What They Don‘t Tell You About Being a Survivor

Transgenerational Trauma-Native American Original airdate: 11/26/21   Episode Type: Panel    Hosts: Jill Bellefeuille    Cristine Davidson Education and Cultural Coordinator with Minnesota Indian Women's Sexual Assult Coalition   Description: The release date of this episode is on Native American Heritage Day on November 26th, 2021. November is now recognized as Native American Heritage Month. The focus of our first-panel episode is Transgenerational Trauma in the Native American Community. Recognizing that Native American Heritage was disrupted through the series of cultural assimilation of Native Americans into mainstream European-American culture. Including the acts of the assimilation policy 1951 - 1962. Our panel discusses how the traumatic events and experiences by ancestors have been passed on through transgenerational trauma. Concluding with the need for healing and the hope for inner peace.  People Waiting to Help: Mending The Sacred Hoop | Domestic Violence Prevention | Duluth, MN (mshoop.org) Minnesota Indian Women's Sexual Assault Coalition StrongHearts Native Helpline Call or text 1-844-762-8483   Links Discussed in this Episode: Domestic Violence in Indian Country | Mending The Sacred Hoop | Duluth MN (mshoop.org) decolonising-the-mind-article.pdf (nsw.gov.au)   If you would like to share your story/professional experience in an episode please email us at: LauraDVRC@menaspeacemakers.org

Domestic Violence & Mass Shootings   Episode Type: Professional Host: Lisa Geller Links for Lisa Geller: Twitter for Lisa Geller Links for Johns Hopkins: Twitter for Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions Description Nearly 70% of the mass shootings in the US have a domestic violence connection. A victim of domestic violence is 400 times more likely to be killed when there is a gun involved. Lisa Geller, a researcher at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; discusses the intersections of domestic violence and mass shootings. Lisa provides context to this discussion through a historical context and concludes with policies and actions we all can take to reduce gun violence, specifically in domestic violence cases.   People Who Are Waiting to Help You Emergency: 911 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 National Domestic Violence Hotline: Phone 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) Text “START” to 88788 StrongHearts Native Helpline: 1-844-762-8483 National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-422-4453 Safe Helpline, Sexual Assault: 1-877-995-5247 LGBTQ National Hotline: 1-888-843-4564 National Runaway Safeline: 1-800-786-2929 SAMHSA Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services: 1-800-662-HELP (4357) Crisis Text Line: Text 741741 National Eating Disorder Association Helpline: 1-800-931-2237 Veterans Crisis Line: Phone 1-800-273-8255 Text 838255 For more resources please visit The Trauma and Mental Health Report resource page https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/resources/   Links Discussed: Paper: The role of domestic violence in fatal mass shootings in the United States Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions Program for those who have used domestic violence, DVRC   If you would like to share your story/professional experience in an episode please email us at: LauraDVRC@menaspeacemakers.org

To the Peril of My Soul   Episode Type: Victim/Survivor Host: Rosanna (Rosie) Overcomer Link for Rosie:  Instagram rosies_tribe   Description: Rosie reflects on her time living in Gloriavale, a religious cult. Gloriavale is located on the west coast of the South Island of New Zealand. Rosie uses her voice to bring awareness to those still living in Gloriavale, and support for those who have left. Rosie shares her experience of being born into a cult, finding the strength to leave, and her journey in healing in hopes of helping others.   Links Discussed: Support trust https://www.gloriavaleleavers.org.nz/ Resource link https://www.gloriavaleleavers.org.nz/resources/ Gloriavale documentary https://www.flicks.co.nz/movie/gloriavale/ People Waiting to Help: New Zealand Safe to Talk(external link) sexual harm helpline: 0800 044334, text: 4334, email: support@safetotalk.nz Rape Crisis: 0800 88 33 00 Women's Refuge(external link): 0800 733 843 Shine domestic abuse services(external link) free call: 0508 744 633 (9am and 11pm) Hey Bro helpline(external link) - supporting men to be free from violence 0800 HeyBro (439 276) Family violence information line(external link) to find out about local services or how to help someone else: 0800 456 450 Oranga Tamariki line(external link) for concerns about children and young people: 0508 326 459, email: contact@ot.govt.nz1737, Need to talk?(external link) Free call or text: 1737 for mental health support from a trained counsellor Youthline(external link): 0800 376 633, free text: 234, email: talk@youthline.co.nz Shakti - for migrant and refugee women - 0800 742 584 - 24 hours Elder Abuse Helpline: 0800 32 668 65 - 24 hours, text: 5032, email: support@elderabuse.nz Psychiatric Emergency- 0800 920 092  Talk Counselling line 24/7 - 1737   People Waiting to Help in the United States: Emergency: 911 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 National Domestic Violence Hotline: Phone 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) Text “START” to 88788 StrongHearts Native Helpline: 1-844-762-8483 National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-422-4453 Safe Helpline, Sexual Assault: 1-877-995-5247 LGBTQ National Hotline: 1-888-843-4564 National Runaway Safeline: 1-800-786-2929 SAMHSA Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services: 1-800-662- HELP (4357) Crisis Text Line: Text 741741 National Eating Disorder Association Helpline: 1-800-931-2237 Veterans Crisis Line: Phone 1-800-273-8255 Text 838255 For more resources please visit The Trauma and Mental Health Report resource page https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/resources/   If you would like to share your story/professional experience in an episode please email us at: LauraDVRC@menaspeacemakers.org

Episode Type: Professional   Host: Dr. Laura Sinko   Description: Dr. Laura Sinko, sexual assault nurse examiner and assistant professor of nursing at Temple University, shares her work supporting and amplifying the healing journeys of survivors of gender-based violence.   People Waiting to Help in the United States: • Emergency: 911 • National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 • National Domestic Violence Hotline: Phone 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) Text “START” to 88788 • National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-422-4453 • Safe Helpline, Sexual Assault: 1-877-995-5247 • StrongHearts Native Helpline: 1-844-762-8483 • LGBTQ National Hotline: 1-888-843-4564 • National Runaway Safeline: 1-800-786-2929 • SAMHSA Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services: 1-800-662- HELP (4357) • Crisis Text Line: Text 741741 • National Eating Disorder Association Helpline: 1-800-931-2237 • Veterans Crisis Line: Phone 1-800-273-8255 Text 838255 •Online survivor healing and community building platform: https://ourwave.org For more resources please visit The Trauma and Mental Health Report resource page https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/resources/   Links Discussed in this Episode: Dr. Laura Sinko's biography https://cph.temple.edu/about/directory/laura-sinko Our Wave https://ourwave.org Short clip "Finding The Strength To Heal" https://discover.ourwave.org/exhibit/finding-the-strength-to-heal Coaching for Change https://www.menaspeacemakers.org/coachingforchange University of Minnesota-Duluth Restorative Justice and Sexual Harm https://rjp.d.umn.edu/resources/restorative-justice-and-sexual-harm   If you would like to share your story/professional experience in an episode please email us at: LauraDVRC@menaspeacemakers.org

Healing is a Journey (First aired December 24th, 2021) Episode Type: Victim & Professional  Host: Brandon Jones Event/Training Child & Adolescent Mental Health Conference April 23-25, 2023 in Duluth Minnesota USA.  Links for Brandon Jones: Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health JEGNA Consulting Description: In this episode, Brandon Jones, Executive Director of the Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health (MACMH), shares his personal journey in healing. Brandon shares about the complex trauma he experienced in his youth, and how he found healing through formal education and therapy. Brandon further discusses how he utilizes an empathetic approach to help others on their own healing journey, as well as working towards helping the community by repairing harm passed down and ending the cycle of abuse.    People Waiting to Help in the United States: • Emergency: 911 • National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 • National Domestic Violence Hotline: Phone 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) Text “START” to 88788 • National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-422-4453 • Safe Helpline, Sexual Assault: 1-877-995-5247 • StrongHearts Native Helpline: 1-844-762-8483 • LGBTQ National Hotline: 1-888-843-4564 • National Runaway Safeline: 1-800-786-2929 • SAMHSA Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services: 1-800-662- HELP (4357) • Crisis Text Line: Text 741741 • National Eating Disorder Association Helpline: 1-800-931-2237 • Veterans Crisis Line: Phone 1-800-273-8255 Text 838255 For more resources please visit The Trauma and Mental Health Report resource page https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/resources/   If you would like to share your story/professional experience in an episode please email us at: LauraDVRC@menaspeacemakers.org  

