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National Association of Adult Survivors of Child Abuse |
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TALK RADIO SHOWS - www.blogtalkradio.com/naasca
"Stop Child Abuse Now" (SCAN) talk shows - 8pm EST
MONDAY thru FRIDAY (no shows on weekend) - (90 mins) |
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To book a 'special guest' appearance, look for 'Not yet booked' dates (in GRAY) and contact Bill at: bmurray3rd@aol.com
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 The HOSTs of our shows are all NAASCA volunteers / survivors. Episodes feature Special Guests, Special Topics and / or News.
All our talk shows are recorded and are later available as "on demand" podcasts. Descriptions include links to supporting materials. |
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| Episodes - 2023 |
Original Air Date |
Description |
Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) - 3200
Special guest
Nancy Dahlhauser
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Friday
06/09/2023 |
Tonight's special guest is Nancy Dahlhauser, a child abuse survivor who wrote a memoir, 'Fallout; memoir of a freckle face freak', that chronicles her journey of recovery from a childhood rape. "My goal," Nancy says, "is to share my story for FREE with fellow survivors and those that work on their behalf. I believe sharing my story gives meaning to my assault," she goes on, "and I also humbly pray that it can provide some hope for fellow survivors. If you read my book and find it worthy enough to share with your followers, I would be most honored."
-- much more info to come --
. Diedra's House; Fri 16th -- Nelson Jones; Fri 23th -- Winnona's House, Proffit; Fri 30th |
Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) - 3199
Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional: ?
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Thursday
06/08/2023 |
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 is ? ~~ 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) - 3198
Special guest ?
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Wednesday
06/07/2023 |
Not yet booked.
-- much more info to come --
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Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) - 3197
Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional: ?
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Tuesday
06/06/2023 |
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 is ? ~~ 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) - 3196
Special guest ? |
Monday
06/05/2023 |
Not yet booked.
-- much more info to come --
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Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) - 3195
Special guest ?
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Friday
06/02/2023 |
Not yet booked.
-- much more info to come --
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Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) - 3194
Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional: Michelle Bless, Minister & Chaplain
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Thursday
06/01/2023 |
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 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. |
Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) - 3193
Special guest ?
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Wednesday
05/31/2023 |
Not yet booked.
-- much more info to come --
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Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) - 3192
Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional: Bill Murray, NAASCA founder, 12 Step Recovery, CSA by clergy
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Tuesday
05/30/2023 |
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 four 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) - 3191
Special topic show
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Monday
05/29/2023 |
Special topic show - Those who call in will form a panel who'll describe, and be critical of, NAASCA's tools, programs, services. Just call in to participate or to suggest a topic !! ~~ (646) 595-2118 ~~ 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.
MISSION:
We have a single purpose at NAASCA, to address issues related to childhood abuse and trauma including sexual assault, violent or physical abuse, emotional traumas and neglect .. and we do so with only two goals:
1) educating the public, especially as related to helping society get over its taboo of discussing childhood sexual abuse (CSA), presenting facts showing child abuse to be a pandemic, worldwide problem that affects everyone
2) offering hope and 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 |
Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) - 3190
Special guest Shirle T Williams |
Friday
05/26/2023 |
Tonight's special guest is Shirle T. Williams from Pottstown, Pennsylvania, a child abuse survivor and author of the book 'Conversations With The Little Girl Within, A Journey of Forgiveness, Healing and Liberation From Unresolved Childhood Issues'. For years Shirle struggled to overcome self-limiting beliefs and the painful memories of a traumatic childhood that haunted her. She found liberation through writing a book about her experiences entitled Conversations With The Little Girl Within, A Journey of Forgiveness, Healing and Liberation from Unresolved Childhood Issues. The book is at the same time touching and informative, Conversations with the Little Girl Within is her inspirational example of how you can overcome your suffering from adverse childhood experiences, move forward with a renewed understanding of the relationships that affected you growing up, and rewrite the script for your adulthood. Shirle is a certified Holistic Life Skills coach and spiritual warrior. She is a master at meeting life's challenges head on. She's committed to empowering women by helping them to recognize their spiritual value. Shirle holds a degree in Christian Ministries and is spiritual but, keeps it real. Being a survivor of ACE and domestic abuse Shirle is passionate about educating women and is founder of the newly formed company Goddesses School of Recovery From Hard Knocks. She is developing the business to enlighten, liberate and inspire women struggling with inner conflicts because of the negativity, shame, and emotional pain of their past. The life skills and mastermind program, delves into spiritual & personal development topics. Women learn how to turn their life around and take their power back by using solutions that help them overcome their life issues. |
Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) - 3189
Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional: Monica Boglin - sexual, physical, emotional abuse, Lupis- |
Thursday
05/25/2023 |
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 is Monica Boglin from Puyallup, Washington, a survivor of sexual, physical, and emotional child abuse. Her preditors were all family members, and her parents were intent on passing on to Monica the behavior that their parents had done to them. She also has lived with Lupus since she was 29, a painful autoimmune disease that has long been linked to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). Monica became a life coach and a therapist and notes, I've finally found a way to forgive the unforgivable and to firmly keep anyone and everything harmful out of my life been linked to." She's earned her Masters degree in metaphysical science and counseling and is well on her way to earning a PhD in the same field. "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. ~~ 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) - 3188
Special guest Melisa Pearce & Evie Rose |
Wednesday
05/24/2023 |
Tonight's special guest is Melisa Pearce from Elizabeth, Colorado, an Equine Gestalt Coach who will be joined by Evie Rose, who assists on the 'Touched By A Horse' ranch with the clients and animals. Melisa Pearce is a teacher, author, psychotherapist and pioneer in the field of the human/horse healing. Over the last three decades, she has coached and helped others through her private psychotherapy practice and partnership with horses. This partnership with horses led her to create the Equine Gestalt Coaching Method. At the core of her approach lies her deep understanding of the transformative power of one of the most important contributions of humanistic psychology Gestalt therapy. As a Gestaltist, Melisa has guided thousands of clients through their unfinished business to a level of self-awareness that allows room for personal responsibility and a life of self-compassion. Melisa's recent book asks the pertinent question, What the Heck Is Gestalt?, and it makes the theory and practice of Gestalt accessible to anyone interested in Gestalt.
Melisa has bred, shown and raised horses for over 30 years, giving her a deep understanding of their natures. She won two World Championship American Paint Horse Association awards, has bred over 200 foals, and owns multiple ranches. She continues to lecture nationally at major equine events such as the Midwest Horse Fair. Melisa believes that a horses' true purpose on this planet is to be healers. They never ask why. They live in the present moment. They are not interested in what we think, and they are highly tuned in to how we feel. |
Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) - 3187
Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional: Pastor Deborah Schleich, minister and therapist |
Tuesday
05/23/2023 |
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 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) - 3186
Special guest topic show |
Monday
05/22/2023 |
Special topic show - Those who call in will form a panel who'll describe, and be critical of, NAASCA's tools, programs, services. Just call in to participate or to suggest a topic !! ~~ (646) 595-2118 ~~ 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.
