Truth and Consequences

Maddie Morris is a contemporary folk musician who won the BBC Radio 2 young folk award in 2019 and has been described as "leading the next generation of socially conscious songwriters." Maddie's music uses personal storytelling to embody political ideas, and their music tackles issues ranging from LGBTQIA identities to poverty, sexual violence, and voting to name a few. Maddie's first EP, Purgatory was described as being the “manifesto for survivors of abuse forced to self-isolate in the COVID19 Pandemic”. Watch Maddie perform their award-winning song Where Do We Go From Here.Read my blog post about Maddie here.Learn more about Maddie on their website.The book Maddie referenced is Scars by Cheryl Rainfield.Find the Truth & Consequences website, Facebook page, Instagram & Twitter accounts. Find the Second Wound website, Facebook page, Instagram & Twitter accounts. Learn about personal coaching with host Miranda Pacchiana, MSW on the Second Wound website coaching page.

Ryan Soscia is the Founder & CEO of JDoe, a reporting app for survivors of sexual assault that identifies repeat offenders. Ryan explains the app's intriguing origin story in which a group of his friends identified a mutual abuser and the stunning events that followed. Ryan's firsthand experience inspired him to create the app as a way to reduce sexual violence by solving the problem of underreported repeat offenders. Learn how the app work, then help increase its effectiveness simply by spreading the word. Show NotesDownload the app and learn more on the JDoe website. Read about Ryan and JDoe in The Day Find the Truth & Consequences Facebook page, Instagram & Twitter accounts. Find the Second Wound website, Facebook page, Instagram & Twitter accounts. Learn about personal coaching with host Miranda Pacchiana, MSW on the Second Wound website coaching page.Want to treat yourself & support the show? Check out our affiliate Buffy for cozy, affordable bedding products that are safe for animals, the environment, and your budget! Get Free Trial, Free Shipping, Free Returns at Buffy!Add convenience to your life while supporting the podcast. Instacart saves you a trip to the market by delivering groceries and other goods right to your door.

Jen Elizabeth speaks openly about addiction recovery with an emphasis on the trauma that frequently underlies addiction and the emotional work required to stop using, develop new coping mechanisms, and begin to heal from trauma. Jen was raised in a cult where she was sexually abused by her pastor and neglected by her parents. She became addicted to alcohol and drugs at a young age, ended up homeless, and in and out of prison. Today Jen is a respected speaker, a mom of two young children, and the author of the book Shape of a Woman. She is the creator of Ressurektion of me and leads the Sober Moms recovery group. Jen is an outspoken survivor with a passion for helping others.Find the Truth & Consequences website, Facebook page, Instagram & Twitter accounts. Find the Second Wound website, Facebook page, Instagram & Twitter accounts. Learn about personal coaching with host Miranda Pacchiana, MSW on the Second Wound website coaching page.Want to treat yourself & support the show? Check out our affiliate Buffy for cozy, affordable bedding products that are safe for animals, the environment, and your budget! Get Free Trial, Free Shipping, Free Returns at Buffy!Add convenience to your life while supporting the podcast. Instacart saves you a trip to the market by delivering groceries and other goods right to your door.

It's just me, Miranda, opening up about my reasons for filing a sexual assault lawsuit against my older brother, Mythbusters co-host Adam Savage. I fill listeners in on what's happened in my life since--and talk about statutes of limitations for child sexual abuse, the NY Child Victims Act, my first tattoo, and more. Find the Truth & Consequences website, Facebook page, Instagram & Twitter accounts. Find the Second Wound website, Facebook page, Instagram & Twitter accounts. Learn about personal coaching with host Miranda Pacchiana, MSW on the Second Wound website coaching page.Want to treat yourself & support the show? Check out our affiliate Buffy for cozy, affordable bedding products that are safe for animals, the environment, and your budget! Get Free Trial, Free Shipping, Free Returns at Buffy!Add convenience to your life while supporting the podcast. Instacart saves you a trip to the market by delivering groceries and other goods right to your door.

