulsive, shocking, and violating. If you have been a victim of flashing, hopefully you may find humor in it after the fact. Because really, if someone has to expose themselves to get off, frankly that is depressing. 1 in 10 women have experienced witnessing indecent exposure. When searching for statitics or information about indecent exposure, mostly law firms and lawyers came up in the results. It was said tha up to 60% of indecent exposures are not prosecuted. Like I said, I lost all of my sources to my research and I regretfully do not have the exact links. I do remember reading that serial flashers often escalate to rape then murder. The trailer shown is a random picture from the internet. I was unable to get a picture of the actual mobile home where this occurred. Please email us at Stillherepodcast1@gmail.com Don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe! Support #StillHere: A Survivor Podcast by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/stillhere Find out more at https://stillhere.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes Baxter finally found his forever home, but he wasn't out of the woods yet. His ears were torn and bleeding and he was rail-thin with milky eyes. After several visits to the vet, Baxter got the treatment he needed. He's now living his best life, even without ears. We know you want to see pictures of Baxter! Visit our pages on Facebook and Instagram. facebook.com/stillhere.podcast.21 Instagram: @stillhere_podcast Please search up your local humane society to get more information on how you can help. Support #StillHere: A Survivor Podcast by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/stillhere Find out more at https://stillhere.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes In this episode, Golden State Killer survivor, Carol, shares her story publicly for the first time with the #StillHere Podcast. Her story provides a missing puzzle piece that addresses the question of what this prolific killer was doing after his last known murder.  Watch the video interview with Carol by becoming a member on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/stillherepod “Tiny Dick DeAngelo” was first discussed on the #StillHere Podcast in “Season 1, Episode 2: Jane Carson-Sandler.”  The Golden State Killer started his reign of terror as the Visalia Ransacker by spying on women and ransacking houses in Visalia California from 1973 to 1976. After killing a man there, he moved on to raping women in Sacramento and surrounding areas from 1976 to 1979. At this time, he was known as the East Area Rapist. After this, he moved to Orange County where he killed at least 10 people between 1979 and 1986. At this time he was known as the Original Night Stalker. It wasn't until years later that DNA helped police learn that these three criminals were the same man. As far as we know, he stopped killing and attacking in 1986. He was arrested in April of 2018 and convicted in the Fall of 2020. May he rot. Read the Golden State Killer Timeline: https://ntrepidcorp.com/timestream/the-golden-state-killer-a-timeline-of-a-serial-murderer/ Read “I'll be Gone in the Dark” by Michelle McNamara: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=i%27ll+be+gone+in+the+dark+book&i=stripbooks&gclid=CjwKCAiAnO2MBhApEiwA8q0HYUMA6xcx3w6K_nNrTGfnzI4dJFU5vWYfBqgFH1zMoG5mdzSN90AzjhoCyNAQAvD_BwE&hvadid=558522506604&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9029717&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=15834809133969336405&hvtargid=kwd-410766422106&hydadcr=22129_10167353&tag=googhydr-20&ref=pd_sl_qkppgmkv9_e Watch the “I'll be Gone in the Dark” documentary: https://www.hbo.com/ill-be-gone-in-the-dark Listen to the” I'll be Gone in the Dark” Podcast: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/f03b61a0-6e45-4097-8ea5-5003bd750cbb/hbo's-i'll-be-gone-in-the-dark-podcast?ref=dmm_acq_mrn_d_ds_sn_z_-c_c_539036640476_g_120309761644 The Standford Prison Experiment was debunked: https://www.vox.com/2018/6/13/17449118/stanford-prison-experiment-fraud-psychology-replication Get help by calling the Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800-273-8255 https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ Want to help support the show so we can continue to share stories of survivors? Click Here! https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/stillhere Support #StillHere: A Survivor Podcast by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/stillhere Find out more at https://stillhere.