MISSION:
We have a single purpose at NAASCA, to address issues related to childhood abuse and trauma including sexual assault, violent or physical abuse, emotional traumas and neglect .. and we do so with only two goals:
1) educating the public, especially as related to helping society get over its taboo of discussing childhood sexual abuse (CSA), presenting facts showing child abuse to be a pandemic, worldwide problem that affects everyone
2) offering hope and 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 |
Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) - 3185
Special guest Daphne Young, Childhelp
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Friday
05/19/2023 |
Tonight's special guest is Daphne Young from Scottsdale, Arizona, the Chief Communications Officer of Childhelp. Now celebrating it's 40th anniversary, Childhood features a hotline, 1-800-4-A-CHILD, that offers crisis intervention, information, and referrals to thousands of emergency, social service, and support resources. All contacts are confidential. There are also individual state-by-state hotlines to call, too. As Childhelp says, "Reporting child abuse can be scary. If you are a witness to or a victim of child abuse there is a huge benefit to making the report yourself. Being able to tell your story first hand gives the child care worker much better information than if it came from someone not involved. Your story could save a life." And they go on, "Our counselors are available to talk through child abuse situations if you have questions or need additional support. We can also help research additional resources that may be available to you." Read the history of Childhelp and its founders, Sara O'Meara and Yvonne Fedderson. The Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline is dedicated to the prevention of child abuse. It is primarily funded by individuals and companies, and has given assistance to more than 2 million help seekers. Serving the U.S. and Canada, the hotline is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with professional crisis counselors who, through interpreters, provide assistance in over 170 languages. The hotline offers crisis intervention, information, and referrals to thousands of emergency, social service, and support resources. All contacts are confidential. As they say, "Bottom line, we are here to answer the call." |
Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) - 3184
Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional: Dr Jaime Romo, educator, CSA by clergy |
Thursday
05/18/2023 |
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 Dr Jaime Romo from San Diego, an educator, consultant, author, and Minister, who promotes prevention and healing from 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. Visit his web site: 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) - 3183
Special guest topic show |
Wednesday
05/17/2023 |
Special topic show - Those who call in will form a panel who'll describe, and be critical of, NAASCA's tools, programs, services. Just call in to participate or to suggest a topic !! ~~ (646) 595-2118 ~~ 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.
MISSION:
We have a single purpose at NAASCA, to address issues related to childhood abuse and trauma including sexual assault, violent or physical abuse, emotional traumas and neglect .. and we do so with only two goals:
1) educating the public, especially as related to helping society get over its taboo of discussing childhood sexual abuse (CSA), presenting facts showing child abuse to be a pandemic, worldwide problem that affects everyone
2) offering hope and 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 |
Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) - 3182
Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional: Cherie White - |
Tuesday
05/16/2023 |
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 is Cherie White from Covington, Tennessee, an anti bullying advocate and author of three books who uses her own story of being bullied and gaslighted to help those enduring the same abuse today. "In 6th grade 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. "Because I felt powerless, I began to bully those who were even weaker than me in attempts to grab back some of my power. ~~ 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) - 3181
Special guest topic show |
Monday
05/15/2023 |
Special topic show - Those who call in will form a panel who'll describe, and be critical of, NAASCA's tools, programs, services. Just call in to participate or to suggest a topic !! ~~ (646) 595-2118 ~~ 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.
MISSION:
We have a single purpose at NAASCA, to address issues related to childhood abuse and trauma including sexual assault, violent or physical abuse, emotional traumas and neglect .. and we do so with only two goals:
1) educating the public, especially as related to helping society get over its taboo of discussing childhood sexual abuse (CSA), presenting facts showing child abuse to be a pandemic, worldwide problem that affects everyone
2) offering hope and 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 |
Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) - 3180
Special guest Kari Kelley |
Friday
05/12/2023 |
Tonight's special guest is Kari Kelley from Sunnyvale, California, a child abuse survivor, abandoned by her biological parents, abused by foster parents, traumatized by bullying and betrayals in love, and worst of all, blinded, by being shaken too hard as an infant. Yet she has risen from the ashes to be not only enjoying every moment of her life now, but also actively pursuing her vision to make the world a better place for children! Kari is an author of 'Living Resiliently', a heroic story that provides the reader with points to ponder which can effectively help one in overcoming sorrows. Kari is a woman with a mission, a passion to create a support system for women to overcoming issues that prevent them from experiencing loving and deeply connected relationships. Kari was featured in an 'I am Enough' article (issuu magazine, p26-29), and shared her heart and story with such depth, authenticity and vulnerability you will be powerfully moved. "I am passionate about advocating for awareness and prevention of child abuse," she says, "and my life experience is such that I feel compelled to provide support to adult survivors." She goes on, "I am so excited to have been featured in the March 2023 edition of the RHG Magazine (page 29 and 30)!". Kari's the author of 'Black Blind and Female'. In it, Kari receives a request for forgiveness from her long dead adoptive mother. In order to find the freedom of forgiveness and the ecstasy of unconditional love Kari is compelled to come to terms with long held feelings of bitterness and anger. |
Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) - 3179
Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional: Synova Cantrell - author, speaker, NLP Life Coach |
Thursday
05/11/2023 |
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 is Synova Cantrell from Missouri, an Award-Winning Author, Speaker, Coach and a Life-Long Seeker of Knowledge & Wisdom. After a decade in the world of true crime & victim advocacy, Synova has taken her 10,000 hours of study and entered the self-help field. Synova's a certified NLP Life Coach through the American Union of NLP. She's also the owner of Synova's Simply Biz author coaching service and an award-winning crime writer with over 300 cases under her belt. One of her books was even endorsed by a retired FBI Agent! To top it all off, a flag was flown over the Capitol in Washington D.C. to honor her cold case work!!! Now, Synova is using her study and experience to inspire, motivate and educate her audience. Synova's life coaching includes elements of NLP, practical psychology, ancient principles, and biochemistry. You can live a more abundant life and enjoy the journey! ~~ 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) - 3178
Special topic show |
Wednesday
05/10/2023 |
Special topic show - Those who call in will form a panel who'll describe, and be critical of, NAASCA's tools, programs, services. Just call in to participate or to suggest a topic !! ~~ (646) 595-2118 ~~ 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.
MISSION:
We have a single purpose at NAASCA, to address issues related to childhood abuse and trauma including sexual assault, violent or physical abuse, emotional traumas and neglect .. and we do so with only two goals:
1) educating the public, especially as related to helping society get over its taboo of discussing childhood sexual abuse (CSA), presenting facts showing child abuse to be a pandemic, worldwide problem that affects everyone
2) offering hope and 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 |
Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) - 3177
Special topic show |
Tuesday
05/09/2023 |
Special topic show - Those who call in will form a panel who'll describe, and be critical of, NAASCA's tools, programs, services. Just call in to participate or to suggest a topic !! ~~ (646) 595-2118 ~~ 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.
MISSION:
We have a single purpose at NAASCA, to address issues related to childhood abuse and trauma including sexual assault, violent or physical abuse, emotional traumas and neglect .. and we do so with only two goals:
1) educating the public, especially as related to helping society get over its taboo of discussing childhood sexual abuse (CSA), presenting facts showing child abuse to be a pandemic, worldwide problem that affects everyone
2) offering hope and 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 |
Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) - 3176
Special topic show |
Monday
05/08/2023 |
Special topic show - Those who call in will form a panel who'll describe, and be critical of, NAASCA's tools, programs, services. Just call in to participate or to suggest a topic !! ~~ (646) 595-2118 ~~ 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.
MISSION:
We have a single purpose at NAASCA, to address issues related to childhood abuse and trauma including sexual assault, violent or physical abuse, emotional traumas and neglect .. and we do so with only two goals:
1) educating the public, especially as related to helping society get over its taboo of discussing childhood sexual abuse (CSA), presenting facts showing child abuse to be a pandemic, worldwide problem that affects everyone
2) offering hope and 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 |
Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) - 3175
Special topic show
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Friday
05/05/2023 |
Special topic show - Those who call in will form a panel who'll describe, and be critical of, NAASCA's tools, programs, services. Just call in to participate or to suggest a topic !! ~~ (646) 595-2118 ~~ 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.