Po Murray, Chair of the grassroots Newtown Action Alliance, is a friend and personal hero. She explains the grassroots group's efforts to stem gun violence through legislation and cultural change. We also talk about activism as a means of addressing trauma, and the widespread effects of gun violence in America.Visit the Newtown Action Alliance website and sign up for newsletters with action alerts and updates, or to volunteer from anywhere in the country.Sign up for the Junior Newtown Action Alliance Summer Music Series.Help get out the vote with Turnout 2020.Visit the Truth & Consequences website, Facebook page, Instagram & Twitter accounts. Check out the Second Wound website, Facebook page, Instagram & Twitter accounts. Learn about personal coaching with host Miranda Pacchiana, MSW on the Second Wound website coaching page. Want to treat yourself & support the show? Check out our affiliate Buffy for cozy, affordable bedding products that are safe for animals, the environment, and your budget! Get a Free Trial, Free Shipping, Free Returns at Buffy!Add convenience to your life while supporting the podcast. Instacart saves you a trip to the market by delivering groceries and other goods right to your door.

Psychotherapist and EMDR consultant Barbara Heffernan, LCSW explains how Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing works and walks listeners through the application of this effective trauma treatment. Barbara discusses the positive outcomes she sees as a trauma specialist when treating patients with a combination of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and EMDR. Miranda describes her own brief experience as an EMDR patient and asks Barbara for her take on the results. Show NotesLearn about Barbara Heffernan’s psychotherapy practice and coaching courses and YouTube channel including her video on EMDR.Visit the Truth & Consequences website, Facebook page, Instagram & Twitter accounts. Check out the Second Wound website, Facebook page, Instagram & Twitter accounts. Learn about personal coaching with host Miranda Pacchiana, MSW on the Second Wound website coaching page. Want to treat yourself & support the show? Check out our affiliate Buffy for cozy, affordable bedding products that are safe for animals, the environment, and your budget! Get a Free Trial, Free Shipping, Free Returns at Buffy!Add convenience to your life while supporting the podcast. Instacart saves you a trip to the market by delivering groceries and other goods right to your door.

My first returning guest Kathryn Robb talks with me about changes to Title IX (put in place by Betsy DeVos) that make it harder for victims of sexual assault to get justice, as well as updates in child sexual abuse statute of limitations laws and the added risk posed by the pandemic for current victims of child abuse. Show NotesChild USA website statute of limitations informationChild USA website laws around the countryChild USAdvocacy websiteFind the Truth & Consequences website, Facebook page, Instagram & Twitter accounts. Find the Second Wound website, Facebook page, Instagram & Twitter accounts. Learn about personal coaching with host Miranda Pacchiana, MSW on the Second Wound website coaching page. Want to treat yourself & support the show? Check out our affiliate Buffy for cozy, affordable bedding products that are safe for animals, the environment, and your budget! Get Free Trial, Free Shipping, Free Returns at Buffy!Add convenience to your life while supporting the podcast. Instacart saves you a trip to the market by delivering groceries and other goods right to your door.

My guests Irish and Kenaz describe their work as volunteer members of Bikers Against Child Abuse, or BACA. The group’s mission is to create a safer environment for abused children. They do this by working in conjunction with local and state officials when it has been determined that the child is frightened by their environment and could benefit from BACA’s protective services. These include emotional support and a physical presence when appropriate, including during court proceedings and as a countermeasure against intimidation from abusers and their backers. Visit their website Bacaworld.org and read the journal article evaluating BACA's effectiveness. Donate to the organization. Find the Truth & Consequences website, Facebook page, Instagram & Twitter accounts. Find the Second Wound website, Facebook page, Instagram & Twitter accounts. Learn about personal coaching with host Miranda Pacchiana, MSW on the Second Wound website coaching page. Want to treat yourself & support the show? Check out our affiliate Buffy for cozy, affordable bedding products that are safe for animals, the environment, and your budget! Get Free Trial, Free Shipping, Free Returns at Buffy!Add convenience to your life while supporting the podcast. Instacart saves you a trip to the market by delivering groceries and other goods right to your door.

Somatic Experiencing taps into the science of the autonomic nervous system to treat trauma in a non-invasive manner. Expressive art therapist Carol Hodson explains this intriguing treatment modality and also discusses the power of art as a healing tool. Video: What Israeli Schoolchildren Sing to Deal With Rockets https://youtu.be/1LG2Qkcn7iM Find the Truth & Consequences website, Facebook page, Instagram & Twitter accounts. Find the Second Wound website, Facebook page, Instagram & Twitter accounts. Learn about personal coaching with host Miranda Pacchiana, MSW on the Second Wound website coaching page. Want to treat yourself & support the show? Check out our affiliate Buffy for cozy, affordable bedding products that are safe for animals, the environment, and your budget! Get Free Trial, Free Shipping, Free Returns at Buffy!Add convenience to your life while supporting the podcast. Instacart saves you a trip to the market by delivering groceries and other goods right to your door.