Introduction To StrongHearts Native Helpline   Episode Type: Professional Host: Lori Jump, Chief Executive Officer Links for StrongHearts Native Helpline: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/strongheartsdv/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/strongheartsdv Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/strongheartsdv/ YouTube Page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCow_N_KfB-k99FJeip2yxNg   Description: Taking a Native-Centered Approach to Domestic and Sexual Violence.   People Waiting to Help in the United States: • Emergency: 911 • National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 • National Domestic Violence Hotline: Phone 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) Text “START” to 88788 • National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-422-4453 • Safe Helpline, Sexual Assault: 1-877-995-5247 • StrongHearts Native Helpline: 1-844-762-8483 • LGBTQ National Hotline: 1-888-843-4564 • National Runaway Safeline: 1-800-786-2929 • SAMHSA Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services: 1-800-662- HELP (4357) • Crisis Text Line: Text 741741 • National Eating Disorder Association Helpline: 1-800-931-2237 • Veterans Crisis Line: Phone 1-800-273-8255 Text 838255 For more resources please visit The Trauma and Mental Health Report resource page https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/resources/   Links Discussed: Sliver of a Full Moon Alaska Daily Don't Buy it Project   If you would like to share your story/professional experience in an episode please email us at: LauraDVRC@menaspeacemakers.org

2023 Twin Ports Human Trafficking Awareness Month   Episode Type: Professional Host: Mel Alvar Mel Alvar works as the Safe Harbor Regional Navigator for PAVSA (Program for Aid to Victims of Sexual Assault) in Duluth, Minnesota. Mel has a BAS in Public Health and has been doing community advocacy/education in the Twin Ports since 2004 and an advocate with PAVSA since 2013. As a Safe Harbor Regional Navigator, Mel is a point of contact for 5 counties and 3 tribal reservations in Northeast Minnesota for training, technical assistance, case consultation, referrals, and building capacity for walking alongside individuals/families impacted by commercial sexual exploitation and human trafficking. Links for January 2023 Twin Ports Human Trafficking Awareness Events: 2023 Trafficking Awareness Events Facebook and Instagram @DuluthMNTraffickingAwareness Links for Mel Alvar: PAVSA Mel's Podcast Traveling Beads   Description: Mel discusses the 2023 Trafficking Awareness Events in the Twin Ports of Minnesota and Wisconsin. Touching on what is human trafficking, ways communities can help support folks through the human approach, and learning the facts of human trafficking.    People Waiting to Help in the United States: Emergency: 911 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 National Domestic Violence Hotline: Phone 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) Text “START” to 88788 StrongHearts Native Helpline: 1-844-762-8483 National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-422-4453 Safe Helpline, Sexual Assault: 1-877-995-5247 LGBTQ National Hotline: 1-888-843-4564 National Runaway Safeline: 1-800-786-2929 SAMHSA Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services: 1-800-662- HELP (4357) Crisis Text Line: Text 741741 National Eating Disorder Association Helpline: 1-800-931-2237 Veterans Crisis Line: Phone 1-800-273-8255 Text 838255 For more resources please visit The Trauma and Mental Health Report resource page https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/resources/   Other Links Discussed in this Episode: Let's Talk About Body Boundaries Defend Young Minds Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Fight Child Abuse YouTube Thorn Research   If you would like to share your story/professional experience in an episode please email us at: LauraDVRC@menaspeacemakers.org

Speaking Truth and the Trauma/Tragedy that Follows in Family Court   Episode Type: Victim/Survivor Host: Lindsey Laspisa   Description: Lindsey shares her lightswitch moment of realizing she was in an abusive relationship and her recent experiences going through the family court system in the United States.     People Waiting to Help in the United States: • Emergency: 911 • National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 • National Domestic Violence Hotline: Phone 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) Text “START” to 88788 • National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-422-4453 • Safe Helpline, Sexual Assault: 1-877-995-5247 • StrongHearts Native Helpline: 1-844-762-8483 • LGBTQ National Hotline: 1-888-843-4564 • National Runaway Safeline: 1-800-786-2929 • SAMHSA Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services: 1-800-662- HELP (4357) • Crisis Text Line: Text 741741 • National Eating Disorder Association Helpline: 1-800-931-2237 • Veterans Crisis Line: Phone 1-800-273-8255 Text 838255 For more resources please visit The Trauma and Mental Health Report resource page https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/resources/   If you would like to share your story/professional experience in an episode please email us at: LauraDVRC@menaspeacemakers.org

The Reality of Family Court   Episode Type: Survivor and now, professional/advocate Host: Tina Swithin Links for Tina Swithin One Mom's Battle Alienation Industry Facebook Instagram Tiktok Description: So many of us go into the family court system believing that we just tell the truth and unfortunately, that does not end well. While yes, we do need to be truthful and honest, we are forced to navigate a system strategically if we want to truly protect our children and that does not come naturally to most. We are in a court system that prioritizes parental rights over child safety - and the "alienation industry" has infiltrated an already broken system and pushed it into a state of crisis. As a result, we are currently planning 50 protests across the United States (one in each state) during 2023 with the first one in Sacramento on January 17.   People Waiting to Help in the United States: Emergency: 911 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 National Domestic Violence Hotline: Phone 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) Text “START” to 88788 StrongHearts Native Helpline: 1-844-762-8483 National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-422-4453 Safe Helpline, Sexual Assault: 1-877-995-5247 LGBTQ National Hotline: 1-888-843-4564 National Runaway Safeline: 1-800-786-2929 SAMHSA Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services: 1-800-662- HELP (4357) Crisis Text Line: Text 741741 National Eating Disorder Association Helpline: 1-800-931-2237 Veterans Crisis Line: Phone 1-800-273-8255 Text 838255 For more resources please visit The Trauma and Mental Health Report resource page https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/resources/   Discussed in This Episode: National Safe Parents Organization Doctor Ramani YouTube Angelina Jolie Speaks on the Violence Against Women Act   If you would like to share your story/professional experience in an episode please email us at: LauraDVRC@menaspeacemakers.org

With Great Power, There is Great Responsibility   Episode Type: Hybrid Host: Logan Cohen Links for Logan Cohen Logan's Website Tiktok How to (Hu)Man Up in Modern Society: Heal Yourself & Save the World Instagram https://linktr.ee/logancohen www.BalancedManPlan.com Description: In this episode, licensed psychologist, influencer, and author Logan Cohen discuss how males can (hu)man up. Logan author of the book How to (Hu)Man Up in Modern Society: Heal Yourself & Save the World gives a brief outline of his work and what he hopes people will gain from it.  People Waiting to Help in the United States: • Emergency: 911 • National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 • National Domestic Violence Hotline: Phone 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) Text “START” to 88788 • National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-422-4453 • Safe Helpline, Sexual Assault: 1-877-995-5247 • LGBTQ National Hotline: 1-888-843-4564 • National Runaway Safeline: 1-800-786-2929 • SAMHSA Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services: 1-800-662- HELP (4357) • Crisis Text Line: Text 741741 • National Eating Disorder Association Helpline: 1-800-931-2237 • Veterans Crisis Line: Phone 1-800-273-8255 Text 838255 For more resources please visit The Trauma and Mental Health Report resource page https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/resources/   Discussed in This Episode: Logan's Book White Fragility Schindler's List   If you would like to share your story/professional experience in an episode please email us at: LauraDVRC@menaspeacemakers.org

