Special guest Marlena Kandell, pediatric ER nurse, advocate, child abuse survivor and thriver brings first hand value to the Wednesdays With Watson podcast. Think you can recognize child abuse? Maybe Marlena's story will help reframe flawed assumptions about this subject, and what we should observe--and more importantly ACT.
What if a harmed child just wanted you to ask if you cared? What if they just wanted you to ask if they are okay? Marlena shares her own desire to have had just one person ask her even one of those questions. What if just paying attention stopped wounded children from becoming wounding adults? WHAT IF?
Marlena also brings vulnerability to podcast by answering faith questions with beautiful honesty and transparency. She asks the questions we all ask, "Where was God?" She beautifully works out her own answer (or lack thereof) answer to that question.
April is child abuse awareness month, and Marlena is passionate about bringing awareness and solutions. In her advocacy work, she created {Re} Making Marley, an endeavor to empower abuse survivors and to create a safe place to undo child abuse and even have the opportunity to {Re] write our stories. In her [Re] Parenting Series, she guides adults survivors into an encouraging space that allows us to be the parents we never had.
This powerful, vulnerable episode is a must listen--for all of us. It is time to act, start by pressing play. There is a practical way you can help, join Marlena's instagram challenge, and help us raise $100 for Philadelphia Children's Alliance and Prevent Child Abuse USA.
Host: Amy Watson
Guest: Marlena Kandell
Executive Producer: Amy Highland
Podcast Cover: Brittney Knight
Logo Design: Anna Roberts
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