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Episodes - 2020 Original Air Date Description
Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) - 2564

Q & A call-in discussion with NAASCA family members for New Year's Eve

CELEBRATE !
Thursday
12/31/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC

CELEBRATION !! -- Q & A call-in discussion with NAASCA family members for New Year's Eve, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature survivors and professionals who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Let's take the opportunity to celebrate the coming New Year .. and ring out the OLD ONE! A lot of folks can't wait to see 2020 pass, and are looking forward to a chance for a better experience in 2021. ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivors and professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivors and professionals will help guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) - 2563

Special guest Amber Johnson
Wednesday
12/30/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Amber Johnson from Abilene, Texas, 31 years of age. The list of abuses she's endeared is long. "I've been through family abandonment, rape, domestic violence abuse, verbal, mental, narcissistic abuse, young pregnancy, premature labor, and health complications. I have even ran into a romance pimp. I only survived by God's grace and mercy for me and my children." I was lost. Life had sucked me in. I was almost at my breaking point after almost losing my life for the 3rd time and then GOD stepped in teaching me self-love, self-worth, how to love others, how to trust again and how to be happy again. But the most that I love is peace. It's everything I've written an autobiography about my life. It's in editing now. I plan to inspire and also motivate others on survival skills, just like God has given me. I am strong enough now to identify what I need to see and how I should move in life. It's nobody but God who gives me the sense enough not to use drugs and heal my pain I don't have to entertain the enemy. I am in charge of my happiness and I stand firm on that with God. I am changing to heal me, showing my kids what I wasn't shown in life, the right way to live life. IT'S ONLY UP FROM HERE AND I'M NOT LOOKING BACK. I'M DESTINED TO HELP OTHERS GET OUT OF DARKNESS.
Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) - 2562

Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional - Bill Murray, NAASCA founder - 12 Step Recovery
Tuesday
12/29/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Bill Murray from Los Angeles, our founder. Bill's recovery is 12 Step-based and spans some 3 and a half decades. Sexually abused by numerous clerics, all men, between the ages of 11 and mid-way through high school, a minor seminary, he was also the victim of pre-pubescent pornography and even a two week kidnapping. Bill was graced to have found Alcoholics Anonymous when he was 30 years old. The program not only helped him get clean and sober but also gave him a place to give up his secrets, and the tools by which he's recovered. He firmly believes one can use the 12 Step process to heal from child abuse trauma and to find a way to a comfortable life. ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) - 2561

Special guest Toyin Okunuga
Monday
12/28/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Toyin Okunuga from Essex, UK, a child abuse survivor and new member of the NAASCA family. Toyin is the author of a new memoir, 'Hush to Roar: a true story of love, childhood trauma and recovery', about her recovery from childhood experiences, particularly, but not exclusive, to sexual childhood abuse. She has created a business, 'Hush to Road', where she helps women take holistic action steps to recovery from childhood trauma, and see a light at the end of the tunnel. Her clients work towards having thriving health and mental wellness. They become unstuck from their deep-rooted hurt and pain. 'Hush to Roar' was number one on Amazon in 4 different categories. It’s 1972, and the most amazing white family fosters two-month-old Bas. She is the only black child in an all-white village in the UK, growing up surrounded by the unconditional love of her foster family. Suddenly her idyllic, carefree childhood is shattered when her birth parents decide to take her to Nigeria. Thrown into an alien and confusing world, eight-year-old Bas is renamed Toyin and has to adapt to survive her new life in West Africa. Toyin is an inspirational speaker and coach of her business, also called Hush to Roar. The Hush to Roar business and book were manifested through Toyin’s personal story, haven undergone several unimaginable Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), including sexual childhood abuse within the family.
Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) - 2560

Special guest Pamela Lockridge

Christmas
Friday
12/25/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Christmas show with special guest Pamela Lockridge. ~~ The all-volunteer National Association of Adult Survivors of Child Abuse (NAASCA) has a single purpose, to address issues of child abuse and trauma including sexual assault, violent or physical abuse, emotional traumas and neglect; and this is done from two specific perspectives: (1) educating the public, and (2) offering hope and healing. We seek to build a survivor / activist community, all of which from the president on down are volunteers, believing that together we can do what we cannot do alone. ~~ Our special guest tonight is Pamela Elaine Lockridge. She was pimped by her mother to her second husband; as a child sex slave from the age of 4-18. She understands the depths of terror and long-lasting mental anguish that comes along with this type of trauma. She will share her story of finding complete closure and mental healing. ~~ There may be many hurting individuals listening and wanting to be heard on the show who are at different places in life on their healing journey of survival and / or healing from trauma such as child sex abuse, rape, domestic violence and other trauma. All who call into the show will receive tremendous support, love, and acceptance by the NAASCA family. ~~ Finally, because the show happens to fall on Christmas night, at some point in the show Pamela will take some time to share with the audience some historically significant information for all to discuss and bring their knowledge to the table; in order to end the show on a more positive note.
Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) - 2559

Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional - Felicia Dawn Parr - survivor / coach
Thursday
12/24/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC

Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Felicia Dawn Parr. "I suffered much abuse, neglect, and felt extreme fear when my mom and dad fought," she says. "After my mom and dad divorced, I was molested by my uncle; starting at the age of 5. My dad remarried a woman who abused me mentally, verbally, and physically. She began telling me 'no one wants you'. She goes on, "I ran away several times, and eventually became a child of the streets. I became anorexic, when I connected with a childhood friend who abused me and kidnapped me several times after leaving him. I went into a women's shelter." She explains, "I made amends with my father and recently married a Christian man. After searching, I found the right therapist for me. He sees me for Complex PTSD, insomnia and co-dependency. I am an advocate for those who are in recovery. I believe unconditional love conquers all hurt. I always try to be the person I needed." ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) - 2558

Special guest Marlisse Hardamon
Wednesday
12/23/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Marlisse (Lisa) Hardamon from Beavercreek, Ohio, a child abuse survivor who refers to herself as a 'victor'. From 5 years old through her teenage years Lisa was mentally, emotionally, sexually and physically abused. At 16, while she was babysitting for a family friend, she was once again sexually assaulted when the man of the house raped her. She says, "Today I dance in the light of my life, not as a victim, but a victor. I have learned to not only forgive my perpetrators but to forgive myself. I have learned to move past my pain." Lisa is writing her first book entitled, 'Tapestry of A Victor: From Trauma to Triumph'. See her web site at: www.TransformationSpeaks.com. "I could introduce myself by calling myself a victim, because, at the age of 5, I became a victim of mental abuse,: she says. "I was forced to hide in a closet, while my mother was beaten regularly by my father. I have strong memories of my mother putting me into the closet and telling me to be as quiet as I could until she came to get me. But today, I would like to introduce myself, Lisa, a victor. Yes, I was abused and suffered from the result of that abuse. Yes, I cried and I even tried to end my life, several times. I hated myself and everyone, else. I was bitter and angry. I am not a victim, I did not let my life destroy me, they made me strong and taught me how to truly live life." Marlisse is the Advocate of the Year for 2019, and she is developing into a famous motivational speaker for her ability to uses the power of storytelling to share her personal story in a manner that the audience can gain insight.
Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) - 2557

Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional - Pastor Deborah Schleich
Tuesday
12/22/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Pastor Deborah Schleich, who grew up all over the world in a military family where her mother was mentally ill, and is now a survivor-professional. Living in Pensacola, Florida, she's trained in ministry, mental health, working with substance abuse and is a trauma informed social worker .. all in one! She volunteers with many community organizations. Pastor Deborah says she ".. can minister by text, phone, Skype, in person and however the Lord directs her, 24/7." She teaches that humans have three parts, being of spirit, soul and the physical body, and believes that all 3 are important .. and that each area needs care. We look forward to Pastor Deborah being an active member of the NAASCA family for a long time! ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) - 2556

Special guest Nikki Adams
Monday
12/21/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Nikki Adams from Manchester, Connecticut, a survivor of childhood sexual abuse. "I was molested by my real father at 7 or 8 and then a stepfather from the age of 9 years old to 16", she says. Nikki broke her silence to her mother when she was 12 but didn’t feel believed. "My mom stayed with him and the abuse continued until I was 16." She explains, "He did end up serving 15 years, and I heard he passed away recently. My life just took a dramatic turn during and after his sentencing. Now 10-12 years later after a whole bunch of other traumas and hardships I decided I was going to get my life back together for once and for all and I realized healing is not a destination it's a journey but a beautiful and exciting one. Especially when you are able to help others." Now in recovery, Nikki has a special way of helping others. She's become a Trauma informed Yoga Teacher! "I always felt so light and empowered after. I’ve always had this calling on my life to help other survivors but I didn’t know how," she says. "I own 'Beauty for Ashes Wellness Cultivation'. I help Survivors of childhood sexual abuse empower themselves to heal, love and trust their bodies. Through wellness and yoga I create an inspirational, safe, space for survivors to naturally break through."
Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) - 2555

Special guest Ladera Carn
Friday
12/18/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Ladera Carn (Dr Purposed) from Tomball, Texas, had a rocky childhood. "Finding out that my first incident of molestation was at the age of one. This went on well into my teenage years." She says. "I had to grow up very fast and my biggest fear was my mother. I wouldn’t even think abuse was the appropriate terminology to use, it was more like living with someone that referred to as demonic spirits. I was taught to hate myself, feel unworthy, and that I was the issue to the problems." Let’s fast forward. Ladera asks, "Who would’ve thought that the very abusive lifestyle would one day become my purpose! I’m now a 20-year domestic violence survivor and minister. I’m currently married to a Man of God. We’ve just celebrated our 14th year anniversary in July. I’m an Author of 6 books, a domestic violence educator, survivor, and advocate. I’m the proud owner and founder of many businesses, highly educated, and due to my life history, I received a Honorary Doctorate Degree in Divinity." She's quite busy! "My main business which serves my purpose is called D’Vine Destiny Ministry & Crisis Center for women & children who are victims of domestic violence and human trafficking. I’ve traveled the world this year on a book tour called, BAM (Black Lives Matter) and had the joy of not only being on many talk & radio shows but also is featured for November’s Cover Story on Purpose Magazine." Please see: dvinedestinyministrycrisiscentets.com
Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) - 2554

Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional Dr Jaime Romo, educator, CSA by clergy
Thursday
12/17/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC

Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Dr Jaime Romo from San Diego, California, an educator, consultant, author, and Commissioned Minister, who promotes healing from abuse and the prevention of child sexual abuse, particularly abuse by religious authorities or in the context of religious settings. A workbook he wrote, Healing the Sexually Abused Heart: A Workbook for Survivors, Thrivers, and Supporters,  is an integration of various disciplines that led Jaime to become a certified Traumatic Incident Reduction (TIR) facilitator. Jaime explains, “While it is no secret that I am a survivor of clergy abuse, it is the journey of integration, transformation and application that is most telling about my accomplishments and the life that I celebrate.” Please visit his website: http://www.jaimeromo.org. ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) - 2553

Special guest Shanna Maria
Wednesday
12/16/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Shanna Maria from St. Paul, Minnesota, a returning NAASCA family member who's a survivor of childhood sexual abuse and has an extraordinary healing journey. Shanna was able to find healing through her spirituality which saved her life. Shanna shares how she was able to find true healing after a childhood of sexual abuse. "There is light at the end of the tunnel," she says." A visionary who has sat back and watched and still not satisfied with the lack of progress still to this day with sexual abuse." She also believes perpetrators are being protected by the system. "I am not afraid to speak the truth about this." She says, "I’m ready to help make much needed changes and to be a light for other survivors, letting them know healing is possible." Shanna was abused all through her youth. "I was sexually abused by my grandfather," she tells us. "I was 5 Years old when my abuse started and 17 years old when it ended. Shanna had two more sexual assaults, raped at 16 by another family member and later sexually assaulted in her early 20s by her husband's relative. She describes herself as an intuitive Guide/ Mentor. "I am a public speaker and an advocate for children and Human transformation." She goes on, "Soul Design School is not a single class, or workshop, or event. It is a MOVEMENT."
Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) - 2552

Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional - Sharyn Higdon Jones, psychotherapist and author
Tuesday
12/15/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Sharyn Higdon Jones, a licensed psychotherapist for over 35 years with individuals, couples and families who have experienced the trauma of abuse. In her words: “The pain of being sexually abused is deep and profound. The abuse experience touches the core of a woman's being in ways she could never have predicted. She has been violated on so many levels." Sharyn is also the author of the book 'Healing Steps; a Gentle Path to Recovery for Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse,' written in a workbook format with exercises. Sharyn says, “Healing Steps is a perfect step-by-step process that evolved out of groups of women molested as children. It is the perfect format either to be facilitated by a mental health professional or could be used as a guide in a peer support group.” ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) - 2551

Special guest Angelena Cortello
Monday
12/14/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Angelena Cortello from Orleans, Louisiana. Angelena is the author of two books available on Amazon: 'Angel: the True Story of An Undeserved Chance' and 'Healing Letters: A 140 Day Journey to Healthy Living'. As she grew up, her mom abandoned her to her conservative and religious father in Miami. Her dad's wife was very verbally abusive, and had a mental illness that caused her to go into rages for minute reasons. Angelena began doing drugs in high school, and began prostituting herself out to maintain an addiction to crack. "My life was insane," she says, "and I believed what I was doing was all I was capable of doing." She continues, "As my addiction progressed, I began prostituting myself out to maintain my addiction to crack. I ended up in a situation where I was conned into working with a lady who had many clients. When I got clean, I found out I was HIV+ and have Hepatitis B. I have been blessed that my health has remained good. I made the decision that I wanted to make a difference with my life. I am presently working on my 3rd book and on the committee for another Recovery Convention. I sponsor people in a 12-step program. I blog on an HIV website. I also started an HIV support group through zoom when COVID started. There are HIV+ people from all over that come on." Angelena's a winner. "“My dreams and more have come true. God has given me an opportunity to not only change, but build my self-esteem and reveal that I could do good things with my life. The healing has been a process. Where I am at today in my life has me full of gratitude.”
Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) - 2550

Special guest Malisia (Mia) McKinney
Friday
12/11/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Malisia (Mia) McKinney from Daytona Beach, Florida, wife, author of '12 Step Work Book for Survivors of Sexual Abuse' and advocate for adult survivors. "I consider myself blessed." Mia says. "I survived Physical, Sexual and Mental Abuse at the hands of my mother and many others, but was able to forgive and move forward becoming a productive adult in society." She explains, "For 12 years my mother created a hell for me with beatings, poisonings, and sexual abuse. I was brainwashed into believing I was unlovable and God hated me.” After leaving home Malisia was a victim of human trafficking and a broken foster care system. It took a while, but as she grew eventually things started to get better. "It was the kindness of safe and loving people I met along the way whom let me know there was more to life. That’s what I want to talk about tonight: our heroes and angels we meet along the way who show us what unconditional love really is." Mia continues, "With the holidays here and a pandemic at hand we need those heroes more than ever." She goes on, "I’m not saying it’s going to be easy but there's a support system out there to get you through those tough moments. Healing is a lifetime journey that is worth it. Let's talk about how to handle friends and family during this season which can be happy times for some and triggering for others. I am humbled and proud to be a part of the NAASCA family." We at NAASCA are proud of her, too. Non-paid volunteers are the backbone of the mission at our non funded 501(c)3. We receive no grants and are self supporting through our own contributions, most of which are expressed by the many hours a week members like Mia contribute! Thank you !!!
Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) - 2549

Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional Barbara Joy Hansen, Violence Prevention Expert
Thursday
12/10/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC

Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Barbara Joy Hansen from Milford, Massachusetts, a child abuse survivor and Violence Prevention Expert. Her book, 'Listen to the Cry of the Child,' is where she shares her journey. She and her husband work in prisons, homeless shelters, domestic violence conferences, etc, and she facilitates a survivors support group called Beauty Out of Ashes (many members are former alcoholics or addicts). Barbara has a lot of information and experience to offer! ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) - 2548

Special guest Dr Wanda McKinley
Wednesday
12/09/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Dr. Wanda McKinley from Dallas, Texas, founder and CEO of 'We Are Survivors Foundation', an International non-profit Organization for abused men, women and children. Wanda was a victim of abuse for 24 consecutive years. Her biological father began to molest her as early as six. Then at the age of thirteen her biological father and stepfather raped her .. until the age of eighteen. With her ex-husband from the age of nineteen, she endured physical, mental, verbal, sexual and financial abuse until she found the strength to leave at the age of thirty-one. Due to the trauma that she experienced; she began to become an example for others. Wanda is a best-selling author, the recipient of an International Humanitarian Award. She's a 2016 Advocate of the Year for Domestic Violence, and a strong Domestic and International speaker. Wanda recently received an Honorary Doctorate Degree in Social Advocacy (in 2020) due to her work in the States and Internationally and has a television show called 'We are Survivors'. Dr. McKinley has also launched an apparel line called ROAR and 'We are Survivors Workbook Series'. She is also the owner of McKinley Consulting Firm where she is a Behavioral Modification Strategist. She notes, "Our mission is to provide a stable environment for abused and battered men, women and children in providing temporary shelter, counseling and provide employment training.” Her mission includes helping men and women transition from abusive situations to being self-sufficient in society. Wanda wants to "empower men and women so they can and will survive and thrive in society on their own and to uplift them and provide them a new life, a new prospective of normalcy by enhancing and elevating their lives."
Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) - 2547

Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional - Lori Golden, psychotherapist and author
Tuesday
12/08/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Lori Golden from San Diego, California, a survivor and a private psychotherapist working with other trauma and abuse survivors. Lori shares, “I am a survivor of incest. My father sexually abused me from the age of 5 to 16. When the sun went down, I was filled with terror, hypervigilance, and waiting. Everything in my room came alive." Lori started using drugs in college at 18 and covered her worthlessness, aloneness and increasing desperation with bulimic exercising, food addiction and drugs, culminating in a suicide attempt at 27. "I am an incest survivor, an addict in Narcotics Anonymous for 33 years as well as Food Addicts Anonymous for 30", she tells us. Her book, 'My House Of Lies; Awakening from a Childhood of Sexual Abuse'. ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) - 2546

Special guest Wanda M Chandler
Monday
12/07/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Wanda Marie Chandler from Orlando, Florida, an abuse survivor and author of the book 'Diamonds In The Rough', a compilation of healing and deliverance testimonies and stories about women who were used, abuse, and cast aside by the family and friends. She hopes to bring young girls and women back from the brink of darkness. Wanda is the 9th of 10 children born to Sylvion and Pastor Margaret Keith, both of whom are deceased, born and partially raised in the United States Virgin Island and finished growing up in Orlando, Florida. Wanda has a string of stories of early abuse. "I woke up from my sleep and the act was taking place," she explains. "The person is unknown to me because I kept my eyes shut." Later abuses came through her older brother and sister at different times, he at the beach and she at their house. Another early abuse involves the family across the street. "I don't know how I got over to the house, but I was surrounded by adults whose faces I can't recall .. only their feet." She goes on, "By the time I hit 12 I was sexually active." Her story is one of strength and overcoming. Wanda is the mother of 5. Having given birth at 13 to her first child and unable to raise the baby, he was placed up for adoption. “I was called by GOD," she explains, "to feed his sheep and through my testimony, I am an overcomer, a conqueror; strong and resilient, words used to describe what I became after GOD pulled me out and through. I owe it all to GOD, I give him the Glory for what HE did, done and continues to do. I look forward to sharing my testimony so that one may overcome by the word. AMEN!”
Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) - 2545

Special guest Daphne Young
Friday
12/04/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Daphne Young from Scottsdale, Arizona, for over 10 years the Vice President of Communications and Prevention Education, Childhelp, Inc. Daphne came from a brutal domestic violence household and there have been lingering effects. But today, as the Chief Communications Officer of Childhelp, she has the honor of giving a voice to children who have been silenced by abuse and neglect. 'Childhelp' is a wonderful organization that we are delighted to feature once again. Among their most important tools is the Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline at (1-800) 4-A-Child or (1-800) 422-4453, which runs 24 hours a day and is answered by trauma informed staff. NAASCA uses their service on our Blue Ribbon cards to promote a place to call in suspicious behaviour. Across America, Childhelp is helping shape communities devoted to protecting children and strengthening families, and is proud to find so much support here for its mission. Founded in the 1950s, Childhelp remains true to its vision today. At Childhelp, the goal is to meet the physical, emotional, educational, and spiritual needs of abused, neglected and at-risk children. Childhelp programs and services help children from any situation and let them experience the life they deserve: one filled with love. In 1979, through the encouragement and hard work of co-founders Sara O’Meara and Yvonne Fedderson, President Jimmy Carter designated April as National Child Abuse Prevention Month. We still celebrate it today. The internationally respected nonprofit is the largest organization dedicated to helping victims of child abuse and neglect as well as at-risk children.
Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) - 2544

Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional - Michelle Bless - Minister & Chaplain
Thursday
12/03/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC

Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Michelle Bless from Cincinnati, a survivor of severe child abuse who's now a Minister and Chaplain. She'll appear on the 1st Thursday of each month and is the author of the book "Out of Darkness: the Michelle Bless Story," her story of redemption. In 1997, Michelle writes that she, "..was introduced to the Lord and denounced Satan," thus beginning the process of giving her life to God. Michelle is on a mission to bring as many lost souls to God as possible. Her firsthand knowledge of how low a life can plummet to the depths of despair enables her to understand and relate to what others are facing as they struggle to find God in their lives. ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
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Special guest Victoria Kelly
Wednesday
12/02/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Victoria Kelly from Minneapolis, Minnesota, a returning guest. She's a child abuse survivor and long-time NAASCA family member / volunteer. Victoria was abused almost from birth in nearly every way imaginable. She was sexually assaulted starting as a baby .. an experience that was repeated by numerous predators and perpetrators and went on and on. In addition her alcoholic father beat both Victoria and her mother. But Victoria thought that was simply what happened to a child and a woman when they happened to be living on the wrong side of the tracks. She became reclusive and withdrawn, and there was little justice meted out to any of Victoria's predators. Early on she began to disassociate, a condition that was later in life diagnosed as MPD (Multiple Personality Disorder), now known as DID (Dissociative Identity Disorder). Victoria eventually spent years going in and out of mental hospitals, where she actually was grateful. At least the staff was kind and helpful. "I went to a wonderful psychiatrist and she help me for 13 years with MPD / the ID." She began drinking at an early age but sobered up with help from a 12 step group. Her sexual promiscuity led her to numerous bad adult relationships. It took a long time to find the right therapist and path to recovery but now she's integrated and years ago things finally started to come together. Life's still not perfect but now she's active helping the struggling. Among other things, Victoria works to end domestic and sexual violence. She attends support groups, speaks out at rallies and conferences, supports police, volunteers at shelters, and works directly with women and children to get their basic needs filled: food shelter and clothing.
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional - Melody J. Anderson, Addiction and Trauma Therapist
Tuesday
12/01/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Melody J Anderson, LCSW, a child abuse survivor and therapist with 28 years in private practice. Melody found help through Al-Anon and therapy. "Over a quarter of a century ago, I made the decision to pass on my experience, strength and hope to others who knew this pain, by returning to school and becoming a licensed therapist in addiction and trauma." She specializes in treating individuals, couples and families coping with addiction, trauma, life changes, mental illness and more. ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
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Special guest Jessika Morgan
Monday
11/30/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Jessika Morgan from Charlotte, North Carolina. She witnessed domestic abuse from alcoholic parents. Her grandparents got custody of she and her brother, but she never understood why her parents didn't love her. Now Jessika's an activist at Survivors Outreach Ministries, a non-profit organization in the Carolinas providing Peer Advocacy Services (Survivor Mentoring) to domestic violence victims. They empower and support survivors to stay out of the cycle of abuse. "Have you found the strength to say “no more” to your abuser and got away from them?," they ask. "Are you never looking back? If so, know that you overcame... you won!!! We at Survivors Outreach Ministries stand ready to help ensure that survivors of domestic violence, like you, restart their lives with the right mindset and proper support needed to keep soaring!" Survivors Outreach Ministries provides Peer Support Advocacy services that teach survivors to become their own advocates so they are empowered and better able to break away from the cycle of abuse to fully rehabilitate their lives. Programs, services and resources enable survivors to stay out of the cycle of abuse by building on their strengths and facilitating their independence. The objectives of Survivors Outreach Ministries are to: (1) improve their overall well-being, (2) promote mental, emotional, spiritually, and financial healing. (3) define and encourage healthy relationships, (4) promote stability and improve social competency by helping survivors access local and community resources (5) bridge the gap between domestic violence services and substance abuse treatment, (6) provide legal education and court advocacy, and (7) promote social change and support justice initiatives.
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Special guest Timothy 'Ryzer' Poff - Guardian Angels
Friday
11/27/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Timothy 'Ryzer' Poff from Easton, Pennsylvania, Commander and Chapter Leader of the Easton Guardian Angels. He may be joined by other current members of the organization. The Easton Guardian Angels started in 2007 in Easton and has been going strong ever since. A 501(c)3 non-profit community organization, the Chapter works together with other organizations. Ryzer explains, "One of our main focuses is physically patrolling our streets, deterring crime, being the eyes and ears for our police, helping and watching over those in need, as well as mentoring and being positive role models for our youth." But, because of the pandemic, some things taken away. They do search and recovery for children and adults and appeared recently on the Nancy Grace show looking for a lost person. The body was eventually found. They continue to patrol neighborhoods, and work with at risk kids. Also, they had Halloween in the park for kids this year, etc. Normally, members go through a 12-15 week training which focuses on learning The History of The Guardian Angels, First Aid/CPR/AED certification, PATROL Training, Physiological communications training, Gang Awareness and Self Defense. Many children look up to them and call themselves 'Junior Guardian Angels.' They are closely involved with 'The Easton Block Watch'. Besides patrolling local area streets, the Chapter has worked in many other communities and does Missing Persons Search and Recovery missions. Ryzer writes, "We search for runaways, missing kids and adults. With boots to the ground we dare to care and keep things safe beyond the streets."
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional Felicia Reed, Trauma Informed Life Coach

Thanksgiving
Thursday
11/26/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC

Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Felicia L Reed, a trauma-informed Recovery Coach who suffered the entire spectrum of abuses from the age of 5 to 51. That was the point when she started a healing and recovery process. Learning about and using coaching and self-healing techniques saved her life. Felicia founded Put It In Perspective where she currently works to teach these tools to groups and individuals. In addition, she has worked in community service programs as a key volunteer and activist for youth and women, and serves on cyber awareness forums that promote online safety. ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
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Special guest Mike Chapman
Wednesday
11/25/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Mike Chapman from Wilson, North Carolina, a survivor of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) and trafficking, and a survivor of sexual assault as an adult by clergy, and dealing with all the mess that comes with it, including PTSD, anger, anxiety, codependency, and addictive behaviors. As a young man in college (age 20, but looked like 16 - late bloomer) a Methodist Minister sexually assaulted him. "My mother never wanted children," he says."She had a bad experience with her own mother and did not want to be responsible for other children. My father insisted. So they had 3 children: 2 girls and a boy. I was the youngest. Unknown to my mother, he was a pedophile. This also means that the only reason I was born was to satisfy his pedophilia." As Mike grew the abuse continued. "Once we got old enough where he lost interest, he left us. My parents separated, then divorced when I was 7 or 8. I had no father figure and a lot of mess. My mother was now a single mother with 3 kids she originally never wanted." That's when the Methodist Minister sexually assaulted him. "When I was 30 (I am in my mid-50s now), I uncovered repressed memories of being sexually abused by my father at age 3. Last year (2019) I sought out additional therapy, including PTSD therapy. We ended up uncovering even more repressed memories, including the fact that I was trafficked by my father to other men, and that the abuse did not actually begin at age 3 but started much earlier - when I was an infant, about 7 months old. The trafficking abuse continued until age 8 (when I 'aged out')."
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional - Pastor Deborah Schleich
Tuesday
11/24/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Pastor Deborah Schleich, who grew up all over the world in a military family where her mother was mentally ill, and is now a survivor-professional. Living in Pensacola, Florida, she's trained in ministry, mental health, working with substance abuse and is a trauma informed social worker .. all in one! She volunteers with many community organizations. Pastor Deborah says she ".. can minister by text, phone, Skype, in person and however the Lord directs her, 24/7." She teaches that humans have three parts, being of spirit, soul and the physical body, and believes that all 3 are important .. and that each area needs care. We look forward to Pastor Deborah being an active member of the NAASCA family for a long time! ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
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Special guest Alyssa Karsagi
Monday
11/23/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Alyssa Karsagi from Houston, Texas, a divorced Jewish mom and a victim of malfeasance in Family Court. She was herself abused as a child and recently had her parental rights taken away due to deeply flawed custody evaluation report being used as the main evidence in her judgement. Little other evidence or testimony by Alyssa and her attorneys was allowed in her jury trial for custody of her children and some witnesses and evidence were excluded entirely. "I grew up in Crosby, Texas," she says, "the oldest of 3 children. My mother (who is my abuser) described me as a 'difficult infant and child'. I remember Mother telling the child psychologist that I had colic and reflux and that I cried frequently until I was 2 years old. Mother told people that there was 'something wrong with me'. I was finally diagnosed with high functioning autism as a teenager and I received accommodations in school. The help, support, and understanding that I received at school was never provided in Mother’s house." Her childhood past was to repeat. We are in our third year of being in this same situation today due to the domestic violence by proxy (the court being the proxy). I feel that I have failed to protect my sons who were also both diagnosed with autism, Alyssa explains."During the few moments that I have been allowed contact with my sons, they have had bruising on their bottoms and genitals, burns on the face and body, bruises on their bodies and heads, and 5 black eyes .. in less than 6 months."
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Special guest Teresa Strong Myrick
Friday
11/20/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Teresa Strong Myrick from Saint Petersburg, Florida, a survivor, coachauthor, victim advocate and counselor. A former police officer, she is also a homicide survivor (her father was murdered when she was a child), a child who grew up in domestic violence and a survivor of child sexual molestation. The combination of personal and professional experience fuels her passion to help others break free from past hurts and create the life they deserve. She now serves others sharing the principles, practices and techniques that were used to help her. Those who have attended Teresa’s workshops, participated in her BreakFree 360 private coaching, or have heard Teresa speak, have left with more confidence, a clear purpose and inspired to follow dreams that are true to who they are. Moto: "Be good to you, so you can be good to others" and "The hurt, the shame and blame of the past dies in the love of you". Currently she's in a 13 year marriage, the mother of 3 boys, an author, speaker and Life Coach. "I credit it all to self help books, counseling, the Life Recovery Process and Neuro-Transformational Coaching," she says. "I started addressing the results of my trauma in my 20's. I had moments when I thought I was good and finished with healing only to learn that it is an ongoing process." She goes on, "Too many of us are living our lives from a place of hurt instead of self love. I believe that we can stop the cycle of hurt that causes us to hurt ourselves, hurt others or allow ourselves to be hurt."
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional Dr Jaime Romo, educator, CSA by clergy
Thursday
11/19/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC

Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Dr Jaime Romo from San Diego, California, an educator, consultant, author, and Commissioned Minister, who promotes healing from abuse and the prevention of child sexual abuse, particularly abuse by religious authorities or in the context of religious settings. A workbook he wrote, Healing the Sexually Abused Heart: A Workbook for Survivors, Thrivers, and Supporters,  is an integration of various disciplines that led Jaime to become a certified Traumatic Incident Reduction (TIR) facilitator. Jaime explains, “While it is no secret that I am a survivor of clergy abuse, it is the journey of integration, transformation and application that is most telling about my accomplishments and the life that I celebrate.” Please visit his website: http://www.jaimeromo.org. ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
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Special guest Joy T.J. Riley
Wednesday
11/18/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Joy T.J. Riley from Baltimore, Maryland, a returning NAASCA family member and child abuse survivor whose abuse began nearly from birth by a relative. Joy was also molested by a baby sister and two other relatives and has lived through domestic abuse and adult rape. Joy says, "My trauma of sexual abuse began not long out of my mother's womb by a relative. I didn't remember much at first. It took years before understanding I suffered from PTSD. It took many years before I understood there were long term effects. I was angry because in nearly all the cases, authority figures abused their authority over me. It was the last occurrence that pushed me into writing as a way to cope with all the emotions." Joy began writing at age eleven to channel feelings she could not express in spoken word due to child abuse. Now she writes about what it's like for survivors not just as children but about the journey of healing. Joy says, “I had to go back and remember everything I felt. It was painful but I'm in a better place." Currently, she is an activist and radio show host of 'Get Your JOY In The Morning' and a contributing writer for Divine Voice Magazine. She is also involved with 'Safe Shores – The D.C. Children’s Advocacy Center'. In addition, Joy is the author of two books and a playwright of the stage play, 'Broken Pieces: Some Family Wounds Run Generations Deep', now an award winning film. Joy is an associate producer (pre-production) on the upcoming film, 'Doggmen,' and the screenwriter, director and co-producer for the upcoming film franchise 'The Empty Walls'.
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional - Sharyn Higdon Jones, psychotherapist and author
Tuesday
11/17/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Sharyn Higdon Jones, a licensed psychotherapist for over 35 years with individuals, couples and families who have experienced the trauma of abuse. In her words: “The pain of being sexually abused is deep and profound. The abuse experience touches the core of a woman's being in ways she could never have predicted. She has been violated on so many levels." Sharyn is also the author of the book 'Healing Steps; a Gentle Path to Recovery for Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse,' written in a workbook format with exercises. Sharyn says, “Healing Steps is a perfect step-by-step process that evolved out of groups of women molested as children. It is the perfect format either to be facilitated by a mental health professional or could be used as a guide in a peer support group.” ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
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Special guest Kathy & Richard Butler
Monday
11/16/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guests are Kathy and Richard Butler from Atlanta, Georgia, the founders of 'Comfort In The Storm', dedicated to providing child sexual abuse prevention and awareness training for parents and caregivers. "We are credentialed advocates and the parents of a survivor," Kathy writes. "We currently provide daily prevention and awareness tips on our social media platforms-IG/FB Comfortinthestorm. We are co-authors of 'Hush No More', the book, and we are also featured in the documentary." Kathy attended the Child Advocacy Studies program at Athens State University. Kathy also completed the Office for the Victims of Crime's advocacy training and NOVA's Victim Assistance Academy. Richard served for 17 years as a Senior Recreation Director for Los Angeles Unified School District and provided support to some of the district's most at-risk youth. In 2008, Kathy and Richard's daughter disclosed that she had been sexually abused by a family member. They were devastated, and felt like they had failed as parents. They discovered there were very few resources to help them navigate the journey for them and their child. So, they became the change they wanted to see. The two started a blog that chronicled their interactions with law enforcement, social services, the (in)justice system, as well as their individual and family healing process. But they needed to know how a predator was able to harm their child right under their noses without them knowing. So, they began taking any and every class they could find on child sexual abuse. Ultimately, they launched 'Comfort In The Storm,' a comprehensive Child Sexual Abuse Prevention and Awareness training program. They also offer peer support for parents of survivors.
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Special guest Darlene J Clark
Friday
11/13/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Darlene J Clark from Pulaski, Tennessee, a returning NAASCA family member. She's a survivor of severe child abuse and author of 'Born In A Living Hell,' about her tortuous childhood. She relates, “I was abused, basically since birth. As a child, I had believed everyone gets abused during growing up." She explains, "From the army line-up being whipped either with a switch, belt or whip to being shot at in my dad's crazy game of hide and go seek, and worrying about whether this was going to be the day they murdered.” When she was 4, her aunt grew tired of picking up the five kids (ages 2 through 6) repeatedly abandoned by their mother at a grocery store, so her mom and dad divorced. Her father remarried, as Darlene describes, “Dad met my stepmom who I loved because we have a meal every day, a bed to sleep in, instead of having to eat raw oatmeal from a box because both parents abandoned seven of us for a week. My stepmom later was crude. She would dip my nose in manure, drag me through the house by my hair, kick me in the rump while doing dishes, and held me down while her son raped me. I even got beaten for sneaking out to worship God.” Overhearing her stepmother, stepsister and stepbrother planning to kill her and make it look like suicide, Darlene married her boyfriend before the plan could be enacted. An online support group inspired her to write her book, because the others were unable to write their own. She would be telling their stories as she told her own. The book talks about just some of the events Darlene endured as a child to 18 years old. "There are a lot of other things which happened," she shares. "I am triumphant over the abuse, so now I share my story to help others."
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional Barbara Joy Hansen, Violence Prevention Expert
Thursday
11/12/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC

Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Barbara Joy Hansen from Milford, Massachusetts, a child abuse survivor and Violence Prevention Expert. Her book, 'Listen to the Cry of the Child,' is where she shares her journey. She and her husband work in prisons, homeless shelters, domestic violence conferences, etc, and she facilitates a survivors support group called Beauty Out of Ashes (many members are former alcoholics or addicts). Barbara has a lot of information and experience to offer! ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
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Special guest Rick Cosentino
Wednesday
11/11/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Rick Cosentino from New Hampshire, a returning NAASCA family member and a survivor of sexual assault, physical abuse and emotional trauma from an early age. Rick was raped while in foster care when he was 5 years old. Later, Rick's mother reunited the family and Rick tried put the horror he'd experienced out of his thoughts. He started using drugs at 12-13, burning himself at 14, and left home at 16. He became a "tough guy" fighting to prove he was a man. Rick explains, "I walked thru life angry and hateful. My ex kept asking me what's wrong. I finally told her, and she was disgusted and viewed me as less of a man. My marriage was over." Planning to use a gun to commit suicide, Rick says, "As I started to squeeze [the trigger] my mother came to me clear as a bell in my mind. She said she loved me, she said I was needed. I got angry again, only this time I was angry at the people who hurt me and couldn't let them win by me dying.” Rick felt the first time telling the world his story was freeing; he felt whole for the first time in his life. Last year, his sister heard the radio show and was angry because she said Rick was telling HER story. Although they never talked about abuse, his sister was disgusted with Rick, and they haven’t spoken in a year. Recently, Rick tried to tell his second wife, but she replied that if he didn’t like it there, he could leave. Rick relates, "This time it's totally different. I'm not low, I have no interest in 'dancing with a gun'. I knew I could be a service to others who are living like I did. I'm alive, I'm living proud with no shame and so can they. I'm stronger today. I know I'm in an elite group. I am a SURVIVOR!!
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional - Lori Golden, psychotherapist and author
Tuesday
11/10/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Lori Golden from San Diego, California, a survivor and a private psychotherapist working with other trauma and abuse survivors. Lori shares, “I am a survivor of incest. My father sexually abused me from the age of 5 to 16. When the sun went down, I was filled with terror, hypervigilance, and waiting. Everything in my room came alive." Lori started using drugs in college at 18 and covered her worthlessness, aloneness and increasing desperation with bulimic exercising, food addiction and drugs, culminating in a suicide attempt at 27. "I am an incest survivor, an addict in Narcotics Anonymous for 33 years as well as Food Addicts Anonymous for 30", she tells us. Her book, 'My House Of Lies; Awakening from a Childhood of Sexual Abuse'. ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
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Special guest Carol D Levine
Monday
11/09/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Carol D Levine from Oxford, New Jersey, a NAASCA Board Member, an activist and the author of 'Panic Child: A Harrowing True Story of Sexual Abuse and Neglect.' The traumas of childhood neglect and sexual abuse cannot be left behind when victims mature into adults. She is one of NAASCA's most dedicated volunteer family members, her commitment unsurpassed. A lot has happened in Carol's life over the last few years. She took care of her husband Marty until he passed, sold their old home and has moved into a new house. She usually reaches the public both by making regular live personal appearances both in northwest New Jersey and northeast Pennsylvania. She's offered hope for healing to innumerable still-suffering adult survivors of child abuse. It's not been an easy path for Carol. Her childhood was filled with child sexual abuse, stranger abduction, and rape, a journey of pain, and neglect. But even after the toll it took on her in her adult life, well over 30 years ago Carol found the courage to keep going, to heal and to be a voice for change. Carol has appeared on numerous other radio shows, too, has been interviewed for newspapers and has spoken before community groups and at colleges. She spreads her message of recovery and speaks out against the horrible pandemic of child  abuse. Carol continues to appear as a regular host on our SCAN talk shows, and trains new hosts as NAASCA expands. She's always willing to step in wherever a regularly scheduled talk show host has a conflict.
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Special guest Mike Tikkanen
Friday
11/06/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Mike Tikkanen from Hopkins, Minnesota, a returning NAASCA family member, founder and President of KARA (Kids at Risk Action), a non-profit action tank that supports the people, policies, and programs that improve the lives of at-risk children. Tonight Mike would like to catch us up with a couple new projects. First of all, he's talking ACES and childhood trauma to law enforcement students and police officers – colleges and cops - teaching them about trauma. Secondly, KARA is providing app based & telemed mental health services for at risk youth, powerful new tools for people suffering from the impact of trauma. In addition Mike report he's still working on his PSA program. Mike is unapologetically and passionately committed to improving the lives of at risk children. We recommend his book: 'Invisible Children: Pre-Teen Mothers, Adolescent Felons, and What We Can Do About It'. It's an uncomfortably close look at the American cycle of abuse and its cost. Mike explains, "The need for civic involvement of young future community leaders is the solution to America’s 'At Risk Youth' problem. Without today’s college students understanding and support, schools will continue to fail, streets to be unsafe, and jails to fill." Mike has been the keynote speaker at business, community, and religious organizations. Since 1996, he’s volunteered in the Guardian Ad-Litem program as a Court-Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) and has worked with many 'Invisible Children' who are part of the County Child Protection System.
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional - Michelle Bless - Minister & Chaplain
Thursday
11/05/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC

Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Michelle Bless from Cincinnati, a survivor of severe child abuse who's now a Minister and Chaplain. She'll appear on the 1st Thursday of each month and is the author of the book "Out of Darkness: the Michelle Bless Story," her story of redemption. In 1997, Michelle writes that she, "..was introduced to the Lord and denounced Satan," thus beginning the process of giving her life to God. Michelle is on a mission to bring as many lost souls to God as possible. Her firsthand knowledge of how low a life can plummet to the depths of despair enables her to understand and relate to what others are facing as they struggle to find God in their lives. ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
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Special guest Cherie White
Wednesday
11/04/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Cherie White from Covington, Tennessee, an anti bullying advocate and author who uses her own story of being bullied and gaslighted to help those enduring the same abuse today. "When I became a target of severe and chronic bullying as a sixth grader at the age of twelve," she says, "I began a long lesson in the human predator/prey dynamic and a battle for my dignity, safety, and my very soul." At first she took the physical beatings, name-calling, and abuse. Cherie was a victim of what is called 'poly-victimization'. In just six months she went from being a kid who always made the honor roll, to an angry and bitter girl who made only C’s and D’s. "Who could concentrate on schoolwork?" she asks. Cherie attempted suicide at the age of fourteen. "I almost didn’t make it." She goes on, "Because I felt powerless, I began to bully those who were even weaker than me in attempts to grab back some of my power." She reminds us that in those days bullying was considered a normal part of childhood, a rite of passage, and something she had to deal with on her own. In high school, four months pregnant, she was attacked from behind, thrown over a teacher’s desk, then kicked. Luckily, her unborn child survived. She changed schools, and the bullying stopped. She felt like a felt like a bird let out of a cage! Cherie says. "I was fortunate in that I survived and moved on to happiness and success. But many victims don’t, which is why writing about bullying and advocating for victims is my passion."
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional - Melody J. Anderson, Addiction and Trauma Therapist
Tuesday
11/03/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Melody J Anderson, LCSW, a child abuse survivor and therapist with 28 years in private practice. Melody found help through Al-Anon and therapy. "Over a quarter of a century ago, I made the decision to pass on my experience, strength and hope to others who knew this pain, by returning to school and becoming a licensed therapist in addiction and trauma." She specializes in treating individuals, couples and families coping with addiction, trauma, life changes, mental illness and more. ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
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Special guest Penelope Benis
Monday
11/02/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Penelope Benis from Bellevue, Washington, a returning NAASCA family member and a survivor of childhood domestic violence and sexual abuse. She states, “I was born into multi-generational abuse, and survived extreme domestic violence within my family of origin. The abuse was physical, mental, emotional and sexual in nature. I lived in a state of dissociation until June of 2016 when my primary care doctor encouraged me to seek therapy. So I began that process three and a half years ago through intensive cognitive therapy and yoga, which enabled me to finally begin the process of healing by both acknowledging what I remembered (the forbidden truth) as well as pushing the (dissociated) memories from my unconscious mind forward.” Today, Penelope is a wife, mother of three teen-aged sons, commercial real estate business professional, yoga instructor and activist. Of the yoga, she explains, “Yoga, for me, is a hug I give myself every day.” In Seattle, Penelope is involved with Yoga behind bars, which shares yoga and meditation with incarcerated people to promote rehabilitation, personal transformation and a more just society for all. Penelope says that joining the NAASCA group has been tremendously helpful and that she's so appreciative of how everyone has contributed to make NAASCA what it is today. She relates, “I visit the NAASCA Facebook page daily, and it’s truly been the support I needed; a safe place to understand…and feel understood. I’m ready to have the world hear my voice, and tremendously thankful for the opportunity to do so.” She's also told us that someday soon she'll want to find a volunteer opportunity with our NAASCA family!!
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Special guest Holly Perreault
Friday
10/30/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Holly Perreault from Northern Ireland, a child abuse survivor and the new NAASCA Ambassador to Northern Ireland. Holly grew up in a small fishing town in Washington State. Her stepfather started to abuse her at three. His abuse continued until Holly was 11. At 14 she disclosed, because her dad had remarried a woman with two small children. She was worried for them. Holly testified in court but her father got only a one year sentence. Breaking parole, he went back to prison for a couple years, but 15 years ago Holly found out he'd been removed from the sexual predator list. "Washington State has a law to protect those falsely accused and invites those with good behaviour off the list after a time," she explains. At 18 Holly married and had two children who became successful adults. Holly thought she'd managed to escape a lot of consequences from her childhood trauma. But at 40 her life came crashing down and her marriage fell apart. Holly began to recognize the obsessions and personality problems that had been there all along. "Within 2 weeks I checked myself into a 30-day intensive trauma program." She says, "It has been 12 years since I was in that recovery program. SLA helped me get through this and lots of counselling. Four years ago, I did another two-week outpatient intensive to work on my “mom” and abandonment issues. Eventually Holly became a certified coach. "I moved to Northern Ireland 2 years ago for love, went back to school and l want to use my experience to make a difference for others and the community." Her dream is to open an intensive program in Northern Ireland and to advocate for survivors and those who still do not have a voice.
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional Bill Murray, NAASCA founder - 12 Step Recovery
Thursday
10/29/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC

Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Bill Murray from Los Angeles, our founder. Bill's recovery is 12 Step-based and spans some 3 and a half decades. Sexually abused by numerous clerics, all men, between the ages of 11 and mid-way through high school, a minor seminary, he was also the victim of pre-pubescent pornography and even a two week kidnapping. Bill was graced to have found Alcoholics Anonymous when he was 30 years old. The program not only helped him get clean and sober but also gave him a place to give up his secrets, and the tools by which he's recovered. He firmly believes one can use the 12 Step process to heal from child abuse trauma and to find a way to a comfortable life. ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
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Special guests Steven and Meghan Bratcher
Wednesday
10/28/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guests are Steven & Meghan Bratcher from Owensboro, Kentucky, loving parents who are at their wits end over what to do about the institutional abusetheir two young boys have experienced. Steven says, "I am reaching out to the public in a desperate plea for help as my entire life has unraveled before my eyes." Meghan tells us they ".. want to end the systematic corruption in family court and CPS. When loving parents have their children removed from them we cannot protect them as we would or should be able too." What happened to them is a parent's worst nightmare. One day Meghan slipped and fell while holding their youngest son. Dreadfully, she landed on top of him. The ER found the child had suffered a skull fracture. Both boys were removed from the family. "The state refuses to return my oldest son to me because I am a veteran," Steven says, "and they are not sure of my mental capacity to father them right now. I do not suffer from PTSD. Neither does Steve have any mental disorders. "My oldest son Daniel has had several bruises and questionable injuries since being in the care of foster parents and CPS." The younger boy, Ethan, was medically cleared of his original injury but he'd been incubated using an adult size ventilation tube. It resulted in him having to have a trachea and feeding tube. He also endured a broken femur in medical care, yet they are pinning that on Steve's wife as well. "This is my cry for help," he says. "I just need someone to help me, where I seemingly cannot help myself."
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional - Pastor Deborah Schleich
Tuesday
10/27/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Pastor Deborah Schleich, who grew up all over the world in a military family where her mother was mentally ill, and is now a survivor-professional. Living in Pensacola, Florida, she's trained in ministry, mental health, working with substance abuse and is a trauma informed social worker .. all in one! She volunteers with many community organizations. Pastor Deborah says she ".. can minister by text, phone, Skype, in person and however the Lord directs her, 24/7." She teaches that humans have three parts, being of spirit, soul and the physical body, and believes that all 3 are important .. and that each area needs care. We look forward to Pastor Deborah being an active member of the NAASCA family for a long time! ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
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Special guest Nia
Monday
10/26/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special gues is Nia from Colorado. "I am an adult survivor of cult ritualistic torture and experimentation, child sex trafficking and pornography, and ritualistic brainwashing," The abuse in her life started right away. "I was born for 'Moloch', for Moloch's pleasures and honor and glory. I was punished daily for not submitting to brainwashing, unimaginable torture and rape like the good girl I am." She goes on, "As a toddler it was the bedroom upstairs I was locked in. Nothing but a spoiled diaper 10+ times, a broken soul and God I was SO hungry." The house was a place of horror and terror. Downstairs was the dungeon, a playroom. "At least it had a bathroom inside. Doesn't make a difference when your dad passes out drunk after handcuffing your 4 year old wrist to the bunk bed." As she grew, so did her tenacity, but also, so did His appetite. "I was every man's pleasure. I was a good servicer to Moloch and my father." Nia shares, "As long as my dad was around to choke me until I switched back to his submissive daddy's girl, I didn't get beat nearly as badly." Nia's entire young childhood were lived in this way. "When I was six, they put me on the cross. They said they had to rip 'that devil Jesus' from my soul to save me. Everything is pretty black between then and 11 years old (for now)." Large pieces of memory are still missing, but terrifying images are there, scenes of ritual torture that became worse as puberty came on. Nia wants to help others understand. "One day there will be nothing left to remember, that will be the day my DID system and I are able to move forward in helping the masses. We survived the trauma, we are hell bent on surviving the healing. Unfortunately, ritualistic torture and brainwashing is a life long battle within. This has to stop. We are here to help."
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Special guest Thomas Edward
Friday
10/23/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Thomas Edward from Sacramento, California, an abuse survivor and activist who's the founder of Safe Place For Men, a male survivor resiliency and leadership development coaching organization tasked to help educate, coach, and equip men affected by childhood sexual abuse with strategies, insights, and support to accelerate healing. "Although very challenging in overcoming the taboo and stigmas surrounding male sexual abuse," he says, "it's rewarding to help other men reclaim life." As he travels speaking and conducting workshops across the nation, internationally or virtually, he shares his story. “I have been called the king of trauma. Chronically, sexually abused and raped at knife and gunpoint, forced, coerced, loved, violated and betrayed while burned with cigarettes and cut with glass during the incidents. He goes on, ". How did everyone else get the memo stating that I was fair prey, except for me?” Thomas often shares the arduous road to reclaiming life from low confidence, suicidal ideations, haphephobia all while working for the top Fortune 500 company. His path to recover and reclaim portions of himself, took him from Buddhist temples in China, to studying psychology, and becoming a licensed massage therapist to overcome the haphephobia. Since 2001 he’s been creating safe haven weekend coaching and support workshops and online programs. His goal is to help men activate and accelerate healing by resolving imprints of sexual trauma via strength-based solutions coaching. He’s a certified professional coach. He also serves as a board member for the 1in6 organization and consults and trains for CPS, “Turning Trauma into Triumph”.
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional Felicia Reed, Trauma Informed Life Coach
Thursday
10/22/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC

Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Felicia L Reed, a trauma-informed Recovery Coach who suffered the entire spectrum of abuses from the age of 5 to 51. That was the point when she started a healing and recovery process. Learning about and using coaching and self-healing techniques saved her life. Felicia founded Put It In Perspective where she currently works to teach these tools to groups and individuals. In addition, she has worked in community service programs as a key volunteer and activist for youth and women, and serves on cyber awareness forums that promote online safety. ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
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Special guest Michael Skinner
Wednesday
10/21/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Michael Skinner, a returning NAASCA family member from New Hampshire. Michael is an award-winning advocate survivor. Michael's non-profit, 'The Surviving Spirit', offers a monthly newsletter addressing the issues of trauma, abuse and mental health concerns, public speaking and his music. He notes that these cover a wide variety of issues. "We want to extend our invite to their loved ones, friends, co-workers and to the greater public," he says, "to help create awareness on how those health issues affect all of us." Michael has spoken at the National Press Club, the UN, The State Dept and Georgetown University on the sexual exploitation and trafficking of children and adults and he has appeared on many TV, radio and Internet shows - he was part of the Oprah Winfrey Shows that addressed the issues of males sexually abused as children. Michael wrote a chapter in the recently published book, "Our Encounters With Suicide". His chapter's titled, "The Silence of Suicide.“ The collection brings together a range of voices on the theme of suicide - those who have been suicidal, alongside the friends, family and staff who have lived and worked with them. Too often the rhetoric of ‘suicidology’ is occupied only by those who have never had personal experience of suicidality. The first-person voice is strangely absent. These frank accounts go some way to correcting the balance. See Michael on YouTube in "Brush Away Your Tears".
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional - Sharyn Higdon Jones, psychotherapist and author
Tuesday
10/20/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Sharyn Higdon Jones, a licensed psychotherapist for over 35 years with individuals, couples and families who have experienced the trauma of abuse. In her words: “The pain of being sexually abused is deep and profound. The abuse experience touches the core of a woman's being in ways she could never have predicted. She has been violated on so many levels." Sharyn is also the author of the book 'Healing Steps; a Gentle Path to Recovery for Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse,' written in a workbook format with exercises. Sharyn says, “Healing Steps is a perfect step-by-step process that evolved out of groups of women molested as children. It is the perfect format either to be facilitated by a mental health professional or could be used as a guide in a peer support group.” ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
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Special guest Kristina Delorenzo
Monday
10/19/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Kristina Delorenzo from Albany, New York, a survivor of childhood abuse of all types. She was born into severe neglect and witnessed her mom being abused physically, mentally and verbally assaulted. Kristina herself was sexually abused starting at about seven years old. Repeatedly reporting the abuse had little lasting effect, and it showed up again in her own adulthood. "It affects me to this day," she says. "I don’t trust people. It effects how I handle my kids, school, relationships, police. I'm constantly battling something that was ages ago that you can’t see." Basic hygiene was never heard of in her home. "Between the ages of 7-9, I started being sexual abused. I told my parents but they didn’t believe me. They said 'the boys are angels' and would do no such thing." She goes on, "I told everybody. I had CPS at school. I remember writing a statement about what occurred. The cops came to the house. What I remember is that they were recommending that I not be left alone with them. I was told I couldn’t wear certain things because I was teasing them. Sometimes I would have out-of-body experiences." Kristina shares her story and the hard work it takes to build a healthy adult life while trying to heal from the trauma of neglect and childhood sexual abuse.
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Special guest Laurie Ann Smith
Friday
10/16/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Laurie Ann Smith from Calgary, Alberta, Canada, a long time NAASCA family member who serves as NAASCA's Alberta Ambassador. October is 'Domestic Violence' awareness month. Tonight, we'll address 'second hand' domestic violence .. how hard it is on children raised in homes with domestic abuse and family violence. Laurie will review the adult problems she's had because of this trauma, and what she's done about it. Her challenges are the result of the years of abuse, neglect, and toxic family behaviors she experienced as a child, a perfect topic for October. We'll ask Laurie to discuss her healing journey, especially as to what she's done to gain some adult survivor coping skills. "I am the youngest of seven children. I was born into a home of abuse and dysfunction, a home full of domestic violence and sexual violence between my parents. Both of my parents were brought up on child abuse charges when I was very young, but we were all allowed to remain in the home and the abuse just continued on unchecked." Laurie and her siblings were abused in every way. "I was sexually assaulted by my 21-year-old brother." Laurie goes on, "My passion is raising awareness about the ongoing issues of child abuse, domestic violence and all human rights abuses." We love Laurie's energetic activism. "I have created and hosted over 1,000 Blog Talk Radio shows, "Child Abuse Prevention and Human Rights Abuse Prevention is Up to US!" with three show categories: (1) One Child Abuse Survivor 2 another, (2) Worldwide Epidemic of Child Abuse and Human Rights Abuses and (3) Biblical Study shows.
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional Dr Jaime Romo, educator, CSA by clergy
Thursday
10/15/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC

Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Dr Jaime Romo from San Diego, California, an educator, consultant, author, and Commissioned Minister, who promotes healing from abuse and the prevention of child sexual abuse, particularly abuse by religious authorities or in the context of religious settings. A workbook he wrote, Healing the Sexually Abused Heart: A Workbook for Survivors, Thrivers, and Supporters,  is an integration of various disciplines that led Jaime to become a certified Traumatic Incident Reduction (TIR) facilitator. Jaime explains, “While it is no secret that I am a survivor of clergy abuse, it is the journey of integration, transformation and application that is most telling about my accomplishments and the life that I celebrate.” Please visit his website: http://www.jaimeromo.org. ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
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Special guest Kevin Barhydt
Wednesday
10/14/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Kevin Barhydt from Niskayuna, New York, a child abuse survivor, activist and author. He is a YouTube creator where he creates a safe space for survivors of child sexual abuse, abandonment and addiction to explore the healing process, and the author of 'Dear Stephen Michael’s Mother'. Abandoned by his mother at birth, Kevin was enveloped in a labyrinth of adoption, addiction, and child sexual abuse. By age 20, a shell of the boy he once was, Kevin succumbed completely to a suicidal lifestyle of drug dealing and prostitution. At 45, after many years of recovery, Kevin began a painful journey to uncover his origins, and the hopeful search for his mother. "I was adopted at birth, and my childhood was stolen from me when I was molested at 9 years old, which led down a road of alcohol and drug abuse." Smoking at 10, drinking at 11, and overdosing on barbiturates at 12, Kevin was put in the back of a cop car at 13. He explains, "I was taken from my home when I was 14, lived in two foster homes, a group home, a detention center. I was raped when I was 15, my oldest daughter was born when I was 16, my youngest was born when I was 17." Kevin’s book, “Dear Stephen Michael’s Mother”, chronicles the unfolding of these stories. The interwoven perspectives offer an unflinching look at the myriad ways life can cloak us in darkness and helplessness yet still resonate with joy and recovery. Kevin's life is summed up with these eight words: to be of service to God and others. As a YouTube creator, actor, educator, and disability technology evangelist - as a son, husband, father and friend - he gives of himself with one expectation: that you can only keep what you have by giving it away.
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional Bill Murray, NAASCA founder - 12 Step Recovery
Tuesday
10/13/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Bill Murray from Los Angeles, our founder. Bill's recovery is 12 Step-based and spans some 3 and a half decades. Sexually abused by numerous clerics, all men, between the ages of 11 and mid-way through high school, a minor seminary, he was also the victim of pre-pubescent pornography and even a two week kidnapping. Bill was graced to have found Alcoholics Anonymous when he was 30 years old. The program not only helped him get clean and sober but also gave him a place to give up his secrets, and the tools by which he's recovered. He firmly believes one can use the 12 Step process to heal from child abuse trauma and to find a way to a comfortable life. ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
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Special guest Mark Troyer
Monday
10/12/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Mark Troyer from Johnstown, Pennsylvania, who spent his early years in an 'Ozzie & Harriet', 'Leave it to Beaver' type of family. At around 5 years old his brother, 8 years older, began to sexually abuse him. This abuse continued until Mark was 13 years old and his older brother 21. Mark's sexual abuse would remain a secret for the next 25 years. “If you were an outsider looking in you would have seen an “Ozzie & Harriet”, “Leave it to Beaver” type of family.” Family members, friends and neighbors, saw an average American middle-class loving family. There was a degree of truth to this, my parents were good people. I always felt inferior to my peers and was extremely unstable emotionally. I fell in love for the first time my sophomore year of high school. After a little more than a year when she broke it off, I fell into a deep depression. The abuse I had suffered as a child left me unequipped to handle situations like this appropriately. In addition, over the years to come, I exhibited many dysfunctional behaviors." He goes on, "At 59 years old, looking back I have lived in 47 different places not counting the streets. I know what it is like to walk for miles to the point of blood seeping through my shoes. I know what it is like to sleep on park benches, abandoned buildings and to drink water out of garden hoses in people’s yards. My abuse also led me to be co-dependent and a sex addict. I tried reaching out to several counselors throughout the years but would always back out after so long." Mark shares how his faith and forgiveness has led him to living in the same place for going on 19 years. “I no longer go from job to job and being homeless in between. I have a warm house with a warm bed and I no longer drink from garden hoses”.
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Special guest Lakisha Davis-Small
Friday
10/09/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Lakisha Davis-Small from Washington, D.C., a survivor of child abuse and an activist. Lakisha shares that she was sodomized at 5 years old by a 21 year old relative of her father. Although the predator was caught and punished, Lakisha's dad had a lot of trouble in his life coming to terms with how this difficult to understand situation had happened. She wasn't to be sure to include a discussion on this during the show. Lakisha is the founder of “Stop Stealing Our Souls“ a movement dedicated to exposing the realities of sex exploitation in the community. The mission includes child pornography, sex trafficking, incest, sexual crimes against the elderly and all sexual crimes against men and women, both adult and youth. Lakisha's book, 'Your Deliverance is Coming', is a compelling story based her life. As a domestic violence survivor and advocate, her courageous fight for survival is amazing. She was exposed to crime, murder, and hustling the majority of her life. Struggling to overcome the pain and shame of her horrific past, her faith weakened, but Lakisha would always remember the basic spiritual principles she learned from her Dad. Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Lakisha has partnered with many organizations, groups and individuals across political and cultural barriers to ensure that she reaches the many people who have no way of giving voice to their pain.
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional Barbara Joy Hansen, Violence Prevention Expert
Thursday
10/08/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC

Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Barbara Joy Hansen from Milford, Massachusetts, a child abuse survivor and Violence Prevention Expert. Her book, 'Listen to the Cry of the Child,' is where she shares her journey. She and her husband work in prisons, homeless shelters, domestic violence conferences, etc, and she facilitates a survivors support group called Beauty Out of Ashes (many members are former alcoholics or addicts). Barbara has a lot of information and experience to offer! ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
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Special guest Bob Eden
Wednesday
10/07/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Bob Eden from Airlie Beach, Queensland, Australia, a survivor who shares his story in his own descriptive, articulate words: "After more than 20 years of fighting depression, psychologists, psychiatrists and many cycles of medication, one simple personal insight brought me home. To all those beautiful people who have suffered from depression I say 'Thank you.' Simply, thank you for doing such a wonderful job!" Bob goes on, "I was delivered by cesarean section; my mother never forgave me for the scar on her belly. Mum was prone to violent outbursts of rage, so I got the crap beaten out of me for many years. The message I internalized was 'Mum is often beating me therefore she does not love me; I must be unlovable, and it is all my fault!' and 'The World is not a Safe Place!' Dad was a mythical being who was always at work, so the message I got was 'Dad never spends any time with me, therefore he does not love me, so I must be unlovable, and it is all my fault.' I became a people-pleaser and totally abandoned my needs. Later, I took a 12-step course for Adult Children of Absent Parents which was helpful. John Bradshaw's work on the Inner Child and Family of Origin opened the flood gates for me as I began to understand what my dysfunctional childhood had produced. I spent the first 40 years of my life chopping off bits of me to fit in and the remainder going back and gathering them all up for I now know that all of me is OK. I realized that I AM the only expert on my life and the pain of depression was the pain of humanity having to live in such a crazy society, so I started the dance which is now over. For me we are all victims of victims and if you don't hand it back, you pass it on. Time to break this multi-generational  cycle of abuse!"
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional - Melody J. Anderson, Addiction and Trauma Therapist
Tuesday
10/06/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Melody J Anderson, LCSW, a child abuse survivor and therapist with 28 years in private practice. Melody found help through Al-Anon and therapy. "Over a quarter of a century ago, I made the decision to pass on my experience, strength and hope to others who knew this pain, by returning to school and becoming a licensed therapist in addiction and trauma." She specializes in treating individuals, couples and families coping with addiction, trauma, life changes, mental illness and more. ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
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Special guest Charles J Stecker Jr
Monday
10/05/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Charles J Stecker Jr from Marshalls Creek, Pennsylvania, a child abuse transcender as well as a previous guest of our show. You may recognize Charles’ name because he is the Host for our Wednesday evening 'special guest' "Stop Child Abuse Now" talk radio show. During his childhood, Charles endured every type of abuse any child has the misfortune of experiencing. At the age of 4, he witnessed the murder of his 2-year-old brother at the hands of one of their abusers. After 10 years in foster care, Charles was returned to his biological mother where he endured almost 6 more years of horrendous abuse and neglect. He says being murdered alongside his brother would have been more merciful than what his mother put him through. Charles took the negativity from his childhood and transformed himself into who he is today. His alter-ego is 'Transcenderman', a Superhero for Abused Children. He currently serves as the Executive Director of a HUD Approved Housing Counseling Agency, where he is also a HUD Certified Housing Counselor. He holds a seat on his local children and youth advisory board. Charles sits on several non-profit boards where he serves as an officer for them. They are Integra Home Counseling Inc., where he serves as Board President, the Pocono Mountain Community Land Trust as Board Secretary, and here at NAASCA, where he serves as our Board Secretary. Charles co-authored a book titled, “Lattie McGee and Dr. Gottfried". He is an Honorably Discharged US Armed Forces Veteran and a multi-award winning child advocate.
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Special guest Janine Robben
Friday
10/02/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Janine Robben from Portland, Oregon, an attorney, author activist and mom. Janine prosecuted sexual crimes committed against children in Oregon for seven years. Later, in her second career as a newspaper reporter, she covered the disappearance of two girls. Her work was was publicized in People magazine and described as 'stranger danger' but actually turned out to be grooming of girls for sexual abuse by a neighbor whom they loved and trusted .. because he was the father of one of their friends. Janine was the first executive director of the Oregon Crime Victims Law Center, and worked in private practice with an attorney who represented victims who had been assaulted by priests in Oregon. "Most importantly, and bizarrely, I am both a member by marriage of a family that rallied around one of its members when he was accused of child sexual abuse, and a mother who later learned that her child had been sexually assaulted by that beloved relative." Janine's book, 'Closer to Home; Murders and Memoir', discusses childhood sexual abuse from three perspectives: as a prosecutor, a reporter and a mother. "A big part of it is explaining how children are groomed for sexual abuse, why their non-offending family members may be blind to the abuse and may not believe them when they finally do tell, and how much pressure non-offending family members are under not to break ranks, using my family as an example." Janice goes on, "It’s true crime, but I really wrote it for people who work in this field and victims and their families, because what happened to my family – even after I’d spent years prosecuting child sexual abuse – was incomprehensible to me. How can this happen?"
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional - Michelle Bless - Minister & Chaplain
Thursday
10/01/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC

Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Michelle Bless from Cincinnati, a survivor of severe child abuse who's now a Minister and Chaplain. She'll appear on the 1st Thursday of each month and is the author of the book "Out of Darkness: the Michelle Bless Story," her story of redemption. In 1997, Michelle writes that she, "..was introduced to the Lord and denounced Satan," thus beginning the process of giving her life to God. Michelle is on a mission to bring as many lost souls to God as possible. Her firsthand knowledge of how low a life can plummet to the depths of despair enables her to understand and relate to what others are facing as they struggle to find God in their lives. ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
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Special guest Alexis and Justin Black
Wednesday
09/30/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Alexis & Justin Black from Gaylord, Michigan, both proud foster care alumni as well as recent graduates, authors, and business owners. Together, they've created 'ROSE (Rising Over Societal Expectations) Empowerment Group', a company structured to close the information gap for young adults as well as 'The Scholarship Expert' where they support students to graduate debt-free while obtaining the skills needed to be successful. Now, they are releasing 'Redefining Normal: How Two Foster Kids Beat The Odds and Discovered Healing, Happiness and Love' to share their story of how they've had to redefine what love and healthy relationships look like. In 'Redefining Normal' Justin and Alexis describe discovering normalcy and finding the meaning of love based upon their experiences in the child welfare system. The two started their journey faced with the barriers of abuse, neglect, and addiction. Their environment shaped their identity and plagued their growth. After recognizing the toxic generational patterns placed upon them by family and society, they were forced to accept the task of redefining themselves and the world in the midst of their love story. Who could overcome the depths of the foster care system and find love on the other side? 'Redefining Normal' is a story of beating the odds and creating a life worth living. The book will force you to question your idea of what is normal and who/what shaped your identity no matter your life story, background, or culture. It also touches on mental health, race, communication, and generational curses.
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional Bill Murray, NAASCA founder - 12 Step Recovery
Tuesday
09/29/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Bill Murray from Los Angeles, our founder. Bill's recovery is 12 Step-based and spans some 3 and a half decades. Sexually abused by numerous clerics, all men, between the ages of 11 and mid-way through high school, a minor seminary, he was also the victim of pre-pubescent pornography and even a two week kidnapping. Bill was graced to have found Alcoholics Anonymous when he was 30 years old. The program not only helped him get clean and sober but also gave him a place to give up his secrets, and the tools by which he's recovered. He firmly believes one can use the 12 Step process to heal from child abuse trauma and to find a way to a comfortable life. ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
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Special guest Steven & Meghan Bratcher
Monday
09/28/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Steven & Meghan Bratcher from Owensboro, Kentucky, loving parents who are at their wits end over what to do about the institutional abuse their two young boys have experienced. Steven says, "I am reaching out to the public in a desperate plea for help as my entire life has unraveled before my eyes." Meghan tells us they ".. want to end the systematic corruption in family court and CPS. That is where most child neglect and abuse begins. When loving parents have their children removed from them we cannot protect them as we would or should be able too." What happened to them is a parent's worst nightmare. One day Meghan slipped and fell while holding their youngest son. Dreadfully, she landed on top of him. The ER found the child had suffered a skull fracture. Both boys were removed from the family. "The state refuses to return my oldest son to me because I am a veteran," Steven says, "and they are not sure of my mental capacity to father them right now. I do not suffer from PTSD." (nor any mental disorders). "My oldest son Daniel has had several bruises and questionable injuries since being in the care of foster parents and CPS." The younger boy, Ethan, was medically cleared of his original injury but he'd been incubated using an adult size ventilation tube. It resulted in him having to have a trachea and feeding tube. He also endured a broken femur in medical care, yet they are pinning that on Steve's wife as well. "This is my cry for help," he says. "I just need someone to help me, where I seemingly cannot help myself."
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Special guest Melody J Andedrson
Friday
09/25/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Melody J Anderson, LCSW, from Los Angeles and New York City, a child abuse survivor with 28 years in private practice in Westwood and Manhattan. "I grew up in an alcoholic home," Melody reports. "My father suffered from many addictions, including gambling and alcoholism. Sadly, he never sought treatment and died at 55." She goes on, "My mother dealt with her depression from my father’s drinking by isolating and neglecting her role as a mother. My older sister and I were left to raise ourselves." Their grandmother rose to the occasion, and ".. gave us the peace to experience that we children were not truly alone in the world." Melody was beset with nightmares, believed she could not trust anyone, and made poor relationship choices. Her confusion has left her with life-long economic anxiety. Fortunately, she found help through Al-Anon and therapy. "Over a quarter of a century ago, I made the decision to pass on my experience, strength and hope to others who knew this pain, by returning to school and becoming a licensed therapist in addiction and trauma." Melody specializes in treating individuals, couples and families coping with addiction, trauma, life changes, mental illness and more. Among other things, she created and was the Coordinator of “The Intensive-Outpatient Program” and “Family & Friends Program” at Hazelden New York. She has facilitated groups for the dually-diagnosed in Los Angeles and is the Clinical Director at 'Friendly House', an all-women’s, in-patient treatment facility.
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional Felicia Reed, Trauma Informed Life Coach
Thursday
09/24/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC

Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Felicia L Reed, a trauma-informed Recovery Coach who suffered the entire spectrum of abuses from the age of 5 to 51. That was the point when she started a healing and recovery process. Learning about and using coaching and self-healing techniques saved her life. Felicia founded Put It In Perspective where she currently works to teach these tools to groups and individuals. In addition, she has worked in community service programs as a key volunteer and activist for youth and women, and serves on cyber awareness forums that promote online safety. ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
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Special guest Beth Donahue
Wednesday
09/23/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Beth Donahue from Port Richey, Florida, a returning NAASCA family member who's both a survivor and an activist. She'll be catching us up with any number of things she's been doing over the last year or so. "I have been targeted by my family and have lost friends and people I love," she explains, "mainly because I wouldn't waiver on my beliefs that children should be put first and no one has the right to ever abuse them in any way, shape or form." Beth has told us she has taken a copy of a bill from 'Protect Mass Children' to Washington, DC, to pass stronger laws to protect children from sexual predators and to educate the community on how to defend themselves from sexual predators, to end childhood sexual abuse and to be a voice for the victims. Many involved are survivors or victims of abuse and know firsthand the devastating effects sexual abuse has on victims and their families. Beth herself is a survivor who was sexually abused by 3 men as a child, but she's been an advocate for children most of her adult life. "I was involved with helping start the organization The Innocence Revolution," Beth reminds us, letting us know she's going to be starting it back up. But she's even doing more. "I'm going to try and get the NFL to do a day for us," she says! Beth's paid a price because of her advocacy, too. "I have been targeted by my family and have lost friends and people I love," she explains, "mainly because I wouldn't waiver on my beliefs that children should be put first and no one has the right to ever abuse them in any way, shape or form." We're delighted to have her back on the show!!
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional - Pastor Deborah Schleich
Tuesday
09/22/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Pastor Deborah Schleich, who grew up all over the world in a military family where her mother was mentally ill, and is now a survivor-professional. Living in Pensacola, Florida, she's trained in ministry, mental health, working with substance abuse and is a trauma informed social worker .. all in one! She volunteers with many community organizations. Pastor Deborah says she ".. can minister by text, phone, Skype, in person and however the Lord directs her, 24/7." She teaches that humans have three parts, being of spirit, soul and the physical body, and believes that all 3 are important .. and that each area needs care. We look forward to Pastor Deborah being an active member of the NAASCA family for a long time! ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
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Special guest DeJay Lester
Monday
09/21/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is DeJay Lester from Kennewick, Washington, a child abuse survivor, activist and author of the book 'Fostering Dreams'. DeJay’s childhood started out well, in a stable and loving home environment, but at the age of 7 his mother became ill and he was abruptly sent to live with his father, a man that he barely knew. DeJay shares his many struggles, uncertainties, and disappointments his father. Following years of abuse he found his voice and spoke up about what was going on at his father’s house, and began circling around the foster care system shortly after. Feeling insecure, DeJay began to rebel against the hardships in his life. His life began to change when a caring family, the Lesters, took him into their home and showed him what a loving family was like. The hardships weren’t quite over for DeJay though. He would still have to endure being kidnapped by his father and discovering that his mother had passed away. As he began to wonder who he was or where he belonged, he found his saving grace. Football became an important factor in saving his life. His coaches, adoptive family and the supporting adults in his life saw the potential in him that no one else had seen. Together they taught him how to channel his anger and turn his aggression into being the best athlete he could be. After many years of hard work and dedication, DeJay found himself playing professional football in the Arena Football League. Through football, DeJay can now share his story to impact a younger generation who may be battling similar hardships in their life. This book reflects the importance of acceptance, abuse and struggle in the lives of youth today, giving people new perspective on important situations.
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Special guest Birgitte Tan
Friday
09/18/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Birgitte Tan from Los Angeles, California, who for more than 15 years has helped people successfully navigate the murky waters of heartache, health recovery, and grief to reimagine and reinvent lives filled to the brim with joy, happiness, wellbeing, and grace. "I help people start over," she says. "Grounded in my motto 'move your body, heal your grief,' I founded the 'Dance Away Sadness: Move Beyond Your Grief' program which uses proven and powerful tools, strategies, and techniques for not just managing grief – but overcoming it." Birgitte Tan’s newest book: 'Seeking Peace: The Proven 5-Fingers Method to THRIVE Through Change Effortlessly. "I’ve had more than my fair share of grief and I’ve experienced it with my clients too, so I learned to master and apply the art of transforming grief into timeless treasures of joyful living. As a certified Grief Recovery Specialist I am fully qualified and capable to help those who are still traversing the dark valley of their lives move through and beyond their grief. When your goal is to THRIVE, not just SURVIVE. To heal in the wake of trauma not just at a surface level, but on a cellular level. When you want to wake up in joyous anticipation of each day instead of blanketed in grief or pain. That’s where I come in. Specializing in work with spousal loss and cancer patients, I help people start over. Move from grief to joyful healing. Help them move from debilitating pain to empowered purpose. Help them replace fear with forgiveness."
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional Dr Jaime Romo, educator, CSA by clergy
Thursday
09/17/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC

Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Dr Jaime Romo from San Diego, California, an educator, consultant, author, and Commissioned Minister, who promotes healing from abuse and the prevention of child sexual abuse, particularly abuse by religious authorities or in the context of religious settings. A workbook he wrote, Healing the Sexually Abused Heart: A Workbook for Survivors, Thrivers, and Supporters,  is an integration of various disciplines that led Jaime to become a certified Traumatic Incident Reduction (TIR) facilitator. Jaime explains, “While it is no secret that I am a survivor of clergy abuse, it is the journey of integration, transformation and application that is most telling about my accomplishments and the life that I celebrate.” Please visit his website: http://www.jaimeromo.org. ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
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Special guest Nancy V Brown
Wednesday
09/16/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Nancy V Brown from Atlanta, Georgia, a child abuse survivor, advocate, coach and new NAASCA volunteer. Nancy is also an author. 'My Costa Rican Hummingbird Sings' is the story of her life journey. From her earliest days in Costa Rica, to her current life as an entrepreneur, she has faced countless challenges. At age 5 she experienced sexual child abuse at the hands of a trusted family member. She was told not to tell anyone and became ashamed and scared to tell anyone. The abuse continued for some time until she got enough courage to tell her mom. The abuse left her broken, ashamed and some of the family members did not believe her. Nancy was moved to her grandmother's care, who introduced her to knowing Christ and the Holy Spirit, relationships that saved her life a few times over. In school she experienced bullying, hazing and racism. She dealt with depression and attempted suicide as a teenager. She went through the criminal justice system and went into the foster care system. At her lowest points her personal relationship with God kept her grounded. As an adult she went through a failed marriage, narcissistic abuse, alcoholism and depression. In her memoir, 'My Costa Rican Hummingbird Sings', Nancy shares her life story to help guide others in their personal journeys. The book offers a tapestry of life’s stories—stories of family, abuse, teenage pregnancy, divorce, single motherhood, racism, alcoholism, depression, sickness, loss, and through it all, the unending power of God’s unconditional love. She also founded her program, "Brave Girls Rise UP," which is dedicated to empowering, supporting and building confidence for young girls.
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional - Sharyn Higdon Jones, psychotherapist and author
Tuesday
09/15/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Sharyn Higdon Jones, a licensed psychotherapist for over 35 years with individuals, couples and families who have experienced the trauma of abuse. In her words: “The pain of being sexually abused is deep and profound. The abuse experience touches the core of a woman's being in ways she could never have predicted. She has been violated on so many levels." Sharyn is also the author of the book 'Healing Steps; a Gentle Path to Recovery for Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse,' written in a workbook format with exercises. Sharyn says, “Healing Steps is a perfect step-by-step process that evolved out of groups of women molested as children. It is the perfect format either to be facilitated by a mental health professional or could be used as a guide in a peer support group.” ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
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Special guest Alloysa C
Monday
09/14/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Alloysa C from Queens, New York , a survivor of childhood physical, mental and emotional abuse, and an adult advocate for Domestic Violence and Childhood Abuse. Growing up with an alcoholic father who was verbally, mentally and emotionally abusive. Alloysa didn’t have it easy with a mentally ill mother who was emotionally and physically abusive. "I am an overcomer of childhood abuse, domestic violence, loneliness, depression, neglect,and fear." Alloysa has a YouTube channel where she shares her story. "What affected me most about my father was his verbal abuse," she shares. "He felt like because he paid all the bills and provided financially, that he could treat me any way he wanted. My mother was mentally ill, very depressed. She blamed me for everything, but what affected me the most was her physical abuse. Alloysa explains, “This has led me to find my true identity in Jesus Christ’s real truth with purpose to live an adult life of freedom with joy, true love for myself, contentment, sanity, boldness, resilience, tenacity, clarity, ability to identify and avoid abuse.. and to unveil my purpose towards destiny each and everyday in who I am and called to be!” She says, “My experiences were not for happenstance and manifested to be a secret, but to share to give hope and help to the world that this does not have to be the end of your story.” Alloysa concludes, "By releasing my journey to the world, I am able to broaden others' outlook on life while connecting with them as a healthy role model and most notably grant them an opportunity that I never had as well as many would never have otherwise."
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Special guest Kathy and Richard Butler
Friday
09/11/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Kathy and Richard Butler from Atlanta, Georgia, the founders of 'Comfort In The Storm', an organization dedicated to providing child sexual abuse prevention and awareness training for parents and caregivers. "We are credentialed advocates and the parents of a survivor," Kathy writes. "We currently provide daily prevention and awareness tips on our social media platforms-IG/FB Comfortinthestorm. We are co-authors of 'Hush No More', the book, and we are also featured in the documentary." Kathy attended the Child Advocacy Studies program at Athens State University. Kathy also completed the Office for the Victims of Crime's advocacy training and NOVA's Victim Assistance Academy. Richard served for 17 years as a Senior Recreation Director for Los Angeles Unified School District and provided support to some of the district's most at-risk youth. In 2008, Kathy and Richard's daughter disclosed that she had been sexually abused by a family member. They were devastated, and felt like they had failed as parents. They discovered there were very few resources to help them navigate the journey for them and their child. So, they became the change they wanted to see. The two started a blog that chronicled their interactions with law enforcement, social services, the (in)justice system, as well as their individual and family healing process. But they needed to know how a predator was able to harm their child right under their noses without them knowing. So, they began taking any and every class they could find on child sexual abuse. Ultimately, they launched 'Comfort In The Storm,' a comprehensive Child Sexual Abuse Prevention and Awareness training program. They also offer peer support for parents of survivors.
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional Barbara Joy Hansen, Violence Prevention Expert
Thursday
09/10/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC

Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Barbara Joy Hansen from Milford, Massachusetts, a child abuse survivor and Violence Prevention Expert. Her book, 'Listen to the Cry of the Child,' is where she shares her journey. She and her husband work in prisons, homeless shelters, domestic violence conferences, etc, and she facilitates a survivors support group called Beauty Out of Ashes (many members are former alcoholics or addicts). Barbara has a lot of information and experience to offer! ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
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Special guest Joe Maxwell
Wednesday
09/09/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Joe Maxwel from Aurora, Texas, a child abuse survivor who struggles with depression, anxiety and CPTSD. "I'm currently seeing a therapist who has linked me to a psychiatrist that I'm waiting to see on the waiting list.," Joe says. "During the past few years my childhood has been the center of my mind and has been hard at times to cope." Joe has now found a community of people who courageously share their stories with each other. "I've shared my stories with them and they've been very supportive with me so my mood has improved.” At age 11 Joe moved to a new town and became friends with the adult neighbor next door. The friendly neighbor looked to live the perfect picture life, soon to be married. He befriended Joe. “One day missing my bus I went over, asking him if he could take me to school. He had Joe hide under the guest bed from his wife until she left for work. The man sexually assaulted Joe, and the abuse continued thru high school. "During school I also was sexually active with some other guys." Eventually Joe met a girl and began to build a relationship. But trauma hit again when he was raped by a male friend while intoxicated. "The perpetrator videoed us, and threatened to share it with my family and girlfriend. For 3 years I endured mental, physical and sexual abuse until I could no longer handle the trauma, losing my house and girlfriend. I walked away from everything." Joe is now under a doctor's care after being diagnosed with CPTSD. Tonight he'll courageously share his story with us. As a community of survivor's we need to welcome our men in with open arms and bring more awareness to male rape, creating a safe place to share their story. That's what NAASCA is about.
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional - Lori Golden, psychotherapist and author
Tuesday
09/08/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host be Lori Golden from San Diego, California, a survivor and a private psychotherapist working with other trauma and abuse survivors. Lori shares, “I am a survivor of incest. My father sexually abused me from the age of 5 to 16. When the sun went down, I was filled with terror, hypervigilance, and waiting. Everything in my room came alive." Lori started using drugs in college at 18 and covered her worthlessness, aloneness and increasing desperation with bulimic exercising, food addiction and drugs, culminating in a suicide attempt at 27. "I am an incest survivor, an addict in Narcotics Anonymous for 33 years as well as Food Addicts Anonymous for 30", she tells us. Her book, 'My House Of Lies; Awakening from a childhood of sexual abuse', was published last year. "I am passionate about telling my story." ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
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Special guest Ed K
Monday
09/07/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Ed K from Baltimore, Maryland, a child abuse survivor and artist. Ed is now a 66 year old man, with recovered memories of abandonment and sexual trauma in childhood at roughly 55 years old. He lived with mental health unidentified symptoms of them for 45-49 years. Ed has been exploring numerous avenues of healing for years, including Visual art, songwriting, Buddhism, Jungian and depth psychotherapy, 12 step programs and is now doing IFS (Internal Family Systems) as well. Ed's early years are a blackout. He discovered this was due to severe neglect. "At age one my mother was unable to bond with me after giving birth to a stillborn baby," he explains. Ed was drugged and raped at 9 by neighbors. Ed pushed the trauma deep down to survive, later being misdiagnosed as schizophrenic, and placed on heavy antipsychotics. "My life spiraled down and around and I survived or went further down.” He goes on, "Years later, in 1995, I found a more open, compassionate psychiatrist and found meds which finally allowed me to rekindle my creative flames. Leaving the corporate world behind I began to play music in nursing homes professionally." Then he tried a new approach to healing, IFS (Internal Family Systems). IFS is a powerfully transformative, evidence-based model of psychotherapy. "We believe the mind is naturally multiple. Our inner parts contain valuable qualities and our core Self knows how to heal, allowing us to become integrated and whole. In IFS all parts are welcome." IFS Institute welcomes all people into the Internal Family Systems community. Individual and Organizational IFS Training Scholarships are available.
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Special guest Thomas Gagliano
Friday
09/04/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Thomas Gagliano from North Brunswick, New Jersey. Tom specializes in working with parents relating to childhood messages and how one’s experience shapes their world view. He discusses challenging issues from his vast professional background while interweaving his own experiences to crystallize concepts. He's the co-author of the book 'The Problem Was Me' with Dr. Abraham Twerski. He presented the topic at the SCRIPT Conference - Talking to Kids about Tough Stuff: the 7 Essential Areas of Parenting. Tom is a sought-after expert and speaker and has appeared on many television and radio shows. He also hosts weekly Instagram shows, @theproblemwasme, and has produced several educational podcasts that can be found on iTunes. Tom has provided trainings at many universities and community-based organizations regarding parenting and family dynamic problems. A single negative message in our childhood can carry a lifetime sentence. Unfortunately, many people experienced barrage after barrage of negative messages while growing up. These messages can morph into what author he calls, "The warden, an oppressive bully who sat on my shoulder for years." His book inspires readers to silence this inner voice of self-doubt and fear and begin living proactive, satisfying lives. With candor and humility, the authors show readers how to work an honest recovery program and break the cycle of negative thinking and addictive acting out. “My experience and expertise come from overcoming my own abuse as a child. That experience and insight is what has guided the methodology I use to helped many men, couples, and families find peace and serenity in their lives.”
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional Michelle Bless - Minister & Chaplain
Thursday
09/03/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC

Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Michelle Bless from Cincinnati, a survivor of severe child abuse who's now a Minister and Chaplain. She'll appear on the 1st Thursday of each month and is the author of the book "Out of Darkness: the Michelle Bless Story," her story of redemption. In 1997, Michelle writes that she, "..was introduced to the Lord and denounced Satan," thus beginning the process of giving her life to God. Michelle is on a mission to bring as many lost souls to God as possible. Her firsthand knowledge of how low a life can plummet to the depths of despair enables her to understand and relate to what others are facing as they struggle to find God in their lives. ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
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Special guest Rita Mercer
Wednesday
09/02/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Rita Mercer, PsyD., from Los Angeles, California, a recent 2019 graduate of The Chicago School of Professional Psychology with a doctorate degree in Clinical Forensic Psychology. Since graduating "I am an online Seeking Safety Support Group facilitator and design content and program collaborator of The Chat series," Rita explains. "This is an online discussion platform that aims to provide a safe space for participants to discuss various topics such as sexual and physical abuse, misinformation of the female anatomy, the role of women and most recently race, racism and the Christian. I am first generation American and the eldest of four girls born to my father, a Trinidadian and my mother who was Panamanian. I grew up in a home with strong Christian values and morals”. Growing up in a strict religious home Rita often found herself the very object of her father’s raft and controlling, abusive behavior. My father taught school in Trinidad. If I made a mistake or was slow to answer, I received a belt instead of compassion. This type of punishment continued for sixteen years. As a result, I was terrified of math, barely passed high school and avoided any major that involved statistics. I lived in fear of my dad, was very shy, had low self-esteem, lacked self-confidence and struggled with anorexia. I had a severe stuttering problem and speaking in public was an embarrassing experience. Rita brings her wisdom courage to the table now the founder and CEO of Color in Psychology, LLC, an online platform that supports graduate students in psychology with resources, a safe space to voice racial disparity concerns and discuss their experiences in predominantly white institutions. “I live in gratitude and forgiveness knowing God is in control.”
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional - Carlotta Taylor, Foster Care / Law Enforcement
Tuesday
09/01/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Carlotta Taylor from Clinton, Mississippi, a survivor of child abuse by her own family and in foster care. After searching for her purpose for years, she learned it was to share her story and inspire others who may be going through what she endured. In her debut book, 'No More Flinching', Carlotta outlines five key steps to overcoming adversity. A former homicide detective, child protection detective, and former federal officer, with over 15 years law enforcement experience, she knew she had to use her knowledge and wisdom to effect greater change in and around the community. She's the founder of 'Somebody Step In', a non-profit for foster children, teens and young adults. ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
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Special guests Sarah Henry and Dr Jaime Romo
Monday
08/31/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Sarah Henry from Altamonte Springs, Florida, and Dr. Jaime Romo from San Diego, California. Sarah is the Executive Director of the Child-Friendly Faith Project. Sarah holds a B.A. in Political Science from Lynn University and an M.P.A. with a focus in Nonprofit Management from American University. She is a longtime secular activist who is deeply committed to protecting the rights of children to be free from abuse and neglect. Jaime an educator, consultant, author, and Commissioned Minister, who promotes healing from abuse and the prevention of child sexual abuse, particularly abuse by religious authorities or in the context of religious settings, has written a workbook Healing the Sexually Abused Heart: A Workbook for Survivors, Thrivers, and Supporters, is an integration of various disciplines. Jaime is a long time active member of the NAASCA family, and works on the project with Sarah. Founded in 2012, the Child-Friendly Faith Project is largely survivor-led and works at local, state, and national levels. We advocate for adult survivors and child victims of religious child maltreatment by standing as allies and supporters in conversations and confrontations with religious institutions that perpetuate harm against them. The hallmark of the CFFP public awareness campaigns work to raise awareness of dangerous religious practices that are pervasive in today’s America.
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Special guest Dr Robb Kelly
Friday
08/28/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Dr. Robb Kelly from San Antonio, Texas, an addiction expert, psychologist, TV doctor and author. Based on his own experiences working with addicts and alcoholics over the last 20 years, a PhD in Psychology from Oxford University and as a recovered alcoholic himself – he is a triple threat against the disease of addiction. Dr. Kelly was once the CEO of a thriving telecommunications company when the walls came crashing down on him due to alcoholism. He ended up homeless and broken on the streets of Manchester, England until he found the courage to save himself. Since recovering, He's made it his life’s mission to assist other hopeless, chronic alcoholics and addicts. Dr. Kelly is currently the CEO of the Robb Kelly Recovery Group, leading the way in permanent recovery using new Telehealth aftercare, and his DVDs are amongst the top ten best sellers with FMS Productions. They are used in many prisons and institutions around the world as a teaching aid. The Group offers a variety of services. These services are tailored to a client’s individual needs and goals and use NLP and SE to help change the Neuropathways in the brain. Today, Dr. Kelly inspires, educates, and changes lives with his amazing gripping story of success to failure to success. He works to 'make the road of recovery less of a mystery tour'. In November 2019 Robb Kelly published “Daddy, Daddy Please Stop Drinking” which chronicles his story. Inspiring and sad at times, it stands as a testament to the power of recovery. We welcome Robb to the NAASCA family!
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional Felicia Reed, Trauma Informed Life Coach
Thursday
08/27/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC

Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Felicia L Reed, a trauma-informed Recovery Coach who suffered the entire spectrum of abuses from the age of 5 to 51. That was the point when she started a healing and recovery process. Learning about and using coaching and self-healing techniques saved her life. Felicia founded Put It In Perspective where she currently works to teach these tools to groups and individuals. In addition, she has worked in community service programs as a key volunteer and activist for youth and women, and serves on cyber awareness forums that promote online safety. ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
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Special guest Eunice Nuna
Wednesday
08/26/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Eunice Nuna from Boston, Massachusetts, a survivor of child abuse. "From growing up with an alcohol dependent parent, to going through sexual abuse, to suffering mental health issues, to being on the brink of suicide, my story is the example of how anybody can overcome the obstacles in their life and achieve greatness," she says. "I am now a psychologist, a mother, Children mentor, Motivational Speaker and Founder of 'Wounded Healers Foundation'. "As a child I suffered the impact of living in extreme poverty, worsened by my parent’s arguments which would escalate to violence," Eunice says. "As a result of trauma, my mental health and well-being was left in near darkness and this would greatly influence my view of the world." At 18, in Nairobi, Kenya, she was raped and became pregnant. "I raised my child in the slums and washed people’s laundry to earn a living. By God’s grace I was supported by well-wishers to pursue higher education. After I was through with my bachelor’s program in Counseling Psychology, I began to explore different opportunities that could lead to healing for other wounded people like me." She worked with high-risk drug users. "I realized that I was passionate about helping women and when I would share my story, it was with the hope of transforming their lives and more women opened up about experiencing abuse." That's when she founded 'Wounded Healer'. "Today I share my life with girls and women who are hurting like I did. I welcome them in my world and assure them they can be victorious again. My goal is to walk with wounded people, caring for their hearts and equipping them with tools to find God’s purpose for their pain."
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional - Sharyn Higdon Jones, psychotherapist and author
Tuesday
08/25/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Sharyn Higdon Jones, a licensed psychotherapist for over 35 years with individuals, couples and families who have experienced the trauma of abuse. In her words: “The pain of being sexually abused is deep and profound. The abuse experience touches the core of a woman's being in ways she could never have predicted. She has been violated on so many levels." Sharyn is also the author of the book 'Healing Steps; a Gentle Path to Recovery for Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse,' written in a workbook format with exercises. Sharyn says, “Healing Steps is a perfect step-by-step process that evolved out of groups of women molested as children. It is the perfect format either to be facilitated by a mental health professional or could be used as a guide in a peer support group.” ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
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Special guest Rita Rodriguez
Monday
08/24/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Rita Rodriguez from Joshua, Texas, a child abuse and domestic violence survivor. A lot of the child abuse happened at the hands of her step mother, Evelyn. "She would lock me in my room and starve me until she felt like it. She would throw me outside naked with no clothes, take out the hose, wet me with it, and say really nasty things. There was a barn I would sleep in. If I got thrown outside, I would eat dog food and the peaches, pecans that grew on trees." Rita would go to school with black eyes, busted lip, her body all bruised her body aching all over. "I would lie to the teacher and tell her the chicken or the cow got me and that’s why I was bruised." Evelyn adopted other kids and worked them relentlessly, in the vegetable and fruit garden. "We mowed, hoed, water all the plants which the land was about a few acres. We would get up around 6 and didn’t go to school until 8 or 9, no food or drink, unless we ate pecan or dog food or grass. Sometime I would hide food that didn’t spoil that I took from school and give it to the other kids." Her life there with them lasted 10 years. "I ran away at the age of 18 and ran into my a guy who I thought I was in love with, he was also abusive. I later was preg with a baby girl and he would choke me and hit, tried to stab me and shoot me that didn’t last long so I tried to leave multiple time I went back to him and he would still treat me wrong finally had my baby and left him," she says. "In 2017 I was finally free of anything toxic or abusive. I’m a caregiver at Rockhouse for the mentally disabled. I now have 2 kids, 1 boy 1 girl, and I’m with an amazing guy who is there for my kids. My kids are my life they are the one that keep me going looking forward to tomorrow."
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Special guest Patty Rhyne
Friday
08/21/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Patty Rhyne from Antioch, California, a returning NAASCA family member. She's a survivor of sexual, physical and emotional abused by multiple men over the course of her life. "My abuse started when I was only 4 years old. My first abuser began by grooming me," she writes. By 7 his sexual abuse was happening every day. Her mother regularly neglected her. "CPS was called on my mom many times, but nothing ever came from it." Patty's mom began working for her abuser at his bar. "It's hard to put into words what he did to me, but it involved engaging in all kinds of sexual things, and also filming me and making me watch porn with him." Her abuser was very wealthy. "When he was with me, someone was paying attention to me and making me feel 'loved'. It was a no-win situation." Patty explains, "My abuse went on for 22 years. It even continued after I got married at age 16." At 26 she learned her mother had made a financial arrangement with her abuser, effectively selling Patty to him. "For so many years I have been seeped in the deepest, darkest feelings of shame possible. I learned to stay silent and just block it all out." Patty automatically assumed that others would hurt, manipulate, use, disappoint, abandon, reject or judge her. Therapy started to help. "One of the best things is that it allows me to be my true self. In therapy, I can be whoever and however I need to be - with no judgment!" Patty's hopeful now. "I want to let go of the shame and blame that doesn't really belong to me anyway." She's all about awareness. "People need to know that it happens – not just to poor kids, or rich kids or black or white kids, but to kids everywhere."
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional Dr Jaime Romo, educator, CSA by clergy
Thursday
08/20/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC

Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Dr Jaime Romo from San Diego, California, an educator, consultant, author, and Commissioned Minister, who promotes healing from abuse and the prevention of child sexual abuse, particularly abuse by religious authorities or in the context of religious settings. A workbook he wrote, Healing the Sexually Abused Heart: A Workbook for Survivors, Thrivers, and Supporters,  is an integration of various disciplines that led Jaime to become a certified Traumatic Incident Reduction (TIR) facilitator. Jaime explains, “While it is no secret that I am a survivor of clergy abuse, it is the journey of integration, transformation and application that is most telling about my accomplishments and the life that I celebrate.” Please visit his website: http://www.jaimeromo.org~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
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Special guest Muriel Rada
Wednesday
08/19/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Muriel Rada from Omaha, Nebraska, a survivor of child abuse who's been in recovery quite a while. "My abuse by child pornographers began at age three," Muriel says. It continued until 2nd grade. "I was scared and couldn't ever sleep. I hoped someone else would adopt me." Muriel didn't have any school friends until seventh grade, and then only one. In eighth grade she visited Duchesne Academy. She loved it. "It was so quiet, I knew I wanted to go to school there." But all wasn't well, "I tried to kill myself when I was 16: ironically when I called my friend, she came to get me. It was the very first time anyone ever helped me when I was in trouble." Muriel did well in academia, earning multiple degrees and eventually a doctorate. In the 60s she joined Students for a Democratic Society, silk screened hundreds of peace sign armbands and marched in demonstrations. She began teaching. "I was on my way to earning my Master's degree and an FBI file." Raped at 27, Muriel became pregnant and had an abortion. Disassociated and suicidal, she found a therapist. "I hope I can help you", he said, "I have to be as smart as you are to understand how you have made it to this place!" He was, as I knew he had to be. Some of the best years of her life followed. "I finished my Doctorate in 1990 and continued teaching full time until 2005 when I had a breakdown because my antidepressant stopped working and I started having flashbacks. No one seemed to know why teaching Women's Literature would trigger that!" A writer and artist, Muriel is a participant in the Omaha Sexual Abuse Survivors Art Show, with workshops on Saturdays in September, and Readings from the Play; 'The Never Seen Girl' at the Opening, on Sept 4 at 7pm.
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional - Pastor Deborah Schleich
Tuesday
08/18/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Pastor Deborah Schleich, who grew up all over the world in a military family where her mother was mentally ill, and is now a survivor-professional. Living in Pensacola, Florida, she's trained in ministry, mental health, working with substance abuse and is a trauma informed social worker .. all in one! She volunteers with many community organizations. Pastor Deborah says she ".. can minister by text, phone, Skype, in person and however the Lord directs her, 24/7." She teaches that humans have three parts, being of spirit, soul and the physical body, and believes that all 3 are important .. and that each area needs care. We look forward to Pastor Deborah being an active member of the NAASCA family for a long time! ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
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Special guest Patricia McKnight
Monday
08/17/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Patricia (Trish) McKnight from Breese, Illinois, a returning NAASCA family member who says, "Today I am a thousand miles away from the person my parents created in their forced slavery, destructive neglect, and constant violence fueled by mental illness and substance abuse." Trish lived the journey of survival patterns filled with drug use, alcohol, attempted suicide, parenting challenges; the constant chaos and life altering injuries that plagued more than thirty years of her life. Her history of relationships followed the pattern of tolerance until she took one last true chance to save her life. It was twenty years ago when she left her last abusive relationship to break the cycle and give her children a better home, a peaceful sense of life; a chance to create their own identity. Seeing the lasting impact they suffered, and then how her grandchildren were being affected, she began focusing her energy towards researching the connections between the traumas and the survivor’s life patterns. Today she runs Butterfly Dreams Alliance, a community outreach charitable organization providing awareness, education and assistance for those affected by abuse, violence, sexual harm and human trafficking. Services are growing throughout the country. "Now we have a chance to live and thrive in a safe, empowering environment," she says. Trish is a voice in policy, standards of care, training law enforcement, healthcare, educators, and community members to recognize, report, and respond with trauma informed knowledge. A Regional Ambassador of NAASCA, Trish is also a member of Central Illinois Human Trafficking Task Force, End Demand Illinois, and collaborates with resources throughout her home state.
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Special guest Cynthya Hale
Friday
08/14/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Cynthya Hale from Washington DC, a survivor of Domestic Violence with her sons. They were abused for 17 years, had a struggle, lost, and healed through their process and now are helping others. Now Cynthya is the founder and CEO of FFT Helping Others. She also runs the National Domestic Violence Rally, saying, "The United States & International Domestic Violence Rallies and Vigils to bring awareness about DV, IPV, and Human & Sex Trafficking to the nation & the world." She explains, "The idea is that without Family without Friends, we cannot accomplish anything, without Helping each Other to heal. This is how we influence and inspire the world through peace, love, and harmony." Cynthya saw a need to draw awareness about the domestic violence epidemic, human trafficking, sex trafficking issues, hurricane epidemic, and homelessness. She gathered voices not only across the nation but internationally to assist in the change to help those in need and gathered volunteers willing to support. She started this vision as a seed and it sprouted into what's now called FFT Helping Others. "Our Mission is to bring like-minded individuals together," Cynthia explains. "We bring our message of change to those in public office as legislation must change for Domestic Violence." FFT Helping Others plants seeds of support in the community. "Through our sponsored volunteer events to help feed the hungry, encourage the weak and give love to the hopeless, seeking to connect with others with the love of Christ by utilizing local avenues of assistances and intermediary venues to meet our goal of reaching the lost, no matter the circumstances."
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional - Dr Debra Warner - The SCRIPT Conference
Thursday
08/13/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC

Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight's special co-host, Dr. Debra Warner, Psy.D., is a long time and engaged NAASCA family member who's a Los Angeles based Forensic Psychologist and a professor at the Chicago School of Professional Psychology. She'll help lead tonight's discussion. Dr. Deb will be with us to do a wrap-up episode about The SCRIPT Conference, a FREE two-day-long annual event recently held in early August via ZOOM. She'll be joined by several others, including some of her student SCRIPT volunteers and perhaps some of the SCRIPT presenters. An educator and violence prevention expert, Dr. Deb is author of the book "His History, Her Story; a survival guide for spouses of male survivors of sexual abuse and trauma" which is available through her web site at DrDebraWarner.net. ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
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Special guest Wandra Denice Brown
Wednesday
08/12/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Wandra Denice Brown from New York City a survivor of severe violent, physical and sexual abuse. Emotionally she was broken. "I was in the foster care system my whole childhood life," she shares. "I never had a childhood at all." In her youth she was sodomized, buried alive in the backyard, made to on the hot stove, branded. "My foster dad taught me to take pain and don’t scream or yell just take it," she explains. "After that I became mute for two years." Wandra describes herself as the most determined woman in this universe. "I have been in and out of 23 foster homes. When there was no one there to encourage me, I had to encourage myself. They thought I was crazy because I would not speak but here I am today to transform my silence into words." This is a a resilient young woman, a student in progress, who just graduated from Touro College for child psychology, her first professional degree. "I am here to help a child to make a difference out of their life. Just because of what I have went through. The abuse this has caused me to help make a difference out of another child’s life to help them become encouraged to help them become strong to help them to become all that they can be." She concludes, "I’m looking forward to working inside the system helping the traumatized children by helping them heal. These children needs to be loved and healed emotionally. They need to know that in spite of all that you have been through you can still make it you can still survive you can still become resilient, no matter what happened. I still survived. Never give up or even give in. The idea in life is is for you win."
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional - Lori Golden, psychotherapist and author
Tuesday
08/11/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host be Lori Golden from San Diego, California, a survivor and a private psychotherapist working with other trauma and abuse survivors. Lori shares, “I am a survivor of incest. My father sexually abused me from the age of 5 to 16. When the sun went down, I was filled with terror, hypervigilance, and waiting. Everything in my room came alive." Lori started using drugs in college at 18 and covered her worthlessness, aloneness and increasing desperation with bulimic exercising, food addiction and drugs, culminating in a suicide attempt at 27. "I am an incest survivor, an addict in Narcotics Anonymous for 33 years as well as Food Addicts Anonymous for 30", she tells us. Her book, 'My House Of Lies; Awakening from a childhood of sexual abuse', was published last year. "I am passionate about telling my story." ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
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Special guest Crystal Matey
Monday
08/10/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Crystal Matey from Hoschton, Georgia, who grew up in poverty with a mother who'd experienced her own abuse and an addict father. "I’ve survived sexual, physical, and emotional abuse," she reports, "beginning around the age of 3 and continuing throughout my childhood." At 6 she told her mother that her paternal grandfather had been sexually abusing her, which forced her mother into the position of single parent. "We lived in poverty and with food insecurity for years." Crystal explains, "My mother also came from a family heavy with the cycles of abuse. Whether it was the stress of being a single parent to three children or the darkness of her own trauma, she was unable to break those cycles." She physically, emotionally, and verbally abused Crystal throughout her childhood. "I lived in a state of fear on an almost daily basis." Crystal's father, an addict, was absent almost entirely. "Enduring so much abuse for the majority of my childhood meant I saw myself as worthless, as damaged, as fundamentally unlovable." Today, she's on a path towards love, healing, and success. "I have a small family of my own, where I feel safe and supported." But she's been diagnosed with PTSD, Major Depressive Disorder, and Generalized Anxiety Disorder. "Over the past four years, I have been active in my own healing process. Through therapy, meditation, reading, and medication, I am in a better place when it comes to coping with my traumas and triggers. It’s a war I fight every single day. Sometimes it feels like a battle too large to win, but I push forward anyway." Thank you, Crystal, for reaching out like this and volunteering to tell your story to your NAASCA family! We hope others will, too!
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Special guest Joe Potosi
Friday
08/07/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Joe Potosi from Dubuque, Iowa, a returning NAASCA family member who's a child abuse survivor, minister, motivational speaker and author of the book 'When The Dust Settled.' At age 3, his father abandoned the family. Over the next 15 years, his mother and stepfather used drugs and alcohol, had a turbulent relationship, and were both physically and emotionally abusive to him. After high school, Joe joined the Navy which was the first time he realized the resentment and anger he carried inside about the years of abuse. However, he did not yet have coping skills to deal with those emotions and made some poor choices in life. Becoming a father of two sons helped Joe change his behavior, explaining, “They'd rented space in my mind for far too long. Now as a father I made a conscious decision I was going to break that cycle of abuse, violence and neglect toward my children.” Writing was a way for Joe to let go of traumatic memories and gave him the strength and courage to forgive his tormentors. He attributes his faith in God as helping him most with his recovery. Years of journaling to help himself heal developed into his book (watch this Youtube interview). Joe is now helping other survivors who are struggling with resentment, anger and unforgiveness. “People struggle every day in situations that they cannot control,” he says. “They feel helpless and held hostage by whatever trials hold them down in life. 'When The Dust Settled' is the ultimate story of success. This is a story of inspiration, courage and triumph.”
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional Michelle Bless - Minister & Chaplain
Thursday
08/06/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC

Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Michelle Bless from Cincinnati, a survivor of severe child abuse who's now a Minister and Chaplain. She'll appear on the 1st Thursday of each month and is the author of the book "Out of Darkness: the Michelle Bless Story," her story of redemption. In 1997, Michelle writes that she, "..was introduced to the Lord and denounced Satan," thus beginning the process of giving her life to God. Michelle is on a mission to bring as many lost souls to God as possible. Her firsthand knowledge of how low a life can plummet to the depths of despair enables her to understand and relate to what others are facing as they struggle to find God in their lives. ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
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Special guest Deanna Culver
Wednesday
08/05/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Deanna Culver from Appleton, Wisconsin, a survivor of child abuse and neglect, as well as a photographer/artist, writer, actor, producer, and director. She grew up in a few foster homes and then returned to her biological parents; however, her mother was addicted to prescription medications. Deanna relates, “I grew up mentally, emotionally, and physically abused. I was told I was ugly, useless, worthless, wished I was dead, and so much more horrific things. I definitely had a hard time trying to figure out where I belonged in this world. I attempted suicide a few times in my life and have dealt with a lot of hardships. I used to get bullied in school, harassed in the workforce, and have had to manage silently. It hasn't been easy; however, I've fought hard to break the stigmas and statistics surrounding mental illness, child abuse, neglect, teen parenting, domestic violence, addiction, and homelessness, etc. I'm definitely not perfect and never pretend to be; however, I try to be the best me I can be at any moment in time with a great deal of work and dedication to survive and thrive, especially for the sake of my 3 daughters and grandchildren.” Deanna writes poetry and has published a book, ‘Open Boxed Poetry’. She is also an inspirational/ motivational speaker for the life experiences she has been through. She closes with, “My saying is ‘Your Courage is Your Strength & Your Strength is Your Courage’ because it's tough each day without both.”
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional - Carlotta Taylor, Foster Care / Law Enforcement
Tuesday
08/04/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Carlotta Taylor from Clinton, Mississippi, a survivor of child abuse by her own family and in foster care. After searching for her purpose for years, she learned it was to share her story and inspire others who may be going through what she endured. In her debut book, 'No More Flinching', Carlotta outlines five key steps to overcoming adversity. A former homicide detective, child protection detective, and former federal officer, with over 15 years law enforcement experience, she knew she had to use her knowledge and wisdom to effect greater change in and around the community. She's the founder of 'Somebody Step In', a non-profit for foster children, teens and young adults. ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
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Special guest Sally Linn
Monday
08/03/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Sally Linn from Washington State, founder and speaker at 'Truth Speaks, LLC', where they feature Sexual Assault Prevention Webinars & Presentations. The mission of Truth Speaks is to speak the truth about sexual harassment, abuse, and assault in a non-threatening environment, to produce change. Sally was trained as the teen Sexual Assault Prevention Educator at Rebuilding Hope! Sexual Assault Center for Pierce County. She's a member of the Washington Coalition for Sexual Assault Programs, and the Pierce County Commission Against Domestic Violence. She is the former co-chair on the Education/Awareness Committee of the Pierce County Anti-Trafficking Network. Sally has a message for victims and survivors: "Know that I believe you. This terrible thing did happen. You did nothing to deserve this. This is all the attacker's fault. This is NOT your fault. I'm sorry they chose to hurt you. And to all males reading this: there is absolutely NO evidence that sexual abuse of boys leads them to abuse others. That is a MYTH, and it needs to die. Also, yes, assault by a female is possible and does happen. You are not less of a man, or less innocent than female victims/survivors. I believe you. This isn't just a ‘women's issue.’ It's an issue for all humanity." She goes on, "You are not alone. So many have gone through this. So many have experienced healing from this trauma, also. But they have healed on their own time, in their own way. Grief is perfectly healthy."
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Episode was no good due to technical problems
Friday
07/31/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC

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Tonight's episode was no good, due to technical problems. Our special guest, Joe Potosi from Dubuque, Iowa, will appear on Friday night, 8/07/20, instead.
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional Bill Murray, NAASCA founder - 12 Step Recovery
Thursday
07/30/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC

Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Bill Murray from Los Angeles, our founder. Bill's recovery is 12 Step-based and spans some 3 and a half decades. Sexually abused by numerous clerics, all men, between the ages of 11 and mid-way through high school, a minor seminary, he was also the victim of pre-pubescent pornography and even a two week kidnapping. Bill was graced to have found Alcoholics Anonymous when he was 30 years old. The program not only helped him get clean and sober but also gave him a place to give up his secrets, and the tools by which he's recovered. He firmly believes one can use the 12 Step process to heal from child abuse trauma and to find a way to a comfortable life. ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
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Special guest Richard Hayes Phillips
Wednesday
07/29/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Richard Hayes Phillips from Canton, New York, a musician, historian, geologist, trail worker and published author, who has only recently come out as an adult survivor of child sexual abuse after half a century of silence. He was taken by brute force, twice, at Camp Boyhaven, not by adults, but by gangs of Boy Scouts, two the first time, five the second time. He told no one. He smoked marijuana as self-medication, got arrested for it, and was kicked out of his Boy Scout troop on the eve of becoming an Eagle Scout. All of this derailed his young life. Not until the age of 25 did he seek a college degree. He went on to earn a Ph.D., and became a college professor and a renowned investigator in numerous fields. Still he had recurrent nightmares about not becoming an Eagle Scout When he recently discovered that the rank of Eagle cannot be denied for any reason to any boy who meets the written requirements, he called up the Twin Rivers Council, expecting to get the records proving what merit badges he had earned, only to find out that the records had been destroyed, in all likelihood to purge the evidence of pedophiles in their midst. For him, the destruction of evidence was the tipping point. Silence was no longer an option. He searched the web for the instigators of the two sexual assaults upon his person and found them all within three days. He then wrote a detailed affidavit, now posted on this website, began searching for legal representation the next day, and his claim has been filed under the Child Victims Act. He is now a NAASCA volunteer, as a contact person and lifeline for fellow Boy Scouts, in hopes of encouraging others to come out of the darkness and into the light and begin the process of healing.
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional - Pastor Deborah Schleich
Tuesday
07/28/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host be Pastor Deborah Schleich, who grew up all over the world in a military family where her mother was mentally ill, and is now a survivor-professional. Living in Pensacola, Florida, she's trained in ministry, mental health, working with substance abuse and is a trauma informed social worker .. all in one! She volunteers with many community organizations. Pastor Deborah says she ".. can minister by text, phone, Skype, in person and however the Lord directs her, 24/7." She teaches that humans have three parts, being of spirit, soul and the physical body, and believes that all 3 are important .. and that each area needs care. We look forward to Pastor Deborah being an active member of the NAASCA family for a long time! ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
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Special guest Jessica De La Cruz
Monday
07/27/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Jessica De La Cruz (Negra) from Kent, Washington, a survivor of child abuse. Originally from Texas, her young life was spent with a strict and violent step father. When her mom left him, she began using and dealing drugs with her new boyfriend .. cocaine and heroine. Negra stole her mother's car at 12 to go to McDonald's and was beaten for it later. But, since she could drive, she became her mom's taxi driver. At 13 she began being promiscuous. The relationship she had with her mother grew worse. "She blamed me for being a little slut, drinking more and leaving me out and alone like always. I started running the streets, with friends and random guys." A couple years later she was initiated into a gang, living with a boyfriend who was also a drug dealer. He would beat her up when he was high. The pattern repeated several time with various men over the next few years. Pregnant for the first time at 16, she had a miscarriage, lost in a rest stop on the way to California. Traumatized by both her mom's and her own experiences, Negra knew that she had nobody like me to care and talk to me. She bounced from man to man. "I struggled with myself, my exes and our children until my early 30’s. And now I’m finally in a stable and healthier environment. I take as much care and time with my kids as possible because I know better now, because my (seven) kids have a great mother." she goes on, "I don’t believe or trust in anybody but myself and my children and that’s hard sometimes because our feelings get in the way and cloud our judgements." Negra knows she's just getting started healing, concluding, "All I’ve gone through it’s sad but true and can serve as an example."
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Special guest Amber Jewell
Friday
07/24/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Amber Jewell, LMSW, from Kansas, a survivor of many kinds of child abuse, neglect and hurt. She spent many years in foster care along with being in homes fueled by addictions and mental illness. Amber endured a social stigma that many at-risk kids experience as she fought the years of psychological and emotional abuse. As a young adult, Amber faced the risk of death due to long-term effects of child abuse. It was at that time that Amber really began trampling through a deep, adult process towards her own healing. But through it all, Amber has held hope in the path to creating changes, find value in those who made an impact, and change the intergenerational patterns of abuse. Now, Amber is a master level social worker. For 15 years she has worked in a variety of fields relating to foster care, education, mental health, spiritual well-being, and advocacy. She and her husband are also foster and adoptive parents. In addition, Amber is a motivational speaker who speaks with professionals who work with people who come from hard places. She currently works as a school social worker grades K-12. As an educator and an advocate for promoting change for and value within people, Amber works to inspire and motivate others to grasp their own power in the process of hope towards healing. She has a book coming out in December that talks about what lessons have taught her to make it through hard times and gives tools for others to do the same. As Amber says, "Life is tough but SO ARE YOU!"
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional - Linda Vidi, counselor, writer, life coach
Thursday
07/23/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC

Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Linda Vidi, a survivor, counselor, writer, speaker, and advocate. Linda was sexually abused from age 6 through 9 by her biological father and continues to have repressed memories. She developed an eating disorder at age 10, alcoholism by age 16, and had multiple suicide attempts. Later Linda searched for a man to love her, but lost 4 pregnancies. Now a certified Christian Life Coach, Linda works with survivors, PTSD, cPTSD, anxiety, depression, dissociation, eating disorders, cutting, etc. She is currently writing a book about her family going back 4 generations in three countries. Titled “Letters to Ann,” the book is about a daughter who tells the story of her families' generational abuse on both sides. Linda is also a tireless NAASCA volunteer. ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
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Episode was no good due to technical problems
Wednesday
07/22/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC

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Tonight's episode was no good, due to tecnical problems. Our special guest, Amber Jewell, LMSW, from Kansas, will appear on Friday night, 7/24/20, instead.
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional - Sharyn Higdon Jones, psychotherapist and author
Tuesday
07/21/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Sharyn Higdon Jones, a licensed psychotherapist for over 35 years with individuals, couples and families who have experienced the trauma of abuse. In her words: “The pain of being sexually abused is deep and profound. The abuse experience touches the core of a woman's being in ways she could never have predicted. She has been violated on so many levels." Sharyn is also the author of the book 'Healing Steps; a Gentle Path to Recovery for Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse,' written in a workbook format with exercises. Sharyn says, “Healing Steps is a perfect step-by-step process that evolved out of groups of women molested as children. It is the perfect format either to be facilitated by a mental health professional or could be used as a guide in a peer support group.” ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
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Special guest Deana
Monday
07/20/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Deana, PhD, (pronounced "Dee-na") from New Jersey. Her birth father abandoned the family when she was 2. "My mother's second husband was a child-molester," she says, "[who] began molesting my sisters and me at 4 and 5 years old. My mother was an alcoholic and verbally and physically abusive. We were often neglected and left to our own device." Deana reports that her older sister took the brunt of the sexual abuse, as he often threatened to kill them and their mother. Deana lived in silence and desperation until age 16, when she left home and lived in a drug house and bounced from home to home. Deana graduated high school and bought a one-way ticket to Hawaii. But she eventually moved back because of her constant mother's guilt via the phone. Deana was always the parent in the family dynamics. She lived in her mom's home with her 3rd husband, who was a dangerous drug addict and extremely abusive. Deana relates, “I knew early on that I needed to run to solutions. I began taking college courses and needed to surround myself in a healthy environment. I earned my PhD in education specializing in human behavior and have taught at the university level. My research has focused on bullying, resiliency, forgiveness, and grit. My calling has been helping those who are suffering with abuse. God has prepared me through the years to become an advocate and supporter. I am also a crisis counselor and completing a 2nd master’s degree in counseling, specializing in forensic counseling. I am drawn to share my story and healthy coping skills in hope of helping others heal. Throughout my life, God has been at the center. I have not blamed God but have turned to Him as my Father, creator, and faithful protector. I was abused but through the abuse He has always guided and protected me.”
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Special guest Melora Vogel
Friday
07/17/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Melora Vogel from Punta Gorda, Florida, grandparent, advocate and co-author (with her husband, Dave) of 'Protecting TROY: Breaking the Chain of Child Abuse', a shocking personal story about two caring grandparents who find themselves in the midst of a custody battle concerning their two-year-old grandson, Troy (from Georgia), who they believed had been neglected by the child’s mother. “Before writing this book," they say, "we lived comfortably. We were middle-aged, middle-class of the United States with a small family-owned business. For twenty years, we worked in the same industry, with the primary focus of helping underprivileged children." One morning they got some bad news about their grandson, Troy, and that marked the beginning of the end of their comfortable reality, and the starting point of our journey into changing the systemic failures and the cyclical problems they encountered. "We could think of no better way to share how we came to this point than by taking you through our unbelievable story exactly as it unfolded," they explain, "with us as the protagonists. In doing so, our hope is that our story will change your life as it has ours. This is a true story, though some names have been changed.” Throughout the book, Dave and Melora often play the role of detectives, who are driven to chase clues and find evidence to support their hunches to prove their case to a crooked judge. For those who are facing a similar situation to the one the Vogels found themselves in, this book may provide a pathway to keep fighting for justice.
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional Dr Jaime Romo, educator, CSA by clergy
Thursday
07/16/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC

Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Dr Jaime Romo from San Diego, California, an educator, consultant, author, and Commissioned Minister, who promotes healing from abuse and the prevention of child sexual abuse, particularly abuse by religious authorities or in the context of religious settings. A workbook he wrote, Healing the Sexually Abused Heart: A Workbook for Survivors, Thrivers, and Supporters,  is an integration of various disciplines that led Jaime to become a certified Traumatic Incident Reduction (TIR) facilitator. Jaime explains, “While it is no secret that I am a survivor of clergy abuse, it is the journey of integration, transformation and application that is most telling about my accomplishments and the life that I celebrate.” Please visit his website: http://www.jaimeromo.org. ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
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Special guest Michael Walker
Wednesday
07/15/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Michael Walter from Scottsdale, Arizona, a child abuse survivor and author. Michael shares, “My childhood was framed and formed by abuse. I was sexually assaulted by both parents beginning at the age of 5 and it continued until I was an early teen. Beatings were common. I was often hit with an open hand, backhand, leather belt, any item that was in easy reach. Psychologically, I was stripped of any sense of worth. I was subjected to hours of interrogations until I would collapse from exhaustion. I ran away from home on multiple occasions and attempted suicide several times.” Of his new book 'Stolen Innocence: A Childhood Lost', Michael relates, “I decided, over a decade ago, to put my experience down on paper. At first it was about therapy. For so many years I was tormented by the memories and I struggled to face them. Putting them down in written word forced me to, in a way, confront them face-to-face.” Michael wrote scores of pages. When it became too overwhelming, he placed all the pages at the bottom of his clothes drawer. Months later, he found the pages, read them, and started typing. Michael continues, “I began to think about others who have been abused. I thought of those being abused at that very moment. For two years, I typed those pages. As I began to know that my story could help others. I began to edit the words and decided to condense my story into a few incidents. To make a difference in someone else's life, I did not want to overwhelm them. I wanted to let them know, by describing a few of the things that had happened to me, they could feel as I was someone who could relate to what they had been through.”
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional - Lori Golden, psychotherapist and author
Tuesday
07/14/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host be Lori Golden from San Diego, California, a survivor and a private psychotherapist working with other trauma and abuse survivors. Lori shares, “I am a survivor of incest. My father sexually abused me from the age of 5 to 16. When the sun went down, I was filled with terror, hypervigilance, and waiting. Everything in my room came alive." Lori started using drugs in college at 18 and covered her worthlessness, aloneness and increasing desperation with bulimic exercising, food addiction and drugs, culminating in a suicide attempt at 27. "I am an incest survivor, an addict in Narcotics Anonymous for 33 years as well as Food Addicts Anonymous for 30", she tells us. Her book, 'My House Of Lies; Awakening from a childhood of sexual abuse', was published last year. "I am passionate about telling my story." ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
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Special guest Raquel Mallet
Monday
07/13/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Raquel Mallett from Westland, Michigan, a survivor who was raped by her teacher/assistant principal in high school. Raquel states, “During the abuse he became my godfather and he viewed me as his daughter. It actually got to a point where I was calling him dad and he would introduce me to others as his daughter. His family were my family and I trusted him with my whole heart. We were very close, but I didn't realize that was part of the grooming process. I trusted him. I was fearfully silent and determined to take this secret with me to the grave. However, I was suffering from it greatly and went to my college chaplain at the time, to ask for possible counseling services and resources from the college. I did not know when I spoke out to him for advice, that it was going to have to be reported. I immediately regretted it and held the regret for a period of years. Looking back at it, I am grateful I did speak out. I am now able to use my story to help others. It was a difficult journey and I am still healing from the abuse. It was a complicated relationship I had with my abuser, but I believe it was intentional on his part. Due to the abuse, I have struggled with depression, self-harm, and attempted suicide.” Raquel found her purpose through her experience. As Raquel explains, “It is my burden and passion to help assist and heal as many people as I possibly can. If my story can help just one, then I have done my duty. It is my goal to be an advocate for the victims and I have begun that journey with The Hope of Survivors. I provide victims support to individuals who have suffered through abuse. It is my desire to continue to grow and share my story to be able to help others.”
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Special guest Hilda Thomasine Wren
Friday
07/10/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Hilda Thomasine Wren from Frederick, Maryland, an abuse survivor and author of the book 'A Plain Brown Wren'. The autobiography is a true story about a child growing up in a household of terror from alcoholics, drug addictions and a aunt who had her postituting at age 12. She was sexually, verbally, emotionally and physically abused by many who were all adults and no one intervened on her behavior. Hilda says, "My childhood was very hard, because of the alcoholic parents and the physical, emotional and sexual abuse from my stepfather. This was confusing, causing me to be angry, depressed and in rage all the time. He would touch me inappropriately. I lived with this until I left home at 18 years." She goes on, "I was prostituting for my stepfather’s sister and making money to help feed and clothe her 6 children. I soon learned how to disassociate from the entire situation while having sex with these men." Hilda lived in a world of people who drank, took advantage of her and used her as a sex object. She turned to God in 1974, by praying sometimes three times a day in her closet. Hilda suffered from depression, anger, rage and confusion. "After a year of not going to my aunt’s house I joined the Seventh Day Adventist Church." But her real healing began later in adulthood once she had a nervous breakdown at work and was told to have a psychological evaluation. "After a lot of different medications, talk therapy with the psychiatrist and a therapist, classes with my pastor on forgiveness and childhood traumas and lots of prayer can I truthfully say, I am healed and I can now help, advocate and comfort others who have suffered from physical, emotional, and sexual abuse."
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional - Suzanne (Alden) Isaza
Thursday
07/09/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC

Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Suzanne (Alden) Isaza, MSA, NAASCA's Ambassador from Rhode Island. A survivor of childhood sexual abuse by a close family member, at 19 she reported the offender, and he was convicted of assaulting four children. "For many years I have been sharing my story," she says, "writing articles on this topic, and supporting other survivors to join this movement." Suzanne runs SAAN, the Sexual Assault Advocacy Network. "Our purpose is to build community among activists, share information on what works in sexual violence prevention, and - perhaps most importantly - to inspire and empower one another to use our powerful voices to keep people safe from abuse and trauma." ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
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Special guest Randy McNeely
Wednesday
07/08/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Randy McNeely from Muscatine, Iowa, a survivor of both sexual and verbal abuse. He knows what it is like to live in fear and continual ridicule. He knows what it is like to feel extreme anger and animosity towards perpetrators of heinous acts. He knows what it is like to feel as if life isn’t worth living and contemplate ending it all. However, as author of 'The Kindness Givers' Formula', Randy also knows what it is like to feel the hand of God reaching through the darkness and bringing light and restoring hope through loving friends and family. He knows what it is like to be rescued. He knows what it is to forgive, to heal, to rise above and move forward. In his book, Randy introduces four straightforward habit-building-steps for daily intentional kindness giving, gives practical information for ingraining them in our lives, and unleashes the power of kindness giving, as well as providing inspiring examples of the formula in action. It is a formula that, when properly applied, can restore light, hope, love, unity, and peace to our troubled world. The more kindness you give away, the more happiness and joy you will find in your own life, and the more kindness you will want to share! Randy shares his formula as a speaker and “passionate kindness advocate.” Randy is a firm believer that we can all be agents for change, no matter the pain or challenges we’ve experienced. He invites and encourages all those within his sphere of influence to do the same.
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Special guest Pamela Elaine Lockridge
Tuesday
07/07/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Pamela Elaine Lockridge from Robeline, Louisiana, who'll talk about her horrendous past as a child sex slave from the age of four to eighteen. She'll also reveal how she was finally able to escape the lifelong terror of her captor. Pamela is NAASCA's Ambassador to Alabama and the the author of a book, "I Was a Whore at Four: the redemptive story of a child sex slave." As she writes, Pamela realizes that the end of her life as a child sex slave, was the beginning of a beautiful life (foreordained by her loving Father in heaven), which she could have never imagined possible. When the time finally arrived for her to confront all the living family members about her child sexual slavery / abuse, Pamela discovered a mind-blowing sequence of events which answered the most significant question of all. Who was complicit in her child sex slavery so many years ago? As she searches for complete closure, Pamela likens this journey to the unraveling of an afghan, as she located and pulled the one string that exposed the total meaning behind her life's pain and suffering. The book "I Was a Whore at Four" presents an actual therapy Pamela created called the 'Grief Stages Plus Narrative Therapy' (GSPNT) based on the stages of death and dying. "I took these stages and added three more to create a therapy that can be used by professionals to help individuals with their loss of sexual innocence as a child," Pamela explains. "The therapy found within its pages will fast track victims and survivors to become strong advocates."
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Special guest Maryann Petri
Monday
07/06/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Maryann Petri from Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, who lost her children to a biased Family Court system which eventually led to parental alienation. Once a Registered Nurse with a happy family, Maryann found herself fending off back-to-back accusations of child abuse. She says, "I became a Pro Se Litigant, appealing to Superior Court with a victory that proved life-saving." Her book, 'Dismantling Family Court Corruption, Why Taking The Kids Was Not Enough', presents Family Court as having become a highly profitable business where fathers and mothers are pawns. In courtrooms across this nation, children are being torn away and isolated from their father or mother as they become pawns in a game designed to keep parent's fighting, and money flowing. Today, a narcissistic, abusive parent can easily use the "justice system" to punish, torment and alienate the target parent. Maryann explains, “As my children were taken away based on false allegations by CPS and how my children have suffered through parental alienation and Stockholm syndrome, I would like to see a change made in the court system.” Once society sees what goes on behind closed doors of the corrupt Family Court system, they will know what happened to Maryann could possibly happen to them. She would like to see video cameras installed in the court rooms and a panel of three individuals diagnosing what the judge says and how the judge ruled. Maryann’s book is signed over to film rights to Producer James Russell of Manks Film Production in Toronto Ontario Canada.
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Special guest Tanisha Bankston
Friday
07/03/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Tanisha Bankston from Grenada, Mississippi, a child abuse and domestic violence survivor. She shares, “I was taken away from my mom at the age of 5. I failed kindergarten at the age of 5 because my mom didn’t send me to school. My mom didn’t feed us. We had lost a lot of weight. The welfare people came and took my brothers, sister, and me. We were placed with our family. My aunt got my baby brother and me. We didn’t reunite until we were older and grown. I witnessed my mom getting beat up by men. Seeing her almost kill a man did something to me. She went to prison and was in prison most of our lives. I was raped by a man at the age of 9. No one believed me so the man didn’t get locked up. My mom said I had to learn to walk again.” The sexual abuse continued throughout her childhood. Tanisha continues, “Then, my cousin’s husband started coming to my aunt’s house and started having sex with me. He got me pregnant at age 13. He was 33. I was scared to tell it. I lost my childhood at an early age. I became a mother at the age of 14 and 17. I have family secrets, including incest.” She says she hopes telling her story will help her get over her past, the pain and trauma. "I am seeing a therapist. I want to heal and get over my childhood trauma and past. My past affects my adulthood," Tanisha shares. "I am working on getting better and living a normal life. I didn’t get to do the things I wanted to do in life. I want to start living life. I want to smile, laugh and be happy. I want to take control of my own life. Live, Laugh, Learn to be happy! I hope my story helps someone.”
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional Michelle Bless - Minister & Chaplain
Thursday
07/02/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC

Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Michelle Bless from Cincinnati, a survivor of severe child abuse who's now a Minister and Chaplain. She'll appear on the 1st Thursday of each month and is the author of the book "Out of Darkness: the Michelle Bless Story," her story of redemption. In 1997, Michelle writes that she, "..was introduced to the Lord and denounced Satan," thus beginning the process of giving her life to God. Michelle is on a mission to bring as many lost souls to God as possible. Her firsthand knowledge of how low a life can plummet to the depths of despair enables her to understand and relate to what others are facing as they struggle to find God in their lives. ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
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Special guest Charles De Leon
Wednesday
07/01/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Charles De Leon from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a survivor of childhood sexual abuse who's directed a documentary, 'The 20 Year Journey', about adult male survivors of childhood sexual abuse. Charles shares, “I grew up in a section of North Philadelphia that earned the nickname ‘The Badlands’. I learned early on that if you wanted to make it you had to be hard. A lesson I learned from my father early in life. My father was physically abusive towards my mother and around the time I was five he started to sexually abuse me. I never fully understood the impact this abuse had on me. I was a very angry child and would get into fights daily. Later I would understand this anger was just masking my fear and self-loathing. As an adolescent, I questioned my sexuality and it scared me. I felt unworthy of love, unworthy of life. I became angry at God because in my mind he hated me first. He gave me Johnny as a father and left me unprotected like a lamb to the slaughter. At 22, two weeks before my son was born, I had a panic attack. It dawned on me that I may be my father. I was scared that I would do to my son what my father did to me; or at best I would abandon my family.” Charles is a mental health counselor in Philadelphia who currently works as a clinical supervisor for a partial hospitalization program for preschool age children. "I have been working in the mental health field for over 15 years," he says. "Six years ago I came out publicly to discuss my sexual abuse as a child. The weight of that abuse at the age of five I still carry with me today."
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional - Bill Murray, NAASCA founder - 12 Step Recovery
Tuesday
06/30/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host is Bill Murray from Los Angeles, our founder. Bill's recovery is 12 Step-based and spans some 3 and a half decades. Sexually abused by numerous clerics, all men, between the ages of 11 and mid-way through high school, a minor seminary, he was also the victim of pre-pubescent pornography and even a two week kidnapping. Bill was graced to have found Alcoholics Anonymous when he was 30 years old. The program not only helped him get clean and sober but also gave him a place to give up his secrets, and the tools by which he's recovered. He firmly believes one can use the 12 Step process to heal from child abuse trauma and to find a way to a comfortable life. ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
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Special guest Eileen Dong
Monday
06/29/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Eileen Dong from Houston, Texas, a child abuse survivor and an advocate against domestic abuse, human trafficking, and sexual assault. Eileen is on the Advisory Board with SAAN, a sister organization, as the cross culture communications expert on domestic violence, sexual assault and human trafficking. Pageantry has become Eileen’s platform for bringing awareness to the growing epidemic of gender-based violence, especially for filling in the gaps of culture stigma. In the Asian culture, female victims do not dare to speak up, neither is there an Asian voice who understands their culture. Gender discrimination has been a big problem in China which resulted in abortion, abandonment, and childhood abuse for girls. Dong’s dad used to beat her up regularly for no reason. Nothing was ever good enough in his eyes. Later, she started working so hard to prove to him her worth. This makes her the way she is today: to excel at everything she puts her mind to. Today she uses her mind to empower others. She is the spokesperson for Hope Pyx Global, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to assisting families from all backgrounds who are victims and survivors of domestic abuse, human trafficking, and sexual assault. She also sits on various coalitions, advisory boards, and support groups. Eileen’s merits have been recognized by the United States Congress as well as the Atlanta City Council. Sylvester Turner, Mayor of Houston, has proclaimed October 1st Eileen Dong’s Day. Eileen was also featured on various television and radio shows, magazines, and newspapers in multiple languages internationally.
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Special guest Bettina Hauser
Friday
06/26/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Bettina Hauser from Miami, Florida, a survivor of sex trafficking. She came to the United States from Hungary at the age of 21 as a result of a human trafficking ring based in Florida. She was a part of the organization for a little over three years, but what’s impressive is how she grew through the pain. Bettina shares, “Shortly after I ran away, I met a man who became my first serious relationship, and he gave me the possibility to start chasing money and start repairing things around me. He helped me get an immigration attorney as well as supporting me financially, saving me from running back. United States Immigration also required me to go therapy, and it was much needed, in order to receive residency.” Bettina’s first goal was to go back to college and finish her degree. Bettina not only found a way to fully finance her education, but she also maintained a 4.0 GPA in almost all semesters. She continues, “The chain of these events made me realize that I am worth a lot more than physically being used by other man. I also realized that I have goals, power, and a very strong motive to succeed. I know where I came from and I’m thankful for God every day of my life that he saved me. I know for a fact, that the life is incredible ahead of me and I wish the other girls surviving sex trafficking would see it in the same way.” Now Bettina is dedicated to helping other female survivors to overcome the consequences of human trafficking and, through her educational program, help them build a successful future while they become a healthy part of the society again.
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional - Felicia Reed, Trauma Informed Life Coach
Thursday
06/25/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC

Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Felicia L Reed, a trauma-informed Recovery Coach who suffered the entire spectrum of abuses from the age of 5 to 51. That was the point when she started a healing and recovery process. Learning about and using coaching and self-healing techniques saved her life. Felicia founded Put It In Perspective where she currently works to teach these tools to groups and individuals. In addition, she has worked in community service programs as a key volunteer and activist for youth and women, and serves on cyber awareness forums that promote online safety. ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
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Special guest Sky Lea Ross
Wednesday
06/24/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Sky Lea Ross from Pasadena, California, a returning NAASCA family member and a survivor of child abuse. She was burned with cigarettes, scratched by fingernails, slapped in the face repeatedly, referred to with racial slurs and profanity, and neglected, causing her to be deprived of a 'normal' childhood. Born and raised in the poorer parts of Northern Pasadena, Sky came from a family with a history of chronic mental and physical illnesses as well as disabilities. She went into foster care at age 15, which opened more doors for her, introduced her to a loving and supportive foster mother, and allowed her to pursue higher education. Now working towards her doctorate of psychology in Marriage and Family Therapy, she has dedicated her life to fighting for social justice/human rights and providing therapy as well as educating others on the importance of mental health and self-love/care. "In the coming years, I wish to complete my degree and acquire my license," she says. Meantime she's publishing a collection of poetry and writing her autobiography, 'Cheated Out of Childhood', which is based on her online blog by the same name. "I feel that I can offer a lot to the show as not only am I a survivor myself, but now a professional," She writes. "I'm dedicating my dissertation to researching the long-term repercussions of child maltreatment on psychology and physiology in young adults. I feel that surviving through interpersonal trauma and abuse so early in life has an impact not only on our development, but can impair us throughout the life span, as well as give us inherent resilience that our peers may not have."
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional - Pastor Deborah Schleich
Tuesday
06/23/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Pastor Deborah Schleich, who grew up all over the world in a military family where her mother was mentally ill, and is now a survivor-professional. Living in Pensacola, Florida, she's trained in ministry, mental health, working with substance abuse and is a trauma informed social worker .. all in one! She volunteers with many community organizations. Pastor Deborah says she ".. can minister by text, phone, Skype, in person and however the Lord directs her, 24/7." She teaches that humans have three parts, being of spirit, soul and the physical body, and believes that all 3 are important .. and that each area needs care. We look forward to Pastor Deborah being an active member of the NAASCA family for a long time! ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
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Special guest Dr Kelli Palfy
Monday
06/22/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Dr Kelli Palfy from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, the author of a new book, 'Men Too: Unspoken Truths About Male Sexual Abuse', which is available through Amazon. Kelli is a speaker and a registered psychologist at Peaks & Valleys Psychology. She began her professional career working in adult and youth corrections, where she noticed a disproportionate number of males in the system. After becoming an RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) officer, she took an interest in investigating sex crimes and went on to specialize in sex crimes committed against children internationally. As she combed through video evidence, she witnessed first-hand the grooming tactics commonly used by sophisticated pedophiles. After retiring from the RCMP, Kelli obtained her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Alberta. She conducted her doctoral research on the reasons why males don’t commonly disclose sexual abuse. Kelli is now a trained trauma therapist and public speaker on the topic of male abuse. In her words, “I currently run a small private practice where I work with male survivors of sexual abuse, first responders, and couples using an Emotion-Focused and Cognitive Behavioral Approach, plus Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR).” It's always a part of NAASCA's mission to reach and serve every type of child abuse victim, including men. Males who involve themselves with us, especially those who tell their stories, are always appreciated. Welcome, Dr. Kelli, to the NAASCA family.
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Special guest Robert Cannata
Friday
06/19/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Robert Cannata from New York City, an attorney with Cannata Law, who has alerted us to that there have been some recent developments with the Boys Scouts bankruptcy that affect sex abuse claims nationwide. He'll be joined by the principal of the firm, Gregory Cannata. Gregory has been a practicing NYC attorney for 41 years. He began his career with the Bronx District Attorney’s Office, where he prosecuted many crimes, including sex crimes against children and adults, weapons, robberies, and homicides. After the DA’s Office, he transitioned to civil law, where he represents a wide range of plaintiffs injured by the acts of others. These cases include children sexually abused in foster care, school, and church settings, adults abused by medical practitioners, and adult survivors of child sexual abuse. Rob says, "We’d like to update you and can draft something for you to disseminate to your members." On February 18, 2020, the Boy Scouts of America filed for bankruptcy. Recently, the bankruptcy court set a deadline by which all survivors of child sexual abuse by a Boy Scouts volunteer or employee must file a claim with the bankruptcy court: November 16, 2020. This applies to any former boy scout who was sexually abuse in the entire country, not just in New York. So it’s very important for any former scout who is seeking compensation. Rob notes, "We want to get the word out to your members, as November 16 is only five months away and it takes time to complete the claims."
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional Dr Jaime Romo, educator, CSA by clergy
Thursday
06/18/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC

Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Dr Jaime Romo from San Diego, California, an educator, consultant, author, and Commissioned Minister, who promotes healing from abuse and the prevention of child sexual abuse, particularly abuse by religious authorities or in the context of religious settings. A workbook he wrote, Healing the Sexually Abused Heart: A Workbook for Survivors, Thrivers, and Supporters,  is an integration of various disciplines that led Jaime to become a certified Traumatic Incident Reduction (TIR) facilitator. Jaime explains, “While it is no secret that I am a survivor of clergy abuse, it is the journey of integration, transformation and application that is most telling about my accomplishments and the life that I celebrate.” Please visit his website: http://www.jaimeromo.org. ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
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Special guest Maryellen Spoonhower
Wednesday
06/17/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Maryellen Spoonhower from upstate Berkshire, New York, a NAASCA family member who's telling her story with us as a 'special guest' for the first time. She shares, "I grew up with 5 siblings. I believe if you were to ask them to describe our upbringing, they would tell you a story of life in the country with many happy experiences, and being raised by our father who loved and cared for his children and was admired by many in our community. My story is quite different. It goes more like this... As a very young girl my mother drove away leaving me to the hands of the man who ripped my childhood from me and tore at my soul with years of sexual abuse. I lived in fear and shame." She goes on, "I do not know what causes a predator to choose one child over another, but I do know that as a child I internalized it as: 'There must have been something wrong with me.' I thought that I must not have been as valuable as my siblings and I was not deserving of being loved or protected." Through many years of counseling, education and her own experience, Maryellen shares the long-term effects of Child Sexual Abuse (CSA). Her list is lengthy, and not limited to: depression, anxiety, abandonment, relationship issues, grief, eating disorders, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and a life of constant vigilance. She relates, “As an adult, I often find the strength to get by in the eyes of my four beautiful children. Now as young adults, they and their children continue to be my greatest blessing. I can share, too, the fact that I am a survivor and my dream is to impart hope and a sense of strength in others! I have a voice and I will share my story.”
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional - Linda Vidi, counselor, writer, life coach
Tuesday
06/16/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Linda Vidi, a survivor, counselor, writer, speaker, and advocate. Linda was sexually abused from age 6 through 9 by her biological father and continues to have repressed memories. She developed an eating disorder at age 10, alcoholism by age 16, and had multiple suicide attempts. Later Linda searched for a man to love her, but lost 4 pregnancies. Now a certified Christian Life Coach, Linda works with survivors, PTSD, cPTSD, anxiety, depression, dissociation, eating disorders, cutting, etc. She is currently writing a book about her family going back 4 generations in three countries. Titled “Letters to Ann,” the book is about a daughter who tells the story of her families' generational abuse on both sides. Linda is also a tireless NAASCA volunteer. ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
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Special guest Alexandria Dean
Monday
06/15/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Alexandria Dean from Franklin, Tennessee. She experienced childhood abuse but no longer describes herself either as a victim or as a survivor; she is redeemed! People say that those who have been hurt like this can never get over this and are damaged for the rest of their lives. Alexandria is living proof that kind of talk is a LIE. There IS life after such trauma, and life does not stop because challenges come, even if it comes repeatedly. As an activist against human trafficking she's the CEO, President and Founder of J R House, Inc., which helps the victims of human sex trafficking by providing hands-on assistance even across many states and even countries, working with the National Human Trafficking Hotline, police, and other agencies willing to help without breaking laws. Most survivors are not safe nor feel safe until they leave the location they were trafficked in and through. Sometimes this means leaving the state or even country. Also a pastor, Alexandria is the author of 'From Heaven To Hell And Back A Few Times'. The work reveals how she's truly living a joy-filled life beyond the horrific abuses of her past. She says she's overcome these abuses and is enthusiastic about life and her future. There are reasons why we hope, and Alexandria and her testimony are examples why we all need to hope. We're delighted to have her as a member of the NAASCA family!
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Special guest Dave Vogel
Friday
06/12/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Dave (& Melora) Vogel from Punta Gorda, Florida, grandparents, advocates and authors of 'Protecting TROY: Breaking the Chain of Child Abuse', a shocking personal story about two caring grandparents who find themselves in the midst of a custody battle concerning their two-year-old grandson, Troy (from Georgia), who they believed had been neglected by the child’s mother. Dave explains, “Before writing this book, we lived comfortably. We were middle-aged, middle-class, law-abiding, college-educated, tax-paying citizens of the United States operating a small family-owned business. For twenty years, we worked in the same industry, with the primary focus of helping underprivileged children. Then, one morning, some bad news about our grandson, Troy, marked the beginning of the end of our comfortable reality .. the starting point of our journey into changing the systemic failures and the cyclical problems we encountered. We could think of no better way to share how we came to this point than by taking you through our unbelievable story exactly as it unfolded, with us as the protagonists. In doing so, our hope is that our story will change your life as it has ours. This is a true story, though some names have been changed.” Throughout the book, Dave and Melora often play the role of detectives, who are driven to chase clues and find evidence to support their hunches to prove their case to a crooked judge. For those who are facing a similar situation to the one the Vogels found themselves in, this book may provide motivation and a pathway to keep fighting for justice.
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional - Robin Marvel, activist, coach and author
Thursday
06/11/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC

Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Robin Marvel from Michigan, a survivor of child abuse an activist and an author. Robin has written extensively on healing childhood trauma and even offers online courses on healing from trauma and on dealing with PTSD. Among her books are such titles as 'Healing Childhood Abuse', 'Life Check; 7 Ways to Balance Your Life!', 'Reshaping Reality; Creating Your Life', 'Awakening Consciousness; A Woman's Guide', 'Awakening Consciousness; A Girl's Guide', and 'Awakening Consciousness; A Boy's Guide'. Call her with your questions. Robin has a lot to offer! ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
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Special guest Isana Wild
Wednesday
06/10/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Isana Wild from British Columbia, Canada, a child abuse survivor and author of 'Unfinished: a Personal Journey of Healing, Self-Discovery and Resilience'. She explains, “I encountered multiple forms of abuse and before the age of eight, I had lived through repeated sexual abuse from my oldest brother and a friend of the family. I lived in constant fear, not only of what was happening around me but also a deep-rooted fear of God. I constantly struggled to fit in and cope in a world that made no sense to me.” Isana’s lack of self-esteem and unresolved abuse landed her in a marriage that she was not at all prepared for. After four years, her anger issues were intense and she not only divorced her husband, but her family and the God that she could never please. Isana continues, “I participated in a 12-week program for victims of sexual abuse and thus began the long journey to heal from my past and the trauma that I had lived through. I pursued a career as a police officer only to discover that it was a world of inconsistencies and abuse, triggering everything that I had fought so hard to overcome. In 2011 I began to write my story, firstly as a tool to help myself heal, and secondly to help others.” The memoir is her contribution to helping other women who have experienced childhood and adult trauma in the hope that her healing will send a message that forgiveness is possible, and that bitterness is not the only outcome. Isana finally feels whole and wants the same for those who have lived through similar experiences.
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional - Lori Golden, psychotherapist and author
Tuesday
06/09/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host be Lori Golden from San Diego, California, a survivor and a private psychotherapist working with other trauma and abuse survivors. Lori shares, “I am a survivor of incest. My father sexually abused me from the age of 5 to 16. When the sun went down, I was filled with terror, hypervigilance, and waiting. Everything in my room came alive." Lori started using drugs in college at 18 and covered her worthlessness, aloneness and increasing desperation with bulimic exercising, food addiction and drugs, culminating in a suicide attempt at 27. "I am an incest survivor, an addict in Narcotics Anonymous for 33 years as well as Food Addicts Anonymous for 30", she tells us. Her book, 'My House Of Lies; Awakening from a childhood of sexual abuse', was published in July. "I am passionate about telling my story." ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
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Special guest Eleanor Cowan
Monday
06/08/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Eleanor Cowan from Calgary, Alberta, Canada, a returning NAASCA member who's a gifted writer. Her memoir, 'The History of a Pedophile's Wife,' recounts how she and her siblings were treated in childhood and how this played out in her choice of a spouse and father of her children – a man who came to betray her trust by brutally assaulting her children sexually and emotionally. The book seeks to give one possible answer to the question, “How could a mother not know her spouse is sexually abusing the children?” Members of the NAASCA family, especially survivors of child sexual abuse and trauma, have often expressed the feeling that closed-mouth spouses of abusive partners share in the responsibility for the trauma these predators cause the children. But do they always? Only two states have made it a felony to withhold knowlege of child sexual abuse, and few cases have yet been prosecuted. Eleanor’s story starts with unhealed trauma from a repressive and abusive environment of violence, addiction, and a strict Roman Catholic upbringing. She says these life experiences set her up to marry the man who sexually abused their children. Eleanor challenges a mother-blaming society to have compassion and insight into institutions and culture that perpetuates abuse. She recalls obstacles faced over the six year writing process such as dealing with deep feelings of embarrassment about sharing her story, and reactions of others such as her first editor’s harsh personal criticism and lack of empathy. Join us in discussing this rarely addressed side of recovery from child abuse.
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Special guest Michelle Frey
Friday
06/05/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Michelle Frey from Spring Grove, Pennsylvania, a survivor of abuse, who also handles child abuse in her professional role as a Forensic Nurse Examiner and RN at York Hospital. She shares, “I have witnessed or have been the recipient of abuse for a large portion of my life. Physical and sexual abuse runs rampant on my father’s side of the family. Incest has affected many of my family members including my father, aunts, and many cousins. My father was an alcoholic and drug addict. My parents had a very toxic relationship where my mom was addicted to my dad and my dad was addicted to everything else. I was sexually abused by my second father’s best friend for 2 years of my life.” Michelle continues, "The harsh realities of child abuse really does feel like an everyday battle that a large percent of the population chooses to ignore. I’m grateful for groups like [NAASCA] where people can come together and feel supported and not under constant attack." About her work, she shares, “As a forensic nurse I could get called to testify in child abuse cases so I have to make sure I don’t do anything where I can be perceived as biased to a defense attorney. I was also a little nervous because I never spoke to a large number of people about my person abuse history. However, I’ve been coming out more and more. I was triggered severely by seeing a person distort child abuse information to suite a personal/ political agenda, as a nurse I feel as though I’m in the middle of this coronavirus war. After I was able to bring myself back emotionally, I feel that maybe it would be beneficial to speak to my experiences in order to help spread awareness and objective information.”
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional - Michelle Bless - Minister & Chaplain
Thursday
06/04/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC

Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Michelle Bless from Cincinnati, a survivor of severe child abuse who's now a Minister and Chaplain. She'll appear on the 1st Thursday of each month and is the author of the book "Out of Darkness: the Michelle Bless Story," her story of redemption. In 1997, Michelle writes that she, "..was introduced to the Lord and denounced Satan," thus beginning the process of giving her life to God. Michelle is on a mission to bring as many lost souls to God as possible. Her firsthand knowledge of how low a life can plummet to the depths of despair enables her to understand and relate to what others are facing as they struggle to find God in their lives. ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
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Special guest Shellilyn Weese
Wednesday
06/03/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Shellilyn Weese from Honolulu, Hawaii, a returning NAASCA family member and survivor of child abuse. She shares, “For nearly 20 years I have been trying to write my experiences of the world as a biracial child raised from birth to 18 years, in an all-white foster home with over 170 children that were abused, beaten, tortured, molested, raped, trafficked, neglected and starved, through our home and foster care systems, and how this suffering has transformed my life to understanding love. With this love overcoming addiction and finding faith.” Shellilyn’s educational background includes nursing and healthcare management, which led to her becoming president of L.I.F.E.H.O.U.S.E. where they rescue abandoned children, providing education, housing and a home life in an energy-efficient, self-sustaining community. As the website explains, "With our passion, dedication and goals of improvement of not just our community, but also the world, we hope to inspire, educate, and provide love to all that we have the opportunity to help!" Shellilyn has finished and published a new book about the abuse her family endured when she was a foster child. She relates, “In April, 2020, 'Learning to Love' was published. The autobiographical novel is not only a personal story, but a tragic one shared in hopes that people might understand the power within us, and also inspire world change by exposing the corruption of the government involvement with the kidnapping and trafficking of children.”
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional - Amber DeAnne, coach and author
Tuesday
06/02/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Amber DeAnn from San Jose, California, a returning NAASCA member and child abuse and PTSD survivor who's now a relationship coach, hypnotherapist, author of ‘Release Your Magical Child,' and filmmaker. "Mine is a slightly different story," she says, "since I approach everything from a more cosmic angle." Amber was abused by both parents. She continues, "The emotional and mental shut down and entrapment in low self esteem, cut off from your power, your personality, your interests, your feelings, and your essence as a human, that is the deepest wound to heal." She explains, "The emotional and mental shut down and entrapment in low self esteem, cut off from your power, your personality, your interests, your feelings, and your essence as a human, that is the deepest wound to heal." ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
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Special guest Michael Caruso
Monday
06/01/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Michael Caruso from Ft Lauderdale, Florida, who was sexually abused from 4 to 11 years old by several men where he grew up, Newark, New Jersey. "My father was gone by age 2 (heroin addict) my mom had me at 19 and didn't want a child," Michael says. "There was no love or affection in the family. I was beaten till I bled with wood spoons by my mother, and my grandpa beat me as well. My aunt helped raise me and she was like a best friend. I was rewarded like a dog. I developed a sexual addiction from the early exposure to sex at such a young age. I still have a sexual addiction today that could hurt people if I don’t remain aware of that trauma.” He shares that his grandfather's side of the family practiced witchcraft and worshipped Satan, “I have been haunted by evil since birth. My experiences with the spirit world baffles me even today. I would see spirits before I could speak. My aunt would change my diaper and I would point behind her. She would look and there they were. A lot of creepy things happened then and still do today.” Struggling to find an identity, Michael found his home with the stoners. He got high at the age of 14 and was expelled for fighting by the age of 15. Michael shares, “My mother and I became closer when I was 18. We were only 19 years apart. She was taken from me when I was 19 [murdered]. This character that I created emerged further when I was 21. I became a chiseled very good-looking man and I used that power to get what I wanted.” Although there was much darkness attached to him and around him, Michael had a Praying grandmother. She still has her lips to God’s ear saying, “Protect him. He’s going to do great things”.
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Special guest James Buffin
Friday
05/29/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is James Buffin from Toronto, Ontario, a returning NAASCA family member. "After experiencing some horrific sexual abuse and betrayal by a caregiver as a pre-teen I lived a fragmented alienated existence for over 30 years," James says. "Because I was uneducated about the long-term impact of child sex abuse, I had no idea that the problems I carried were actually symptoms of the abuse. By grade eight I was drinking to the point of passing out. Some days I was binge drinking before school. I sat at the back of class and avoided teachers and was successful at not getting caught. I let my appearance go, under the guise of ‘tough guy,’ but under it I was hurting terribly. … One of my teachers affectionately called me her ‘little under achiever.’ Too bad for me she never took a closer look or asked me what was going on." He goes on, "Eight years ago I began a remarkable healing journey. One of the major areas I was blocked was career. All I ever wanted was to be a filmmaker. So, I began filming my own recovery." Given the prolific feelings of release I have experienced with the support of an amazing community in Toronto at a place that runs peer facilitated programs, The Gatehouse, I also wanted to give something back. So I made a video blog featuring empowered survivors." James hopes it will help others. It's used in the programming at The Gatehouse and also the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, one of Canada's top mental health organizations. One of the videos he's most proud of is the Special Episode about the Blue Ribbon March in Bolivia. "I hope you find the episodes useful," James says, "and welcome comments and feedback."
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional - Felicia Reed, Trauma Informed Life Coach
Thursday
05/28/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC

Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Felicia L Reed, a trauma-informed Recovery Coach who suffered the entire spectrum of abuses from the age of 5 to 51. That was the point when she started a healing and recovery process. Learning about and using coaching and self-healing techniques saved her life. Felicia founded Put It In Perspective where she currently works to teach these tools to groups and individuals. In addition, she has worked in community service programs as a key volunteer and activist for youth and women, and serves on cyber awareness forums that promote online safety. ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show, on the phone or in our show's community chat room. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
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Special guest Lika Saliscente-Phipps
Wednesday
05/27/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Lika Saliscente-Phipps from Racine, Wisconsin, a returning NAASCA family member. "I'm a survivor of abuse of many levels," Lika says. After living with a physically and verbally abusive father, a passive aggressive and manipulative mother, and dealing with abuse from her siblings, her first attempt to escape the abuse by marrying did not work out. Lika was scapegoated not only by her family, but also by people in her town who spread gossip. She describes the feeling, saying, "My life was hell, and I couldn't get away." However, she did eventually break away from the abuse and in recovery has used her experience to speak out for rights and protection of others. Lika founded Youth Voice Initiative, a non-profit social action group that authors and lobbies laws to protect women and children from dangers that arise from abuse, and other laws that take away tools from child predators who conspire to commit crimes. YVI also addresses the growing problem of domestic violence. YVI gathers support for these laws and builds awareness to the problems that inspire them. Some of the successful laws Lika has lobbied include the state of WI for Act 177, a fair pay bill for equal work, and the "Mini Skirt Bill" which renders the attire of the rape victim inadmissible as evidence against the victim in court. They've also worked on two federal laws called the 'Violence Against Women Act of 1993' and 'The Safer Campuses for Women'. YVI is currently working on several new laws. Read Ms Saliscente's BLOG at: http://likaslaments.blogspot.com.
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional - Pastor Deborah Schleich
Tuesday
05/26/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Pastor Deborah Schleich, who grew up all over the world in a military family where her mother was mentally ill, and is now a survivor-professional. Living in Pensacola, Florida, she's trained in ministry, mental health, working with substance abuse and is a trauma informed social worker .. all in one! She volunteers with many community organizations. Pastor Deborah says she ".. can minister by text, phone, Skype, in person and however the Lord directs her, 24/7." She teaches that humans have three parts, being of spirit, soul and the physical body, and believes that all 3 are important .. and that each area needs care. We look forward to Pastor Deborah being an active member of the NAASCA family for a long time! ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show, on the phone or in our show's community chat room. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
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Special guest Dannette Allen
Monday
05/25/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Dannette Allen from Seattle, Washington, a returning NAASCA family member. After her birth mother committed suicide, she was raised in a world of physical, emotional and verbal violence. Dannette relates, “As a child, my memories were of living in fear for my life. I was regularly beaten up and beaten down at home by my mother while my father did nothing to stop it. … My parental abuser regularly stated throughout my childhood that I was an inferior race; and because of my inferior race I was stupid, lazy, irresponsible, and horrifically ugly. … My parental abuser stated she was entitled to have a slave. She stated I was her slave.” At the age of 18, with her battle-fatigued mind, God and Dannette sat down to talk. She asked God, "How do I live with everything inside me blasted and bombed to bits, with my heart, the land and even the sky inside me covered in nuclear dust?” Dannette explains her life goals, “There are children and adults living on battlefields of war, being attacked by the people around them. Attacking themselves. I don't want them to be on the battlefields alone. The sorrow could kill all that is living and capable of loving inside them, as it almost did me.” Today, Dannette is seeking to gather a collection of tools, resources, and advocacy that restores the human spirit devastated by violence and violation back to its full range of vibrancy, vitality, of possibility and potential. “It is God's passion and fire that saved me, that kept me alive," she says. "As an adult survivor of child abuse, it is my dream, my vision, my life mission to give nurture to the community of children experiencing child abuse, neglect, abandonment and violation .. and to [serve] the community of adult survivors of child abuse."
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Special guest Andrew Pari
Friday
05/22/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Andrew Pari, LCSW, from the Antelope Valley area of Los Angeles, a returning NAASCA family member who is the founder and Executive Director of Sexual Assault Awareness. Called the ‘nation’s leading authority on the arousal mechanism in sexualized violence,’ Andrew is a psychotherapist with over 20 years' experience treating survivors of sexual abuse and assault, including CSEC and sex workers. "I've done a number of law enforcement/military trainings, along with conferences since we last spoke," Andrew reports, "I speak and train nationally on the experience of arousal during rape/sexual abuse and how that affects survivors." Andrew explains, "What brought me to my work and research was an interaction I had years ago with a colleague who denied sexual abuse/assault when a person experienced arousal during the event." Pursuing the literature and research to see what was out there, he found it was quite common for survivors to delay recovery due to feelings of shame or guilt, and a sense of self-responsibility for childhood sexual assaults. Children are helpless, innocent, and powerless against predators. The 'responsibility' belongs to the predators .. not the child. Andrew shares, "I had assumed this was common knowledge in the field. I have since learned that there is still so much to do in basic education on arousal for survivors. It's an area of great pain, great damage, and great danger for those who don't address it in treatment."
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional - Dr Jaime Romo, educator, CSA by clergy
Thursday
05/21/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC

Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Dr Jaime Romo from San Diego, California, an educator, consultant, author, and Commissioned Minister, who promotes healing from abuse and the prevention of child sexual abuse, particularly abuse by religious authorities or in the context of religious settings. A workbook he wrote, Healing the Sexually Abused Heart: A Workbook for Survivors, Thrivers, and Supporters,  is an integration of various disciplines that led Jaime to become a certified Traumatic Incident Reduction (TIR) facilitator. Jaime explains, “While it is no secret that I am a survivor of clergy abuse, it is the journey of integration, transformation and application that is most telling about my accomplishments and the life that I celebrate.” Please visit his website: http://www.jaimeromo.org. ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show, on the phone or in our show's community chat room. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
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Special guest Anne Marie Byzuk
Wednesday
05/20/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Anne-Marie Rose Byzuk from Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada, a survivor of childhood sexual abuse at the hands of many. As Anne-Marie relates, “I have suffered physical abuse, sexual abuse, and mental abuse ever since I could remember, from my mother to her boyfriends to my stepdad. My stepfather started out by resenting my mother for choosing the party life over her children. That’s when things escalated. He was not my only abuser; my first abuser was a babysitter. My stepdad’s friend, I remember visiting the police station. But my mother’s party life led me to meet five or more men who either sexually assaulted me or I had to watch them abuse her. The hardest part about abuse is people not believing you, people denying your truths. Today I am in a healthy relationship of 3 years with 3 fur children: a hamster, a dog, and a cat. But I still have to take each day in stride. I suffer from depression, social anxiety, bpd. I have shut myself off for too long and it’s time I start dealing with my trauma. I try to utilize apps and childhood abuse recovery meetings.” Anne-Marie is a consistent participant on NAASCA's new daytime Recovery Meeting series on ZOOM, and is joining us on the radio show for the first time. As she shares, “For more in-depth type of healing and support, I turn to the NAASCA ZOOM meetings 3 days a week. We’ve become a family; they’ve become a part of my weekly routine. I cannot thank the NAASCA founders enough for this opportunity.” Welcome, Anne-Marie!
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional - Sharyn Higdon Jones, psychotherapist and author
Tuesday
05/19/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Sharyn Higdon Jones, a licensed psychotherapist for over 35 years with individuals, couples and families who have experienced the trauma of abuse. In her words: “The pain of being sexually abused is deep and profound. The abuse experience touches the core of a woman's being in ways she could never have predicted. She has been violated on so many levels." Sharyn is also the author of the book 'Healing Steps; a Gentle Path to Recovery for Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse,' written in a workbook format with exercises. Sharyn says, “Healing Steps is a perfect step-by-step process that evolved out of groups of women molested as children. It is the perfect format either to be facilitated by a mental health professional or could be used as a guide in a peer support group.” ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show, on the phone or in our show's community chat room. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
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Special guest Lang Martinez
Monday
05/18/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Lang Martinez from Oxnard, California, a survivor of sexual abuse as a 17 year old boy and a recovering addict who has lived a life of trauma with deep socio-emotional experiences. Now he's a 55 year old homeless advocate in Ventura County, just north of Los Angeles. Lang has struggled in his life with homelessness and incarceration, trying to seek meaning while hampered by a dysfunctional upbringing. Today, Lang is clean and sober. His homelessness ended when he made a personal commitment to seek a relationship with God and a promise to atone for his past transgressions and it is also where Lang’s life becomes interesting. In the Spring of 2019, Lang started appearing publicly, speaking during Oxnard City Council meetings and making it known to City officials that he wanted to help the homeless of Oxnard. As an advocate for homelessness, Lang has built a reputation for not being satisfied and that more resources to address addiction and mental health sit at the core of homeless solutions. In fact, Lang has tried to understand the bureaucracy associated with government funding and programs to serve the homeless but does not have the patience to wait when he sees people suffering on the streets. Lang is currently in the process of writing his autobiography “Nobody Knows But Me”, which accounts for his life on the streets and being incarcerated, which was induced by being raped as a teenager. He is on a journey to not only recover a life lost to addiction and crime, but he is also on a spiritual quest to restore his identity through his advocacy and his personal dignity through true love and respect for his fellow man.
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Special guest Danny Jackson
Friday
05/15/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Danny Jackson from Orlando, Florida, a professional, the Senior Hypnotherapist at the Orlando Hypnosis Clinic. In his work, Danny helps people every day through the feelings of abuse or neglect that they experienced as children .. issues that are interfering with, and in some cases, destroying their lives today. "It's truly rewarding work," Danny says. “I had been working with clients as a substance abuse counselor for years, and after that amount of time it was becoming disheartening to see clients I had worked with for months and months in group sessions, individual & family counseling sessions returning 8 – 18 months later to go through these programs again! That started the process of looking for a solution that worked more effectively, which is what brought me to doing the work I’m doing today. As a Certified Hypnotist / Hypnotherapist, Counselor, and EFT (Emotional Freedom Therapy) practitioner, I have spent the majority of the past 15 years working with clients suffering from addiction and dependence on a variety of substances of abuse. I have had the good fortune to work with several Mental Health Professionals over the years, and to help their clients through hypnosis & hypnotherapy in areas as diverse as Depression, Anxiety, Bipolar Disorder, Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome, ADD / ADHD, and Schizophrenia to name a few. The most significant praise I receive comes from the clients themselves once they experience freedom from the negative thoughts and emotions they have been battling for years, sometimes decades.”
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional - Barbara Joy Hansen, Violence Prevention Expert
Thursday
05/14/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC

Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Barbara Joy Hansen from Milford, Massachusetts, a child abuse survivor and Violence Prevention Expert. Her book, 'Listen to the Cry of the Child,' is where she shares her journey. She and her husband work in prisons, homeless shelters, domestic violence conferences, etc, and she facilitates a survivors support group called Beauty Out of Ashes (many members are former alcoholics or addicts). Barbara has a lot of information and experience to offer! ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show, on the phone or in our show's community chat room. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
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Special guest Pennie Saum
Wednesday
05/13/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Pennie Saum from Puyallup, Washington, a returning NAASCA family member and a survivor of sexual and emotional abuse from infancy to 18 years old. She now runs the new non profit organization Brave and Unbroken. Her perpetrator was her biological father. Sneaking into her room at night when everyone else in the house was asleep, threatening and violent, he had total control over Pennie’s life. She says, "There were many days I would contemplate, 'Why me?' Well it wasn't just me. He was abusing others as well, my brother, my mother and a couple of my cousins. He played games." She goes on, "Now my life is no longer controlled by him. I just want to share that you can have a life too. There are days when it is still so fresh and painful and overwhelming. Times when I wish I could go back and get some of my childhood back. Then there are many other days that are just normal everyday days. My life has involved a lot of hard work. I want you to know you are valuable, you are worthy of a good life and you aren't to blame!” Pennie was pivotal in the federal bill, Child Abuse Accountability Enhancement Act, being passed into federal law. She has also been an advocate and player in changing the statute of limitations laws in Washington State regarding sexual assault. She states, “I am advocate and change maker, but most of all a voice seeker. I want voices of the abused to continue to get louder and more and I want to change the way the world looks at child sexual abuse and abusers – time for eyes to be wide open.”
Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) - 2397

Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional - Lori Golden, psychotherapist and author
Tuesday
05/12/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host be Lori Golden from San Diego, California, a survivor and a private psychotherapist working with other trauma and abuse survivors. Lori shares, “I am a survivor of incest. My father sexually abused me from the age of 5 to 16. When the sun went down, I was filled with terror, hypervigilance, and waiting. Everything in my room came alive." Lori started using drugs in college at 18 and covered her worthlessness, aloneness and increasing desperation with bulimic exercising, food addiction and drugs, culminating in a suicide attempt at 27. "I am an incest survivor, an addict in Narcotics Anonymous for 33 years as well as Food Addicts Anonymous for 30", she tells us. Her book, 'My House Of Lies; Awakening from a childhood of sexual abuse', was published in July. "I am passionate about telling my story." ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show, on the phone or in our show's community chat room. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) - 2396

Special guest Valerie Slininger
Monday
05/11/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Valerie Slininger (Val) from Point Pleasant, New Jersey, a survivor of emotional and psychological abuse/neglect and from it developed CPTSD. She's at a place in her healing where she wants to share her story because her mom just passed. "I am the daughter of a sexual abuse survivor who suffered her entire life with unresolved trauma," Val says. "She was an angry, broken woman, who entered into her marriage with no tools for survival. She and my father had a volatile marriage, and my mother screamed and yelled, and put pressure on me to be her happiness, but was never satisfied with me in any way. She took her anger out on me, not so much in a physically abusive way, but what I now understand was emotionally abusive. I left home in trauma myself, as my parents separated for the last time when I was 18. I jumped into marriage at 21, had babies at 22, 24, 26 and 27, and then became chronically ill." She goes on, "I suffered with anxiety and depression all of my adult life, and then finally 2 1/2 years ago became nearly suicidal. I was blessed to enter into a therapeutic relationship 2 years ago." Val concludes, “I have been working hard with my therapist to face and deal with those things that have caused the initial trauma. I am learning tools to manage the triggering and I am well on the path of my healing journey. My mother never found healing. I chose to bring her into my home for hospice and became her primary caregiver. It was the hardest thing I have ever done, because it was such a toxic relationship, but I felt necessary for me to do. I am processing a very complicated grief now, and am thankful to have had the strength to endure. God is the source of my strength, and is my hope for complete healing.”
Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) - 2395

Special guest Malisia McKinney
Friday
05/08/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Malisia (Mia) McKinney from Daytona Beach, Florida, a returning NAASCA family member who's back to talk about her recent life and work. Mia is a child abuse survivor of physical and sexual abuse and poisoning who advocates for other survivors through her writing. She recently authored a 12 Step Work Book for Survivors of Sexual Abuse, certainly one valid approach to healing. She's also the CEO and Co-Founder at Advocate Alliance. Mia kept the secrets of her abuse hidden until the age of 34. "My mother used to say to me, 'If you tell anyone they will take you away and kill you. They will believe you’re evil and (you) made me do it!' I grew up thinking people would hate me if I told." Since disclosing her abuse Mia shares, "When we hold the secrets of abuse it pours out in many aspects of our lives." Now she encourages other survivors to find a healthy support system where it is possible to disclose and discuss abuse and recovery. “Telling is healing,” she states. “It's so important to have our pain validated because for so long we had to pretend it wasn't happening to survive." She goes on, "Remember, you are not alone. There is a group of courageous men and women survivors on the same journey who will gladly take your hand and lead you out of that cage. We spent our childhood carrying someone else's secrets and lies, but as adults we can unpack what doesn't belong to us and embrace life on our terms without fear." Tonight Mia wants to address issues of victim blaming and the effects it has on the victim .. the obstacles it puts in front of them, making it more difficult to heal.
Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) - 2394

Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional - Michelle Bless - Minister & Chaplain
Thursday
05/07/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC

Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Michelle Bless from Cincinnati, a survivor of severe child abuse who's now a Minister and Chaplain. She'll appear on the 1st Thursday of each month and is the author of the book "Out of Darkness: the Michelle Bless Story," her story of redemption. In 1997, Michelle writes that she, "..was introduced to the Lord and denounced Satan," thus beginning the process of giving her life to God. Michelle is on a mission to bring as many lost souls to God as possible. Her firsthand knowledge of how low a life can plummet to the depths of despair enables her to understand and relate to what others are facing as they struggle to find God in their lives. ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show, on the phone or in our show's community chat room. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) - 2393

Special guest Cathy Brochu
Wednesday
05/06/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Cathy Brochu from Jamesville, New York, who says "My personal background as it relates to Child Abuse would be as a survivor of 13 years of incest, a survivor of family violence and as a survivor of sexual assault from non-family members." Above all, Cathy has evolved, moving from victim to survivor to advocate. She has years of experience as an individual involved with the Family Court System (as a young child) and then as a Caseworker for children who were sexually, physically, and psychologically abused by a parent, parents, and caretakers. She has heard the endless stories and cries for help from young, old, male and female. Working directly with victims, perpetrators and families, Cathy has been recognized by some as a 'trail blazer', and has authored three books related to incest, sexual assault, and family violence, "Lost Innocence", "New Beginnings", and "Beyond Survival". She hopes to enlighten, educate, and empower individuals, families and communities to work toward a healthier, happier future for the children and families of tomorrow. Cathy appreciates each and every day. She realizes that she could have been a statistic rather than a person. In this regard, she celebrates beating the odds and is actively making a difference in the lives of others.
Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) - 2392

Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional - Carlotta Taylor, Foster Care / Law Enforcement
Tuesday
05/05/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Carlotta Taylor from Clinton, Mississippi, a survivor of child abuse by her own family and in foster care. After searching for her purpose for years, she learned it was to share her story and inspire others who may be going through what she endured. In her debut book, 'No More Flinching', Carlotta outlines five key steps to overcoming adversity. A former homicide detective, child protection detective, and former federal officer, with over 15 years law enforcement experience, she knew she had to use her knowledge and wisdom to effect greater change in and around the community. She's the founder of 'Somebody Step In', a non-profit for foster children, teens and young adults. ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show, on the phone or in our show's community chat room. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) - 2391

Special guest Tim Lennon
Monday
05/04/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Tim Lennon from Tucson, Arizona, the President of the Board Of Directors at SNAP (Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests). Tim shares, "I was one of twelve children who grew up in an Irish Catholic neighborhood and went to Catholic school for twelve years. The priest who raped me was an occasional visitor to my home. He was also a teacher at my elementary school and track team coach." The rape happened at home and was violent and life threatening. Tim shares, “I am lucky to be here. At the time I don’t think the rapist cared whether I lived or died. The sexual abuse ended only because the predator was caught by a parent and sent to another parish.” Later, Tim contacted the leader of a SNAP support group in East Bay, saying “Terrie Light was a life safer–I will never forget her support.” When Tim had twin daughters, he dropped out of the SNAP support group. However, when his daughters were 12 years old, it evoked memories of the violent rape when he was the same age. Tim was devastated, as all the memories of the rape emerged and hit him hard, as Tim shares, “I suffered months of all the symptoms of PTSD, depression, anxiety, nightmares, and months of crying. I immediately got re-engaged with SNAP and co-led a support group in San Francisco.” Tim later retired and volunteered with SNAP, as a victim support person for those contacting the website SNAPnetwork.org. Tim states, “When I was sexually abused when I was twelve, I froze. Now, I can fight back. What happened to me should not happen to another child.”
Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) - 2390

Special guest Alicia Mo'Batti
Friday
05/01/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Alicia Mo'Batti from Sacramento, California, a child abuse survivor who suffered at the hands of her own father. There was intense family dysfunction and mental, emotional, verbal, physical and sexual abuse in the family dynamics. "I didn't think I would survive," Alicia says. She suffered suicidal ideations and attempts until she came to realize her life was never her own. "I survived to be a bridge for others to cross from death to life. That is why I do the work." Alicia is a Rape Crisis Peer Advocate, Domestic Violence Case Manager, Chemical Dependency Counselor, Poet, Motivational Speaker, Life Struggles Counselor, Owner of Purple Eye Publishing, and a Self-Published Author. She is writing a 4-part series titled ‘Earth Angel,’ from the nickname the character gives herself by believing she was put on this Earth only to help people through their life struggles. She felt that she went through her abuse so that she could understand and help others; to rise above the insidious cancer that infests, breaks, and kills the spirit of any human being that has to endure relentless toxic dysfunction. In this story, she is an adult with the task of flying her father, her abuser, home to California so he can be laid to rest after being given a diagnosis of lung cancer with three months left to live. This painstaking assignment changes Alicia from a confused child of domestic violence that is harboring pain from her past, to an Earth Angel of unconditional Love. Earthly life lessons turn her into a spiritual sister Warrior pulling other Souls from Death to Life. Walk through the fire with Earth Angel’s life struggles.
Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) - 2389

Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional - Bill Murray, NAASCA founder - 12 Step Recovery
Thursday
04/30/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC

Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host is Bill Murray from Los Angeles, our founder. Bill's recovery is 12 Step-based and spans some 3 and a half decades. Sexually abused by numerous clerics, all men, between the ages of 11 and mid-way through high school, a minor seminary, he was also the victim of pre-pubescent pornography and even a two week kidnapping. Bill was graced to have found Alcoholics Anonymous when he was 30 years old. The program not only helped him get clean and sober but also gave him a place to give up his secrets, and the tools by which he's recovered. He firmly believes one can use the 12 Step process to heal from child abuse trauma and to find a way to a comfortable life. ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show, on the phone or in our show's community chat room. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) - 2388

Special guest Tracey Maxfield
Wednesday
04/29/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Tracey Maxfield, RN, from British Columbia, Canada, who says she's had a very interesting life story including childhood abuse, clinical depression, workplace bullying and suicide attempts. 'Escaping the Rabbit Hole: my journey through depression' is her first book and has received international rave reviews. "In a nutshell, I’ve been to hell and made it out alive," she explains. "I can show that despite experiencing horrific child abuse, you can have a good life. I can show that even after falling down the rabbit hole, you can heal and move forward on a new life journey that is better than you could imagine." She experienced her first episode of clinical depression in her twenties, and has lived with chronic depression ever since. However, nothing prepared her for the acute depressive episode she experienced in 2015. After enduring years of intense work place stress, harassment and bullying, she plummeted into an abyss of darkness, hopelessness and despair the likes of which she had never experienced before. Encouraged to write by a psychologist, Tracey began to heal and found that out of the darkness and despair, there is hope, there is life after depression. She has become a staunch advocate for Mental Illness and Mental Health Awareness and Bullying. She has met with teenagers aged 11 to 15 years to talk about bullying and mental illness. Tracey has made a commitment to make a difference in the world. Her philosophy is to Engage children and teenagers, to Educate them about mental illness and bullying and to Empower them to develop confidence and skills to continue to move ahead in their own life journey.
Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) - 2387

Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional - Pastor Deborah Schleich
Tuesday
04/28/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Pastor Deborah Schleich, who grew up all over the world in a military family where her mother was mentally ill, and is now a survivor-professional. Living in Pensacola, Florida, she's trained in ministry, mental health, working with substance abuse and is a trauma informed social worker .. all in one! She volunteers with many community organizations. Pastor Deborah says she ".. can minister by text, phone, Skype, in person and however the Lord directs her, 24/7." She teaches that humans have three parts, being of spirit, soul and the physical body, and believes that all 3 are important .. and that each area needs care. We look forward to Pastor Deborah being an active member of the NAASCA family for a long time! ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show, on the phone or in our show's community chat room. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) - 2386

Special guest Angela Hyman
Monday
04/27/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Angela Hyman from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Angela is joining us for the first time and is a survivor of childhood incest. She was adopted by her paternal grandparents, grew up on a working farm in very rural South Carolina. As a young child, she was very loved and protected, until her grandmother became ill when Angela was 11. Angela went to live with her much older, married sister who lived in New Jersey. She was sexually abused for about 4 years by her sister’s husband, who was also a police officer. “I never told a soul, not one, nobody,” Angela says. "I KNEW if my grandfather ever found out someone was going to die, and I wasn't so sure it was going the be 'the bad guy'. I did the almost typical stuff: I began acting out, ran away from home, began drinking, drugging, etc. Married at 19, for 12 years, divorced since 1989 and even he never knew. Of course, I avoided addressing it until everything fell apart in my marriage and my little world. This thing that had happened, that I had no control over, had affected every area of my life, every relationship, work, personal, family, etc., and now it just wouldn't stop. Binge drinking, lost job, in middle of big, messy, nasty divorce.” Angela had been attending AA meetings before she moved to South Florida. The first time she ever talked about 'it' was working the steps with an AA sponsor. Angela saw MANY counselors but would always stop after 1 or 2 sessions, until she finally connected with two counselors: the first for almost 1.5 years before she moved, and the last counselor for over 8 years. Angela admits her “life has been a roller coaster. Probably still need a LOT more [counseling] too, in all reality.”
Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) - 2385

Special guest Clark Fredricks
Friday
04/24/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Clark Fredericks from Vernon, New Jersey, a child sex abuse survivor who suffered for years at the hands of his former Boy Scout leader, a Lt. in the local Sheriff’s Dept. Manipulated and taken advantage of both physically and emotionally for years, Clark suffered unimaginable pain for over 30 years of his life. Never wanting to feel trapped again, Clark sabotaged careers and what could have been loving relationships. He used drugs, gambling and alcohol as substitutes for healthy coping mechanisms. Then, by chance, he ran into his predator, accompanied by a young boy at his side. This chance encounter re-opened all of Clark’s repressed pain, and a confrontation later led to a struggle, and the struggle resulted in the man’s death. While Clark spent years in prison, contemplating suicide as a way out, he looked to a power greater than himself for an answer. That answer came, providing a path which would change his life forever. Clark has spent his post prison years on a mission to help others in hopes that abuse survivors and those dealing with addiction can avoid similar peril and pain. He has been instrumental as an advocate in changing the Statute of Limitations law in New Jersey for victims of sexual abuse. Clark conveys hope and healing to a multi-faceted audience. Many have discovered a road to move forward with inspiration and positivity, knowing they are not alone with the secrets of shame and horror from abuse. He speaks to groups of all kinds with the goal of helping other victims move out of the darkness of abuse and into the light of healing.
Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) - 2384

Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional - Felicia Reed, Trauma Informed Life Coach
Thursday
04/23/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC

Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Felicia L Reed, a trauma-informed Recovery Coach who suffered the entire spectrum of abuses from the age of 5 to 51. That was the point when she started a healing and recovery process. Learning about and using coaching and self-healing techniques saved her life. Felicia founded Put It In Perspective where she currently works to teach these tools to groups and individuals. In addition, she has worked in community service programs as a key volunteer and activist for youth and women, and serves on cyber awareness forums that promote online safety. ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show, on the phone or in our show's community chat room. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) - 2383

Special guest Tanya Cooper
Wednesday
04/22/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Tanya Cooper from New York State, a child abuse survivor. Tanya’s life in foster care began at five, due to her birth mother’s addiction and neglect. Eventually she was separated from all but one of her siblings. While in care, she survived being sexually abused by two foster brothers. Aging out of the foster care system at 18, with no family and place to go, Tanya signed herself back in until age 21. Her book, ‘Surviving Foster Care & Making It Work for You,’ is a self-help book giving foster kids tips on getting through the system. Being a fighter, and working against all odds, she's worked with children for over 2 decades, and has, among many other things, become a motivational speaker and a podcast talk show host. Her life mission is to change the lives of children by teaching youth and telling them to 'take charge of their lives' saying, "You are your only hero!” Tanya has over 14 years of experience working with youth as a clinician, and over 22 years as a youth counselor and teacher throughout various communities. “My goal is to change the attitude & face of kids in foster care, one kid at a time and teach them to go back and help others in care.” She founded 'Foster Kids Unite', which provides nontraditional services for aged-out and foster youth in college and trade school. Created to honor the memory of her birth brother who died at 41 of heart disease, Foster Kids Unite provides gift boxes during December finals, scholarships, and mentoring. Currently Tanya travels the country as a motivational speaker encouraging foster kids to rise above adversity.
Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) - 2382

Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional - Sharyn Higdon Jones, psychotherapist and author
Tuesday
04/21/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Sharyn Higdon Jones, a licensed psychotherapist for over 35 years with individuals, couples and families who have experienced the trauma of abuse. In her words: “The pain of being sexually abused is deep and profound. The abuse experience touches the core of a woman's being in ways she could never have predicted. She has been violated on so many levels." Sharyn is also the author of the book 'Healing Steps; a Gentle Path to Recovery for Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse,' written in a workbook format with exercises. Sharyn says, “Healing Steps is a perfect step-by-step process that evolved out of groups of women molested as children. It is the perfect format either to be facilitated by a mental health professional or could be used as a guide in a peer support group.” ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show, on the phone or in our show's community chat room. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) - 2381

Special guest Sylvie Bouldin
Monday
04/20/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Sylvie Bouldin from Las Vegas, Nevada, a child abuse and domestic violence survivor who describes herself as “a 68-year-old six-time winner! Recovering alcoholic/addict, Co-alcoholic, Adult Child of an Alcoholic, Profound Child Abuse Survivor, Profound Domestic Violence Survivor and recently diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder. After surviving child abuse, I became what my father called me, ‘The Scum of the Earth’ and spent my twenties with eating disorder after anorexia, after bulimia, a heroin addict, a speed freak, a prostitute, there were suicide attempts, the men who used and beat me, there was the despair - the depression - the hopelessness - the Hepatitis C. That's when I found AA and the first real stability of my life. After 20 years of sobriety I met and married who was to me the most violent man I have ever, and to this day, met. I thought it was about love, but … he started beating me black, blue, green and purple and terrorizing me! It took Herculean effort to 'escape' from him - with very little help! - but I did. This was followed by years and years of isolation, bitterness and a raging addiction to marijuana … My spiritual awakening in November of 2018 has been Life - Heart - and Soul transforming. I now truly KNOW why I'm here on this Earth! I am a self-proclaimed Warrior for gender and racial equity and for the protection of children. For ANYTHING CORRUPT that crosses my path! I am here to turn all of my pain into service!” Sylvie is writing a book, 'Why I'm Here!' (on the Planet), which she calls "a gut-wrenching, transparent documentation of the childhood abuse and neglect that I experienced." Sylvie says, "I have been 'kissed by God' to have had a most profound spiritual awakening and would like to share my experience, strength and hope to suffering callers."
Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) - 2380

Special guest Mike Tikkanen
Friday
04/17/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Mike Tikkanen from Hopkins, Minnesota, a returning NAASCA family member, founder and President of KARA (Kids at Risk Action), a non-profit action tank that supports the people, policies, and programs that improve the lives of at-risk children. Mike has an exciting new project he'd like to talk about tonight, Public Service Announcements (PSAs) drawing attention to how the COVID19 pandemic is impacting abused and neglected children. NAASCA has offered to partner with him in this effort! Mike is unapologetically and passionately committed to improving the lives of at-risk children. We recommend his book, 'Invisible Children', an uncomfortably close look at the American cycle of abuse and its cost. Mike explains, "The need for civic involvement of young future community leaders is the solution to America’s 'At Risk Youth' problem." Mike speaks of social and political child protection problems at local and national venues and has been the keynote speaker at business, community, and religious organizations. He lead a workshop at the UN in New York addressing the rights of children. Since 1996, he’s volunteered in the Guardian Ad-Litem program as a Court-Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) and has worked with many 'Invisible Children' who are part of the CPS system. Mike is passionate about improving the treatment of abused and neglected children. Contact him at: Mike@Invisiblechildren.org
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional - Dr Jaime Romo, educator, CSA by clergy
Thursday
04/16/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC

Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Dr Jaime Romo from San Diego, California, an educator, consultant, author, and Commissioned Minister, who promotes healing from abuse and the prevention of child sexual abuse, particularly abuse by religious authorities or in the context of religious settings. A workbook he wrote, Healing the Sexually Abused Heart: A Workbook for Survivors, Thrivers, and Supporters,  is an integration of various disciplines that led Jaime to become a certified Traumatic Incident Reduction (TIR) facilitator. Jaime explains, “While it is no secret that I am a survivor of clergy abuse, it is the journey of integration, transformation and application that is most telling about my accomplishments and the life that I celebrate.” Please visit his website: http://www.jaimeromo.org. ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show, on the phone or in our show's community chat room. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
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Special guest David Brown
Wednesday
04/15/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is David J Brown from Duluth, Minnesota, an abuse survivor and returning NAASCA family member who's the author of a two novels. The first novel, 'Daddy Had To Say Goodbye', written in the third person, is based on a true accounting of David's life story. "I've now released my second novel," he writes. 'Flesh Of A Fraud' is a continuation, and both books are about a severely beaten child who grows up to become a bully. David was the 2nd of 4 boys. "My dad was a blue color union man. Mother was a stay at home drug addict. I had to repeat the 1st and 2nd grades. The Duluth school district classified me as retarded. My parents placed me in parochial school to avoid the stigma of having a retarded kid." The beatings stopped when David was was ten, when his father got sober. He still couldn't trust his parents. "I was always scared that they were going to kill me. I knew that if I told anyone about it I would get beaten even worse. Teachers didn't dare to ask or want to know what happened to my face." David's two novels are based on his own true story. The character is a severely broken man who hides his mental illness but develops PTSD from his work as a Paramedic and a Police Officer. He suffers lifelong depression and alcoholism, and faces suicide. Thinking that the pain of living had to be worse than the pain of dying is a constant .. surrender is his only hope. David himself is better now and reports he's, "been sober for over 25 years thru the grace of God and the principles of Alcoholics Anonymous."
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional - Lori Golden, psychotherapist and author
Tuesday
04/14/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host be Lori Golden from San Diego, California, a survivor and a private psychotherapist working with other trauma and abuse survivors. Lori shares, “I am a survivor of incest. My father sexually abused me from the age of 5 to 16. When the sun went down, I was filled with terror, hypervigilance, and waiting. Everything in my room came alive." Lori started using drugs in college at 18 and covered her worthlessness, aloneness and increasing desperation with bulimic exercising, food addiction and drugs, culminating in a suicide attempt at 27. "I am an incest survivor, an addict in Narcotics Anonymous for 33 years as well as Food Addicts Anonymous for 30", she tells us. Her book, 'My House Of Lies; Awakening from a childhood of sexual abuse', was published in July. "I am passionate about telling my story." ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show, on the phone or in our show's community chat room. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
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Special guest Darlene Clark
Monday
04/13/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Darlene J Clark from Pulaski, Tennessee, a returning NAASCA family member. She's a survivor of severe child abuse and author of 'Born In A Living Hell,' about her tortuous childhood. She relates, “I was abused, basically since birth. As a child, I had believed everyone gets abused during growing up." She explains, "From the army line-up being whipped either with a switch, belt or whip to being shot at in my dad's crazy game of hide and go seek, and worrying about whether this was going to be the day they murdered.” When sh was 4, her aunt grew tired of picking up the five kids (ages 2 through 6) repeatedly abandoned by their mother at a grocery store, so her mom and dad divorced. Her father remarried, as Darlene describes, “Dad met my stepmom who I loved because we have a meal every day, a bed to sleep in, instead of having to eat raw oatmeal from a box because both parents abandoned seven of us for a week. My stepmom later was crude. She would dip my nose in manure, drag me through the house by my hair, kick me in the rump while doing dishes, and held me down while her son raped me. I even got beaten for sneaking out to worship God.” Overhearing her stepmother, stepsister and stepbrother planning to kill her and make it look like suicide, Darlene married her boyfriend before the plan could be enacted. An online support group inspired her to write her book, because the others were unable to write their own. She would be telling their stories as she told her own. The book talks about just some of the events Darlene endured as a child to 18 years old. "There are a lot of other things which happened," she shares. "I am triumphant over the abuse, so now I share my story to help others."
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Special guest Shirley J Davis
Friday
04/10/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Shirley J Davis from Springfield, Illinois, a survivor of child abuse and a writer for blogs, magazines and websites. Shirley, a returning guest, is the survivor of severe and repeated childhood trauma that included physical, emotional and sexual abuse. "The abuse I endured began when I was a newborn and lasted until I was fifteen years old," she says. "There was [enough] severe neglect and torture involved that made it impossible for my mind to form a cohesive whole 'I'. Instead, I formed dissociative identity disorder, what was once known as multiple personality disorder." It is in this area, DID or Dissociative Identity Disorder, that is the subject of much of the material Shirley writes. "My ego states were kept separated at the developmental stage where they should have come together. So, when I am triggered, an ego state or alter is triggered to life," she explains. "It has taken me more than twenty-five years of arduous work in therapy to overcome the chaos that was my life." She goes on, "I have had six books published that are mental health related, and many children's books," she says. Shirley also contributes to a blog and provides motivational sayings for a smartphone application. "I now spend my time working with others in the DID community and writing to spread truthful information about dissociative identity disorder. My goal is simple, to help others who are struggling to live calm and fruitful lives." We're delighted she's doing so for our NAASCA family!
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional - Barbara Joy Hansen, Violence Prevention Expert
Thursday
04/09/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC

Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Barbara Joy Hansen from Milford, Massachusetts, a child abuse survivor and Violence Prevention Expert. Her book, 'Listen to the Cry of the Child,' is where she shares her journey. She and her husband work in prisons, homeless shelters, domestic violence conferences, etc, and she facilitates a survivors support group called Beauty Out of Ashes (many members are former alcoholics or addicts). Barbara has a lot of information and experience to offer! ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show, on the phone or in our show's community chat room. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
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Special guest Rick Cosentino
Wednesday
04/08/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Rick Cosentino from New Hampshire, a returning NAASCA family member and a survivor of sexual assault, physical abuse and emotional trauma from an early age. Rick was raped while in foster care when he was 5 years old. Later, Rick's mother reunited the family and Rick tried put the horror he'd experienced out of his thoughts. He started using drugs at 12-13, burning himself at 14, and left home at 16. He became a "tough guy" fighting to prove he was a man. Rick explains, "I walked thru life angry and hateful. My ex kept asking me what's wrong. I finally told her, and she was disgusted and viewed me as less of a man. My marriage was over." Planning to use a gun to commit suicide, Rick says, "As I started to squeeze [the trigger] my mother came to me clear as a bell in my mind. She said she loved me, she said I was needed. I got angry again, only this time I was angry at the people who hurt me and couldn't let them win by me dying.” Rick felt the first time telling the world his story was freeing; he felt whole for the first time in his life. Last year, his sister heard the radio show and was angry because she said Rick was telling HER story. Although they never talked about abuse, his sister was disgusted with Rick, and they haven’t spoken in a year. Recently, Rick tried to tell his second wife, but she replied that if he didn’t like it there, he could leave. Rick relates, "This time it's totally different. I'm not low, I have no interest in 'dancing with a gun'. I knew I could be a service to others who are living like I did. I'm alive, I'm living proud with no shame and so can they. I'm stronger today. I know I'm in an elite group. I am a SURVIVOR!!
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional - Carlotta Taylor, Foster Care / Law Enforcement
Tuesday
04/07/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Carlotta Taylor from Clinton, Mississippi, a survivor of child abuse by her own family and in foster care. After searching for her purpose for years, she learned it was to share her story and inspire others who may be going through what she endured. In her debut book, 'No More Flinching', Carlotta outlines five key steps to overcoming adversity. A former homicide detective, child protection detective, and former federal officer, with over 15 years law enforcement experience, she knew she had to use her knowledge and wisdom to effect greater change in and around the community. She's the founder of 'Somebody Step In', a non-profit for foster children, teens and young adults. ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show, on the phone or in our show's community chat room. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
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Special guest Victoria Kelly
Monday
04/06/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Victoria Kelly from Minneapolis, Minnesota, a returning guest. She's a child abuse survivor and long-time NAASCA family member / volunteer. Victoria was abused almost from birth in nearly every way imaginable. She was sexually assaulted starting as a baby .. an experience that was repeated by numerous predators and perpetrators and went on and on. In addition her alcoholic father beat both Victoria and her mother. But Victoria thought that was simply what happened to a child and a woman when they happened to be living on the wrong side of the tracks. She became reclusive and withdrawn, and there was little justice meted out to any of Victoria's predators. Early on she began to disassociate, a condition that was later in life diagnosed as MPD (Multiple Personality Disorder), now known as DID (Dissociative Identity Disorder). Victoria eventually spent years going in and out of mental hospitals, where she actually was grateful. At least the staff was kind and helpful. "I went to a wonderful psychiatrist and she help me for 13 years with MPD / the ID." She began drinking at an early age but sobered up with help from a 12 step group. Her sexual promiscuity led her to numerous bad adult relationships. It took a long time to find the right therapist and path to recovery but now she's integrated and years ago things finally started to come together. Life's still not perfect but now she's active helping the struggling. Among other things, Victoria works to end domestic and sexual violence. She attends support groups, speaks out at rallies and conferences, supports police, volunteers at shelters, and works directly with women and children to get their basic needs filled: food shelter and clothing.
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Special guest Dale Hemming
Friday
04/03/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Dale Hemming, a returning NAASCA family member from Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Among numerous other issues for Dale is the safety of our children and child abuse. Tonight he'll be sharing about his current billboard campaign that features images and messages concerning Child Abuse Awareness month (in April). Dale leads the effort at Sioux Falls Free Thinkers where the motto is 'Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent!' The web site says, ".. all those with open minds are welcome. 'Free Thinkers' are those that want a world without rules and controls on thought, without mental borders and boundaries. A world where anything is possible." Dale, now in his 70s, became a feminist in 1960 while he was in high school. In college he went further. "I was a campus radical and civil rights activist fighting against the Vietnam War, racism, and for women's rights and gay/lesbian rights," Dale explains. "If one looks at the appalling statistics and facts on child abuse you will understand my involvement in the issue," Dale says. He's addressing these issues head on, and at his own expense. "I believe we need to stop hiding the ugliness of child physical and sexual abuse." His billboard images and wording are as explicit as freedom of speech allows. Dale has appeared on our show many times, always sharing about the terrific work he's doing for his home town. One of our most dedicated volunteer contributors, there's no question Dale is one of our NAASCA family's true heroes !!
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional - Michelle Bless - Minister & Chaplain
Thursday
04/02/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC

Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Michelle Bless from Cincinnati, a survivor of severe child abuse who's now a Minister and Chaplain. She'll appear on the 1st Thursday of each month and is the author of the book "Out of Darkness: the Michelle Bless Story," her story of redemption. In 1997, Michelle writes that she, "..was introduced to the Lord and denounced Satan," thus beginning the process of giving her life to God. Michelle is on a mission to bring as many lost souls to God as possible. Her firsthand knowledge of how low a life can plummet to the depths of despair enables her to understand and relate to what others are facing as they struggle to find God in their lives. ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show, on the phone or in our show's community chat room. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
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Special guest Bobby Hyde
Wednesday
04/01/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Bobby Hyde from Miami, Florida, a long-time and well-known regular participant on the "Stop Child Abuse Now" talk radio shows. This is the first time Bobby will tell his story on his own 'special guest' episode. Growing up in the Boston area, he experienced a significant sense of being alone, neglected, and emotionally kept at bay from his family. He was attached to his grandmother who moved away when Bobby was 12, and to her house (Bobby still visits three times a year), and to Delia, the housekeeper, nurse, maid, and cook who lived with the family for 5 years before passing in 1957. Bobby relates, “My father came home at 5:30 pm. It seems to me he had a great lunch. The browbeating, insulting, glib, disregarding, he levied on us because 'he wanted to eat' was not because of hunger. It was contempt .. gloom and doom.” Bobby talks of “covert, inherent abuse in the person of my father.” Delia was home alone all day every day with no food in the house, and Bobby’s father only gave her a little meat as she sat away from the table at dinner. Bobby says, “I only knew my mother never was home. She shopped at day's end to bring groceries home. Ms. Delia just faded away.” Bobby is now a member of the NAASCA family! He helps the homeless, the downtrodden, the public safety community, in 12 Step groups, and other remarkable service. Hearing there was a shortage of surgical and medical masks, his latest endeavor is sewing them himself, to be used in his local medical community. He offers us the patten, for any others that may be so inclined. An observant Jew, and an active member of his synagogue, you never know where Bobby might pop up!
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional - Bill Murray, NAASCA founder - 12 Step Recovery
Tuesday
03/31/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host is Bill Murray from Los Angeles, our founder. Bill's recovery is 12 Step-based and spans some 3 and a half decades. Sexually abused by numerous clerics, all men, between the ages of 11 and mid-way through high school, a minor seminary, he was also the victim of pre-pubescent pornography and even a two week kidnapping. Bill was graced to have found Alcoholics Anonymous when he was 30 years old. The program not only helped him get clean and sober but also gave him a place to give up his secrets, and the tools by which he's recovered. He firmly believes one can use the 12 Step process to heal from child abuse trauma and to find a way to a comfortable life. ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show, on the phone or in our show's community chat room. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
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Special guest Lisa Zarcone
Monday
03/30/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Lisa Zarcone from Springfield, Massachusetts, a returning NAASCA family member and the NAASCA Ambassador for her state. A child abuse survivor and activist, she's the author of "The Unspoken Truth, A Memoir." Her book is about childhood neglect and abuse at the hands of my severely mentally ill mother and others. Lisa says, "I wrote my story to promote awareness for mental health issues, child safety and to bring a voice to so many who have the same unspoken truth as myself." She uses three words to describe her childhood experiences: horrific, disgusting and hideous. Her home life left a lot to be desired. "My mother would bring all types of strange people into our home, which set me up as prey." Lisa buried the abuse deep inside herself for years. "I fought daily battles with myself to get beyond it. I was still battling my mother daily as I was growing into womanhood." Eventually she married and had children of her own. "I had severe panic attacks, flashbacks and depression. I thought I was crazy and terrified of being like my mother." Lisa says, "I found an incredible therapist who helped me bring my deep dark secrets to the light of day and release them. I had to face my husband and share things with him that he never knew about me after ten years of being together. It was a long painful journey." Then Lisa's father died, which brought up flashbacks. But her therapist explained she was not crazy. She was suffering PTSD. "I had to then jump back into my past and deal with more buried memories, which brought me to deciding to write my book."
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Special guest Charles (Chuck) Prinzen
Friday
03/27/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Charles (Chuck) Prinzen from Fairfield, California, a returning NAASCA Ambassador to California. A survivor and activist, Chuck (aka Coach Chuck) is an educator and the Founder of 'Me Inc Now' Consulting (Me Expressing I Need Change NOW Consulting). This program focuses on bringing awareness and working with young adults to change negative cycles passed down from generations before. Chuck says he survived 'cycles of life' and his story of abuse is one of torment, pain, feelings of loneliness and despair. " They say that hindsight is twenty-twenty; mine was not, it was blurry." He goes on, "The first step to seeing the past clearly was when a kindhearted gift of love was given to me by a stranger." Chuck's principal goal is to help instill self-worth, self-esteem, and self-respect in today’s youth, toward achieving a brighter future by incorporating cultural change through lessons of the past, to bridge the ever-growing generation gap. Change is built upon a foundation of communication, listening, and love. Chuck is committed to inspiring positive thoughts and breaking cycles of anger and resentment that prevent young individuals from being the best version of themselves. "I am thankful for learning that 'love' is most the powerful tool in my emotional toolbox," Chuck writes, "no more sorrow and loneliness, no more bruises, no more pain, no more fear." Chuck was the keynote speaker for Los Angeles and Vacaville Unified School Districts, an emcee at the Power of We Symposium in Atlanta, and most recently a top 25 finalist in the inaugural season of the Next Impactor.
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional - Felicia Reed, Trauma Informed Life Coach
Thursday
03/26/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC

Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Felicia L Reed, a trauma-informed Recovery Coach who suffered the entire spectrum of abuses from the age of 5 to 51. That was the point when she started a healing and recovery process. Learning about and using coaching and self-healing techniques saved her life. Felicia founded Put It In Perspective where she currently works to teach these tools to groups and individuals. In addition, she has worked in community service programs as a key volunteer and activist for youth and women, and serves on cyber awareness forums that promote online safety. ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show, on the phone or in our show's community chat room. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
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Special guest Laurie Ann Smith
Wednesday
03/25/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Laurie Ann Smith from Alberta, Calgary, Canada, a long time NAASCA family member who's returning to the show after several years. She's always welcome and now serves as NAASCA's Alberta AmbassadorLaurie has written several books, including “One Child Abuse Survivor 2 Another: The Journey,” the true story of her personal healing journey and memoirs through “talk therapy” on Internet radio, exposing the truth of growing up abused, child sexual abuse, incest, rape, sodomy, and traumatic memories. Laurie Ann also shares her process on her own BlogTalkRadio show. Hers is a story not only of pain, but of healing, of revelation, and of her determination to claim victory over the nightmares that consumed her since childhood. Laurie Ann works with many advocates around the globe, speaking out against child abuse. She encourages others to take a stand on the issues surrounding child sexual abuse, by emphasizing the need to break the silence. She regularly speaks on Internet radio programs, telling her story and helping break the chains of shame and guilt many survivors of abuse suffer with day to day. Laurie Ann’s mission is to continue writing and speaking publicly, to be “one more voice” to add to those voices who are making a difference. She shares what she’s been doing to keep herself going in a positive direction, including her coping skills for pulling herself out of a funk. Laurie Ann encourages all of us to just keep holding on – one day at a time.
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional - Pastor Deborah Schleich
Tuesday
03/24/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Pastor Deborah Schleich, who grew up all over the world in a military family where her mother was mentally ill, and is now a survivor-professional. Living in Pensacola, Florida, she's trained in ministry, mental health, working with substance abuse and is a trauma informed social worker .. all in one! She volunteers with many community organizations. Pastor Deborah says she ".. can minister by text, phone, Skype, in person and however the Lord directs her, 24/7." She teaches that humans have three parts, being of spirit, soul and the physical body, and believes that all 3 are important .. and that each area needs care. We look forward to Pastor Deborah being an active member of the NAASCA family for a long time! ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show, on the phone or in our show's community chat room. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
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Special guest Pamela Olson
Monday
03/23/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Pamela Olson from Sacramento, California, a Therapist and Activist who is a survivor of childhood sexual abuse and trafficking. Pamela was molested and raped from age 3 to 17 by an uncle. She disclosed the abuse to her parents but they told her she was “a whore and more then likely 'made it happen.'” Pamela's parents divorced when she was 12 after which her mother struggled financially and she was then sex-trafficked from age 14-16 by her mother. Pamela's husband was the first person she disclosed to actually helped her, and their relationship has been a huge factor in healing from her traumatic childhood. She recently founded SaveOurChildrenCA (SOC), an organization aimed at dismantling and overriding the current governmental systems and laws that “interfere with the family unit” (i.e. CPS, public schools, FDA, CDC, medical fields), and supporting parents with legal funds to fight “false claims of abuse” made against them. SOC aims to educate the public about “child trafficking, CPS abuses, family law court abuses, medical kidnapping and pedo-sadism” and to work with legislators to create bills to protect children but also “will uphold our constitutional rights and freedoms.” "I was a victim, turned survivor," she says. "I wanted to go after sex child trafficking first. God had other plans. Through CPS and FCP Group homes I've discovered child trafficking, severe abuses and neglect." Pamela recently said of sharing her story that, since starting SOC, “.. I've not talked about my own experience with sex abuse out loud into the mainstream alt media. Perhaps speaking aloud to it will help many understand why I advocate on the all the topics I do?”
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Special guest Lori Golden
Friday
03/20/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Lori Golden from San Diego, California, a survivor and a private psychotherapist working with other trauma and abuse survivors. Lori shares, “I am a survivor of incest. My father sexually abused me from the age of 5 to 16. When the sun went down, I was filled with terror, hypervigilance, and waiting. Everything in my room came alive. I believed a large ape lived under the bannister in the hallway – dissociating my father’s evilness. When I got older it became a man in the attic. Darkness was awful, filled with lurking shadows, and evilness. Nothing felt safe. My mother lived in denial, I never trusted her and I lived alone behind a wall of secrecy and shame.” Lori started using drugs in college at 18 and covered her worthlessness, aloneness and increasing desperation with bulimic exercising, food addiction and drugs, culminating in a suicide attempt at 27. "I am an incest survivor, an addict in Narcotics Anonymous for 33 years as well as Food Addicts Anonymous for 30", she tells us. "My book, 'My House Of Lies; Awakening from a childhood of sexual abuse', was published in July. I am passionate about telling my story." Today, Lori has a full-time private practice which she considers a gift, since she gets to work with other abuse and trauma survivors. She currently sits on the Board of Directors for the San Diego Society of Addiction Professionals. Lori now thrives, feels free, courageous and passionate. She is willing now “to go to any lengths” on her own behalf.
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional - Dr Jaime Romo, educator, CSA by clergy
Thursday
03/19/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC

Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Dr Jaime Romo from San Diego, California, an educator, consultant, author, and Commissioned Minister, who promotes healing from abuse and the prevention of child sexual abuse, particularly abuse by religious authorities or in the context of religious settings. A workbook he wrote, Healing the Sexually Abused Heart: A Workbook for Survivors, Thrivers, and Supporters,  is an integration of various disciplines that led Jaime to become a certified Traumatic Incident Reduction (TIR) facilitator. Jaime explains, “While it is no secret that I am a survivor of clergy abuse, it is the journey of integration, transformation and application that is most telling about my accomplishments and the life that I celebrate.” Please visit his website: http://www.jaimeromo.org. ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show, on the phone or in our show's community chat room. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
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Special guest Caroline Rena
Wednesday
03/18/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Caroline Rena, a child abuse survivor and Energy Healing Practitioner and Life Leadership / Spiritual Coach from Lake Worth, Florida. Her mother was bi-polar, narcissistic and verbally abusive, and shamed her to the point of not feeling good enough and her father was domineering. Her father was very domineering and emotionally unavailable. "I have always been a sensitive being which made it that much more difficult." She goes on, "What I have found is that it doesn't matter how big or small the abuse or trauma is, we are affected by it, especially if we are sensitive emotionally and spiritually." Caroline tells us her mission is to facilitate emotional and spiritual healing, advocacy, growth and connection to those parents, children, and extended family members experiencing High Conflict Divorce / Alienation. Caroline says, "I believe in working for healing and change, not fighting against the problem." Caroline will be joined by her partner, Noel Neu, MS, LMHC, a licensed psychotherapist in the state of Florida, to talk of their new effort: “Indivinity - Healing Medicine Music with Caroline Rena and Noel Neu.” They combine a way of healing that includes psychotherapy, coaching, and energy healing songwriting workshops. Indivinity involves playing Healing Medicine Music and doing community events, with original songs written for connection to help heal ourselves and others. Reminiscent of the 70’s type folk rock/folk soul music, the notes dive deeply into the body and connect with our cells. The vibration of peaceful, loving songs is what heals with words that speak of peace, joy, love, connection, etc.
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional - Sharyn Higdon Jones, psychotherapist and author
Tuesday
03/17/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Sharyn Higdon Jones, a licensed psychotherapist for over 35 years with individuals, couples and families who have experienced the trauma of abuse. In her words: “The pain of being sexually abused is deep and profound. The abuse experience touches the core of a woman's being in ways she could never have predicted. She has been violated on so many levels." Sharyn is also the author of the book 'Healing Steps; a Gentle Path to Recovery for Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse,' written in a workbook format with exercises. Sharyn says, “Healing Steps is a perfect step-by-step process that evolved out of groups of women molested as children. It is the perfect format either to be facilitated by a mental health professional or could be used as a guide in a peer support group.” ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show, on the phone or in our show's community chat room. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
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Special guest Robin Marvel
Monday
03/16/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Robin Marvel from Grand Rapids, Michigan, a survivor and an author, and is a returning NAASCA family member. Please see RobinMarvel.webs.com for all she does! "Every night of my childhood was the same story of my parent's meeting up at a bar, an event that would result in my dad following my mom home," she explains, "then provoking the fight that would carry on throughout the night." Robin’s childhood was peppered with domestic, drug, emotional and mental abuse. She can recall multiple parental kidnappings, experienced homelessness more than once and could recount stories of the effects of drug abuse for hours. As a teenager, Robin had no sense of self-worth or self-love. To compensate, she turned to alcohol and partying. She was sexually assaulted by a male friend and chose to take part in his prosecution. The reality check she needed came with becoming a mother at 16. Upon learning she was having a girl Robin made the decision that they would not be a statistic. It's important to Robin that she is always a great role model by living with self-respect and determination. She refused to repeat the cycle, as she relates, “I have turned the unfortunate circumstances I experienced as a child into a method of encouraging others, aiding those in need in the pursuit of finding confidence and strength. My passion lies in reaching out to those who can relate and encouraging them to heal from the inside out. These days, I have ditched the wounded persona and traded it up for the life of a multi-published author and presenter in the field of self-development. I use the medium of authorship and speaking to show others that they are not a product of their past.” Robin also offers Healing Childhood Trauma/PTSD online courses.
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Special Topic - A Retrospective and A Look Ahead
Friday
03/13/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's Special Topic: 'A Retrospective and A Look Ahead' ~~ Tonight will be a review of our talk shows and NAASCA mission .. and a look forward. Among other things, we'll be going to a format that will include an additional 'Special Guest' show each week .. which will give more opportunities for NAASCA family members to tell their stories! ~~ The all-volunteer National Association of Adult Survivors of Child Abuse has a single purpose, to address issues of child abuse and trauma including sexual assault, violent or physical abuse, emotional traumas and neglect .. and we do so from two specific perspectives: (1) educating the public, especially as related to getting society over the taboo of discussing childhood sexual abuse, presenting the facts that show child abuse to be a pandemic, worldwide problem that affects everyone, and (2) offering hope for healing through numerous paths, providing many services to adult survivors of child abuse and information for anyone interested in the many issues involving prevention, intervention and recovery. We seek to build a survivor / activist community, believing that together we can do what we can not do alone. Please visit our HIGHLIGHTS page to see all the things we do! ~~ Join Bill Murray, Carol D. Levine, Tammy Shoffstall, Debra Hunt, Charlie Stecker, Jo Calk and other NAASCA family members on these shows. We invite you to help us discuss the many issues surrounding child abuse and trauma on each of our episodes .. where community call-in participation is always welcome!!
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional - Barbara Joy Hansen, Violence Prevention Expert
Thursday
03/12/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC

Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Barbara Joy Hansen from Milford, Massachusetts, a child abuse survivor and Violence Prevention Expert. Her book, 'Listen to the Cry of the Child,' is where she shares her journey. She and her husband work in prisons, homeless shelters, domestic violence conferences, etc, and she facilitates a survivors support group called Beauty Out of Ashes (many members are former alcoholics or addicts). Barbara has a lot of information and experience to offer! ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show, on the phone or in our show's community chat room. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
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Special guest Jan Bergstrom
Wednesday
03/11/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Jan Bergstrom, from Arlington, Massachusetts, a survivor and psychotherapist who has been working with developmental childhood and relational trauma for 20 years. When Jan was 4-1/2 years old, she found her mother passed-out on the bedroom floor, having overdosed shortly after giving birth to Jan’s baby brother. Her mother spent 6 months in a psychiatric hospital. On one of the many days her mother was away, Jan remembers sitting in the backseat of their car with her older brother as her father drove them to the store, when suddenly their car collided head-on with another vehicle. In the months that followed, Jan became parentless for a span of time that seemed like years. That trauma set the stage for a lifelong interest in the impacts of childhood trauma and sparked her passion for healing others. Jan has been a counselor and trainer in the field of codependency, developmental and relational trauma. She studied extensively with Pia Mellody, a pioneer in treating childhood trauma, and other therapy models. Jan is a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, which uses a body-oriented approach for healing. In 2008, Jan created the Healing Trauma Network, a directory of therapists offering the work of Pia Mellody. In 2015, with Dr. Rick Butts, she created the Healing Our Core Issues Institute (HOCII), dedicated to teaching therapists a developmental and relational trauma model. Jan writes, "I just published a self-help book, 'Gifts from a Challenging Childhood; Creating a Practice for Becoming Your Healthiest Self', for those who want to start the healing process."
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional - Dr Linda Olson - Child Domestic Abuse (CDV) survivor - Clinical Psychologist
Tuesday
03/10/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Dr Linda Olson, from Atlanta, GA. She grew up with childhood domestic violence (CDV) and, for over 30 years, has been a licensed clinical psychologist, and a CDV victims' advocate, specializing in helping women, children, couples, and families who witnessed domestic violence heal from anxiety, depression, and trauma. CDV, the impact experienced by children who grow up in a household where there is domestic violence, is a devastating crisis that affects one billion people around the globe and, at the same time, is an issue that is rarely mentioned by the news media. Be sure to check out her ProjectHopeBear.org! ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show, on the phone or in our show's community chat room. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
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Special guest Michelle Mays
Monday
03/09/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Michelle Mays from Marysville, Ohio, who's a child abuse survivor and an author. "In my first 12 years I suffered physical abuse, sexual abuse, bullying, severe starvation, lice infestation, ringworm," she says, "and horrific events that almost took my life many times, including, but not limited to, getting hit by a drunk driver." Michelle spent a month in the hospital, but her mother never visited. She lived in her car for a time while she was running from the law. "I am the only one of my siblings that also experienced this who has not been in prison." But eventually she was able to turn things around. She goes on, "I learned how to channel these nightmares into action and have become successful with a wonderful [foster] family and support system." Not deterred by a tough early life she wrote a book about the experience, the first of three that she plans. 'Dumpster Doll: The Early Years' is part one and is all about her early life, covering up to age 12. "I wrote my story to help others like me learn to do the same because I feel like if we learn to channel this trauma, we will be the strongest people on earth," she says. Through powerful vignettes of a life disjointed, Mays’s story is a journey of hope that is echoed in the experiences of thousands of children in the court and foster care systems today. 'Dumpster Doll' is brave not because it is unique, but because it unflinchingly shines a light on family turmoil, flaws in judicial systems, and ultimately, the grit and tenacity that thousands of children exhibit each day just to make it through."I am starting a foundation to help foster children that have aged out of the system since they enter adulthood with no support system as I did." Good for her! We welcome Michelle to the NAASCA family!
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Special guest Wylmina Hettinga
Friday
03/06/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Wylmina Hettinga from Morro Bay, California, a returning NAASCA family member who’s currently a house mom to a 23-year-old girl whose dad was an abuser and committed suicide. The girl is going to college in San Luis Obispo. Wylmina is also a house mom to a 17-year-old girl, for whom she'd been a foster parent, who was removed from her sister and adopted. "I took her sister out of an abusive foster home when she was 18," Wylmina explains. “Her sister is now employed and living on her own." Wylmina managed to find her 17-year-old a year ago. This child was being abused, living in a garage, had been wearing ankle bracelets, and was sent to girl's camps/farms. "She now lives with me and is attending high school trying to graduate on time," Wylmina continued. She's mom to 4 children but has limited contact with some of them. Wylmina says it's her opinion that there should be an option for a jury trial for children. "Some bad people will get through, and sometimes good people will be falsely accused," she says, "but everyone should at least have this option."  She is an advocate to change family court legislation through 'RaiseYourRights' a group that seeks to make it a US Constitutional and California Constitutional right to have a jury make decisions in a custody trial. The California Legislative Analyst Office says, "The measure could reduce court costs to the extent that the ability to demand a jury trial serves as an incentive for individuals to (1) resolve child custody disputes outside of the court or (2) reach agreement on custody decisions more quickly - thereby reducing court involvement and workload."
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional - Michelle Bless - Minister & Chaplain
Thursday
03/05/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC

Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Michelle Bless from Cincinnati, a survivor of severe child abuse who's now a Minister and Chaplain. She'll appear on the 1st Thursday of each month and is the author of the book "Out of Darkness: the Michelle Bless Story," her story of redemption. In 1997, Michelle writes that she, "..was introduced to the Lord and denounced Satan," thus beginning the process of giving her life to God. Michelle is on a mission to bring as many lost souls to God as possible. Her firsthand knowledge of how low a life can plummet to the depths of despair enables her to understand and relate to what others are facing as they struggle to find God in their lives. ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show, on the phone or in our show's community chat room. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
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Special guest Kathy Jones
Wednesday
03/04/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Kathy Jones from Sacramento, California, a returning NAASCA family member. She wants us to know of her first ever local cable tv talk show. Kathy is a child abuse survivor who was in the foster care system and author of the book, “Foster Cat, Foster Kid: God Says You Don’t Have to Eat Dirt Anymore!" Her original intention was to feature a special cat, named “Good Boy.” However, as she wrote more, she felt a close connection between her neglectful childhood and the plight of “Good Boy,” and each has a strength that could overcome obstacles that most could not. The book is a heartwarming expression of God’s mercy, the therapeutic love of animals, and the strength that exists in young adults who have had to overcome foster care. Her dedication to God, love for those that have been impacted by foster care, and her passion for animals shines through in her writings and her daily life. As a teen, Kathy wrote a piece in 1972, "For God So Loved the World.” Published in 1994 it has been played “royalty free” all over the world, to spread God's Word. She's mentoring current and former foster youth, researching resources that provide support to the foster youth community. Kathy has worked the Advisory Committee for the National Schoolhouse of Theatre Arts in New York, an innovative new kind of school for foster youth around the nation.
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional - Carlotta Taylor, Foster Care / Law Enforcement
Tuesday
03/03/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Carlotta Taylor from Clinton, Mississippi, a survivor of child abuse by her own family and in foster care. After searching for her purpose for years, she learned it was to share her story and inspire others who may be going through what she endured. In her debut book, 'No More Flinching', Carlotta outlines five key steps to overcoming adversity. A former homicide detective, child protection detective, and former federal officer, with over 15 years law enforcement experience, she knew she had to use her knowledge and wisdom to effect greater change in and around the community. She's the founder of 'Somebody Step In', a non-profit for foster children, teens and young adults. ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show, on the phone or in our show's community chat room. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
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Special guest Travis Tillery
Monday
03/02/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC

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Tonight's special guest is Travis Tillery from Jersey City, New Jersey, a survivor of child abuse who's first abuse happened when his father left his mother two weeks before Travis was born, which was identified years later by a therapist who explained this 'neglect' was a form of abuse. Travis relates, “My mother never re-married or had a boyfriend, so it was just me and her (no siblings). My first beating came at the age of 4. That was my first memory of anything. The physical abuse continued from there until I graduated high school (17). But it wasn’t just physical, there was verbal and psychological abuse too. That lasted into my adult years.” The abuse affected the way Travis would interact with other people. He could tell that he was mistreating other people from a young age. As he got older, it affected friendships and pretty much every aspect of his life. Travis continues, “I didn’t seek therapy until after I turned 30, and only went to a few sessions. I knew that wouldn’t be enough to heal the decades of trauma and negative emotions I was carrying with me. So recently I took a trip to Peru to participate in a 3-day Ayahuasca ceremony, in an effort to heal my wounds. I even shot a documentary about it, which I will be talking about in my guest appearance on the SCAN radio show. Because of this trip, I have a more stable relationship with my mother, coming from a place of understanding, knowing that we all have difficulties in our lives. It also helps that my mother has mellowed out tremendously since my youth.”
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Special guest Gidon Raz
Friday
02/28/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Gidon Raz from Israel, a returning NAASCA family member who originally surprised us in 2011 by calling in from Jerusalem at first to talk about repressed memories of child abuse that he had recently uncovered. From age 2, Gidon grew up in what he describes as "a fog" in a dysfunctional and abusive family. He recalls, “I felt myself ‘falling’ and woke up in my crib, not knowing where or who I am. My first feeling/instinct was wanting to escape.” Gidon would later discover that his “fog,” which persisted throughout his life, was from being shaken as a baby. "There was a lot of violence, emotional and physical, all the time. My mother was a vicious bipolar narcissist. Scramming, beating and browbeating were part of the daily diet," Gidon writes of his family. "Since about twelve I have made many efforts to function and recover, but mostly the therapists could not grasp the depth of my dysfunctional family.” At 18 he learned about kibbutz. Discovering that the children were separate from the parents, he thought that it would be heaven. He moved to Israel and lived on kibbutz for 17 years, but left in 1992 to move to Jerusalem. Gidon joined an organization called re-evaluation counseling, which has been helpful for maintaining and advancing his "out of the fog" times, and has since been dedicated to recovery. Married with two children, he states, "I have found that one of the main problems is what I call denial and internalized denial, and I spend much time counseling people. Today I have a practice in vibrational (frequency) medicine, one-brain therapy and ozone. I also lead a support group for adult abused children in Jerusalem."
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional - Bill Murray, NAASCA founder - 12 Step Recovery
Thursday
02/27/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC

Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host is Bill Murray from Los Angeles, our founder. Bill's recovery is 12 Step-based and spans some 3 and a half decades. Sexually abused by numerous clerics, all men, between the ages of 11 and mid-way through high school, a minor seminary, he was also the victim of pre-pubescent pornography and even a two week kidnapping. Bill was graced to have found Alcoholics Anonymous when he was 30 years old. The program not only helped him get clean and sober but also gave him a place to give up his secrets, and the tools by which he's recovered. He firmly believes one can use the 12 Step process to heal from child abuse trauma and to find a way to a comfortable life. ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show, on the phone or in our show's community chat room. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
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Special guest Emily Samuelson
Wednesday
02/26/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Emily Samuelson, Ph.D., from Baltimore, Maryland, a returning NAASCA family member and the Director of the 'Soaring Project.' A psychologist who specializes in treating trauma, she's also a survivor of incest in her childhood and has written a book about her experience, "Soaring Above the Ashes: Thriving After Childhood Sexual Abuse." Emily was sexually abused as a child by her father, whom she adored. She explains, "Somewhere in my childhood, I boxed up the memories and lost my connection to the truth of what happened to me. It wasn't until I was 39 years old that my memories broke through. This was after a betrayal when my daughter was 5 weeks old, and separation and eventual divorce 6 months later; a breast cancer scare; a job where I was a scapegoat; and news that my mother had two different kinds of cancer. That's what it took to break me open." She goes on, "I got PTSD and lived in a nightmare of flashbacks for many months. I worked on healing for the next 20 years." Her book, "Soaring Above the Ashes," has stories of women and men survivors from face-to-face interviews all over the country. Each story has a black and white portrait. They are proud faces, free of shame. Each face says, “Look me in the eye. It happened, but it didn't break me.” Emily shares, "The story of my healing journey is woven between the chapters. Although I am now thriving, I continue to work on becoming more whole, my deepest wish." She's a passionate activist on behalf of sexually abused children and adult survivors. Emily knows it is possible to heal.
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional - Pastor Deborah Schleich
Tuesday
02/25/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Pastor Deborah Schleich, who grew up all over the world in a military family where her mother was mentally ill, and is now a survivor-professional. Living in Pensacola, Florida, she's trained in ministry, mental health, working with substance abuse and is a trauma informed social worker .. all in one! She volunteers with many community organizations. Pastor Deborah says she ".. can minister by text, phone, Skype, in person and however the Lord directs her, 24/7." She teaches that humans have three parts, being of spirit, soul and the physical body, and believes that all 3 are important .. and that each area needs care. We look forward to Pastor Deborah being an active member of the NAASCA family for a long time! ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show, on the phone or in our show's community chat room. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
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Special guest Amanda Forest
Monday
02/24/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Amanda Forest from Boise, Idaho, who says, “I grew up in a loving Christian family full of dysfunction. There was hardly any adult supervision or guidance. I became easy prey for pedophiles, who used alcohol to help them feed their sexual appetite. I was raped by my first boyfriend at the time, which really confused me for a lot of different reasons but especially because law enforcement didn’t take it seriously. These things set me up to be accepting of an extremely abusive relationship where rape, physical and emotional abuse were a regular thing. The relationship groomed me to be easily trafficked by him and others for what ended up being 7 years before I barely escaped with my life.” Amanda’s oldest daughter started to be trafficked while under Amanda’s abusers’ roof, before CPS removed her after she was missing unreported for over 30 hours. Amanda founded an organization over 3 years ago that combats Human Trafficking. In addition, she’s still fighting to see her children for over a year and a half. She states, "I am totally against abuse of power and authority. I'm wholeheartedly fighting sex trafficking in the United States. I believe we need tougher solutions for sex charges." She goes on, "Instead of being the victim, be victorious!," concluding, "Leave a legacy to your children and grandchildren and fulfill your dreams .. share what you did, not what you wished you'd done. Grab life and live it!"
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Special guest Patricia Steele
Friday
02/21/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Patricia Steele from Interlochen, Michigan. As an addict, she drank to medicate the pain of life, desperately trying to numb feelings of shame and defeat. She was responsible for a car accident that took the life of another when she was forty-eight. Patty was sentenced to seven years in prison and eventually achieved recovery with the support of loved ones and friends. Patty speaks publicly of her personal involvement with active addiction along with her road to recovery. Patty hopes by sharing her story and her book, 'The Gift of Second Chances', a painful and heartfelt story which is a must read for all affected by alcoholism and addiction, others will gain a deeper understanding and insight into the disease. Her Ted Talk, The Giftof Second Chances | Patty Steele | TEDxTraverseCity, is on YouTube. Patty lives with her daughter and granddaughter. She holds a Bachelor of Science with a Minor in Addiction Studies from Western University in Kalamazoo, Michigan. She is a certified Paralegal and Victim's Advocate through Adam's University. Patty is a state-certified Drug and Alcohol Counselor and remains active in the recovery community by attending Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, sponsoring, and sharing her experience and hope. As a mother, daughter, sister, friend and grandmother, Patty understands, first-hand, the hardship of addiction. She is dedicated to helping addicts and their loved ones find healing and new beginnings.
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional - Dr Jaime Romo, educator, CSA by clergy
Thursday
02/20/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC

Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Dr Jaime Romo from San Diego, California, an educator, consultant, author, and Commissioned Minister, who promotes healing from abuse and the prevention of child sexual abuse, particularly abuse by religious authorities or in the context of religious settings. A workbook he wrote, Healing the Sexually Abused Heart: A Workbook for Survivors, Thrivers, and Supporters,  is an integration of various disciplines that led Jaime to become a certified Traumatic Incident Reduction (TIR) facilitator. Jaime explains, “While it is no secret that I am a survivor of clergy abuse, it is the journey of integration, transformation and application that is most telling about my accomplishments and the life that I celebrate.” Please visit his website: http://www.jaimeromo.org. ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show, on the phone or in our show's community chat room. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
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Special guest René Michele
Wednesday
02/19/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is René Michele from Parrearra, Queensland, Australia, a life coach for women and an author ('Battle Scars Are Beautiful: From Victim To Victory'), who serves as NAASCA's Ambassador to Queensland Australia. René realized her life, and her family's life, would be very different had she not broken free of the crippling grip of addiction. For 26 years, starting at 10, René endured and overcame sexual, emotional and physical abuse, often in her own home and bed. She developed a drug and alcohol addiction, entered many violent relationships, experienced bankruptcy at 22, had two failed marriages and multiple attempts to take her own life. “My life, as the result of the abuse I suffered, left me carrying deep and insatiable shame and caused my life to spiral out of control,” she said. But she rebuilt herself, and out from the ashes arose a woman of purpose and determination to rise above the events that nearly killed her. René relates, “The remarkable turnaround for me was the birth of my first child, when I vowed to my new baby girl that her life would never mirror mine.” Currently an online transformation and empowerment coach, René is in discussions with socially responsible partners to roll out support evenings for women on the Sunshine Coast, called Sacred Conversations. “To empower, support and encourage other survivors and high-performing, alpha females, entrepreneurs and businesswomen in healing from childhood abuse and trauma,” she said. René is the founder and director of Renemichele.com and is a coach, keynote speaker, mentor, and mother.
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional - Sharyn Higdon Jones, psychotherapist and author
Tuesday
02/18/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Sharyn Higdon Jones, a licensed psychotherapist for over 35 years with individuals, couples and families who have experienced the trauma of abuse. In her words: “The pain of being sexually abused is deep and profound. The abuse experience touches the core of a woman's being in ways she could never have predicted. She has been violated on so many levels. Sharyn is also the author of the book 'Healing Steps; a Gentle Path to Recovery for Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse,' written in a workbook format with exercises. Sharyn says, “Healing Steps is a perfect step-by-step process that evolved out of groups of women molested as children. It is the perfect format either to be facilitated by a mental health professional or could be used as a guide in a peer support group.” ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show, on the phone or in our show's community chat room. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
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Special guest Beth Donahue
Monday
02/17/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Beth Donahue from Port Richey, Florida, a returning NAASCA family member who's both a survivor and an activist. She'll be catching us up with any number of things she's been doing over the last year or so. "I have been targeted by my family and have lost friends and people I love," she explains, "mainly because I wouldn't waiver on my beliefs that children should be put first and no one has the right to ever abuse them in any way, shape or form." Beth has told us she has taken a copy of a bill from 'Protect Mass Children' to Washington, DC, to pass stronger laws to protect children from sexual predators and to educate the community on how to defend themselves from sexual predators, to end childhood sexual abuse and to be a voice for the victims. Many involved are survivors or victims of abuse and know firsthand the devastating affects sexual abuse has on victims and their families. Beth herself is a survivor who was sexually abused by 3 men as a child, but she's been an advocate for children most of her adult life. "I was involved with helping start the organization The Innocence Revolution," Beth reminds us, letting us know she's going to be starting it back up. But she's even doing more. "I'm going to try and get the NFL to do a day for us," she says! Beth's paid a price because of her advocacy, too. "I have been targeted by my family and have lost friends and people I love," she explains, "mainly because I wouldn't waiver on my beliefs that children should be put first and no one has the right to ever abuse them in any way, shape or form." We're delighted to have her back on the show!!
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Special guest Nick Bryant
Friday
02/14/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Nick Bryant from New York City, a returning NAASCA family member and a child advocate for 30 years. Nick will have 35 years of recovery on March 23. As an author he spent seven years investigating a coast-to-coast child trafficking network, and authored ‘The Franklin Scandal: A Story of Powerbrokers, Child Abuse, & Betrayal.' He has also investigated the Jeffrey Epstein network, and he published Epstein's "Little Black Book" on the Internet in 2015, four years before the case broke nationally. Bryant has contributed a chapter on child trafficking to ‘Global Perspectives on Dissociative Disorders: Individual and Societal Oppression,' a book addressing various facets of dissociative disorders that features chapters from an international panel of psychiatrists and psychologists. For the last 18 years, Nick has been attempting to demonstrate the reality of powerbroker pedophile networks, and it's been an arduous task. He also presented at the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation's international convention last year, and he will be presenting at this year's upcoming ISSTD convention in San Francisco.
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional - Barbara Joy Hansen, Violence Prevention Expert
Thursday
02/13/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC

Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Barbara Joy Hansen from Milford, Massachusetts, a child abuse survivor and Violence Prevention Expert. Her book, 'Listen to the Cry of the Child,' is where she shares her journey. She and her husband work in prisons, homeless shelters, domestic violence conferences, etc, and she facilitates a survivors support group called Beauty Out of Ashes (many members are former alcoholics or addicts). Barbara has a lot of information and experience to offer! ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show, on the phone or in our show's community chat room. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
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Special guest Sheila Stevenson
Wednesday
02/12/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Sheila M Stevenson from London, Ontario, a survivor of more than 15 years of abuse of every type. Sheila's now a Certified Life Coach and says, "Most of us desire to live happy lives and enjoy satisfying relationships. This is the happy space I live in today. But, it wasn't always so." She goes on, "I grew up in a highly dysfunctional family where I was abused by both of my parents." Despite it all she survived. "And, thankfully," she says, "I learned a lot of useful and wonderful lessons along the way. In fact, all that history and all those lessons now equip me to serve others." But it didn't happen quickly. "It feels like I've been riding on a slow train," Sheila says, "picking up speed as my healing progressed. I was blessed with a wonderful therapist many years ago, and I credit her with actually saving my life, because I was despondent by the time I found her. Finally, I was able to ‘tell my story', or as I call it, ‘download the poison'. Many years later I heard about something called Life Coaching." After meeting several life coaches in her area, Sheila decided to hire a woman with some actual life experience. "We worked together off and on for about a year. I was amazed by the process, and with the results I achieved. From that time, my life took on a whole new and refreshingly positive direction." Sheila concludes, "Today, I am a happy and powerful individual who has not only learned many valuable lessons, but who has chosen to do something special with all that I've learned. Now I help others achieve the life they dream of living. After all," she says, "everyone deserves happiness."
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional - Ellen Lacter, PhD - Psychologist, Ritual Abuse
Tuesday
02/11/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Ellen Lacter, PhD, from San Diego, CA. Ellen is a Psychologist who specializes in helping victims of extreme/ritualistic childhood abuse. She's written many articles on ritual abuse and mind control (see www.EndRitualAbuse.org) and authored 'A Coloring Book of Healing Images for Adult Survivors of Child Abuse.' Ellen says, "I am a psychologist who has been profoundly touched by victims of ritual abuse and mind control whom I have treated in therapy or befriended as an advocate. I feel compelled to increase public support for these children and adult survivors. This is my mission." ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show, on the phone or in our show's community chat room. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
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Special guest Sybil Vazquez
Monday
02/10/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Sybil Vazquez from Coco Beach, Florida, a childhood sexual and physical abuse survivor and NAASCA activist who's an inaugural member of our new 'NAASCA en Espanol' efforts! Sybil relates, “I am an ASCSA (adult survivor of child sexual assaults) and physical abuse survivor who has worked diligently to heal in spirit, soul, and body for almost 50 years after a younger sibling disclosed what was happening to her, triggering my own cascade of blocked memories. I did not have tools to process the strong negative conflicting emotions or handle the memories, triggers, and nightmares which tormented my young mind causing me to doubt my worth and sanity. I began to believe I was dirty, unlovable, broken, and most likely losing my mind. I was ashamed.” Sybil's sexual abuse began at three-years old, which escalated until she was raped in the third grade. As she lay passively smothering, Sybil thought, “This is what it is like to die.” Pastoral and professional counseling helped Sybil begin her lifelong journey towards a balanced mental outlook. She learned natural ways to support her nervous system and balance her body. Repeated childhood traumas affected her ability to trust and influenced unhealthy adult relationships. She continues to work to learn new tools for healing of spirit, soul, and body for herself and to share with others. Among other things, Sybil is heavily involved in using aromatherapy for healing.
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Special guest Onyx King
Friday
02/07/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Onyx King from Fort Worth, Texas, a survivor of horrible sexual, physical and emotional child abuse. Hers is a voice crying out for all the children who can't. "Before child sex trafficking became a popular cause," she says, "African American kids had been suffering for decades. My mother sold my body over and over." Later Onyx was sentenced to 30 years in prison in November of 1992 for conspiracy. Her ex-husband was a big-time drug dealer, and Onyx ended up spending 22 years and 7 months in prison. Finally, she was given clemency, because she wasn't guilty of dealing drugs. Her ex-husband was the dealer and not her. Onyx had only stayed married to him because her self-esteem was so low, because of all that she had gone through in her life, she thought she wasn't worth anything better. Onyx's book, ‘The Girl That Glows: a story of a young girl who lost her shine,' reveals that the abuse she suffered was almost unbearable, but the religious abuse she experienced was almost her undoing. Then the glow hidden in her heart begins to allow her to see who was there all the time, a child of God worthy of love. "My writing has taken me to a whole new level in my thinking," Onyx says. "I have not as of yet [fully] arrived, but I do believe it is coming!" During the day she's now working as a receptionist for Universal Health Services. "I love what I do, and no matter what happens in life I will forever remain connected with Universal in some way." A native of Kalamazoo, Michigan, Onyx possesses a BS in Social Work and is currently working on her Masters degree at the University of Phoenix.
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional - Michelle Bless - Minister & Chaplain
Thursday
02/06/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC

Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Michelle Bless from Cincinnati, a survivor of severe child abuse who's now a Minister and Chaplain. She'll appear on the 1st Thursday of each month and is the author of the book "Out of Darkness: the Michelle Bless Story," her story of redemption. In 1997, Michelle writes that she, "..was introduced to the Lord and denounced Satan," thus beginning the process of giving her life to God. Michelle is on a mission to bring as many lost souls to God as possible. Her firsthand knowledge of how low a life can plummet to the depths of despair enables her to understand and relate to what others are facing as they struggle to find God in their lives. ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show, on the phone or in our show's community chat room. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
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Special guest Kim Lakin
Wednesday
02/05/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Kim Lakin from Littleton, Colorado, a returning NAASCA family member. Kim was first sexual abused when she was around 5 years old, and by multiple people throughout her life. When it happened at home at 12, it made her determined to do everything she could to stop CSA in her family, as she relates: "At 13 I was interested in boys, and ready to be free from the sexual, mental, physical abuse that was haunting me in my home. There were many drugs, shared with the children, weird religions and parties. I've always thought of my childhood as living in a ‘free love' atmosphere. Great for pedophiles .. not so much for children!" A year later the family relocated, and she met her first real boyfriend. She was caught trying to sneak out of the house to see him. "My dad threw me through the wall, and I decided it was time I told my Mom what he had done. I felt she dismissed it." The birth of her first child, at 18, made a big difference, and a year after her baby was born, she met her husband. "I've spent many years in different kinds of therapy and counseling. I still feel there are many days that I feel no one understands what I'm feeling. I live in a house of ‘normal' people." She goes on, "I've felt for years that God would use me to be an advocate for child sex abuse, but it is just recently that I've started talking openly about my abuse. I've encountered abused children in my work and volunteer career, and because of my experience, have always wanted to give children the gift of hope, grace, forgiveness and love.” Kim knew that God would use her to speak up for CSA prevention, and in 2016 God opened the door for that to happen. Since then, she has been speaking and educating around Colorado.
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional - Carlotta Taylor, Foster Care / Law Enforcement
Tuesday
02/04/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Carlotta Taylor from Clinton, Mississippi, a survivor of child abuse by her own family and in foster care. After searching for her purpose for years, she learned it was to share her story and inspire others who may be going through what she endured. In her debut book, 'No More Flinching', Carlotta outlines five key steps to overcoming adversity. A former homicide detective, child protection detective, and former federal officer, with over 15 years law enforcement experience, she knew she had to use her knowledge and wisdom to effect greater change in and around the community. She's the founder of 'Somebody Step In', a non-profit for foster children, teens and young adults. ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show, on the phone or in our show's community chat room. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
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Special guest Christina Marie
Monday
02/03/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Christina Marie from Doniphan, Missouri, a former foster child who is a survivor of sexual and physical abuse. By age 2, Christina had suffered 2 skull fractures, and was so malnourished she couldn't keep food down. The sexual, physical, and mental abuse, along with neglect and starvation, she endured from her birth parents sent Christina into an “emotional coma.” She entered the foster care system at a young age and went in and out of many homes. Most homes returned her after 2 weeks, because they couldn't deal with all the issues stemming from the trauma. She also lived in a few foster homes that weren't any better than her birth parents' home. Christina relates, “I always felt rejected, abandoned and wondered why no one wanted to love me. If I would ever find a place I truly belonged.” At age 12, Christina's life changed dramatically when she was placed in Ellen's home. Christina says, “In Ellen, an Angel in disguise, God sent me a heavenly mother. She changed my life. She loved me like no one else did and taught me everything I needed to know. I am who I am today because of her.” Christina became a mom, got her GED, went to college, and made herself into who she wanted to be. She still has CPTSD, OCD, anxiety, social anxiety and depression, but that doesn't stop her. As Christina states, “My big objective when I was young was to use my story and my experiences to help others feel loved, accepted and acknowledged. I wanted to give others hope and faith, and show them they can love themselves despite where they came from, what they experienced and the issues they faced from trauma. When I turned 32, I finally came to love and accept myself. I lifted my head up high, and started .. I made it! I'm not a victim anymore. I'm a survivor! I'm a thriver!"
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Special guest Joe Potosi
Friday
01/31/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Joe Potosi from Dubuque, Iowa, a returning NAASCA family member who's a child abuse survivor, minister, motivational speaker and author of the book 'When The Dust Settled.' At age 3, his father abandoned the family. Over the next 15 years, his mother and stepfather used drugs and alcohol, had a turbulent relationship, and were both physically and emotionally abusive to him. After high school, Joe joined the Navy which was the first time he realized the resentment and anger he carried inside about the years of abuse. However, he did not yet have coping skills to deal with those emotions and made some poor choices in life. Becoming a father of two sons helped Joe change his behavior, explaining, “They'd rented space in my mind for far too long. Now as a father I made a conscious decision I was going to break that cycle of abuse, violence and neglect toward my children.” Writing was a way for Joe to let go of traumatic memories and gave him the strength and courage to forgive his tormentors. He attributes his faith in God as helping him most with his recovery. Years of journaling to help himself heal developed into his book (watch this Youtube interview). Joe is now helping other survivors who are struggling with resentment, anger and unforgiveness. “People struggle every day in situations that they cannot control,” he says. “They feel helpless and held hostage by whatever trials hold them down in life. 'When The Dust Settled' is the ultimate story of success. This is a story of inspiration, courage and triumph.”
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional - Bill Murray, NAASCA founder - 12 Step Recovery
Thursday
01/30/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC

Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host is Bill Murray from Los Angeles, our founder. Bill's recovery is 12 Step-based and spans some 3 and a half decades. Sexually abused by numerous clerics, all men, between the ages of 11 and mid-way through high school, a minor seminary, he was also the victim of pre-pubescent pornography and even a two week kidnapping. Bill was graced to have found Alcoholics Anonymous when he was 30 years old. The program not only helped him get clean and sober but also gave him a place to give up his secrets, and the tools by which he's recovered. He firmly believes one can use the 12 Step process to heal from child abuse trauma and to find a way to a comfortable life. ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show, on the phone or in our show's community chat room. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
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Special guest Arthur Crowell
Wednesday
01/29/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Arthur Crowell from Minnetonka, Minnesota. He was born into a family plagued by abuse and tragedy. He writes, "The three generations prior to my birth has nearly every Hollywood story represented in history, from severe sexual abuse, to drug and prostitution, racketeering, cults, witness protection and more." Because of the trauma suffered as children, the adults that raised Arthur did not have the skills or the ability to keep the trauma from spilling over at him, and he grew up 'paying for their crimes.' Arthur adopted a quest to be the one to heal his family system and root out and destroy the demons that plagued them. However, learning more details of his family history at age 18, a deep rage settled in him and he cut off all family commutations, writing them off as unsavable. For about a decade, Arthur fell into a deep depression and drug use. Eventually, his business crumbled, and Arthur had to move back in with his family. It was then he re-met his wife; he explains, “It was because of her I was able to turn my life onto a different track.” For the last decade, Arthur has been in and out of a broken family courts system that is unequipped to protect children. Now, Arthur is  an activist, and has started a campaign to reform Family Courts with a bill to present to legislators. "It is the protection and supervision of hostile and detrimental environments that the court system is completely unequipped to handle. That is why I have chosen to make a stand and strive for reform."
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional - Pastor Deborah Schleich
Tuesday
01/28/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Pastor Deborah Schleich, who grew up all over the world in a military family where her mother was mentally ill, and is now a survior-professional. Living in Pensacola, Florida, she's trained in ministry, mental health, working with substance abuse and is a trauma informed social worker .. all in one! She volunteers with many community organizations. Pastor Deborah says she ".. can minister by text, phone, Skype, in person and however the Lord directs her, 24/7." She teaches that humans have three parts, being of spirit, soul and the physical body, and believes that all 3 are important .. and that each area needs care. We look forward to Pastor Deborah being an active member of the NAASCA family! ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show, on the phone or in our show's community chat room. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
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Special guest Aimee Cabo Nikolov
Monday
01/27/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Aimee Cabo Nikolov, BSN, from Miami, Florida, a returning NAASCA family member who's helping with the brand new Spanish speaking version our group. A bilingual Cuban-American, Aimee's a survivor of childhood sexual abuse and author of the book 'Love Is The Answer, God Is The Cure'. She's also a Neuroscientist! Aimee's life is a testament to the power of honesty, love, and belief. At age 15, Aimee was part of what the Miami media dubbed "The Case from Hell" .. a sexual abuse case that pitted her parents against Aimee and her sister. To this day, Aimee credits her faith in God and the love of her support network for getting her through. Aimee's website, radio show, podcast and speaking engagements are designed to educated, support, and create a safe place for each other. It's not been an easy road getting here. Aimee experienced horrific trauma at an early age, being sexually and emotionally abused by her parents. Her family's secrets came to light as she and her sister brought charges against her parents. After many years of uncertainty, recovery, therapy and family issues, Aimee has created a life filled with love, an impressive career, and her own family. She is an inspiration on so many levels and is dedicating herself to helping others who have experienced trauma and abuse. Aimee is trying to connect, join arms, and create a platform with others to provide support, awareness and healing. We're delighted to be re-connecting with Aimee and exploring more ways to work together.
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Special guest Timothy 'Ryzer' Poff
Friday
01/24/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Timothy 'Ryzer' Poff from Easton, Pennsylvania, Commander and Chapter Leader of the Easton Guardian Angels. He may be joined by other current members of the organization. The Easton Guardian Angels started in 2007 in Easton and has been going strong ever since. A 501(c)3 non-profit community organization, the Chapter works together with other organizations. Ryzer explains, "One of our main focuses is physically patrolling our streets, deterring crime, being the eyes and ears for our police, helping and watching over those in need, as well as mentoring and being positive role models for our youth." Members go through a 12-15 week training which focuses on learning The History of The Guardian Angels, First Aid/CPR/AED certification, PATROL Training, Physiological communications training, Gang Awareness and Self Defense. Many children look up to them and call themselves 'Junior Guardian Angels.' They are closely involved with 'The Easton Block Watch'. Ryzer is on the Board and is a Sector Coordinator for the West Ward, The Weed & Seed summer nights program, and a Summer Program Called 'Angels in the Park.' The Angels are also involved in many other social activities, after school programs and in awarding scholorships. Besides patrolling local area streets, the Chapter has worked in many other communities and does Missing Persons Search and Recovery missions. Ryzer writes, "We search for runaways, missing kids and adults. With boots to the ground we dare to care, and keep things safe beyond the streets."
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional - Felicia Reed, Trauma Informed Life Coach
Thursday
01/23/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC

Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Felicia L Reed, a trauma-informed Recovery Coach who suffered the entire spectrum of abuses from the age of 5 to 51. That was the point when she started a healing and recovery process. Learning about and using coaching and self-healing techniques saved her life. Felicia founded Put It In Perspective where she currently works to teach these tools to groups and individuals. In addition, she has worked in community service programs as a key volunteer and activist for youth and women, and serves on cyber awareness forums that promote online safety. ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show, on the phone or in our show's community chat room. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
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Special guest Esther Laiacona
Wednesday
01/22/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Esther Laiacona from Boston, Massachusetts, a survivor of child abuse who ran away from home at 11 years old. "I have story after story but what I think is more important," she says, "is how I am who I am today and who I have been. How did I overcome all of it? How did I not kill myself, and how do I become more and more whole each day?" Esther came from a mentally ill family, exposed to prescription drug addiction, crime, covert narcissism, violence and codependency. She was physically, verbally, mentally, emotionally neglected and abused. Esther overcame rape, child abandonment and nearly 45 years of varying degrees of abuse. She restored her soul and personal power to choose and create her dream life and reclaimed herself. Esther attributes her freedom to her faith, amazing humans along the way and 11 years of growth and awakening. Esther is 'living her dream' on Martha's Vineyard. A mother of three, entrepreneur, and social justice advocate of 20 years, she empowers and inspires individuals to create what they want and lights a path for them to begin their journey, re-writing their personal story to create the life they deserve. She founded ‘Dream Believe Become' to inspire others to aspire to a life that emanates hope and leadership, focusing on personal growth, entrepreneurship and innovation. Esther newest dream projects include: DBB Global, supporting creators, leaders and organizations, utilizing design thinking, Heart-In-Sole, a grassroots effort, to purchase shoes for children, freelance writing, completing her first solo book in 2020, public speaking, higher education and more!
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional - Sharyn Higdon Jones, psychotherapist and author
Tuesday
01/21/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Sharyn Higdon Jones, a licensed psychotherapist for over 35 years with individuals, couples and families who have experienced the trauma of abuse. In her words: “The pain of being sexually abused is deep and profound. The abuse experience touches the core of a woman's being in ways she could never have predicted. She has been violated on so many levels." Sharyn is also the author of the book 'Healing Steps; a Gentle Path to Recovery for Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse,' written in a workbook format with exercises. Sharyn says, “Healing Steps is a perfect step-by-step process that evolved out of groups of women molested as children. It is the perfect format either to be facilitated by a mental health professional or could be used as a guide in a peer support group.” ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show, on the phone or in our show's community chat room. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
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Special guest Nicole Moehring
Monday
01/20/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Nicole Moehring from Medina, Ohio, the mother of 2 children who are survivors of sexual abuse. “My son is autistic and we have had a long road with the criminal case,” she writes. “In addition, I am the survivor of domestic, emotional, verbal, psychological, mental, financial and physical abuse. Psychological abuse is extremely common but what I didn't realize was that it can stay hidden for years. It can be as devastating as physical abuse, affecting your feelings, emotions, confidence, self-esteem, and self-worth. It takes time and the right people in your path to help you, to encourage you, to believe in you.” Nicole has been seeing an 'amazing counselor,' and with her 'incredible husband' by her side, Nicole knows she wouldn't be where she is today. She has gained strength and courage, that she never thought imaginable. Eventually, she began to realize this was her opportunity to help others. Nicole explains that she and her 16 year old daughter, founded a nonprofit 'Voices of Change 2018.' The mission is to advocate, educate and empower others about abuse. "I began writing my first book." Nicole shares, “The motivation for the book came from my personal journey of being both a survivor of domestic abuse and a parent of two children who were sexually abused/assaulted. Going through the experiences of their cases and seeing how difficult things are, I wanted to share insight and encouragement to others. It is a long, emotional road.”
Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) - 2315

Special guest Sharonda Hankins Davis
Friday
01/17/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Sharonda Hankins Davis from Bolivia, North Carolina, a survivor of childhood sexual and physical abuse who grew up one of the youngest kids in a large family of 14 siblings. Her father was very strict, and they were beaten with a water hose. "My [sexual] abuse started when I was in the 3rd grade," she says. "My abusers would wake me up throughout the night. I would often have nightmares and was unable to sleep." Sharonda's house had only one bathroom, so there was no privacy when it came to baths. The door was unlocked, and anyone could enter at any time. She remembers seeing her brother fondling her sister. Sharonda's presence didn't stop him; in fact, he smiled. She relates, “I grew up very angry, afraid, bitter, cyclical, hating ALL my abusers .. and constantly triggered. I had too many failed relationships and attempted suicide several times. To add insult to injury, I was bullied by my abusers. When we did tell about the abuse, nothing was done to stop or prevent it. My Mother closed her eyes to it all. I wanted so bad for her to acknowledge what happened for closure, but she never did. I hated her for many years. However, by God's amazing Grace, I forgave her and my abusers (so glad I did, she passed away Tuesday before Mother's Day 7 months ago).” Sharonda married her high school sweetheart when they were 22 years old. They separated 5 months later and divorced for 4 years. They got back together and remarried. Sharonda continues, “Here we are today 21 years later. Billy saw me at my lowest point and loved me through my worst times. I am a chosen vessel God is using to help others who have been abused. I openly and unashamedly share my story because someone needs to know they too can overcome, love and be loved."
Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) - 2314

Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional - Dr Jaime Romo, educator, CSA by clergy
Thursday
01/16/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC

Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Dr Jaime Romo from San Diego, California, an educator, consultant, author, and Commissioned Minister, who promotes healing from abuse and the prevention of child sexual abuse, particularly abuse by religious authorities or in the context of religious settings. A workbook he wrote, Healing the Sexually Abused Heart: A Workbook for Survivors, Thrivers, and Supporters,  is an integration of various disciplines that led Jaime to become a certified Traumatic Incident Reduction (TIR) facilitator. Jaime explains, “While it is no secret that I am a survivor of clergy abuse, it is the journey of integration, transformation and application that is most telling about my accomplishments and the life that I celebrate.” Please visit his website: http://www.jaimeromo.org. ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show, on the phone or in our show's community chat room. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) - 2313

Special guest Barbara Joy Hansen
Wednesday
01/15/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Barbara Joy Hansen from Milford, Massachusetts, a returning NAASCA family member and a survivor of sexual abuse. As a very young child, she was violated by her grandfather. Victimized from age two, she was eight when the abuse stopped. Three years later at a Christian camp, a trusted youth pastor molested her and others. Bobbie Joy relates, “My life was forever changed by the abuse of two people who should have loved and protected me, and not harmed me!” Living with the secret caused PTSD and much pain in Bobbie Joy's life. In her book, Listen to the Cry of the Child, she shares her journey out of shameful silence. “When you are abused, you are repeatedly told not to tell,” she says. Bits of her memory were blocked; she experienced shame, low self-esteem and delayed physical maturation in her teens. As a child she was intensely shy, quiet, very trusting, withdrawn and extremely vulnerable. As an adult her anger turned inward, and she felt alone and silenced. She struggled with infertility, postpartum depression and marriage betrayal. She suffered in silence for 40 years, until she could keep the secret hidden no longer. Her path to healing came as she acknowledged her pain and anger, asked God for help, and eventually came to embrace forgiveness. No longer a victim, she considers herself a “victorious survivor.” She and her husband work in prisons, homeless shelters, domestic violence conferences, and she facilitates a survivors' support group called Beauty Out of Ashes . She speaks worldwide to give awareness and hope to other survivors of sexual abuse, sexual assault and violence.
Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) - 2312

Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional - Dr Linda Olson - Child Domestic Abuse (CDV) survivor - Clinical Psychologist
Tuesday
01/14/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Dr Linda Olson, from Atlanta, GA. She grew up with childhood domestic violence (CDV) and, for over 30 years, has been a licensed clinical psychologist, and a CDV victims' advocate, specializing in helping women, children, couples, and families who witnessed domestic violence heal from anxiety, depression, and trauma. CDV, the impact experienced by children who grow up in a household where there is domestic violence, is a devastating crisis that affects one billion people around the globe and, at the same time, is an issue that is rarely mentioned by the news media. Be sure to check out her ProjectHopeBear.org! ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show, on the phone or in our show's community chat room. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) - 2311

Special guest Monica Boglin
Monday
01/13/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Monica Boglin from Puyallup, Washington, a survivor of childhood sexual, physical, and emotional abuse. Monica writes, “My father was the primary abuser and an alcoholic, and my mother being a victim of spousal abuse inevitably became the classic enabler. The sexual abuse and molestation were from an older brother. I firmly believe that the upbringing of both parents, who were respectively abused and abandoned by their parents, hold no real awareness about their actions as they subsequently did to their own children what was done to them. They had no one to teach them to identify abuse and/or to ascertain that abuse is wrong. They further failed my siblings and especially my brother.” The onset of Lupus around age 29 caused Monica to realize she had to move past the pain. She came to a deep self-actualization that she needed to practice self-care in order to manage the disease. Research denotes that autoimmune diseases have been linked to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). Monica concludes, “I've finally found a way to forgive the unforgivable and to firmly keep anyone and everything harmful out of my life, thus allowing me to accept the hurt but to be more focused on healing. I will have Lupus forever and I will bear the scars of abuse forever, but now as a symbol of strength and perseverance and no longer as shame, anger, or harm. I am professionally employed as a teacher in the adult career education sector. I am also completing a PhD in metaphysical science and counseling and I hope to further use my story as a way to become of service and to help those along the path to their own healing, because I now know that hope and help is available.”
Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) - 2310

Special guests Rachel Grant & Ashley Easter
Friday
01/10/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Rachel Grant from San Francisco, California, a child abuse survivor and returning NAASCA family member. Rachel is a counselor and Sexual Abuse and Trauma Recovery Coach at Rachel Grant Coaching. Abused as a child by her grandfather, Rachel provides a compassionate and challenging approach for her clients, using coaching to help survivors of childhood sexual abuse let go of the pain of abuse and finally feel normal. As Rachel says, "What you think, you create!" She brings a passionate belief that her clients do not have to remain trapped or confronted daily by the thoughts or behaviors that result from abuse. Her program, Beyond Surviving, has been designed to change the way we think about and heal from abuse. Rachel writes, "The Beyond Surviving program is based on what I have learned through my own journey of recovery from sexual abuse, my study of neuroscience, and my training in counseling psychology. We use my guidebook, Beyond Surviving: The Final Stage in Recovery from Sexual Abuse as the roadmap for our work." Rachel is joined tonight by Ashley Easter. The two are co-creating a women's retreat called Emerge, which will be happening in February. They explain, “The retreat is open to all women and is focused on unleashing your empowered self, whether or not you've experienced abuse. It's a great opportunity to receive empowering coaching from experienced coaches, practical tools they can take home with them to better their lives, and much-needed self-care and sisterhood time.”
Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) - 2309

Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional - Barbara Joy Hansen, Violence Prevention Expert
Thursday
01/09/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC

Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Barbara Joy Hansen from Milford, Massachusetts, a child abuse survivor and Violence Prevention Expert. Her book, 'Listen to the Cry of the Child,' is where she shares her journey. She and her husband work in prisons, homeless shelters, domestic violence conferences, etc, and she facilitates a survivors support group called Beauty Out of Ashes (many members are former alcoholics or addicts). Barbara has a lot of information and experience to offer! ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show, on the phone or in our show's community chat room. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) - 2308

Special guest Natasha Prosperi
Wednesday
01/08/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Natasha Prosperi from Houston, Texas, a survivor of child abuse at the hands of her uncles, a teacher and a coach. Natasha writes, “It was my paternal uncle, we were visiting his house on a vacation. I thought it was my fault, I was afraid of my dad. It was my teacher, I thought I was in love, but I was really looking for a paternal figure. It was my volleyball coach of 5 years, he called me to his room to discuss the strategy for the game that night, he started giving me a massage. I thought it was my fault for letting him touch me. It was my maternal uncle who was a university professor. I went to his house because he was helping me with my graduate school applications. It Made Me Feel guilty, ashamed, dirty, mature for my age, alone. I became very aggressive, irritable, prepotent, perfectionist. I closed up and built walls around myself. I didn't like to feel vulnerable with anyone. I never cried. I repressed my emotions. I told nobody. It took me 31 years to tell someone.” Natasha eventually told her husband, her parents, her siblings, close friends and some extended family members. She continues, “some offered me support, others didn't and they got in my abuser's side. Then I told EVERYONE, I wrote and published a memoir, … it is really important to be able to tell your story, because the secrecy only benefits the abuser.” She attributes her survival to “old fashion therapy and the support of my husband, kids, siblings, parents and close friends.” Natasha is now spending her life with the love her life, her husband of 20 years, and her 3 kids. She says she is reinventing herself.
Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) - 2307

Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional - Carlotta Taylor, Foster Care / Law Enforcement
Tuesday
01/07/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Carlotta Taylor from Clinton, Mississippi, a survivor of child abuse by her own family and in foster care. After searching for her purpose for years, she learned it was to share her story and inspire others who may be going through what she endured. In her debut book, 'No More Flinching', Carlotta outlines five key steps to overcoming adversity. A former homicide detective, child protection detective, and former federal officer, with over 15 years law enforcement experience, she knew she had to use her knowledge and wisdom to effect greater change in and around the community. She's the founder of 'Somebody Step In', a non-profit for foster children, teens and young adults. ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show, on the phone or in our show's community chat room. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.
Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) - 2306

Special guest Molly Skye Brown
Monday
01/06/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Molly Skye Brown from Orlando, Florida, a survivor as a child of abandonment, abduction, rape, sexual violence and manipulation, psychological abuse and emotional abuse. The manifestations of this trauma led to food and substance addictions, body dysmorphia (a mental disorder in which you can't stop thinking about one or more perceived defects or flaws in your appearance), suicide attempts, divorce, an extramarital affair, estrangement and complete loss of self as well as her faith in a loving God. She brings her exquisite personal “light” humor to every dark shadow from her past, enlightening her audiences that humor can greatly help transcend even the darkest and most shameful of secrets. Her work has not only shifted her own debilitating PTSD symptoms and repeated suicide attempts but has helped the hundreds of survivors she divinely encounters and coaches. She shares her stories openly and bravely to bring light to those still silently suffering, be it speaking publicly or coaching privately. Her mission, also, is to educate innocent and naïve children on “Not So Stranger Danger” as her assailants were never strangers. Molly sums up her recovery in her own unique style: “My focus is Healing, Growing and Thriving: Healing our wounds and shitty programming .. Growing in limitless knowledge .. Thriving in passionate entrepreneurship. I am a trauma survivor, a glorious Being of the Divine and have been a successful and thriving entrepreneur for the last 13 years. In 2015, I experienced a profound spiritual awakening. I'd like to share everything I have learned that has empowered the CRAP out of me and changed my life for the best.”
Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) - 2305

Special guest Joann Brown
Friday
01/03/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC
Tonight's special guest is Joann Brown from Ohio, a grandmother of two abused children who helped save them from their situation. Imagine a grandmother's horror at finding out that her own son and his wife have been physically abusing their two children – her grandchildren. Joann immediately started building a case – complete with pictures – recording all marks of abuse on her young grandchildren's bodies. The abuse included being bitten, repeatedly hit in the head (sometimes with a hammer), suffering major bruising, being hit in the knee with dog chains causing infection, and other atrocities. The young boy was hit so hard that he had a skull fracture, dizziness, and drainage from his ears; but it took his parents – Joann's son and daughter-in-law – 3 days to get the boy to the hospital. Joann was not allowed to see the boy in the hospital. Eventually, Joann was able to gain custody of her two grandchildren. As Joann relates, “I had custody of my grandkids … for years and so I told my lawyer I wanted to adopt them; and I got adoption the 7th of November. We are a big happy family now the abuse is over for them, and we are in counseling and more over this. I don't have anything to do with my oldest son who abused my grandkids.” Joann now sees to it that the two grandchildren are safe in her loving home and are getting the counseling they need to deal with their trauma.  This grandmother's tenacity to rescue her grandchildren from that brutal abuse provides an opportunity for Joann and NAASCA to speak of the important role each of us can play in intervening for abused children everywhere!
Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) - 2304

Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional - Michelle Bless - Minister & Chaplain
Thursday
01/02/2020
8pm EST, 5pm PAC

Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Michelle Bless from Cincinnati, a survivor of severe child abuse who's now a Minister and Chaplain. She'll appear on the 1st Thursday of each month and is the author of the book "Out of Darkness: the Michelle Bless Story," her story of redemption. In 1997, Michelle writes that she, "..was introduced to the Lord and denounced Satan," thus beginning the process of giving her life to God. Michelle is on a mission to bring as many lost souls to God as possible. Her firsthand knowledge of how low a life can plummet to the depths of despair enables her to understand and relate to what others are facing as they struggle to find God in their lives. ~~ On these episodes we welcome various co-hosts, survivor-professionals who'll assist in fielding questions and lead a variety of topics suggested by our call-in participants. Their trauma-informed perspectives as survivor-professionals will help them guide discussions on the issues of child abuse, trauma and healthy human sexuality that spring from questions and topics brought to us by our listeners. ~~ Everyone's invited to engage on tonight's show, on the phone or in our show's community chat room. ~~ Please visit the NAASCA.org web site.

 
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