Iatrogenic Harm: When the places we go for help hurt us   Episode Type: Hybrid Host: Dr. Jay Watts Description: Dr. Jay Watts talks about the traumatic revictimization that we can experience as survivors from psychiatric providers - something called iatrogenic harm. In a wide-ranging discussion, we talk about the problematic nature of the diagnosis of borderline personality disorder; trauma-informed care, and the power of survivor healing communities.  Links for Dr. Watts #TraumaNotPD https://qmul.academia.edu/DrJayWatts Twitter Dr. Jay Watts Website ‘Borderline Personality Disorder - A Diagnosis Of Invalidation' https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/dr-jay-watts/borderline-personality-di_b_12167212.html  ‘Feminism and Borderline Personality Disorder' https://soundcloud.com/national-elf-service/jay-watts  ‘Self Harm' by Louise Roxanne Pembroke: http://studymore.org.uk/shpfpe.pdf ‘A Simple Guide To Avoid Receiving A Diagnosis Of ‘Personality Disorder' by Recovery in the Bin https://recoveryinthebin.org/a-simple-guide-to-avoid-receiving-a-diagnosis-of-personality-disorder/ ‘New Ways of Supporting Child Abuse and Sexual Violence Survivors' https://survivorsvoices.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/New-Ways-of-Supporting-Child-Abuse-and-Sexual-Violence-Survivors-FINAL-MANDATE.pdf  People Waiting to Help in the UK: Home - Women's Aid (womensaid.org.uk) Refuge Against Domestic Violence - Help for women & children. Male Victims of Domestic Abuse – Please call 01823 334244 to speak to us confidentially - (mankind.org.uk) Domestic Violence & Abuse · Emergency Injunction Service (ncdv.org.uk) Safe Helpline, Sexual Assault: 1-877-995-5247 National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-422-4453 Crisis Text Line: Text 741741 SODA https://sodahq.uk/support/ The Freedom Programme. Learn about domestic violence and abuse If you or someone you know would like to participate in the Freedom Programme, you can email sharon@sharonbryanconsultancy.com You can zoom into the programme from anywhere that you have internet access. People Waiting to Help in the United States: • Emergency: 911 • National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 • National Domestic Violence Hotline: Phone 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) Text “START” to 88788 • National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-422-4453 • Safe Helpline, Sexual Assault: 1-877-995-5247 • LGBTQ National Hotline: 1-888-843-4564 • National Runaway Safeline: 1-800-786-2929 • SAMHSA Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services: 1-800-662- HELP (4357) • Crisis Text Line: Text 741741 • National Eating Disorder Association Helpline: 1-800-931-2237 • Veterans Crisis Line: Phone 1-800-273-8255 Text 838255 For more resources please visit The Trauma and Mental Health Report resource page https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/resources/   Discussed in this episode: Hashtag on raising awareness on BPD and trauma #TraumanotPD The Indignities of Being a Woman If you would like to share your story/professional experience in an episode please email us at: LauraDVRC@menaspeacemakers.org

Sex Research   Episode Type: Professional Host: Dr. Heather Tillewein   Description: In this episode, Dr. Heather Tillewein discusses the various types of sex research she has been conducting.  Dr. Tillewein's Published Research  The link between centrality, gender identity, and sexual pleasure People Waiting to Help in the United States: • Emergency: 911 • National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 • National Domestic Violence Hotline: Phone 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) Text “START” to 88788 • National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-422-4453 • Safe Helpline, Sexual Assault: 1-877-995-5247 • LGBTQ National Hotline: 1-888-843-4564 • National Runaway Safeline: 1-800-786-2929 • SAMHSA Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services: 1-800-662- HELP (4357) • Crisis Text Line: Text 741741 • National Eating Disorder Association Helpline: 1-800-931-2237 • Veterans Crisis Line: Phone 1-800-273-8255 Text 838255 For more resources please visit The Trauma and Mental Health Report resource page https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/resources/   If you would like to share your story/professional experience in an episode please email us at: LauraDVRC@menaspeacemakers.org  

Domestic Violence & Child Custody - VAWA Kayden's Law: How We Created It and What States Can Do Now To Protect Children   Episode Type: Professional  Host: Danielle Pollack Links for Danielle Pollack Danielle Pollack Personal Website: https://www.daniellepollack.com/ Personal Twitter: https://twitter.com/danielle2u National Family Violence Law Center at GW Law NFVLC Website: https://www.law.gwu.edu/national-family-violence-law-center NFVLC Twitter: https://twitter.com/nfvlcgwu NFVLC Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nfvlc_at_gwu/ National Safe Parents Organization NSPO Website: https://www.nationalsafeparents.org/ NSPO Twitter: https://twitter.com/safe_parents NSPO Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nationalsafeparents/ Description:  Growing out of Pennsylvania after several years of intense strategic policy work and analysis by Danielle Pollack and a group of legal experts she brought together in 2017-18 - including Professor Joan Meier, litigators Richard Ducote and Jodi Lewis, and others - the federal Kayden's Law was signed into law by the President as part of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) in 2022. In Congress, the effort was led by Pollack's Pennsylvania Congressman Fitzpatrick and it built upon the state-level work on Kayden's Law, led by Pennsylvania State Senators Santarsiero and Baker, in consultation with Pollack's team. In the U.S., child custody is a state matter, meaning custody laws are determined by the states and differ somewhat from state to state. There are a few things, though, one can do on a federal level to help uniformly improve and reform family courts' response to family violence and child safety risks in custody decision-making nationwide. The intent of VAWA Kayden's Law is exactly this, and it does so by incentivizing states with federal grant money to adopt the provisions in the new federal law, thereby making the needed protective improvements in state custody laws. All states which adopt the provisions will become eligible for the funds, and the National Family Violence Law Center at GW Law, where Pollack is Policy Manager, is providing state lawmakers and stakeholders with technical assistance. Research shows that family courts are too frequently making child custody decisions which ignore or minimize family violence and safety risks to children. As a result, vulnerable children are being preventably court-ordered to be in the care and custody of an abusive party. These children are subsequently often maltreated for prolonged periods and/or sometimes murdered by an abusive parent - as Kayden Mancuso was in Pennsylvania - when there was a safe parent available and seeking to protect the child from harm. This is a systemic state, national, and international problem in private custody courts. Increasingly organized grassroots coalitions of advocates, protective parents, domestic violence survivors, and some family court practitioners have been calling for more protective reforms for children in family courts for many years. Recently, some celebrities, including actor and UN Ambassador, Angelina Jolie, have spoken out on behalf of the protective reforms Pollack and her team have developed and advanced, including VAWA Kayden's Law. The press is increasingly covering these family court issues, with recent in-depth investigative reporting from ProPublica, NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt, The Texas Observer, the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Denver Post, and others. The national organization which brings the country's leading advocacy groups together under one umbrella is the National Safe Parents Organization.   People Waiting to Help in the United States: • Emergency: 911 • National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 • National Domestic Violence Hotline: Phone 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) Text “START” to 88788 • National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-422-4453 • Safe Helpline, Sexual Assault: 1-877-995-5247 • LGBTQ National Hotline: 1-888-843-4564 • National Runaway Safeline: 1-800-786-2929 • SAMHSA Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services: 1-800-662- HELP (4357) • Crisis Text Line: Text 741741 • National Eating Disorder Association Helpline: 1-800-931-2237 • Veterans Crisis Line: Phone 1-800-273-8255 Text 838255 For more resources please visit The Trauma and Mental Health Report resource page https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/resources/     If you would like to share your story/professional experience in an episode please email us at: LauraDVRC@menaspeacemakers.org

Understanding Working with Men as Survivors   Episode Type: Professional Host: Jayvon Howard   Description: In this episode, Jayvon Howard discusses adult male victimization, childhood sexual abuse of boys, and how culture plays a role in our approaches to working with men as survivors. Sexual violence and abuse can happen to anyone regardless of gender and everyone has the right to live in a society free from violence.   Links Discussed in This Episode: https://oaesv.org/where-we-stand/blog/2020/05/18/its-time-to-abolish-the-myths-that-harm-our-black-boys/   https://oaesv.org/where-we-stand/blog/2022/02/25/engaging-men-what-it-is-and-what-it-can-be/   Links Recommended by Jayvon oaesv.org 1in6.org menshealing.org nsvrc.org acalltomen.org rainn.org   People Waiting to Help in the United States: • Emergency: 911 • National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 • National Domestic Violence Hotline: Phone 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) Text “START” to 88788 • National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-422-4453 • Safe Helpline, Sexual Assault: 1-877-995-5247 • LGBTQ National Hotline: 1-888-843-4564 • National Runaway Safeline: 1-800-786-2929 • SAMHSA Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services: 1-800-662- HELP (4357) • Crisis Text Line: Text 741741 • National Eating Disorder Association Helpline: 1-800-931-2237 • Veterans Crisis Line: Phone 1-800-273-8255 Text 838255 For more resources please visit The Trauma and Mental Health Report resource page https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/resources/   If you would like to share your story/professional experience in an episode please email us at: info@menaspeacemakers.org