Miranda shares her thoughts about the ways trauma and loss in the present tend to bring up trauma and loss from our past. And how it happened to her on a recent trip to the grocery store. Find the Truth & Consequences website, Facebook page, Instagram & Twitter accounts. Find the Second Wound website, Facebook page, Instagram & Twitter accounts. Learn about personal coaching with host Miranda Pacchiana, MSW on the Second Wound website coaching page. Want to treat yourself & support the show? Check out our affiliate Buffy for cozy, affordable bedding products that are safe for animals, the environment, and your budget! Get Free Trial, Free Shipping, Free Returns at Buffy!Add convenience to your life while supporting the podcast. Instacart saves you a trip to the market by delivering groceries and other goods right to your door.

Francine Wheeler is a singer, songwriter, playwright, and actress whose 6 year-old-son Ben Wheeler died in the 2012 Sandy Hook School shooting. Francine talks with Miranda about coping with her grief, living differently in the aftermath of immense loss, and how she continues to create meaning and find joy.Learn about the Wheelers’ non-profit organization, Ben’s Lighthouse whose mission drives them “to foster all children’s potential to build a more compassionate and connected world”. Explore the website and see videos of Francine perform excerpts from The Isle of Skoo™ program she created for children to learn about their feelings. Find the Truth & Consequences website, Facebook page, Instagram & Twitter accounts. Find the Second Wound website, Facebook page, Instagram & Twitter accounts. Learn about personal coaching with host Miranda Pacchiana, MSW on the Second Wound website coaching page. Want to treat yourself & support the show? Check out our affiliate Buffy for cozy, affordable bedding products that are safe for animals, the environment, and your budget! Get Free Trial, Free Shipping, Free Returns at Buffy!Add convenience to your life while supporting the podcast. Instacart saves you a trip to the market by delivering groceries and other goods right to your door.

La Shanda Sugg is a licensed professional counselor, trainer, and consultant specializing in trauma therapies. We discuss the ways our past trauma shows up in everyday lives and relationships and how this knowledge can lead to healthier thinking and behaviors, including specific advice for coping during the COVID 19 pandemic. La Shanda owns Labors of Love Counseling and Consulting LLC in Ohio and is the host of the Labors of Love podcast. Find the Truth & Consequences website, Facebook page, Instagram & Twitter accounts. Find the Second Wound website, Facebook page, Instagram & Twitter accounts. Learn about personal coaching with host Miranda Pacchiana, MSW on the Second Wound website coaching page. Want to treat yourself & support the show? Check out our affiliate Buffy for cozy, affordable bedding products that are safe for animals, the environment, and your budget! Get Free Trial, Free Shipping, Free Returns at Buffy!Add convenience to your life while supporting the podcast. Instacart saves you a trip to the market by delivering groceries and other goods right to your door.

Miranda shares her thoughts about the podcast's first season...her mission for the show, what she's learned since episode one, and what's coming up next season. She recalls each of her uniquely wonderful guests and the valuable lessons they imparted. Find the Truth & Consequences website, Facebook page, Instagram & Twitter accounts. Find the Second Wound website, Facebook page, Instagram & Twitter accounts. Learn about personal coaching with host Miranda Pacchiana, MSW on the Second Wound website coaching page. Want to treat yourself & support the show? Check out our affiliate Buffy for cozy, affordable bedding products that are safe for animals, the environment, and your budget! Get Free Trial, Free Shipping, Free Returns at Buffy!Add convenience to your life while supporting the podcast. Instacart saves you a trip to the market by delivering groceries and other goods right to your door.

Nicole Potter was devastated when her best friend Kimberly died suddenly and under confusing circumstances. At first, Nicole was told it was suicide but the case was never officially resolved. In this interview, we learn about the ways Kimberly and Nicole supported each other through life's challenges and how Nicole is navigating life after her friend's death--which includes carrying on Kimberly's wise, compassionate and giving approach to people. Nicole hosts The Nomadic Traveler podcast, "a show about getting out of your house, off technology and experiencing life." Find the Truth & Consequences website, Facebook page, Instagram & Twitter accounts. Find the Second Wound website, Facebook page, Instagram & Twitter accounts. Learn about personal coaching with host Miranda Pacchiana, MSW on the Second Wound website coaching page. Want to treat yourself & support the show? Check out our affiliate Buffy for cozy, affordable bedding products that are safe for animals, the environment, and your budget! Get Free Trial, Free Shipping, Free Returns at Buffy!Add convenience to your life while supporting the podcast. Instacart saves you a trip to the market by delivering groceries and other goods right to your door.

