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Breaking SilenceKeeping Faith Through Love, Acceptance and AccountabilitySend us a textEach person's journey with acceptance, spirituality, and finding their path is unique and one that is often realized when we lean in with love. That is exactly what Dr. Glenn Miles teaches us. As a queer man who has journeyed all over the world, he is an explorer of what it means to stay true to yourself even when society, religion, and community may be telling you to turn away from it. His book Embracing Me, God and Others , is a guide into what it means to hold space and allow our experiences to...2025-07-1634 minBreaking SilencePART 2: Competing, Surviving, and Changing the Game with SheneaSend us a textAs we continue our conversation with Shenea, we get to dive deeper into her experience with USA Gymnastics, the intense role that silence played in her journey, and how one of the greatest displays of love we can give is our willingness to hold people accountable.Part 2 offers up even more roads for advocacy, what questions we can ask those who are interacting with our kids, and how she defines safety for those actively in competition. To learn more about Shenea and the incredible work she’s doing, visit her...2025-05-2146 minBreaking SilenceCompeting, Surviving, and Changing the Game with SheneaSend us a textIn this episode of the Breaking Silence podcast, we sit down with Shenea for a powerful and deeply personal conversation about what it truly takes to create safe spaces in sports and performance. Drawing from her journey as a former gold medal gymnast and professional Cirque performer, Shenea speaks to the importance of prevention, the power that language has in creating space for cycles of harm to exist, and what advocacy looks like on stage, in the gym, and beyond.Shenea is a force—an advocate, truth-teller, and educator—offering us the t...2025-05-0731 minBreaking SilenceThe Power of Advocacy: Fighting for Survivors with RAINNSend us a textWelcome back to another season of the Breaking Silence Podcast! In our first episode of 2025, we were able to connect with Zoey, the Policy and Grassroots Coordinator at RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network). Zoey shares insights into RAINN's multifaceted efforts to support survivors of sexual violence, including their operation of the National Sexual Assault Hotline and their advocacy work throughout the country on both local and federal policies. The discussion brings us into critical issues such as the backlog of Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) tests, the impact of deepfake...2025-04-1644 minBreaking SilenceThe Army of Survivors: Creating Safe Spaces for AthletesSend us a text**Trigger Warning: Sexual violence and abuse are discussed in this episode** Throughout this episode we hear from Julie Ann, Executive Director of The Army of Survivors (TAOS), and Dani, a Co-Founder and Board Member of TAOS. We discuss how being an organization created by athletes who have survived sexual violence for athletes allows them to bring awareness to the systemic problem of sexual abuse of athletes and to ultimately end this culture of abuse by ensuring all parties are held accountable. The vulnerability, honesty and heart that they bring t...2024-10-3044 minBreaking SilenceAccountability: The Post Conviction Process for SurvivorsSend us a textThe post conviction process for a survivor of sexual violence can be a very lonely, overwhelming and confusing moment in their journey. In this episode, we have the amazing opportunity to learn more about what that is like for folks, what support is out there and how putting the survivors voice and story first is a major step in getting some of the power back. Casey, walks us through what it is like to walk along survivors and be the liaison between them and the offender, connecting bridges and helping bring as much...2024-07-3055 minBreaking SilenceDiving into the Harm of Being Catcalled w/ Terra LopezSend us a textCatcalling has been so normalized in our society that we often dismiss it and assume that it does not do any harm. Terra Lopez, host and creator of "This is What it Feels Like", joins us as she talks us through the often untold consequences that come from catcalling such as harassment, sexual assault and even murder. We walk through the power of learning and owning what our words and actions may be doing to others and how being curious can often open doors that were closed in our hearts. Her p...2024-06-1841 minBreaking SilencePrevious Owner of Prairie Artisan Ales Brewpub on What it Means to Drink KindlySend us a textCreating change and safe spaces in the beer industry takes time, commitment, maturity and a desire to always listen to what those working within it are telling us. Throughout the episode Ryan Stack and I talk through what his time at Prairie Artisan Ales was like and how they created a culture based on believing staff, showing up for one another as a team and the need to be constantly working at a culture. If you are anyone you know may be interested in hosting one of our trainings, please reach...2024-05-2830 minBreaking SilenceCreating Space for Healing in the Juvenile Justice SystemSend us a textTalking with Sonya, a Clinical Director and Sex Offender Management Board Clinical Supervisor for Juveniles, is a window into empathy for juveniles who are currently in the Youthful Offender System in Colorado. She shares with us not only her years of experience as a therapist, but the way in which her life and philosophies have helped shape her approach. She has centered herself and her work around bringing your full self to the table, using humor even in times or moments when that seems impossible, and how we can give the children in o...2024-04-3052 min