Trauma-Informed Yoga   Episode Type: Professional  Host: Yasmin Harvey Link to Yasmin:  https://www.yasminharvey.com/   Description: In this episode, Yasmin Harvey, a trauma-informed yoga teacher discusses her work and how trauma-informed yoga and other bodywork can help survivors to heal.   Links Discussed: The Center for Trauma and Embodiment: https://www.traumasensitiveyoga.com/   Information on my work: https://www.yasminharvey.com/yoga   Yasmin's Book Recommendations: The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Dr Bessel van der Kolk. What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma by Stephanie Foo. When the Body Says No by Gabor Maté. Trauma and Recovery by Judith Lewis Herman. People Waiting to Help in the United States: • Emergency: 911 • National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 • National Domestic Violence Hotline: Phone 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) Text “START” to 88788 • National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-422-4453 • Safe Helpline, Sexual Assault: 1-877-995-5247 • LGBTQ National Hotline: 1-888-843-4564 • National Runaway Safeline: 1-800-786-2929 • SAMHSA Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services: 1-800-662- HELP (4357) • Crisis Text Line: Text 741741 • National Eating Disorder Association Helpline: 1-800-931-2237 • Veterans Crisis Line: Phone 1-800-273-8255 Text 838255 For more resources please visit The Trauma and Mental Health Report resource page https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/resources/   If you would like to share your story/professional experience in an episode please email us at: info@menaspeacemakers.org

Coercive Control in Children's and Mothers' Lives   Episode Type: Professional Host: Dr. Emma Katz Description: In this episode Dr. Emma Katz shares her professional knowledge of coercive control and how it impacts children and their mothers. Follow Emma on Twitter to learn more about the impact domestic violence leaves on those who experience it.   Links for Dr. Katz Twitter Coercive Control in Children's and Mothers' Lives Book On Amazon Liverpool Hope University People Waiting to Help in the UK: Home - Women's Aid (womensaid.org.uk) Refuge Against Domestic Violence - Help for women & children. Male Victims of Domestic Abuse – Please call 01823 334244 to speak to us confidentially - (mankind.org.uk) Domestic Violence & Abuse · Emergency Injunction Service (ncdv.org.uk) Safe Helpline, Sexual Assault: 1-877-995-5247 National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-422-4453 Crisis Text Line: Text 741741 SODA https://sodahq.uk/support/ The Freedom Programme. Learn about domestic violence and abuse If you or someone you know would like to participate in the Freedom Programme, you can email sharon@sharonbryanconsultancy.com You can zoom into the programme from anywhere that you have internet access. People Waiting to Help in the United States: • Emergency: 911 • National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 • National Domestic Violence Hotline: Phone 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) Text “START” to 88788 • National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-422-4453 • Safe Helpline, Sexual Assault: 1-877-995-5247 • LGBTQ National Hotline: 1-888-843-4564 • National Runaway Safeline: 1-800-786-2929 • SAMHSA Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services: 1-800-662- HELP (4357) • Crisis Text Line: Text 741741 • National Eating Disorder Association Helpline: 1-800-931-2237 • Veterans Crisis Line: Phone 1-800-273-8255 Text 838255 For more resources please visit The Trauma and Mental Health Report resource page https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/resources/   If you would like to share your story/professional experience in an episode please email us at: info@menaspeacemakers.org

Intimate Partner Violence and the Church Episode Type: Professional  Host: Hannah Fordice   Links for Hannah: Hannah's company House of Faith & Freedom Hannah's book  Description: In this episode, Hannah Fordice speaks about the complex relationship many abuse survivors have with the Church -- from its historical failings and scandals to its essential role in healing and long-term support. Plus, learn why it is vital that faith communities get training in advocacy techniques and how your faith community can get started.  People Waiting to Help in the United States: • Emergency: 911 • National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 • National Domestic Violence Hotline: Phone 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) Text “START” to 88788 • National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-422-4453 • Safe Helpline, Sexual Assault: 1-877-995-5247 • LGBTQ National Hotline: 1-888-843-4564 • National Runaway Safeline: 1-800-786-2929 • SAMHSA Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services: 1-800-662- HELP (4357) • Crisis Text Line: Text 741741 • National Eating Disorder Association Helpline: 1-800-931-2237 • Veterans Crisis Line: Phone 1-800-273-8255 Text 838255 For more resources please visit The Trauma and Mental Health Report resource page https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/resources/   Links Discussed in this Episode: The Power and Control Wheel:https://www.thehotline.org/identify-abuse/power-and-control/ The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill Podcast by CT Media: https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/podcasts/rise-and-fall-of-mars-hill/ "The Body Keeps the Score" by Bessel van der Kolk: https://www.amazon.com/Body-Keeps-Score-Healing-Trauma/dp/0143127748 Introductory Guide "Ready Refuge" by Hannah Fordice: https://www.amazon.com/Ready-Refuge-Cross-Denominational-Intimate-Violence/dp/B08GLQNKLK Articles on the economic impact of domestic violence:  https://iwpr.org/iwpr-general/the-economic-cost-of-intimate-partner-violence-sexual-assault-and-stalking/  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6161830/ https://www.healthline.com/health/domestic-violence-costs#Direct-and-Indirect-Costs   Study on mass shootings linked to domestic violence: https://efsgv.org/press/study-two-thirds-of-mass-shootings-linked-to-domestic-violence/    If you would like to share your story/professional experience in an episode please email us at: info@menaspeacemakers.org

A Loving Way To Work With Youth   Episode Type: Professional Host: Serrano Robinson   Description: "People have always wondered why I chose the path that I did. Take a listen on how and why I do the work I do now." ~Serrano Robinson   People Waiting to Help in the United States: • Emergency: 911 • National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 • National Domestic Violence Hotline: Phone 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) Text “START” to 88788 • National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-422-4453 • Safe Helpline, Sexual Assault: 1-877-995-5247 • LGBTQ National Hotline: 1-888-843-4564 • National Runaway Safeline: 1-800-786-2929 • SAMHSA Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services: 1-800-662- HELP (4357) • Crisis Text Line: Text 741741 • National Eating Disorder Association Helpline: 1-800-931-2237 • Veterans Crisis Line: Phone 1-800-273-8255 Text 838255 For more resources please visit The Trauma and Mental Health Report resource page https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/resources/   If you would like to share your story/professional experience in an episode please email us at: info@menaspeacemakers.org

Decolonizing the Sacred Feminine   Episode Type: Survivor Host: Andrea Menard Description: In order to eliminate violence against women and girls, we must learn to value all things Feminine, including Mother Earth.   Links for Andrea Menard Sacred Feminine Learning Lodge: https://www.sacredfemininelearninglodge.com/ New Moon: https://andreamenard.com/newmoon Website: https://andreamenard.com/ LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreamenard TWITTER: https://twitter.com/andreamenard FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/andreamenardmusic INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/andreamenardmusic/ People Waiting to Help in Canada: https://www.wavaw.ca https://casac.ca/anti-violence-centres/ https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/services/benefits-military/health-support/sexual-misconduct-response/resources-search-tool.html Resources People Waiting to Help in the United States: • Emergency: 911 • National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 • National Domestic Violence Hotline: Phone 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) Text “START” to 88788 • National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-422-4453 • Safe Helpline, Sexual Assault: 1-877-995-5247 • LGBTQ National Hotline: 1-888-843-4564 • National Runaway Safeline: 1-800-786-2929 • SAMHSA Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services: 1-800-662- HELP (4357) • Crisis Text Line: Text 741741 • National Eating Disorder Association Helpline: 1-800-931-2237 • Veterans Crisis Line: Phone 1-800-273-8255 Text 838255   Links Discussed in this Episode: Tedx Talk https://youtu.be/HFajMAPYOFw Music Video https://youtu.be/ksFQ4tO7fdA   If you would like to share your story/professional experience in an episode please email us at: info@menaspeacemakers.org

BEST Party Model   Episode Type: Professional Host: Sean Elmquist BEST Party Model Website BEST Party Model Video Description: In this episode, Sean Elmquist speaks about his role with Men As Peacemakers as Campus Prevention Coordinator and his work with the BEST Party Model. A program of Men As Peacemakers, the BEST Party Model is an innovative environment-shaping program designed to empower students with the awareness, relationships, and skills necessary to shape the campus environments they occupy and influence. BEST also supports school administrators, coaches, and staff in implementing proven prevention models in order to create the safe, equitable, and fulfilling campus experience all students want and deserve.   People Waiting to Help in the United States: • Emergency: 911 • National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 • National Domestic Violence Hotline: Phone 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) Text “START” to 88788 • National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-422-4453 • Safe Helpline, Sexual Assault: 1-877-995-5247 • LGBTQ National Hotline: 1-888-843-4564 • National Runaway Safeline: 1-800-786-2929 • SAMHSA Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services: 1-800-662- HELP (4357) • Crisis Text Line: Text 741741 • National Eating Disorder Association Helpline: 1-800-931-2237 • Veterans Crisis Line: Phone 1-800-273-8255 Text 838255 For more resources please visit The Trauma and Mental Health Report resource page https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/resources/   If you would like to share your story/professional experience in an episode please email us at: info@menaspeacemakers.org