MISSION:
We have a single purpose at NAASCA, to address issues related to childhood abuse and trauma including sexual assault, violent or physical abuse, emotional traumas and neglect .. and we do so with only two goals:
1) educating the public, especially as related to helping society get over its taboo of discussing childhood sexual abuse (CSA), presenting facts showing child abuse to be a pandemic, worldwide problem that affects everyone
2) offering hope and 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 |
Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) - 3174
Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional: Michelle Bless, Minister & Chaplain |
Thursday
05/04/2023 |
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 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. |
Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) - 3173
Special topic show |
Wednesday
05/03/2023 |
Special topic show - Those who call in will form a panel who'll describe, and be critical of, NAASCA's tools, programs, services. Just call in to participate or to suggest a topic !! ~~ (646) 595-2118 ~~ 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.
MISSION:
We have a single purpose at NAASCA, to address issues related to childhood abuse and trauma including sexual assault, violent or physical abuse, emotional traumas and neglect .. and we do so with only two goals:
1) educating the public, especially as related to helping society get over its taboo of discussing childhood sexual abuse (CSA), presenting facts showing child abuse to be a pandemic, worldwide problem that affects everyone
2) offering hope and 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 |
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Special topic show |
Tuesday
05/02/2023 |
Special topic show - Those who call in will form a panel who'll describe, and be critical of, NAASCA's tools, programs, services. Just call in to participate or to suggest a topic !! ~~ (646) 595-2118 ~~ 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.
MISSION:
We have a single purpose at NAASCA, to address issues related to childhood abuse and trauma including sexual assault, violent or physical abuse, emotional traumas and neglect .. and we do so with only two goals:
1) educating the public, especially as related to helping society get over its taboo of discussing childhood sexual abuse (CSA), presenting facts showing child abuse to be a pandemic, worldwide problem that affects everyone
2) offering hope and 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 |
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Special topic show |
Monday
05/01/2023 |
Special topic show - Those who call in will form a panel who'll describe, and be critical of, NAASCA's tools, programs, services. Just call in to participate or to suggest a topic !! ~~ (646) 595-2118 ~~ 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.
MISSION:
We have a single purpose at NAASCA, to address issues related to childhood abuse and trauma including sexual assault, violent or physical abuse, emotional traumas and neglect .. and we do so with only two goals:
1) educating the public, especially as related to helping society get over its taboo of discussing childhood sexual abuse (CSA), presenting facts showing child abuse to be a pandemic, worldwide problem that affects everyone
2) offering hope and 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 |
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Special guest Melissa Santiago |
Friday
04/28/2023 |
Tonight's special guest is Melissa Santana from Euclid, Ohio, a survivor of both child abuse and later domestic violence. She experience trauma in both the physical and the mental sense. She went to counseling prior to going to school for it, and became a social worker, helping kids at a high school in downtown Cleveland where she connects youth to resources that help them overcome difficulties in their life. These include Say Yes Cleveland as a family support specialist, among other things, Melissa connects students to support and promote scholarship services. "I'm also a bilingual peer education coordinator for Planned Parenthood Greater Ohio where I educate adult health ambassadors about various areas of sexual health," she says. "Most would describe me as an energetic, hyperactive person who talks extremely fast!" Melissa says. "I describe myself as a driven, motivated Afro-Latina who doesn't bite her tongue. Either way I love life, have a lot of goals & believe in the power of positive thinking!" She goes on, "I host a podcast called Santana Says where I educate others on different areas of interpersonal violence including the violence I experienced in a previous domestic relationship. I was raised by an alcoholic mother which made it hard for me to know what healthy relationships look like, so I take great joy in educating others on it now!" Melissa has a diverse background and is highly successful in developing and presenting engaging programs in the areas of diversity and inclusion, interpersonal violence, psychotherapy, and crisis intervention. |
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional: Monica Boglin - sexual, physical, emotional abuse, Lupis |
Thursday
04/27/2023 |
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 is Monica Boglin from Puyallup, Washington, a survivor of sexual, physical, and emotional child abuse. Her preditors were all family members, and her parents were intent on passing on to Monica the behavior that their parents had done to them. She also has lived with Lupus since she was 29, a painful autoimmune disease that has long been linked to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). Monica became a life coach and a therapist and notes, I've finally found a way to forgive the unforgivable and to firmly keep anyone and everything harmful out of my life been linked to." She's earned her Masters degree in metaphysical science and counseling and is well on her way to earning a PhD in the same field. "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. ~~ 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 Gloria Masters |
Wednesday
04/26/2023 |
Tonight's special guest is Gloria Masters from Auckland, New Zealand, who says, "My father put me through hell for 16 years." She goes on, "My journey is quite unusual and is depicted as one from darkness into light and is one of hope, resilience and the unrelenting power of the human spirit to survive." She was born into sex slavery in 1960 in middle-class New Zealand. "For the first sixteen years of my life, I suffered horrendous sexual, physical and psychological abuse at the hands of my father, with no one to protect me." Now Gloria is an author and advocate for adults who have experienced child sexual abuse who speaks from her years of experience, turning the final corner of healing into giving back. She does this through highlighting the issue of child sexual abuse to help other survivors. She has just published her second book, 'Flightpath To Healing A Guide For CSA Survivors', and is also the founder and CEO of 'Handing The Shame Back Foundation'. Gloria uses her personal story because she knows this brings hope to those afraid to speak out. "From the underworld of my father's pedophile ring," she says, "to the groups he trafficked me to, I found an inner strength and a light that shone brightly. My mind was the one thing that could not be destroyed. I was leased to gangs, made to do pornographic movies, forced abortions, leased out of nightclubs in our red light district and much more. I survived, and give back to help other survivors of this." The extraordinary powerful story of Gloria's journey from darkness into light is one of hope, resilience and the unrelenting power of the human spirit to survive. |
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional: Pastor Deborah Schleich, minister and therapist |
Tuesday
04/25/2023 |
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 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 Paul Howard |
Monday
04/24/2023 |
Tonight's special guest is Paul Howard from Studio City, California, a child abuse survivor who's a filmmaker, artist and activist. He loosely uses his own story in his newest film, 'Tomorrow', an award winning short film, written and directed by Karis Campbell. It now includes an epilogue companion piece, 'Paul's Story', where the two, along with child safety educator, Pattie Fitzgerald, discuss the film and its themes further. "We also discuss my experiences as a victim of abuse," Paul says, "and my journey into becoming a survivor." Paul discusses how 90% of abusers are someone we know. Children are taught stranger danger leaving them vulnerable, making it more difficult to come forward when it is the couch, teach or someone who sits at the dinner table. Paul himself, a brother and all the other children were abused violently in a multitude of ways at the daycare he was placed in from 6 months old until age 12. He talks of how it was a culture of fear, and he gives an honest and heartfelt reflection of how he thought the abuse was a norm because it was all he had known. He goes on to say, "It's important that we understand what a man goes through as a survivor. The first step is to be able to talk about it." Paul courageously brings forth a hard truth, those we trust and love can be our abusers too. "We must teach children to trust that inner feeling that says something doesn't feel right." As a man who is healing and recovered from his trauma he wants survivors to understand you too can heal and arrive at a good place in life. The film is wonderfully made, bringing forth so much insight on keeping our kids safe. "Telling is healing." |
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Special guest Jessica Moss
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Friday
04/21/2023 |
Tonight's special guest is Jessica Moss from Columbus, Georgia, a new member of our NAASCA family. "I have never told my story," she says "and I think it would be a freeing experience .. and maybe it could help someone." Jessica was sexually abused and raped by her older brother from around the age of 8 to 12 years old (he was about 5 years older than her). Sexual abuse of children happens more often in familys .. parents, siblings, grand parents, uncles and extended familiys .. than in any other group. Few call it what it is, 'incest'. Jessica suffered in other ways, too. "Near the end of this time, I suffered a traumatic event leading to severe dehydration." This caused her to float in and out of consciousness for several days, unable to get up or communicate with anyone, unable to ask for water. "Soon after this, we moved to another state, and my brother went off to college, but he also tried to continue the abuse when I was 17 and ended up living with him in an apartment with my (then) boyfriend. I am 32 now, and only recently was able to fully remember the abuse and everything that happened." Many child abuse survivors experience a full or partial loss of memory about their childhood trauma. "From that time, my memory of the abuse was almost entirely repressed until the age of 29. I am slowly beginning to unpack the things that happened to me and to connect all of the dots. I don't think I could have remembered any of it, and I could never have survived it, without the help of Jesus Christ, who was always there with me at my darkest, loneliest points. This is why I want to share my story." Jessica asked us to include her email address in the bio so that people can find her in the future: jesushasalwayslovedyou@gmail.com. |