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes Allegedly, R. Kelly abused dozens of women and girls over the course of decades. Read Soulless: The Case Against R. Kelly by Jim Derogatis: https://www.amazon.com/Soulless-Case-Against-R-Kelly/dp/1419740075 Watch the Surviving R. Kelly documentary on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81069393 Watch Surviving R. Kelly: The Impact: https://www.netflix.com/title/81269329 Watch Surviving R. Kelly Part II: The Reckoning: https://www.netflix.com/title/81269343 Watch the Original Gale King interview with Azriel Clary and Joycelynn Savage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQyhOryuTuQ Watch the latest interview with Azriel Clary after she left R. Kelly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GuevvS-H2E Read the New Yorker article where Dominique Gardner shares her “truth”: https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/he-tried-to-break-me-dominique-gardner-one-of-r-kellys-longtime-girlfriends-speaks-out Read about Four Women Talking About the Man Under the Sheet at Salt Lake Acting Company: Listen to Season 1, Episode 10: R. Kelly Survivors Part 1 Find out more at https://stillhere.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes Welcome to the #StillHere Podcast, Episode 17! Paiute Children Mass Graves Read Braiding Sweetgrass, by Robin Wall Kimmerer: https://www.amazon.com/Braiding-Sweetgrass-Indigenous-Scientific-Knowledge/dp/1571313567 Segment 01 The shark from last week's episode was a great white shark. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_white_shark Amanda watched the Blackfish documentary. She was greatly troubled by it. Curious about the controversy around the treatment of animals and fish at Seaworld? WATCH Blackfish: https://www.blackfishmovie.com (Side note, Amanda worked for Seaworld in San Diego, once upon a time).  The correct pronunciation is “invertabrate”, Amanda. :) https://www.britannica.com/animal/invertebrate Curious about the Stanford Prison Experiment? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_prison_experiment Here's the Netflix documentary about it: https://www.netflix.com/gr-en/title/80038159 Yeah, turns out, it was a complete fraud. https://www.vox.com/2018/6/13/17449118/stanford-prison-experiment-fraud-psychology-replication Keep up with the Great Salt Lake Film Festival. :) https://www.greatsaltlakefringe.org Be sure to get your COVID information from accurate sources: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html You should follow Tara Brach: https://www.tarabrach.com Understanding the Mind/Body connection of Yoga. https://www.yogajournal.com/yoga-101/yoga-therapy-and-the-mind-body-connection-part-1/ Segment 02 Hundreds of bodies of native Paiute children were recently discovered in Utah: https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2021/08/23/bodies-paiute-children/ https://www.thespectrum.com/story/news/2021/09/02/inside-utah-indian-boarding-school-where-12-paiute-kids-likely-died/5579602001/ https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/remains-of-paiute-children-believed-to-be-in-unmarked-cemetery Read Hotel On The Corner of Bitter & Sweet, by Jamie Ford: https://www.amazon.com/Hotel-Corner-Bitter-Sweet-Jamie/dp/0345505344 Radio West article/episode about Native Boarding Schools: https://radiowest.kuer.org/post/how-do-we-talk-about-painful-legacy-native-american-boarding-schools Watch the Broken Treaties documentary: https://www.opb.org/television/programs/oregon-experience/article/broken-treaties-oregon-native-americans/ Watch Indian School: A Survivor's Story: https://www.cultureunplugged.com/documentary/watch-online/play/54410/Indian-School--A-Survivor-s-Story Support #StillHere: A Survivor Podcast by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/stillhere Find out more at https://stillhere.pinecast.co