Kathryn Robb is an attorney, advocate, and survivor. She tells Miranda about the recent and rapid improvements in statutes of limitations for sex crimes in states across the country, and why these changes are so sorely needed. Kathryn is the Executive Director of Child USAdvocacy. You can follow them on Twitter @CHILDUSAdvocacy and Instagram @childusadvocacy. Find the Truth & Consequences website, Facebook page, Instagram & Twitter accounts. Find the Second Wound website, Facebook page, Instagram & Twitter accounts. Learn about personal coaching with host Miranda Pacchiana, MSW on the Second Wound website coaching page. Want to treat yourself & support the show? Check out our affiliate Buffy for cozy, affordable bedding products that are safe for animals, the environment, and your budget! Get Free Trial, Free Shipping, Free Returns at Buffy!Add convenience to your life while supporting the podcast. Instacart saves you a trip to the market by delivering groceries and other goods right to your door.

Jamie Sivrais, founder of the non-profit A Voice for the Innocent tells his personal story of being emotionally supported by family members and finding justice after he suffered abuse as a child. Jamie goes on to describe his organization's unique storytelling platform for sexual violence survivors and the desire to pay it forward that inspired him. Hear Jamie interview Miranda on his podcast, More to the Story from October of this year.Find the Truth & Consequences website, Facebook page, Instagram & Twitter accounts. Find the Second Wound website, Facebook page, Instagram & Twitter accounts. Learn about personal coaching with host Miranda Pacchiana, MSW on the Second Wound website coaching page. Want to treat yourself & support the show? Check out our affiliate Buffy for cozy, affordable bedding products that are safe for animals, the environment, and your budget! Get Free Trial, Free Shipping, Free Returns at Buffy!Add convenience to your life while supporting the podcast. Instacart saves you a trip to the market by delivering groceries and other goods right to your door.

The tables get turned when Miranda is interviewed about finding her second wound community and the story that started it all. The host of Beyond Your Podcast Matt Pappas gets Miranda to reveal stories of her own she hasn't told on the podcast, and they compare notes about their childhood experiences. (Listen to the end for bloopers!)Matt is the host of Beyond Your Podcast and his coaching page is Beyond Your Past. Find the Truth & Consequences website, Facebook page, Instagram & Twitter accounts. Find the Second Wound website, Facebook page, Instagram & Twitter accounts. Learn about personal coaching with host Miranda Pacchiana, MSW on the Second Wound website coaching page. Want to treat yourself & support the show? Check out our affiliate Buffy for cozy, affordable bedding products that are safe for animals, the environment, and your budget! Get Free Trial, Free Shipping, Free Returns at Buffy!Add convenience to your life while supporting the podcast. Instacart saves you a trip to the market by delivering groceries and other goods right to your door.

Artist & writer Emanuella Israel created an honest, healthy life for herself despite growing up stifled by domestic violence. She explains why she's determined to speak her truth, shed the shame she once carried, and empower other women to join her in loving their bodies and themselves. See Emanuella's gorgeous artwork on her website, Etsy store, and Instagram account.Find the Truth & Consequences website, Facebook page, Instagram & Twitter accounts. Find the Second Wound website, Facebook page, Instagram & Twitter accounts. Learn about personal coaching with host Miranda Pacchiana, MSW on the Second Wound website coaching page. Want to treat yourself & support the show? Check out our affiliate Buffy for cozy, affordable bedding products that are safe for animals, the environment, and your budget! Get Free Trial, Free Shipping, Free Returns at Buffy!Add convenience to your life while supporting the podcast. Instacart saves you a trip to the market by delivering groceries and other goods right to your door.