Red Flags in a Toxic Relationship   Episode Type: Survivor/Professional Host: Trisha Harvey No More B'stards (Facebook) nomorebastards_ (Instagram)   Description: Trisha discusses the red flags that women often don't notice in the different stages of a toxic relationship. Introducing topics that will be included in more depth in her upcoming book. Follow Trisha on social media for updates on the book's release date.   People Waiting to Help in Scotland: Scottish Women's Aid 0800 027 1234 https://womensaid.scot/ https://www.facebook.com/scotwomensaid/ https://twitter.com/scotwomensaid Police Emergency 999 Police Non-emergency 101 Additional Sources for Help People Waiting to Help in the United States: • Emergency: 911 • National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 • National Domestic Violence Hotline: Phone 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) Text “START” to 88788 • National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-422-4453 • Safe Helpline, Sexual Assault: 1-877-995-5247 • LGBTQ National Hotline: 1-888-843-4564 • National Runaway Safeline: 1-800-786-2929 • SAMHSA Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services: 1-800-662- HELP (4357) • Crisis Text Line: Text 741741 • National Eating Disorder Association Helpline: 1-800-931-2237 • Veterans Crisis Line: Phone 1-800-273-8255 Text 838255 For more resources please visit The Trauma and Mental Health Report resource page https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/resources/   If you would like to share your story/professional experience in an episode please email us at: info@menaspeacemakers.org

Sexual Assaults on Vulnerable Populations   Episode Type: Professional Host: Heather Tillewein, PhD, CHES https://www.instagram.com/heathertillewein/ https://www.facebook.com/heather.tillewein/ Description: Dr. Heather Tillewein speaks on various forms of sexual assaults on different vulnerable populations including the LGBTQ+ community through the label of conversion therapy, sex workers as students, ride-share sexual assaults, and the power and control dynamics experienced. Discussing the power and control dynamics experienced in mail-order bride marriages, specifically in intimate partner violence situations. Leading the discussion towards human sexuality education, and social change leading towards preventing sexual assaults with the vulnerable populations discussed in this episode.    People Waiting to Help in the United States: • Emergency: 911 • National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 • National Domestic Violence Hotline: Phone 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) Text “START” to 88788 • National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-422-4453 • Safe Helpline, Sexual Assault: 1-877-995-5247 • LGBTQ National Hotline: 1-888-843-4564 • National Runaway Safeline: 1-800-786-2929 • SAMHSA Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services: 1-800-662- HELP (4357) • Crisis Text Line: Text 741741 • National Eating Disorder Association Helpline: 1-800-931-2237 • Veterans Crisis Line: Phone 1-800-273-8255 Text 838255 For more resources please visit The Trauma and Mental Health Report resource page https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/resources/   Links Discussed in this Episode: Blogs by Dr. Heather Tillewein https://hphr.org/fellow-heather-tillewein/ Fight Child Abuse, Age-Specific Education to Protect Youth   If you would like to share your story/professional experience in an episode please email us at: info@menaspeacemakers.org

Everything I Want Is On The Other Side Of Fear   Episode Type: Victim/Survivor Host: (The Fabulous) Karen Unrue To follow Karen on Twitter @KarenUnrue On Instagram - afteralice24 Description: Karen shares her experiences of healing from abuse and realizing that everything she wanted was just on the other side of fear. Sharing how healing is not done in an instant, but rather something one must work on similarly to rebuilding a house brick by brick after it was demolished. Karen provides insight on how she gathered the strength to lay the bricks to her new life and the mortar she used to hold the pieces together when she felt like emotional scrambled eggs.    People Waiting to Help in the United Kingdom: Home - Women's Aid (womensaid.org.uk) Refuge Against Domestic Violence - Help for women & children. Male Victims of Domestic Abuse – Please call 01823 334244 to speak to us confidentially - (mankind.org.uk) Domestic Violence & Abuse · Emergency Injunction Service (ncdv.org.uk) Safe Helpline, Sexual Assault: 1-877-995-5247 National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-422-4453 Crisis Text Line: Text 741741 SODA https://sodahq.uk/support/ The Freedom Programme. Learn about domestic violence and abuse If you or someone you know would like to participate in the Freedom Programme, you can email sharon@sharonbryanconsultancy.com You can zoom into the programme from anywhere that you have internet access. People Waiting to Help in the United States: • Emergency: 911 • National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 • National Domestic Violence Hotline: Phone 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) Text “START” to 88788 • National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-422-4453 • Safe Helpline, Sexual Assault: 1-877-995-5247 • LGBTQ National Hotline: 1-888-843-4564 • National Runaway Safeline: 1-800-786-2929 • SAMHSA Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services: 1-800-662- HELP (4357) • Crisis Text Line: Text 741741 • National Eating Disorder Association Helpline: 1-800-931-2237 • Veterans Crisis Line: Phone 1-800-273-8255 Text 838255 For more resources please visit The Trauma and Mental Health Report resource page https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/resources/ Links Discussed in this Episode: Your Reality Gaslight Short Film https://youtu.be/SVCqTcb4qkM Karen's book, Blue Jellyfish Syndrome https://www.amazon.co.uk/Blue-Jellyfish-Syndrome Recommended by Karen “CPTSD: from surviving to thriving.” Pete Walker “Leaving the Fold” by Marlene Winnel (or Winell) She writes on religious abuse syndrome. Also, I recommend looking up Dr. Gabor Mate on youtube - all of his talks on trauma are refreshingly enlightening. If you would like to share your story/professional experience in an episode please email us at: info@menaspeacemakers.org

Parental alienation: Myths and inappropriate uses to dispute child abuse of domestic violence allegations in family court   Episode Type: Professional Host: Robert (Bob) Geffner, Ph.D. Description: Dr. Robert Geffner discusses how people who are victims of domestic violence are accused of alienation to minimize/dismiss the abuse and discredit the victim. Specifically in child custody cases to try and gain custody away from the protective parent, often when the children who have been exposed to the domestic abuse do not necessarily want to spend time with the perpetrator.    People Waiting to Help in the United States: • Emergency: 911 • National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 • National Domestic Violence Hotline: Phone 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) Text “START” to 88788 • National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-422-4453 • Safe Helpline, Sexual Assault: 1-877-995-5247 • LGBTQ National Hotline: 1-888-843-4564 • National Runaway Safeline: 1-800-786-2929 • SAMHSA Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services: 1-800-662- HELP (4357) • Crisis Text Line: Text 741741 • National Eating Disorder Association Helpline: 1-800-931-2237 • Veterans Crisis Line: Phone 1-800-273-8255 Text 838255 For more resources please visit The Trauma and Mental Health Report resource page https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/resources/ Links Discussed in this Episode: Institute on Violence, Abuse, and Trauma Website - https://www.ivatcenters.org/ Facebook link - https://www.facebook.com/IVATCenters/ Twitter link - https://twitter.com/IVATCenters LinkedIn link - https://www.linkedin.com/company/ivat-centers/ Instagram link - https://www.instagram.com/ivatcenters/   If you would like to share your story/professional experience in an episode please email us at: info@menaspeacemakers.org