Heather Boswell History of Women's Sufferage Movement: https://www.npr.org/2020/08/26/904730251/yes-women-could-vote-after-the-19th-amendment-but-not-all-women-or-men Mo Lea's Artwork: https://www.artistmolea.com WATCH: Season 2 Episode 07 of Did You See That, which details Heather Boswell's Story: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B07K7YCGT3/ref=atv_dp_season_select_s2 WATCH The Oprah Winfrey Show episode which details Heather Boswell's Story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiRym5LFlsU Who is Ed Gein? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Gein The Human Femur: https://www.healthgrades.com/right-care/knee-and-leg-injury/fractured-femur An Ichthyologist is a person who studies fish: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ichthyology Curious about the controversy around the treatment of animals and fish at Seaworld? WATCH Blackfish: https://www.blackfishmovie.com Support #StillHere: A Survivor Podcast by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/stillhere Find out more at https://stillhere.pinecast.co

Officer Isaac Whitney & Amanda wanted a different perspective on Officer Harry Dunn's experience during the Capitol Insurrection on January 6th, 2021. Officer Isaac, a correctional officer and a man of color, offers his perspective. Please to enjoy. Find out more at https://stillhere.pinecast.co

Mo Lea Segment One Addendum to previous episode: Amanda & Whitney wanted to clarify that she is aware that men can be victims as well, and they are sensitive to the fact that men are also survivors.  WHO statistics about women victims of domestic violence: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/violence-against-women CDC statistics about men victims of domestic violence: https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/intimatepartnerviolence/men-ipvsvandstalking.html Segment Two Facing The Yorkshire Ripper: The Art of Survival by Mo Lea: https://www.amazon.com/Facing-Yorkshire-Ripper-Art-Survival-ebook/dp/B08NTRX339 Who is Mo Lea? https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2017/dec/05/mo-lea-artist-yorkshire-ripper-peter-sutcliffe Somebody's Mother, Somebody's Daughter: True Stories from Victims & Survivors of The Yorkshire Ripper by Carol Ann Lee https://www.amazon.com/Somebodys-Mother-Daughter-Survivors-Yorkshire-ebook/dp/B07HYG8WYF Wicked Beyond Belief: The Hunt For The Yorkshire Ripper by Michael Bilton: https://www.amazon.com/Wicked-Beyond-Belief-Yorkshire-Ripper/dp/0007450737 Yorkshire Ripper dies in prison of COVID Complications (Nov 2020): https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-crime/britains-yorkshire-ripper-serial-killer-dies-of-covid-19-idUSKBN27T0RE Netflix Documentary: The Ripper - https://www.netflix.com/title/81006684 Find out more at https://stillhere.pinecast.co

Happy Halloween! Whitney tells a spooky story for the spooky season! Nothing serious today, kids. Get out there and enjoy the beginning of the Holidays. Happy Halloween and Blessed Samhain, to those in the know. ;) P.S. The word you're looking for is "burbujas", Whitney. Find out more at https://stillhere.pinecast.co

Angela**** Segment One Yes, we had some technical difficulties which led us to do a different episode last week than we planned. It happens. :)  Create your own Steve Bannon action figure by drawing some eyes and a mouth on moldy spam! https://www.reddit.com/r/PoliticalHumor/comments/6urux9/create_your_own_steve_bannon_action_figure_by/ American Insurrection on PBS. Watch it for free! https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/american-insurrection/ Patriot Wing of Correctional Facilities: https://www.vice.com/en/article/akvwjp/january-6-rioters-jailed-together-forming-rituals-fanbase Sedition Hunters, ACTUAL Patriots. :) https://seditionhunters.org Truth Social, which is Trump's own social media platform. [https://www.reuters.com/world/us/former-us-president-donald-trump-launches-new-social-media-platform-2021-10-21/ ](https://www.reuters.com/world/us/former-us-president-donald-trump-launches-new-social-media-platform-2021-10-21/)Also, the company that formed the social media platform is tanking in the stock market. Saw that coming… https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/26/stocks-linked-to-donald-trump-dwac-and-phunware-sink-in-trading.html Send us your story. whitney@stillherepod.com  Segment Two Today's Survivor Story comes from a listener. We'll call her Angela. This is a true story of a survivor of domestic abuse. If you, or anyone you know, has been the victim of domestic abuse, please know that you are not alone, and there is help for you. This website can connect you to the resources you need. [https://www.thehotline.org ](https://www.thehotline.org/)Amanda's book recommendation of the week: Big Little Lies https://www.amazon.com/Big-Little-Lies-Liane-Moriarty-ebook/dp/B00HDMMISA Find out more at https://stillhere.pinecast.co