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Q & A call-in discussion on 'The Gift of Depression'
with a NAASCA survivor / professional: Bob Edan, 'The Gift of Depression' |
Thursday
04/20/2023 |
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 is Bob Eden from Queensland, Australia. The THEME of the show will be on 'depression', and the main focus will be to help any callers who might be struggling at this time. Bob is known as 'The Spiritual Mechanic', and is the author of his most recent book, 'The Gift of Depression', a heartfelt honest account of his childhood experiences, his depression and how he overcame such hurdles and found inner peace. We'll also learn of other books on depression and of a 45 minute interview on YouTube called 'Depression: A Gateway to Contentment' by Jeff Newman. Bob is on a radical mission to eradicate suicide, where the frequent common symptom is depression. ~~ 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
Yvonne Prosser Crist |
Wednesday
04/19/2023 |
Tonight the special guest is Yvonne Prosser Crist from Canton, Georgia, who offered last minute to jump on the show as a substitute for someone else. We're glad she did! Yvonne is a child abuse survivor, an activist, and a horse therapist who specializes as a certified Equine Gestalt practitioner, who works with Evie Rose, Gestaltist, at Voices from the Scars. They bring horses together with trauma victims who are still suffering. There's no requirement to have ever ridden a horse at all. After working with several amazing practitioners and various modalities herself, to help heal from her own trauma, Yvonne found her authentic voice. She is now very passionate about empowering individuals who have experienced sexual abuse, to heal from their scars, and then find their voice to live a happy and healthy life moving forward. Her mission is to inspire others to transform their own life by breaking the emotional chains that hold them back. Tonight's show included a fascinating video, a testimonial featuring a client who had just finished a Equine Gestalt session with a horse. Her experience was amazing! ~~ 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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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional: Cherie White - anti bullying & DV advocate |
Tuesday
04/18/2023 |
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 is Cherie White from Covington, Tennessee, an anti bullying advocate and author of three books who uses her own story of being bullied and gaslighted to help those enduring the same abuse today. "In 6th grade 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. "Because I felt powerless, I began to bully those who were even weaker than me in attempts to grab back some of my power. ~~ 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 topic show |
Monday
04/17/2023 |
Special topic show - Those who call in will form a panel who'll describe, and be critical of, NAASCA's tools, programs, services. Just call in to participate or to suggest a topic !! ~~ (646) 595-2118 ~~ 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.
MISSION:
We have a single purpose at NAASCA, to address issues related to childhood abuse and trauma including sexual assault, violent or physical abuse, emotional traumas and neglect .. and we do so with only two goals:
1) educating the public, especially as related to helping society get over its taboo of discussing childhood sexual abuse (CSA), presenting facts showing child abuse to be a pandemic, worldwide problem that affects everyone
2) offering hope and 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 |
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Special topic show |
Friday
04/14/2023 |
Special topic show - Topics will include INCEST. Those who call in will form a panel who'll describe, and be critical of, NAASCA's tools, programs, services. Just call in to participate or to suggest a topic !! ~~ (646) 595-2118 ~~ 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.
MISSION:
We have a single purpose at NAASCA, to address issues related to childhood abuse and trauma including sexual assault, violent or physical abuse, emotional traumas and neglect .. and we do so with only two goals:
1) educating the public, especially as related to helping society get over its taboo of discussing childhood sexual abuse (CSA), presenting facts showing child abuse to be a pandemic, worldwide problem that affects everyone
2) offering hope and 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 |
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional: Synova Cantrell - author, speaker, NLP Life Coach |
Thursday
04/13/2023 |
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 is Synova Cantrell from Missouri, an Award-Winning Author, Speaker, Coach and a Life-Long Seeker of Knowledge & Wisdom. After a decade in the world of true crime & victim advocacy, Synova has taken her 10,000 hours of study and entered the self-help field. Synova's a certified NLP Life Coach through the American Union of NLP. She's also the owner of Synova's Simply Biz author coaching service and an award-winning crime writer with over 300 cases under her belt. One of her books was even endorsed by a retired FBI Agent! To top it all off, a flag was flown over the Capitol in Washington D.C. to honor her cold case work!!! Now, Synova is using her study and experience to inspire, motivate and educate her audience. Synova's life coaching includes elements of NLP, practical psychology, ancient principles, and biochemistry. You can live a more abundant life and enjoy the journey! ~~ 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 Maria Trusa |
Wednesday
04/12/2023 |
Tonight's special guest is Maria Trusa from White Plains, New York. It took Maria 47 years to break her silence and speak out about the abuse she endured at just nine years old. Her life story is a tremendous example of inner strength. Maria was able to undo the trauma of her past and become a successful business woman, community leader, and activist who constantly fights to eradicate the scourge of sexual abuse that plagues her community. Her book, 'I Say No More', is her personal journey of growth, and self-improvement. In 2020, Maria founded a nonprofit organization by the same name, 'Yo Digo No Más' ('I Say No More'). It focuses on raising awareness of the prevalence of sexual violence in Latino communities, especially among children, while helping sexual violence survivors break the cycle of abuse. They provide mental health and trauma-informed services for survivors and their families. The work, Maria explains, ".. chronicles my early years growing up in the Dominican Republic, where I experienced traumatic sexual assault at the age of nine by a family friend of my father. This experience nearly cost me my life. Once I moved to the United States, I struggled to find organizations that would provide culturally appropriate services to begin addressing and healing from this abuse." She goes on, "I travel the globe providing presentations, workshops." She focuses on raising awareness and ending the silent epidemic of sexual violence happening in Latino communities and implements trauma-informed systems in workplaces. Maria speaks on the topics of resiliency, mindfulness, and self-reflection, inspiring immigrants on ways to make their dreams come true and how to overcome early childhood trauma. |
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional: Dean Tong - Trial Consultant, Author, Child Forensic Interviewer |
Tuesday
04/11/2023 |
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 Dean Tong from Port Richey, Florida, a Trial Consultant, Author, Nationally Certified Child Forensic Interviewer and Subject Matter Expert. "I am a forensic trial consultant," he says, "and expert in the area of cognitive child developmental psychology and structured interviews of children allegedly molested, child sex abuse therapy, parental alienation, sexual deviancy/interest testing and child abuse investigations in juvenile, criminal, family and administrative courts across America." He has a web site at: www.abuse-excuse.com ~~ 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 Michele Johnson |
Monday
04/10/2023 |
Tonight's special guest is Michele Johnson from Bartow, Florida, a returning NAASCA family member who says, "It's been several years and much has changed." Michele was sexually abused by multiple men and women between the ages of 5 and 15. Later, at 16, she began to be sexually trafficked. Growing up her home was filled with addictions, violence, mental abuse and sexual abuse. As an adult, she reports, "I was able to keep my trauma in check until I was stranded in Hurricane Harvey in 2017." This event triggered memories and flashbacks of all the trauma and abuses. "I had to seek help after realizing that my suicidal thoughts were overtaking my life. I started therapy two months after the hurricane and continue today with two trauma therapists." She tells her story to bring hope to other trauma survivors and to let them know they are not alone. "I have been speaking, writing, and advocating since 2018. I blog my healing journey (be sure to check out the BLOG: 'Being MJ Everyday') and hope to educate therapists, law enforcement, teachers and other professionals about the devastating effects of trauma and the process and experiences of healing." Her BLOG is honest. "It's only been the last two years that I have begun to feel love and accepted in my relationships. I put away some older, not so healthy relationships and started to develop new ones. I have begun to place more value on myself than what others think of me." She continues, "I won't lie. I still struggle with whether or not I am good enough. I struggle with the fear that my friends will leave or abandon me. But I have begun to accept that what happened to me has given me purpose." |
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Special topic show
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Friday
04/07/2023 |
Special topic show - Topics include all about NAASCA. Those who call in will form a panel who'll describe, and be critical of, NAASCA's tools, programs, services. Just call in to participate or to suggest a topic !! ~~ (646) 595-2118 ~~ 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.