Sued by Abuser for Libel After Disclosing His Abuse   Episode Type: Survivor Host: Vanessa Brown Description: What lengths will someone go to use power and control over another human being when they try to leave them? Vanessa Brown shares about her cost for speaking on the abuse she was/is suffering. Including what should have been an opportunity for friends to support her, and hold her abuser accountable, ended up being those whom she trusted supporting her abuser.  Even years after leaving, Vanessa's abuser has continued his coercive control through litigation abuse. Despite the fact they were never married and share no children, Vanessa is being drowned by the legal system as her abuser holds her under. Now facing a two-week trial for speaking. Vanessa's abuser has spent over $375,000 pounds ($500,000 US dollars) to continue his abuse. Resulting in Vanessa being homeless, unable to escape, and inability to heal. Abuse/violence does not simply end when the victim leaves.   People Waiting to Help in the United Kingdom: Home - Women's Aid (womensaid.org.uk) Refuge Against Domestic Violence - Help for women & children. Male Victims of Domestic Abuse – Please call 01823 334244 to speak to us confidentially - (mankind.org.uk) Domestic Violence & Abuse · Emergency Injunction Service (ncdv.org.uk) Safe Helpline, Sexual Assault: 1-877-995-5247 National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-422-4453 Crisis Text Line: Text 741741 SODA https://sodahq.uk/support/ The Freedom Programme. Learn about domestic violence and abuse If you or someone you know would like to participate in the Freedom Programme, you can email sharon@sharonbryanconsultancy.com You can zoom into the programme from anywhere that you have internet access. People Waiting to Help in the United States: • Emergency: 911 • National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 • National Domestic Violence Hotline: Phone 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) Text “START” to 88788 • National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-422-4453 • Safe Helpline, Sexual Assault: 1-877-995-5247 • LGBTQ National Hotline: 1-888-843-4564 • National Runaway Safeline: 1-800-786-2929 • SAMHSA Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services: 1-800-662- HELP (4357) • Crisis Text Line: Text 741741 • National Eating Disorder Association Helpline: 1-800-931-2237 • Veterans Crisis Line: Phone 1-800-273-8255 Text 838255 For more resources please visit The Trauma and Mental Health Report resource page https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/resources/   Links Discussed in this Episode: The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body by Dr. Bessel van der Kolk https://www.besselvanderkolk.com/resources/the-body-keeps-the-score Gaslight Short Film https://youtu.be/SVCqTcb4qkM What I see - A Domestic Violence Short Film https://youtu.be/B2h_PO9subA Power and Control Wheel Playlist https://youtu.be/5OrAdC6ySiY https://youtu.be/XkuC3tUgHoY https://youtu.be/PxOAqduCP4c https://youtu.be/sAH2JmGIRQ0 https://youtu.be/b__hYzHg7kk https://youtu.be/ECKkCUWDx7w https://youtu.be/JAi9fswf5KQ https://youtu.be/wO6BXV6Yxgo https://youtu.be/HtL0w8rZbzc https://youtu.be/lx02GEYkAIE THE [E]X FACTOR: ADDRESSING TRAUMA FROM POST-SEPARATION DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AS JUDICIAL TERRORISM https://heihttps://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3799218online.org/HOL/LandingPage?handle=hein.journals/walq99&div=10&id=&page= If you would like to share your story/professional experience in an episode please email us at: info@menaspeacemakers.org

Structural Causes of Trauma and Black Women   Episode Type: Professional Host: Dr. Jameta Nicole Barlow IG and Twitter: @allaboutafya Description: An exploration of the root causes of trauma for Black women survivors.   People Waiting to Help in the United States: Self-Care and Mental Health Resources for Black Communities Links Discussed in this Episode: PsychoHairapy: A Ritual of Healing Through Hair https://psychcentral.com/health/psychohairapy-a-ritual-of-healing-through-hair?fbclid=IwAR2D2uNCuykC1ajt1SRha7gvQAYg9cBhD_YFqv9ewjgqn5n80z7agOmjMHI#Seeking-help The American Slave Coast: A History of the Slave Breeding Industry by Ned and Constance Sublette https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/698532 The Crown Act https://www.thecrownact.com/ The Body Keeps the Score https://www.besselvanderkolk.com/resources/the-body-keeps-the-score   If you would like to share your story/professional experience in an episode please email us at: info@menaspeacemakers.org

Challenging Parental Alienation   Episode Type: Professional/Panel   Hosts: Jean Mercer Ph.D., is an American developmental psychologist and professor emerita of psychology at Richard Stockton College.    Margaret Drew is an Associate Professor and Director of Clinics and Experiential Learning at the University of Massachusetts School of Law.   Description: Margaret Drew J.D., and Jean Mercer Ph.D., provide a legal and psychological perspective on the concept of parental alienation. Sharing what led to their new book Challenging Parental Alienation New Directions for Professionals and Parents.   People Waiting to Help in The United States: • Emergency: 911 • National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 • National Domestic Violence Hotline: Phone 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) Text “START” to 88788 • National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-422-4453 • Safe Helpline, Sexual Assault: 1-877-995-5247 • LGBTQ National Hotline: 1-888-843-4564 • National Runaway Safeline: 1-800-786-2929 • SAMHSA Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services: 1-800-662- HELP (4357) • Crisis Text Line: Text 741741 • National Eating Disorder Association Helpline: 1-800-931-2237 • Veterans Crisis Line: Phone 1-800-273-8255 Text 838255 For more resources please visit The Trauma and Mental Health Report resource page https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/resources/   Links Discussed in This Episode: Challenging Parental Alienation New Directions for Professionals and Parents Jean Mercer Article: Are Intensive Parental Alienation Treatments effective and Safe for Children and Adolescents? Joan S. Meier Article: Denial of Family Violence in Court If you would like to share your story/professional experience in an episode please email us at: info@menaspeacemakers.org

Parental Alienation Law in Brazil   Episode Type: Professional/Survivor/Panel   Host: Coalition of Childhood Protection Maternal Voices   Description: Folks from the Collective for Childhood Protection Maternal Voice in Brazil speak on the consequences of the Parental Alienation Law in Brazil and the national and global efforts to put an end to the concept of parental alienation. We often ask why a victim does not leave an abusive relationship. The reality for many women is they are not allowed to. Sharing real examples of how victims of domestic violence risk losing their children if they leave and speak about the abuse. Furthermore, sharing case information where a victim of domestic violence was not supported in leaving, and her abuser killed their child while she was not home, then the victim was sentenced to 24 years in prison. The Collective for Childhood Protection Maternal Voice seeks to raise international awareness in hopes to get help from the gender-based violence that is occurring in Brazil, where 12 women are killed daily because of their gender, 45 thousand children and adolescents are sexually abused every year and an average of 7 thousand children and adolescents are murdered every year, mostly inside their homes.   O pessoal do Coletivo de Proteção à Infância Voz Materna do Brasil fala sobre as consequências da Lei de Alienação Parental no Brasil e os esforços nacionais e globais para acabar com o conceito de alienação parental. Muitas vezes nos perguntamos os motivos pelos quais uma vítima não sai de um relacionamento abusivo. A realidade para muitas mulheres é que elas não têm condições de sair. As representantes do grupo compartilham exemplos reais de como as vítimas de violência doméstica correm o risco de perderem seus filhos caso saiam e falem sobre os abusos. Além disso, compartilham informações de um caso no qual uma vítima de violência doméstica, não devidamente apoiada para deixar a situação de violência, teve seu filho assassinado pelo seu agressor enquanto ela não estava em casa. A vítima foi condenada a 24 anos de prisão. O Coletivo de Proteção à Infância Voz Materna busca trazer conscientização internacional na esperança de obter ajuda contra a violência de gênero que está ocorrendo no Brasil, país onde 12 mulheres são mortas diariamente por causa de seu gênero, 45 mil crianças e adolescentes são abusados sexualmente todos os anos e uma média de 7 mil crianças e adolescentes são assassinadas todos os anos, a maioria dentro de seus lares. Links for Coalition of Childhood Protection Maternal Voices Facebook Instagram Twitter People Waiting to Help in Brazil: 180 Domestic Violence 190 Emergency People Waiting to Help in the United States: • Emergency: 911 • National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 • National Domestic Violence Hotline: Phone 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) Text “START” to 88788 • National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-422-4453 • Safe Helpline, Sexual Assault: 1-877-995-5247 • LGBTQ National Hotline: 1-888-843-4564 • National Runaway Safeline: 1-800-786-2929 • SAMHSA Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services: 1-800-662- HELP (4357) • Crisis Text Line: Text 741741 • National Eating Disorder Association Helpline: 1-800-931-2237 • Veterans Crisis Line: Phone 1-800-273-8255 Text 838255 For more resources please visit The Trauma and Mental Health Report resource page https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/resources/   Links Discussed in This Episode: English Link for the National Council of Health recommendations: http://conselho.saude.gov.br/recomendacoes-cns/2337-recomendacao-n-003-de-11-de-fevereiro-de-2022 Link on violence, including femicide, in English: https://forumseguranca.org.br/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/atlas-violencia-2021-infografico-ingles-v3.pdf Link on violence against children in English: https://www.unicef.org/brazil/media/17341/file/panorama-lethal-sexual-violence-against-children-adolescents-in-brazil.pdf Portuguese https://forumseguranca.org.br/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/atlas-da-violencia-2020-infografico.pdf https://www.unicef.org/brazil/comunicados-de-imprensa/nos-ultimos-cinco-anos-35-mil-criancas-e-adolescentes-foram-mortos-de-forma-violenta-no-brasil   If you would like to share your story/professional experience in an episode please email us at: info@menaspeacemakers.org