Erica Dziedzic is an anthropologist and a survivor of both domestic violence and child sexual abuse. Erica realized only recently that the emotional and physical pain which has plagued her for years are actually symptoms of PTSD. She now writes and speaks openly about her work to heal from two abusive relationships and the family of origin who failed to support her, as well as the healthy life she ended up creating for herself.Read Erica's work and learn more about her story on her website, Writing Out Loud. Find the Truth & Consequences website, Facebook page, Instagram & Twitter accounts. Find the Second Wound website, Facebook page, Instagram & Twitter accounts. Learn about personal coaching with host Miranda Pacchiana, MSW on the Second Wound website coaching page. Want to treat yourself & support the show? Check out our affiliate Buffy for cozy, affordable bedding products that are safe for animals, the environment, and your budget! Get Free Trial, Free Shipping, Free Returns at Buffy!Add convenience to your life while supporting the podcast. Instacart saves you a trip to the market by delivering groceries and other goods right to your door.

Miranda reads a letter from a listener whose brothers sexually abused her when she was a child. "Silenced" details her experience of the second wound: her church and family members' hurtful responses when she revealed the abuse and tried to address it with them. Miranda responds with advice, information, and words of support. Find the Truth & Consequences website, Facebook page, Instagram & Twitter accounts. Find the Second Wound website, Facebook page, Instagram & Twitter accounts. Learn about personal coaching with host Miranda Pacchiana, MSW on the Second Wound website coaching page. Want to treat yourself & support the show? Check out our affiliate Buffy for cozy, affordable bedding products that are safe for animals, the environment, and your budget! Get Free Trial, Free Shipping, Free Returns at Buffy!Add convenience to your life while supporting the podcast. Instacart saves you a trip to the market by delivering groceries and other goods right to your door.

Steve Martin talks with Miranda about his work as CEO of Love146, a non-profit that combats child trafficking & exploitation and provides care for survivors around the globe. But first, Miranda tells a story about the first year after she disclosed her own child sexual abuse, the symptoms she experienced as she worked through this acute healing phase, and the emotional progress she made as a result. Learn more about the exciting work Love146 is accomplishing worldwide. Find out about Steve's innovative new non-profit organization, Infused Impact, which is dedicated to helping "launch and develop businesses in developing nations that create jobs and new local income streams, empowering individuals, families, and communities".Find the Truth & Consequences website, Facebook page, Instagram & Twitter accounts. Find the Second Wound website, Facebook page, Instagram & Twitter accounts. Learn about personal coaching with host Miranda Pacchiana, MSW on the Second Wound website coaching page. Want to treat yourself & support the show? Check out our affiliate Buffy for cozy, affordable bedding products that are safe for animals, the environment, and your budget! Get Free Trial, Free Shipping, Free Returns at Buffy!Add convenience to your life while supporting the podcast. Instacart saves you a trip to the market by delivering groceries and other goods right to your door.

A frank conversation with my insightful and honest My friend David Wheeler whose 6-year-old son, Ben was killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in 2012. David has a lot to say about grief, navigating life after loss, and how our own personal reactions sometimes prevent us from truly supporting others in the wake of trauma and sadness.Learn about the Wheelers' non-profit organization Ben's Lighthouse whose mission drives them "to foster all children’s potential to build a more compassionate and connected world".Find the Truth & Consequences website, Facebook page, Instagram & Twitter accounts. Find the Second Wound website, Facebook page, Instagram & Twitter accounts. Learn about personal coaching with host Miranda Pacchiana, MSW on the Second Wound website coaching page. Want to treat yourself & support the show? Check out our affiliate Buffy for cozy, affordable bedding products that are safe for animals, the environment, and your budget! Get Free Trial, Free Shipping, Free Returns at Buffy!Add convenience to your life while supporting the podcast. Instacart saves you a trip to the market by delivering groceries and other goods right to your door.

Host Miranda Pacchiana, MSW describes how she was doubly wounded after she disclosed the sexual abuse she suffered as a child and subsequently experienced rejection and minimization of her pain by her family of origin. Suzy DeYoung of Trauma Informed Parent co-hosts.Find the Truth & Consequences website, Facebook page, Instagram & Twitter accounts. Find the Second Wound website, Facebook page, Instagram & Twitter accounts. Learn about personal coaching with host Miranda Pacchiana, MSW on the Second Wound website coaching page. Want to treat yourself & support the show? Check out our affiliate Buffy for cozy, affordable bedding products that are safe for animals, the environment, and your budget! Get Free Trial, Free Shipping, Free Returns at Buffy!Add convenience to your life while supporting the podcast. Instacart saves you a trip to the market by delivering groceries and other goods right to your door.