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Breaking SilenceFinding Stillness In Facing Past Abuse, Cancer and LossSend us a textListening to Lisa's story you cannot help but to feel inspired and more connected to your own truth. Her purpose is to allow us all to discover a side of ourselves that we may have silenced long ago and to give us the space to understand that even when the cards continue to stack up against you, there is still a choice to be made. A choice between hope, gratitude and love or loss and despair. She is here to walk along side all of us so that we know that we can...
2025-07-3034 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 SilenceLearning to Cope with Camil MartinezSend us a textCamil invites us into her story in a way that encapsulates what it means to face our stories. To face some of the hardest moments of our lives and those who acted within our world. It is not easy to give people the vulnerability that Camil does, and we know that her words will bring healing and understanding to so many.Please know that this episode does go into detail about sexual abuse, drug use, and domestic violence so listener discretion is advised.Learning to Cope Book
2023-10-2449 minBreaking SilenceThe Elephant in the Room: DEI and Violence Prevention with MayaSend us a textMaya is a diversity, equity, and inclusion facilitator, who has joined us to talk through her expertise, how we can all continue the conversation around equity and inclusion, and what it means to be a true ally to others.The journey of finding your power and privilege is not an easy one, and we hope the tools laid out in the episode will help in whatever DEI and violence prevention journey you may be onBooks and Resources:How to be an Anti-Racist and Other Work from Author...
2023-10-1146 minBreaking SilenceSergeant Mike Harris of the Special Investigations Unit Discusses Internet Sex Crimes on ChildrenSend us a textSergeant Mike Harris sits down to guide us through how online sex crimes against children has changed over the years, ways in which we can start having honest and prevention based conversations with the kids in our lives, and the impact that time and space has on how our stories develop. Believing a survivor is not just about believing their first out cry, it is knowing that their story will change and over time. It is our duty as the listener to continue to believe them through every adaptation, and Mike is here...
2023-08-2944 minBreaking SilenceWalking Through Shame and Finding the Power in Our Survival StorySend us a textIn this episode we are joined by Amanda as she talks us through her stories of survival, why she has kept her stories silent and how she ended up in litigation against a powerful ride share company. This episode is a wonderful example of how we can still be in our pain and going through it and know that when we talk to safe people they will believe and see us, not shame and silence us. There is no perfection or finished when it comes to processing an assault, so sometimes we just ha...
2023-03-131h 07Breaking SilenceProcessing Our Stories as Secondary SurvivorsSend us a textIt is never easy to find your voice or feelings when a story feels outside of you. We talk with Will, a secondary survivor who is on a journey of understanding the impact that abuse has had on his mother's life and their relationship. As he feels his own pain through knowing what she want through, he is finding new ways to connect with her, empower her and help her break her silence even further. The biggest thing we can do as secondary survivors is to create the space for ourselves and the s...
2023-03-0643 minBreaking SilenceAllowing Our Stories to Wash Over UsSend us a textAuthor Lynn Forney shares with us her journey of survival and healing which she details in her book: Choosing Survival: How I Endured a Brutal Attack and a Lifetime of Trauma through the Power of Action, Choice, and Self Expression. We move through the power of art and imagination as a way to make friends with our past, how we can show kindness to our inner child and how a little bit of silly can go a long way in the healing journey.Lynn is a true light in th...
2023-02-0337 minBreaking SilenceUnchecked Violence Inside the Restaurant IndustrySend us a textAlli sits down with Samantha, as she guides us through what happened one night at the hands of her boss, a man many considered to be a brilliant chef. The need to believe in his mastery over his actions and treatment of people leads to Samantha being violently attacked in the place they worked. She not only guides us through that moment but through the very real consequences of giving people sympathy over empathy and harm that comes from "not wanting to get involved."Throughout the episode she walks us through he...
2023-01-2855 min
Breaking SilenceBreaking Silence on a Male Escort ExperienceSend us a textAlli and Max, a gay male who worked in the escort sex work industry sit down to debunk the stereotypes of the industry, how access to safe sex can strip down our shame, and the power of consent. We hope this vulnerable and honest conversation will start the conversation around the sex work industry so that we can all be better informed and more empathetic
2022-06-0631 minBreaking SilenceBreaking Silence on The Other SideSend us a textIn this episode, Alli talks with someone who chose to commit a sex offense on an incapacitated female in college. Hearing from this side of the story gives us the tools to understand prevention, and permission to feel things more deeply no matter what those feelings may be. Lean in as we explore what it mean\s to go from a hurt person hurting people to a more healed person hoping to heal people We hope you will continue this conversation on our instagram @breakingsilence_org
2022-05-1651 minBreaking SilenceBreaking Silence on Abusive RelationshipsIn this episode we follow the story of Dino as he talks us through how his relationship with his former partner turned from one of passion to one of control and power over. We hope you will listen, believe him and hear the ways that abuse can show up not just physically but through our words, through our need to control and through our actions.
2022-05-0201 min
Breaking SilenceBreaking Silence on Workplace Sexual HarassmentSend us a textIn this episode, we hear Ashley's story of sexual harassment, her journey towards healing and the fears that come with being forced out of a job. She walks us through the culture that existed at work, the ways in which her abusers behavior was allowed to persist and what we can do now to disrupt environments like this so that women are not forced out of their careers.You will hear audio from a past recording intermixed with our conversation, as we reflect on what it was like for her to s...
2022-04-2536 min
Breaking SilenceBreaking Silence Podcast Season 1 IntroSend us a textWelcome to the first season of the Breaking Silence Podcast. Throughout this podcast, the Executive Director, Alli Meyerhardt, interviews those that are impacted by interpersonal violence so that we can build a community of advocates. In this space, we hope that you will find healing and join our community of breakers.
2022-04-2500 min