Recovering from CSA (Childhood Sexual Abuse)   Episode Type: Survivor/Advocate Host: Tim Verity Description: "I was sexually abused by a male relative between the ages of 6 and 8. Sharing my experiences, and finding others like me who could relate to me was important." Tim Verity In this powerful episode, Tim shares his experience as a male survivor of CSA (Childhood Sexual Abuse) in hopes of helping other victims of CSA in knowing they are not alone. Being a male survivor of CSA Tim shares the struggles he has faced based on his gender both in reporting and in his own healing journey. Giving brief glimpses into the lasting impact CSA has on an individual and the obstacles one faces when seeking help with mental health.   Links for Tim Twitter, Instagram, and Tiktok  @tim_verity People Waiting to Help in the United Kingdom: Rape Crisis England & Wales https://rapecrisis.org.uk/get-help/looking-for-information/support-for-men-and-boys/ Survivors UK https://www.survivorsuk.org/ Safeline https://www.safeline.org.uk/what-we-do/men/ a doctor or practice nurse at your GP surgery a voluntary organisation, such as Rape Crisis, Women's Aid, Victim Support, The Survivors Trust or Male Survivors Partnership the 24-hour freephone National Domestic Abuse Helpline, run by Refuge, on 0808 2000 247 the Rape Crisis national freephone helpline on 0808 802 9999 (12 to 2.30pm and 7 to 9.30pm every day of the year) a hospital accident and emergency (A&E) department a genitourinary medicine (GUM) or sexual health clinic a contraceptive clinic a young people's service call NHS 111 or get help from 111 online the police, or dial 101 in an emergency, dial 999 People Waiting to Help in the United States: • Emergency: 911 • National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 • National Domestic Violence Hotline: Phone 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) Text “START” to 88788 • National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-422-4453 • Safe Helpline, Sexual Assault: 1-877-995-5247 • LGBTQ National Hotline: 1-888-843-4564 • National Runaway Safeline: 1-800-786-2929 • SAMHSA Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services: 1-800-662- HELP (4357) • Crisis Text Line: Text 741741 • National Eating Disorder Association Helpline: 1-800-931-2237 • Veterans Crisis Line: Phone 1-800-273-8255 Text 838255 For more resources please visit The Trauma and Mental Health Report resource page Links Discussed on This Episode: No No Square Song https://youtu.be/spgGg85a3yE Sexual Abuse in the Family Short Film https://youtu.be/WOyg6IrfuzA Grooming Short Film https://youtu.be/R0Ujv3stTZM   If you would like to share your story/professional experience in an episode please email us at: info@menaspeacemakers.org

Trauma & the Struggle to Open Up   Episode Type: Professional Host: Dr. Robert T Muller Description: Dr. Robert T Muller, Ph.D., who trained at Harvard, speaks about the therapeutic processes and therapeutic relationship for clients after experiencing interpersonal trauma. Discussing his book Trauma and the Struggle to Open Up, a book written both for the professional and the client to aid in healing and growth after trauma through therapy. Dr. Muller has a blog and an online magazine that focus on various aspects of trauma (see links below) that are available for free. Dr. Muller also teaches at York University in Toronto Canada. Through the episode and in reading Dr. Muller's work it's clear he truly cares for those who have experienced trauma and reminds his clients that their trauma is but one chapter in their life, and they are the author of their life.   Links for Dr. Robert T Muller Psycholgy Today Blog https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/contributors/robert-t-muller-phd Link to Amazon Books https://www.amazon.com/Robert-T.-Muller/e/B0033AFO5A%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share Link to Dr. Robert T Muller's Psychotherapy Services in Toronto Canada https://psychotherapytoronto.ca/ Link to The Trauma & Mental Health Report  https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/ People Waiting to Help in Canada: Resources People Waiting to Help in the United States: • Emergency: 911 • National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 • National Domestic Violence Hotline: Phone 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) Text “START” to 88788 • National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-422-4453 • Safe Helpline, Sexual Assault: 1-877-995-5247 • LGBTQ National Hotline: 1-888-843-4564 • National Runaway Safeline: 1-800-786-2929 • SAMHSA Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services: 1-800-662- HELP (4357) • Crisis Text Line: Text 741741 • National Eating Disorder Association Helpline: 1-800-931-2237 • Veterans Crisis Line: Phone 1-800-273-8255 Text 838255   If you would like to share your story/professional experience in an episode please email us at: info@menaspeacemakers.org

Trauma and Juvenile Justice   Episode Type: Professional Host: Dr. Haley Zettler Description: Dr. Zettler an assistant professor of criminal justice at the University of North Texas shares her research focusing on trauma, mental health, and substance abuse and the ways they impact someone going into/through the American criminal justice system. Dr. Zettler focuses her discussion on the juvenile justice system and the ways we can help people receive the help they need. Dr. Zettler shares about the increase of females being incarcerated in the US and research on their personal history of trauma.    People Waiting to Help: • Emergency: 911 • National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 • National Domestic Violence Hotline: Phone 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) Text “START” to 88788 • National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-422-4453 • Safe Helpline, Sexual Assault: 1-877-995-5247 • LGBTQ National Hotline: 1-888-843-4564 • National Runaway Safeline: 1-800-786-2929 • SAMHSA Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services: 1-800-662- HELP (4357) • Crisis Text Line: Text 741741 • National Eating Disorder Association Helpline: 1-800-931-2237 • Veterans Crisis Line: Phone 1-800-273-8255 Text 838255   Links Discussed in this Episode: Book Discussed: Inside This Place, Not of it No Such Thing Campaign ACEs Adverse Childhood Experiences

I Didn't Know Surviving Domestic Abuse Would Be Like This   Episode: Type: Victim/Survivor Host: Samantha Billingham Description: Samantha Billingham from the UK shares about how her life changed from a chance meeting with an attractive and charming stranger in a pub one evening. Sharing how domestic violence is not openly talked about, making it easy for victims to not realize they are being abused, and how we don't talk about life after experiencing an abusive relationship. Samantha shares how her life has been altered from being a victim of domestic violence even 16 years after being abused. Samantha uses her experience of being a victim of domestic violence to help educate, support, and empower other victims across the globe.    People Waiting to Help in the United Kingdom: Home - Women's Aid (womensaid.org.uk) Refuge Against Domestic Violence - Help for women & children. Male Victims of Domestic Abuse – Please call 01823 334244 to speak to us confidentially - (mankind.org.uk) Domestic Violence & Abuse · Emergency Injunction Service (ncdv.org.uk) People Waiting to Help In the United States: Emergency: 911 National Domestic Violence Hotline: Phone 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) Text “START” to 88788 Safe Helpline, Sexual Assault: 1-877-995-5247 National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-422-4453 Crisis Text Line: Text 741741 Links Discussed in This Episode: SODA  https://sodahq.uk/support/ Absent Presence  http://rcfv.archive.royalcommission.vic.gov.au/CustomData/Exhibits/CH/WIT.0006.001.0039_R.pdf https://noviolence.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/More-Present-than-absent-article.pdf Power and Control Wheel https://www.theduluthmodel.org/wheels/ Gaslight Short Film https://youtu.be/SVCqTcb4qkM

'Walking on Eggshells', & The National Centre for Domestic Violence   Episode Type: Survivor & Professional Host: Sharon Bryan Description: Sharon shares her personal experiences of domestic violence, the legal system, and then healing through working with other victims of domestic violence. Seeking to be the person that she needed and did not have going through domestic violence Sharon works with the National Centre for Domestic Violence in the United Kingdom, as well as running her company that helps victims of domestic violence on an international level. Please know there is help. You are not alone. Freedom Programme  The Freedom Programme. Learn about domestic violence and abuse If you or someone you know would like to participate in the Freedom Programme, you can email sharon@sharonbryanconsultancy.com You can zoom into the programme from anywhere that you have internet access. People Waiting to Help in the United Kingdom: Home - Women's Aid (womensaid.org.uk) Refuge Against Domestic Violence - Help for women & children. Male Victims of Domestic Abuse – Please call 01823 334244 to speak to us confidentially - (mankind.org.uk) Domestic Violence & Abuse · Emergency Injunction Service (ncdv.org.uk) Sharon Bryan's Website Thank you for visiting my website! - Sharon Bryan Consultancy Community Interest Company People Waiting to Help in the United States: • Emergency: 911 • National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 • National Domestic Violence Hotline: Phone 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) Text “START” to 88788 • National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-422-4453 • Safe Helpline, Sexual Assault: 1-877-995-5247 • LGBTQ National Hotline: 1-888-843-4564 • National Runaway Safeline: 1-800-786-2929 • SAMHSA Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services: 1-800-662- HELP (4357) • Crisis Text Line: Text 741741 • National Eating Disorder Association Helpline: 1-800-931-2237 • Veterans Crisis Line: Phone 1-800-273-8255 Text 838255 Links Discussed in this Episode: Video on Gaslighting https://youtu.be/SVCqTcb4qkM Purgatory (Gaslighting, Coercive Control, Abuse) https://youtu.be/UVTyu1CfVpw  