MISSION:
We have a single purpose at NAASCA, to address issues related to childhood abuse and trauma including sexual assault, violent or physical abuse, emotional traumas and neglect .. and we do so with only two goals:
1) educating the public, especially as related to helping society get over its taboo of discussing childhood sexual abuse (CSA), presenting facts showing child abuse to be a pandemic, worldwide problem that affects everyone
2) offering hope and 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 |
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional: Michelle Bless, Minister & Chaplain |
Thursday
04/06/2023 |
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 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 Paul Abramson |
Wednesday
04/05/2023 |
Tonight's special guest is
Paul Abramson from Glendale, California, born into a wealthy elite family of extreme narcissists. "My mother was severely emotionally disturbed and my father was a psychopath," he says. "They got away with their crimes because they were rich and powerful in very corrupt Chicago, Illinois." He goes on, "My mother would abandon us when we were toddlers (me and my three sisters)." His father was a soulless brute who only cared about making money and thought of children as property, and nothing more. Social workers had to be called out to the house numerous times. Paul rebelled and at 5 was thrown in a mental hospital without any diagnosis. It was run as if was a concentration camp. Paul says, "I was beaten, tortured and sexually molested by staff and patients for three years." When home, from 9 to 14, Paul was summarily beaten and sexually molested by his father. His mother hit him on a regular basis. Again he rebelled and was sent away to another mental hospital where again, for 3 years, he was physically tortured and sexually abused by patients and staff. He was liberated at 17 years of age. He got student loans, left for college to California, and never looked back. "I eventually sought treatment at my University for all the trauma I'd suffered." Eventually his doctor determined there was absolutely no reason Paul had been committed to either mental hospital, and no psychiatric diagnosis. "I sued my parents for their horrific malfeasance but my case was dismissed." His mother died in 2007 and his father stole all her money, and cut Paul out of her estate. For the past 10 years crooked and corrupt attorneys and judges, have been dragging Paul through the mud. He needs someone to file an amicus brief for him. |
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional: Hank McGrath - Reverend, author, activist |
Tuesday
04/04/2023 |
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 is Rev Henry (Hank) McGrath from Caroga Lake, New York, a child abuse survivor, author and NAASCA volunteer. Hank began life in a poor Irish family with 4 siblings in NY. Both parents were alcoholics. At 11 he was hustling to survive in Pittsburgh, PA with bookies, pimps, and prostitutes. It was dangerous for a child alone. Eventually he served time in the juvenile detention system and as a young adult in prison for crimes he'd committed. After decades of hard living and a few near-death situations, he began facing his childhood trauma and by the 90's was happily married. When his beloved wife died from cancer in 2001 Hank promised her to fight for others on the issues of child abuse. Since then, he has worked with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, as a court advocate for youth, and more. Today, Hank is a minister and is very active in his community. ~~ 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 topic show |
Monday
04/03/2023 |
Special topic show - Topics included were prevention, intervention and recovery -- also all about NAASCA. Those who call in will form a panel who'll describe, and be critical of, NAASCA's tools, programs, services. Just call in to participate or to suggest a topic !! ~~ (646) 595-2118 ~~ 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.
MISSION:
We have a single purpose at NAASCA, to address issues related to childhood abuse and trauma including sexual assault, violent or physical abuse, emotional traumas and neglect .. and we do so with only two goals:
1) educating the public, especially as related to helping society get over its taboo of discussing childhood sexual abuse (CSA), presenting facts showing child abuse to be a pandemic, worldwide problem that affects everyone
2) offering hope and 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 |
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Special discussion show |
Friday
03/31/2023 |
General discussion show - all about NAASCA. Those who call in will form a panel who'll describe, and be critical of, NAASCA's tools, programs, services. Just call in to participate or to suggest a topic !! ~~ (646) 595-2118 ~~ 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.