Officer Harry Dunn**** Who is Officer Harry Dunn?   Well, we're glad you asked. He is only the finest kind of person our country has offered the world, and he has dealt with more bullshit than he should have to deal with in any lifetime.  He's a survivor of the attempted insurrection on the US Capitol on 01/06/2021. We honor him.  His opening statement from his testimony on Capitol Hill: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dy0nYjSjUY And here's his account of what happened on January 6th, in his own words: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wXY4Ncc9qQ Here's a written transcript of the above: https://legacy.npr.org/assets/pdf/2021/07/dunn_testimony.pdf “The PBS Frontline documentary about January 6th is phenomenal, disturbing, and necessary viewing for every American. I cannot recommend it enough”. -Producer Chris https://www.pbs.org/video/american-insurrection-65qeoo/ More information about the sort of bullshit this great American patriot is currently dealing with:  https://www.npr.org/2021/07/27/1021197474/capitol-police-officer-testifies-to-the-racism-he-faced-during-the-jan-6-riot https://www.huffpost.com/entry/capitol-cop-was-called-n-word-by-trump-supporters-during-jan-6-attack_n_6100202ee4b0d1b96e5f7336 https://www.huffpost.com/entry/harry-dunn-capitol-tucker-carlson_n_60f8f311e4b07c153fbc30a0 NY Times podcast The Daily episode about Officer Dunn: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/10/podcasts/the-daily/capitol-riot-police-officer.html VOTE: https://www.vote.org Find out more at https://stillhere.pinecast.co

R. Kelly**** Examples over the years of alleged pedophilia in popular culture:  Melanie Griffith was 14 when she married Don Johnson. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melanie_Griffith Elivs & Perscilla: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priscilla_Presley Fergie & Justin Timberlake: https://www.popsugar.com/celebrity/photo-gallery/44023730/image/44023916/Justin-Timberlake Jerry Lee Lewis married his 13 year old cousin: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myra_Gale_Brown Bill Wyman & Mandy Smith: https://www.audacy.com/wwl/news/real-story-behind-rolling-stone-bill-wyman-marriage-to-young Woody Allen… https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/soon-yi-woody-allen-marriage-mia-farrow-724957/ Jada Pinkett Smith (rumor): https://hiphopwired.com/playlist/daz-dillinger-jada-pinkett-smith-chris-kelly-allegations/ Jerry Seinfeld dated a 17 year old when he was 38: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoshanna_Lonstein_Gruss The documentary Whitney talked about, Surviving R. Kelly:  https://www.netflix.com/title/81069393 Watch Aaliyah's video for her hit song Age Ain't Nothin' But a Number: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRwhm-B6yNI Yes, the R. Kelly sex tape is a thing. Here's an article about it, and how it pertains to his recent trial. R. Kelly is a convicted pedophile. The fact that he was convicted is proof that there is some justice in the world.  https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/12/arts/music/r-kelly-is-accused-of-using-hush-money-to-silence-family-of-girl-in-sex-tape.html A timeline of the allegations against R. Kelly: https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-40635526 R. Kelly found guilty: https://www.npr.org/2021/09/27/1040528011/r-kelly-verdict-guilty-racketeering-sex-trafficking More of Whitney's sources:  https://www.slice.ca/celebrities-who-dated-teenagers-and-why-its-not-ok/  https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2021/09/r-kelly-guilty-conviction/620229/ https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-40635526 https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/mute-r-kelly-guilty-verdict-1234272/ Find out more at https://stillhere.pinecast.co