Emotional Eating   Episode Type: Professional Host: Julia Reichenberger Description: Julia Reichenberger from Austria, shares about her area of research in emotional eating, and her work at the Eating Behavior Laboratory, Center for Cognitive Neuroscience, and Department of Psychology, Hellbrunner Salzburg, Austria. Julia discusses additional research on childhood trauma, and veterans in regard to trauma and eating relationships.    People Waiting to Help in Austria: Crisis Hotline 142 Emergency Service for Children and Young People 147 Emergency Service for the deaf and hard of hearing 0800/133 133 (SMS, FAX) Crisis assistance Upper Austria - crisis hotline 0732 2177 Austria Health Hotline 1450 Helpline for Crime Victims 116 006 Emotional Support Helpine 116 123 People Waiting to Help in the United States: Emergency: 911 National Eating Disorder Association Helpline: 1-800-931-2237 Veterans Crisis Line: Phone 1-800-273-8255 Text 838255 Crisis Text Line: Text 741741 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 National Domestic Violence Hotline: Phone 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) Text “START” to 88788 National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-422-4453 Safe Helpline, Sexual Assault: 1-877-995-5247 LGBTQ National Hotline: 1-888-843-4564 National Runaway Safeline: 1-800-786-2929 SAMHSA Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services: 1-800-662- HELP (4357) Links Discussed in this Episode: Julia Rechenberger Bio Eating Behavior Laboratory in Austria

Healing is a Journey   Episode Type: Victim & Professional  Host: Brandon Jones Description: In this episode, Brandon Jones, Executive Director of the Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health (MACMH), shares his personal journey in healing. Brandon shares about the complex trauma he experienced in his youth, and how he found healing through formal education and therapy. Brandon further discusses how he utilizes an empathetic approach to help others on their own healing journey, as well as working towards helping community through repairing harm that is passed down and ending the cycle of abuse.    People Waiting to Help: Emergency: 911 Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health https://macmh.org National Alliance on Mental Illness https://nami.org/help National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-422-4453 National Domestic Violence Hotline: Phone 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) Text “START” to 88788 Crisis Text Line: Text 741741  

Episode Type: Professional   Host: Dr. Laura Sinko   Description: Dr. Laura Sinko, sexual assault nurse examiner and assistant professor of nursing at Temple University, shares her work supporting and amplifying the healing journeys of survivors of gender-based violence.   People Waiting to Help: Emergency: 911 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 National Domestic Violence Hotline: Phone 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) Text “START” to 88788 National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-422-4453 Safe Helpline, Sexual Assault: 1-877-995-5247 LGBTQ National Hotline: 1-888-843-4564 Crisis Text Line: Text 741741 Online survivor healing and community building platform: https://ourwave.org Links Discussed in this Episode: Dr. Laura Sinko's biography https://cph.temple.edu/about/directory/laura-sinko Our Wave https://ourwave.org Short clip "Finding The Strength To Heal" https://discover.ourwave.org/exhibit/finding-the-strength-to-heal Coaching for Change https://www.menaspeacemakers.org/coachingforchange University of Minnesota-Duluth Restorative Justice and Sexual Harm https://rjp.d.umn.edu/resources/restorative-justice-and-sexual-harm

Episode Type: Panel    Hosts: Jill Bellefeuille  Learning and Resource Coordinator with Mending the Sacred Hoop   Cristine Davidson Education and Cultural Coordinator with Minnesota Indian Women's Sexual Assult Coalition   Description: The release date of this episode is on Native American Heritage Day on November 26th, 2021. November is now recognized as Native American Heritage Month. The focus of our first-panel episode is Transgenerational Trauma in the Native American Community. Recognizing that Native American Heritage was disrupted through the series of cultural assimilation of Native Americans into mainstream European-American culture. Including the acts of the assimilation policy 1951 - 1962. Our panel discusses how the traumatic events and experiences by ancestors have been passed on through transgenerational trauma. Concluding with the need for healing and the hope for inner peace.  People Waiting to Help: Mending The Sacred Hoop | Domestic Violence Prevention | Duluth, MN (mshoop.org) Minnesota Indian Women's Sexual Assault Coalition StrongHearts Native Helpline Call or text 1-844-762-8483   Links Discussed in this Episode: Domestic Violence in Indian Country | Mending The Sacred Hoop | Duluth MN (mshoop.org) decolonising-the-mind-article.pdf (nsw.gov.au)

Episode Type: Survivor   Host: Jill   Description: Jill shares her personal journey from trauma to healing with a focus on hope through social change. Discussing social pressures, and recognizing she was seeing the world through others' filters, she delves into her process of removing those filters to finally see through her own two eyes. Jill also shares how being an empath has made her healing journey both challenging and rewarding. Additionally, As a direct descendent of the White Earth Nation, a spiritual intuitive, and an employee of Mending the Sacred Hoop, she shares her experiences and understanding of transgenerational trauma.    People Waiting to Help: Mending The Sacred Hoop | Domestic Violence Prevention | Duluth, MN (mshoop.org) Emergency: 911 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 National Domestic Violence Hotline: Phone 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) Text “START” to 88788 National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-422-4453 Safe Helpline, Sexual Assault: 1-877-995-5247 SAMHSA Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services: 1-800-662- HELP (4357) Crisis Text Line: Text 741741 Research Links Discussed in this Episode: Dr. Masaru Emoto and Water Consciousness (thewellnessenterprise.com)

Episode Type: Victim/Survivor, and Professional   Host: Cami   Description: Cami, from The Duluth Model (Domestic Abuse Intervention Program), shares her personal experience as a victim of domestic violence. Cami also shares her professional experience in working with other victims of domestic violence.    People Waiting to Help: Emergency: 911 National Domestic Violence Hotline: Phone 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) Text “START” to 88788 Safe Helpline, Sexual Assault: 1-877-995-5247 National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-422-4453 Crisis Text Line: Text 741741

Episode Type: Professional  Host: Rachel Description: Rachel, joins us from New Zealand, to share about her work in the family violence sector in New Zealand. Domestic violence is a global pandemic, listen in to see some of the ways New Zealand is addressing domestic violence and working to help victims. People Waiting to Help: New Zealand Safe to Talk(external link) sexual harm helpline: 0800 044334, text: 4334, email: support@safetotalk.nz Rape Crisis: 0800 88 33 00 Women's Refuge(external link): 0800 733 843 Shine domestic abuse services(external link) free call: 0508 744 633 (9am and 11pm) Hey Bro helpline(external link) - supporting men to be free from violence 0800 HeyBro (439 276) Family violence information line(external link) to find out about local services or how to help someone else: 0800 456 450 Oranga Tamariki line(external link) for concerns about children and young people: 0508 326 459, email: contact@ot.govt.nz1737, Need to talk?(external link) Free call or text: 1737 for mental health support from a trained counsellor Youthline(external link): 0800 376 633, free text: 234, email: talk@youthline.co.nz Shakti - for migrant and refugee women - 0800 742 584 - 24 hours Elder Abuse Helpline: 0800 32 668 65 - 24 hours, text: 5032, email: support@elderabuse.nz United States Emergency: 911 National Domestic Violence Hotline: Phone 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) Text “START” to 88788 National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-422-4453 Crisis Text Line: Text 741741 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255

Episode Type: Victim/Survivor Host: Ali Description: Ali shares about her journey, going from openly Transgender Republican, to now CD6 DFL Secretary, who ran for office in Minnesota. People Waiting to Help: LGBTQ National Hotline: 1-888-843-4564 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 National Eating Disorder Association Helpline: 1-800-931-2237

This episode is a brief introduction to What They Don't Tell You About Being a Survivor. Contact via email at: info@menaspeacemakers.org