MISSION:
We have a single purpose at NAASCA, to address issues related to childhood abuse and trauma including sexual assault, violent or physical abuse, emotional traumas and neglect .. and we do so with only two goals:
1) educating the public, especially as related to helping society get over its taboo of discussing childhood sexual abuse (CSA), presenting facts showing child abuse to be a pandemic, worldwide problem that affects everyone
2) offering hope and 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 |
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional: Penelope Benis |
Thursday
03/30/2023 |
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 is Penelope Benis from Sarasota, Florida. She's a survivor as well as an
Author/Activist/Ace Certified Health Coach accredited in Sports Nutrition/Certified Yoga Instructor (RYS200), specializing in Trauma Informed Trained Yoga and Mindfulness through YBB in Seattle, WA as well as a NAASCA Blog Talk Radio Host and NAASCA Board Member. A survivor-professional, Penelope teaches Mindfulness in the college classroom setting (Bellevue College, Adjunct Instructor). With regard to experiencing abuse, mindfulness, meditation and breath work play a role in addressing, or helping to regulate, a body and mind affected by traumatic events. Penelope's credentials include expertise in the autonomic nervous system, and how the impact of trauma, often repeated and lasting in duration, can propel the victim into a chronic state of hyper-response to stress (sometimes referred to as fight, flight or freeze). ~~ 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 Steve Simpson |
Wednesday
03/29/2023 |
Tonight's special guest is Steve Simpson from New York City. An abuse survivor himself, Steve believes there needs to be more accountability and consequences for child abusers. He'll describe his own personal struggles as an abuse survivor and how he is thriving today, and identify identify some of the common characteristics (trauma) of adult abuse survivors. Steve is an award-winning child advocate who has created The Teenage and Young Adult Survival Handbook, a small, life-saving guide. It covers many of the issues plaguing young people today -- suicide, bullying, physical abuse, verbal abuse, self-worth, being the child of an addict, etc. Steve discusses the stats and facts on child abuse and neglect, his own personal struggles as an abuse survivor and how he's thriving today. This CDC report says that at least 1 in 7 children has experienced child abuse or neglect, likely an underestimate. And according to an Administration for Children and Families report, 76% of child abuse perpetrators were a parent to their victim. We often hear about abuse cases once the victim is grown up .. but what happens to the abusers / perpetrators? Are they held accountable for their actions? Steve speaks strictly from a survivor's POV. He is not a doctor, lawyer, or mental health professional, but is a passionate child advocate who volunteers his time speaking at schools and throughout various communities to help spread a healing message of hope. |
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional: Pastor Deborah Schleich, minister and therapist |
Tuesday
03/28/2023 |
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 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 Jodie Tedder |
Monday
03/27/2023 |
Tonight's special guest is Jodie Tedder from Helena, Montana, a child abuse survivor and author of the book 'A Prisoner by No Crime of My Own'. She triumphs over a hellish childhood through years of intensive therapy. Jodie walks us through her pursuit of justice for the woman who she watched be killed by her father in a seedy hotel room in 1968. A true-born sociopath, he strolled undetected, using religion as his disguise. Her family coat of arms was incest. The murdered woman's spirit seemed to ignite a search for answers in Jodie's adulthood, but the family would do everything to keep the secrets they helped conceal. Decades were spent chasing down leads through a private investigator, coordinating with police and confronting perps. Hospital records ultimately point to the identity of the victim and a sister's loving pursuit to find her missing sibling helps spur the investigation. They may have solved this case. The problem -- the cops need a confession or a body. No help would be found in Jodie's family. Her faith sustained her as she moved toward the dragons from her youth. The terror of reliving the incessant sexual abuse stalled her attempts as her body recalled the misery. Others tried to block her efforts with rejection and judgment. Millions suffer for crimes they did not commit. Would this victim find justice? Would peace ever live in her world again? This story is a courageous dedication to all children who have lived through childhood violence and deviance. It's all murder. Unrelenting guilt to bring this woman justice would open doors to the past that could not be closed. Her life mattered and so did her death. Her murder left a destiny to locate the truth and get the chance to bring healing and justice to cold crimes lost to time. |
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Special guest Laura West
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Friday
03/24/2023 |
Tonight's special guest is Laura West from Halifax, Nova Scotia, a child abuse survivor and now an activist and coach who was sadistically, brutally and ritualistically beaten and tortured by her older brother for the first 16 yrs of her life. Her parents blamed for Laura for the beatings. They would say What did you do to make him so angry? She felt like everything was her fault and had a guilty conscience for things happening outside of her control. "I was terrified of men and anyone in a position of authority as my body would prepare for war in their presence. It affected my relationships because I would make sure I wasn't abandoned by abandoning them first." And that's not all. "It affected my work because I felt like I always did everything wrong and so I spent the majority of my life struggling to survive anyway I could. I was easily manipulated and taken advantage of as I didn't know how to determine who to trust or how." Laura didn't know what was wrong with her and would ask strangers, acquaintances, friends and family to analyze her and tell her what was wrong with her. "I went into debt on counsellors, therapists, psychologists, psychiatrists, life coaches, shaman, psychics, meta-physical gurus and anyone who promised relief. I was told I was depressed, anxious or manic and was prescribed drugs for depression, anxiety, and mood disorders. None of which helped me." Laura concludes, "I finally found true help through self-help books and 12 step groups explaining how my brain developed, how and why I was getting hi-jacked' when triggered. I learned life skills that I was never taught." |
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional: Bill Murray, NAASCA founder, 12 Step Recovery, CSA by clergy |
Thursday
03/23/2023 |
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 four 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 David Shunert |
Wednesday
03/22/2023 |
Tonight's special guest is David Shubert from Pueblo, Colorado, an author and a Parental Alienation Activist. His latest book,
'Stolen Memories',
is
memoir about parental alienation, International parental abduction, family court abuse, and International Hague Convention court Memoir about parental alienation, International parental abduction, family court abuse, and International Hague Convention court. David describes how his children were abducted by their mother and spirited off to another country. This book is his true-life story of how one father fought for twenty years to be in the lives of his daughter and stepson again. As a loving parent, David Shubert never gave up on bringing his children home again against all odds. "As an alienated or left-behind parent, oftentimes we feel as though our life is spiraling out of control," David says. "From the alienation of our children to the never-ending flow of emotions we feel due to the loss of our children, we are left in a constant state of numbness. Is it any wonder that alienated parents suffer so much and for so long? No, and this is understandable given these sets of circumstances. The average person will never understand the level of heartache an alienated or left-behind parent or grandparents carry inside them. Instead, they may feel we embellish these emotions and must learn to let go, but how can we? Until we are able to hold our children in our arms again, this pain will remain a constant in our lives. There will seldom be moments of joy or peace or even, happiness until this nightmare ends. Until that day reunification arrives, we are forced to travel the roads of parental alienation. Please visit the new website: www.aparentingaffair.com |
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional: Cherie White - anti bullying & DV advocate |
Tuesday
03/21/2023 |
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 guest is Cherie White from Covington, Tennessee, an anti bullying advocate and author of three books who uses her own story of being bullied and gaslighted to help those enduring the same abuse today. "In 6th grade 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. "Because I felt powerless, I began to bully those who were even weaker than me in attempts to grab back some of my power. ~~ 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 Patrick Gannon |
Monday
03/20/2023 |
Tonight's special guest is Dr. Patrick Gannon, PHD, from San Francisco, a Clinical and Performance Psychologist. He works with individuals, groups and couples and specializes in trauma, anxiety, depression, performance anxiety, life transitions, relationship issues, parenting issues and performance coaching. Our NAASCA family members may know him best for founding www.ASCAsupport.org in 1992. In fact, Dr. Gannon has founded four mental health programs during the course of his career including a treatment program for Indochinese refugees following the Vietnam war, a child and family mental health outreach program in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood, a secular, skill-based marriage preparation program (with his wife Dr. Michelle Gannon) and an international self-help program for adult survivors of child abuse based on his book 'Soul Survivors: A New Beginning for Adults Abused as Children'. Addressed to adults who suffered from child abuse of all kinds, this comprehensive guide is a model of clarity and organization. More recently, Dr. Gannon has developed a multi-modal treatment model for performance anxiety and peak performance training for musicians, athletes, public speakers, emergency medical and law enforcement personnel, soldiers, test takers, writers, and litigators. He sees clients in his San Francisco office and works nationally via Zoom. He is a member of the American Psychological Association and the Performing Arts Medicine Association. His website: www.PeakPerformance101.com, email address: drpatrickgannon@gmail.com. |
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Special topic driven show: Narcissism |
Friday
03/17/2023 |
Special Topic: 'Narcissism; what it is and why are so many survivors drawn to them as life partners?' Many in the NAASCA family have experienced this. Everyone's invited !!!! ~~ Carol and Laurie will lead the topic show. Just call in to participate !! ~~ (646) 595-2118 ~~ 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.
