On this #SurvivorStories series episode, our guest is Sarah Strong, a protective parent and survivor of domestic violence and coercive control, a fitness instructor, a power lifter, and a health advocate. Â Sarah talks about her whirlwind romance with her ex-husband whom she met in March 2016, married three months later in June 2016, and divorced…
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Iâm a fan of TV family dramas, from Parenthood, to Party of Five, to Little House and to, of course, NBCâs This is Us. On yesterdayâs episode of This is Us, fans of the show got an in depth look at one of the main characterâs childhood back storyâââPhylicia Rashad make her debut as Bethâs mother, a story line that foreshadows…
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On todayâs show, our guest is Ashley Bendiksen, a survivor of domestic violence and sexual assault who has transformed her experience to become a vocal advocate, activist and public speaker on issues related to ending gender-based violence. Â Her work centers on reaching youth and helping empower them to engage in self-discovery and end abuse. Ashley…
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On todayâs show, our guest is Maria Santiago, a survivor of childhood domestic violence or family violence, a protective parent, and a decades long advocate for survivors of intimate partner violence. Â Maria is employed as a violence prevention educator in a NYC non-profit organization and works on elder justice reform in the Latino community as…
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Imagine attending a #BlackLivesMatter organizing meeting and hearing the organizers spout #AllLivesMatter or #BlueLivesMatter as a rallying cry. Imagine going to a Title IX policy workshop that touted itself as a solution to strengthening accountability of campus rape and sexual assaults, then hearing the speakers refer to Brock Turner, not as a convicted rapist, but…
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