Michelle... Segment 01 Turns out that last week's episode was actually all about Amanda! That was one of her survivor stories! If you have any questions about this or any other episode, or a survivor story of your own, please send us an email at stillherepodcast1@gmail.com Addendum to episode 2 (Lou Reed): a listener wrote in and said that Iggy Pop is also a Conversion Therapy survivor, however we cannot verify this. If you have information about this, please send it along to us at stillherepodcast1@gmail.com BornPerfect is trying to fight Gay Conversion Therapy on a global level. They testified before the UN asking them to investigate the practice here in the US. If you would like to support their efforts, go to https://bornperfect.org Also, a listener wrote in asking how to help the women in war-torn Afghanistan, but do so without appearing as White Feminists/White Saviors. It is recommended that you seek to understand them BEFORE offering help. Give them a seat a the table, and fight for equality. While we fight that long game, you can donate to Women for Women, and ask for refugee reform. Donate here: https://www.womenforwomen.org Amanda's friend Melissa is working on a thesis supporting the idea that women are the number one most oppressed group of people in history.  Amanda's book recommendation of the week: Good & Mad by Rebecca Traister https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CKYHYSY it's the history of women's anger. You absolutely need to read this. Do not hold in your anger, no matter what anyone says.  Do not become dormant and complacent just because Trump is out of the White House. Now is the time for action.  The HimToo movement is bullshit. Men are not being victimized by the #MeToo movement. Whitney explains why this is wrong.  October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month!  Amanda tells a joke. Producer Chris remains stone-faced.  Segment 02 People Magazine Article that Amanda mentioned: https://people.com/human-interest/woman-running-wedding-dress-raise-awareness-narcissistic-domestic-abuse/ Michelle's story. This is a personal story; someone Amanda knows, and is relaying the story to you on her behalf.  What is Narcissistic Personality Disorder? What causes it? What are the treatments? https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/narcissistic-personality-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20366662 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK556001/ https://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/psychiatric-disorders/personality-disorders/narcissistic-personality-disorder-npd Are you a victim of someone who is a narcissist? https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/women-autism-spectrum-disorder/202003/the-day-you-discover-youre-victim-narcissistic-abuse Help is available to you. https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/9-tips-for-narcissistic-abuse-recovery#acknowledgement IdiotStick What are the LDS degrees of “glory”? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Degrees_of_glory (Producer's Note: It's better explained by my friend, Sister Dottie S. Dixon :) - https://vimeo.com/14229115 DSM V Fact Sheets - https://www.psychiatry.org/psychiatrists/practice/dsm/educational-resources/dsm-5-fact-sheets Find out more at https://stillhere.pinecast.co

Callie The Calico Callie The Calico Kitty!  This is a harrowing, but heartwarming survivor story about a kitty who was found on the side of the road in the Utah winter. :) SPOILER - It has a happy ending!  Wanna see the kitty? Of course you do! Go to our Instagram feed! https://www.instagram.com/stillhere_podcast/ Do you have a pet survivor story you'd like us to share on the pod? Send us an email to stillherepodcast1@gmail.com Find out more at https://stillhere.pinecast.co

Bullied Welcome to the #StillHere Podcast Episode 07! Today's episode comes from one of our listeners, who shall remain anonymous. If you have a story you would like us to share, please send us an email stillherepodcast1@gmail.com. Your anonymity will always be respected. Resources to help those who are the victim of bullying: https://www.stopbullying.gov/resources/get-help-now Segment 01 September is Suicide Awareness Month here in the US. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please know that there is another way for you; there is help, and there is HOPE. We love you, and we want you to be okay. Call 1-800-273-TALK (8255) to speak to someone. If your situation is an emergency, call 911. https://www.nami.org/get-involved/awareness-events/suicide-prevention-awareness-month https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org - Chat feature enabled, in the event that you don't want to speak to someone verbally. Amanda talks about her recent Goddess Retreat, and her experience with a Thread Breaking Ceremony. Whitney's book recommendation: Not That Bad: Dispatches From Rape Culture, by Roxane Gay - https://www.amazon.com/Not-That-Bad-Dispatches-Culture-ebook/dp/B07257Z94B Segment 02 The story today comes from an Anonymous Writer (She/Her pronouns). The title of her story is The Year I Was Bullied.