MISSION:
We have a single purpose at NAASCA, to address issues related to childhood abuse and trauma including sexual assault, violent or physical abuse, emotional traumas and neglect .. and we do so with only two goals:
1) educating the public, especially as related to helping society get over its taboo of discussing childhood sexual abuse (CSA), presenting facts showing child abuse to be a pandemic, worldwide problem that affects everyone
2) offering hope and 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 |
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional: Dr Jaime Romo, educator, CSA by clergy |
Thursday
03/16/2023 |
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 guest is Dr Jaime Romo from San Diego, an educator, consultant, author, and Minister, who promotes prevention and healing from 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. Visit his web site: 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 Lynn Crook |
Wednesday
03/15/2023 |
Tonight's special guest is Lynn Crook from
Seattle, Washington,
a survivor, an author and an activist. Lynn's story is as fascinating as it is heartbreaking, powerful and inspiring, and perfect to share for NAASCA family members in April, which marks both National Child Abuse Prevention Month and Sexual Assault Awareness Month. In 1991, Lynn sued her parents for damages after recovering memories of abuse by her father. Following a month-long trial in 1994, the judge ruled in her favor at a time when most popular press was telling us that adults' accusations of childhood sexual abuse were false memories. Lynn is the author of 'False Memories: The Deception That Silenced Millions', which explores her personal story of surviving sexual abuse and focuses the lens on the harmful mindset that therapists can plant false memories into patients. Her own experiences recovering memories of childhood sexual abuse sparked a life-long mission to give voice back to those who were silenced.
What's this all about? When states allowed adults who were molested as children to sue for damages, accused parents went on the offense. The parents claimed the accusations were false memories implanted by therapists. The parents established a non-profit and invested millions in a PR campaign to promote themselves as falsely accused, and to dismiss crimes committed against children as false memories. As evidence, they offered the story of an older brother who convinced his younger brother he was lost at a mall. The false memory story went viral. The popular press and psychology textbooks failed to challenge false memory claims. Individuals who challenged false memories were silenced. The author explains how her successful lawsuit against her parents helped her uncover the rest of the false memory story. |
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional: Dean Tong -
Trial Consultant, Author, Child Forensic Interviewer |
Tuesday
03/14/2023 |
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 Dean Tong from Port Richey, Florida, a Trial Consultant, Author, Nationally Certified Child Forensic Interviewer and Subject Matter Expert. "I am a forensic trial consultant," he says, "and expert in the area of cognitive child developmental psychology and structured interviews of children allegedly molested, child sex abuse therapy, parental alienation, sexual deviancy/interest testing and child abuse investigations in juvenile, criminal, family and administrative courts across America." He has a web site at: www.abuse-excuse.com ~~ 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 Keeper Catran-Whitney |
Monday
03/13/2023 |
Tonight's special guest is Keeper Catran-Whitney from Woodland Hills, California, a child abuse activist. Keeper is the author of a soon-to-be-released book 'HELPLESSNESS: The Hidden Trauma Brother Experience After We Learn Our Sisters Have Been Sexually Abused By Our Parent', the first of a three book series, Helplessness, Hopefulness and Happiness. In 1977, his family made Billboard Magazine's Top 100 for both an album and a single. After years of living in poverty, they could see their way out when Motown Records called. "Days before we were to sign our contract, my brothers and I learned a dark family secret. My stepfather had been sexually abusing my four sisters for years, and my mother knew all along!" It took years for Keeper talk to them because his oldest sister had said to her four innocent brothers, 'It didn't happen to you boys. It only happened to us girls. You can't talk about it - EVER!'" The brothers needed to talk to someone, but the people they needed to speak to the most - their sisters - wanted nothing to do with the four boys. Keeper points out that there are no books and no articles about a brothers' torment, guilt and shame. "We can and must become allies with our sisters in the fight against child sexual abuse." Without this alliance, an invisible, unspoken wedge exists between sisters and brothers. "There are no support groups or even a one-step program. There is currently no outlet for brothers. There is no support system." He concludes, "We can and must become allies with our sisters in the fight against child sexual abuse. Brothers need a voice in the child sexual abuse space." |
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Special guest Lang Martinez
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Friday
03/10/2023 |
Tonight's special guest is Lang Martinez from Oxnard,
California, a returning NAASCA family member. Lang was abused sexually and raped as a young person and has struggled to heal from the trauma and his alcohol and drug abuse ever since. When the topic of homelessness is brought up in Ventura County, a single name comes quickly to mind: Lang Martinez. Martinez has built a reputation for himself as the only homeless advocate to have come from the same streets he now walks through with his head held high. He knows the community well, and shares his methodology by writing in VCRreporter, Monticito Journal, Fillmore Gazette, Vc Star, Citizens Journal, La Crescenta Valley Weekly, Keys To Recovery Newspaper and more. He recently wrote, "Being homeless and being a vagrant are two completely different set of problems." His peer-to-peer approach has cemented his name among other professionals in his field and Lang sees a lot of waste. "In my estimation, the funds being allocated to address homelessness lack public scrutiny and transparency." Although his entire adult life has been marred with risky behavior, drug addiction, imprisonment, and homelessness, he has managed to legitimatize himself with a career, family, and an unwavering passion to help others. Today, Lang shares his story of what it takes to recover from the serious addiction that left him homeless and dead on the streets. Lang Martinez is fighting for his life, to stay sober and to stay out of prison. He has surrounded himself with surrogate professionals who believe Lang can survive. He's like a candle blowing in the night searching for a destiny that's elusive, yet he lives deeply inside the salvation that will allow him to finally live in peace. |
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional: Synova Cantrell - author, speaker, NLP Life Coach |
Thursday
03/09/2023 |
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 Synova Cantrell from Missouri, an Award-Winning Author, Speaker, Coach and a Life-Long Seeker of Knowledge & Wisdom. After a decade in the world of true crime & victim advocacy, Synova has taken her 10,000 hours of study and entered the self help field. Synova's a certified NLP Life Coach through the American Union of NLP. She's also the owner of Synova's Simply Biz author coaching service and an award-winning crime writer with over 300 cases under her belt. One of her books was even endorsed by a retired FBI Agent! To top it all off, a flag was flown over the Capitol in Washington D.C. to honor her cold case work!!! Now, Synova is using her study and experience to inspire, motivate and educate her audience. Synova's life coaching includes elements of NLP, practical psychology, ancient principles, and biochemistry. You can live a more abundant life and enjoy the journey! ~~ 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 Pamela Pine, Stop the Silence
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Wednesday
03/08/2023 |
Tonight's special guest is Dr. Pamela Pine, PhD, MPH, founder and CEO of Stop the Silence: Stop Child Sexual Abuse, a non-profit, charitable 501(c)3 organization, with a Mission to expose and stop child sexual abuse and help survivors heal worldwide. Pamela is a longstanding NAASCA family member who has just published a wonderful new book, 'Stop the Silence Thriving After Child Sexual Abuse', now available on Amazon and
published by Brave Healer Productions. In it, 23 survivors and professionals make contributions. Pamela says " Thanks to the efforts of experts, healers, and survivors and their supporters around the globe, we're preventing CSA (child sexual abuse) and promoting healing of victims and survivors, celebrating the lives of those healed, and underscoring CSA as social justice and civil rights issues." She goes on, "This brave collaboration brings together real stories and powerful tools from practitioners and survivors who have been on the front lines of the fight for justice and healing." NAASCA knows well how long and hard fought this effort has been. Pamela continues. "Together, we're normalizing the conversations around CSA; bringing awareness, training, and education to communities; changing norms; and empowering victims, survivors, and their families and other supporters." The goals of her non profit are: 1) to promote healing of victims and survivors; and 2) to celebrate the lives of those healed. Through their work, "Stop The Silence" aims to address the relationships between CSA and the broader issues of overall family and community violence, and violence within and between communities. |