Shakila Zareen Welcome to the #StillHere Podcast, Episode 06! “So, 429 days is NOT two years and some change!”, so sayeth Whitney Amanda is incapable of translating pounds to kilometers. Hmm… Send your feedback about the podcast to stillherepodcast1@gmail.com During Anastasia's story, Whitney mentioned that Anastasia didn't mention the exact details of what happened, and Whiteny said she “will tell the story for her”. This was not intended, and she apologizes. She misspoke, and did not mean to diminish Anastasia's experience in any way.  Whitney tells a joke…(crickets...crickets…) Whitney and Amanda both LOVE ice cream cake. Amanda likes ice cream deserts better, sans cake.  Whitney mentions the Gabby Petito case. While this is tragic, it's also interesting to highlight that people of color who go missing generally receive far less attention in the media than white people. This is something that has to change.  Timeline of the Gabby Petito case: https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/16/us/gabby-petito-timeline-missing-case/index.html Watch the movie Wind River: https://www.netflix.com/title/80173524?source=35 Panguitch, Utah, Piute children were found in unmarked graves: https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2021/08/23/bodies-paiute-children/ We struggle to tell the stories of native peoples as a nation; we tend to tell only their stories of tragedy. This needs to change.  Amanda's book recommendation: American Dirt - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07QQLCZY1 If you are a person of Mexican descent and heritage, we want to hear what YOU thought of the book American Dirt! Send your thoughts to Amanda at stillherepodcast1@gmail.com Are the cops in Mexico worse than the cartels? Amanda fully admits to being a white girl, and wants YOU to send her emails letting her know what Mexico is really like. :) stillherepodcast1@gmail.com Survivor story from Afghanistan.  Read Against White Feminism by Rafia Zakaria: https://www.amazon.com/Against-White-Feminism-Notes-Disruption-ebook/dp/B08L6X1YTM/ “Western feminism is for white women, and is another form of ‘American Exceptionalism'”.  What is an “Honor Killing”? Well, it's fucking murder, first and foremost. Here's more information about it, though: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honor_killing Today's story is about Shakila Zareen Read her story (trigger warning, rape, violence against women, attempted murder): https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/longform/shakila-zareen-afghanistan-surgery Follow her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zshakeela/?hl=en BBC Video about Shakila: https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-asia-57779841 Learn about how the asylum system almost completely collapsed under former president and loser of the 2020 election, Donald Trump: https://www.vox.com/2019/11/5/20947938/asylum-system-trump-demise-mexico-el-salvador-honduras-guatemala-immigration-court-border-ice-cbp Afghanistan's Burned Brides (trigger warning, rape, self-immolation): https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2011/02/afghanistan-burned-brides-maria-bashir-elliott-woods/ Find out more at https://stillhere.pinecast.co

Anastasia Hronas Hello and welcome to the #StillHere Podcast Episode 05! Are you the victim of sexual assault? Help is available for you. You are NOT alone. Call 800-656-HOPE (4673), or go to https://www.rainn.org This is a rough one, even for true crime junkies like us. Trigger Warning: Sexual assault of a minor. This episode involves a true story of a minor surviving her encounter with Richard Ramirez, AKA The Night Stalker. Do you have a survivor story? Send it to us! stillherepodcast1@gmail.com Amanda's Book recommendation: Dance of the Dissident Daughter - https://www.amazon.com/Dance-Dissident-Daughter-Christian-Tradition/dp/B078P1H6L2 Who is Richard Ramerez? https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/richard-ramirez https://www.thewrap.com/night-stalker-terrifying-facts-serial-killer-richard-ramirez/ Who is Anastasia Hronas? https://www.mamamia.com.au/anastasia-hronas/ https://www.hayvine.com/social/5-facts-about-night-stalker-survivor-anastasia-hronas https://www.dailystar.co.uk/tv/how-brave-six-year-old-23310205 Here's the cemetery where Ramerez did his Satanic rituals: https://frightfind.com/concordia-cemetery/ Watch The Night Stalker on Netflix:  https://www.netflix.com/title/81025701 Reddit thread containing theories as to why Ramerez let Anastasia go: https://www.reddit.com/r/serialkillers/comments/ln1ca5/theories_as_to_why_richard_ramirez_let_anastasia/ Are you the victim of sexual assault? Help is available for you. You are NOT alone. Call 800-656-HOPE (4673), or go to https://www.rainn.org  “Stop fucking children, and go fuck yourself”. - Anglea Shelton Find out more at https://stillhere.pinecast.co