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional: Hank McGrath - Reverend, author, activist |
Tuesday
03/07/2023 |
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 guest is Rev Henry (Hank) McGrath from Caroga Lake, New York, a child abuse survivor, author and NAASCA volunteer. Hank began life in a poor Irish family with 4 siblings in NY. Both parents were alcoholics. At 11 he was hustling to survive in Pittsburgh, PA with bookies, pimps, and prostitutes. It was dangerous for a child alone. Eventually he served time in the juvenile detention system and as a young adult in prison for crimes he'd committed. After decades of hard living and a few near-death situations, he began facing his childhood trauma and by the 90's was happily married. When his beloved wife died from cancer in 2001 Hank promised her to fight for others on the issues of child abuse. Since then, he has worked with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, as a court advocate for youth, and more. Today, Hank is a minister and is very active in his community. ~~ 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 |
Monday
03/06/2023 |
Tonight's special guest is Bob Eden from Airlie Beach, Queensland, Australia, a survivor who shares his story in his own descriptive, articulate words. During his own journey with depression, which began in 1984, he developed a drug free protocol for recovering from depression. "Based on the Re-evaluation Counselling process, in which I trained in the 90's, I found a way through by going within and listening to my heart and body. No special tools or books are required, there is nothing to buy, for everyone has their own innate healing tools, and my role is to help people find them," he says. "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 explains his childhood trauma, "Mum was prone to violent outbursts of rage, so I got the crap beaten out of me for many years." The message he got was she does not love me." He goes on, "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.' Bob became a people-pleaser and totally abandoned his needs. Later, he 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." Bob says, "I realized that I AM the only expert on my life." Bob concludes, "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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Special guest Jori Nunes |
Friday
03/03/2023 |
Tonight's special guest is Jori Nunes from Modesto, California, a child abuse survivor
and author who says, "I grew up extremely neglected. I don't recall ever being loved appropriately. I was raised by a mother diagnosed with multiple personalities, one being dark'. She was nick named CJ for Crazy Judy. I hated her." Her father wasn't much better. "My father was absent but when I did see him I was a nervous wreck, praying he wouldn't touch me. He used to tell me to hold his hand in public and would say people thought I was his girlfriend. He took me dumpster diving." Jori continues, "I grew up sleeping with everyone and anyone since my mother told me to. She reminded me it was better than being raped to just do it." Jori had 3 kids from 3 different fathers but did not graduated from high school. A young friend, a teenage Mormon mother, taught her by example how to mother her own children. Jori was removed from her home at age 15 because she tried killing her mother. Although life was not easy, she managed to get a real estate license then obtained a broker's license. "Things were fine until my father in law made a sexual advance to me," she says, "I suffered a nervous breakdown and wrote a book called, 'Chocolate Flowers'. I have since dealt with the sexual abuse and both my father and mother have since passed. I learned to forgive them because I realized they were just sick people with their own mental health issues," Jori shares. Later she was diagnosed with Schizophrenia and suffered the past decade with health issues. "Life is too short to waste it focusing on the past." She believes that people need to face their past but also to learn from it. |
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional: Michelle Bless, Minister & Chaplain |
Thursday
03/02/2023 |
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 guest is 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 Kimberly Stapleton |
Wednesday
03/01/2023 |
Tonight's special guest is Kimberly Stapleton from Augusta, Georgia.
When she was young, Kimberly was adopted by two loving parents. She says, "In my early childhood years, my parents divorced, and it didn't seem to bother me at first. She went to live with her father and thought she was in a safe place but at 14, as she was entering high school, Kimberly was molested." She was alone. Kimberly had left her mom to go live with her father, an Over The Road truck driver. "Once I graduated high school, I started talking to girls and trying to help them get past things in their life as I too was trying to get past my hurt and pain." In 2017, Kimberly was invited to be a guest on an Internet Radio show and there she shared her testimony. "After the show, the producer asked if I would like to have my own show. He felt that it would help others. So, in July of that year, I started 'In My Own Words with Kimberly ImReal'. I had people reach out to me and thanked me for sharing. My story, as well as those I invited on my show, helped others." She stayed with the radio format for 2 years. In 2018 she started hosting her own event called 'Lay It Own The Table with Kimberly ImReal'. "In 2021 I started a ZOOM group called 'Keeping It Real with Kimberly and The Crew'." It has opened a lot of eyes. "I'm truly loving myself and the space I'm in." Kimberly continues to help others, seeking speaking engagements. Filled with gratitude, she plans to start a Non-Profit this year dedicated to less fortunate parents, "I too could have been homeless," she says, "but God didn't plan it that way. What he did plan is for me to know that I'm not better than anyone, but I must trust His Process for my life and not be ashamed of what I've been through." |
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional: Pastor Deborah Schleich, minister and therapist |
Tuesday
02/28/2023 |
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 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 ? |
Monday
02/27/2023 |
General discussion show - all about NAASCA. Those who call in will form a panel who'll describe, and be critical of, NAASCA's tools, programs, services. Just call in to participate or to suggest a topic !! ~~ (646) 595-2118 ~~ 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.
MISSION:
We have a single purpose at NAASCA, to address issues related to childhood abuse and trauma including sexual assault, violent or physical abuse, emotional traumas and neglect .. and we do so with only two goals:
1) educating the public, especially as related to helping society get over its taboo of discussing childhood sexual abuse (CSA), presenting facts showing child abuse to be a pandemic, worldwide problem that affects everyone
2) offering hope and 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 |
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Special guest Albert Grieve
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Friday
02/24/2023 |
Tonight's special guest is Albert Grieve from Missouri, a child abuse survivor who's an attorney with prior law enforcement experience. He's a former foster youth, and motivational speaker in child abuse, neglect and domestic violence. Albert is the author of 'Little One, You are LOVED!' a book designed to aid children facing adversity. Too often children internalize the negativity around them without a means to express themselves. They may lash out or engage in self-destructive behavior. Albert says, "My Father was(is) an angry and abusive alcoholic. My Mother suffered trauma as a child but was diagnosed with mental disorders as an adult." When he went to school there would be concerned phone calls home or brief visits from social workers, and things would be worse after they left. The three siblings learned to hide what was happening, and punishments became more twisted and creative to avoid detection. "My Mother ran away from home often," he says." My Father would have the most sex with my older sister when my Mother was in a shelter or institutionalized. I would be awake in the same room when this transpired." Albert explains, "The violence escalated to the point of my Father killing my Mother. As a child, I learned what rigor mortis was as the fire department carried my Mother out, her body frozen in a hog-tied position, clothes soiled." Albert goes on, "I suffered the worst sexual abuse from my Father after this time. Several months later, my older sister tried to kill my Father and herself." The child welfare system got involved. "I was placed in a group home for two and a half years, went to a few different foster homes, and finally started thriving." |
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional: Teresa Anderson |
Thursday
02/23/2023 |
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 Teresa Anderson, from Minnesota, is a professional, a teacher who will talk about the children she's know to have exhibited symptoms of child abuse and trauma. Her job makes her required as mandated reporter of a suspicion of child abuse. Teachers are among those who, because they are in the front line with kids, and are likely to notice, not only physical marks, but changes in a child's behavior or attitude that happen regularly. People in Health care, foster care, law enforcement and other careers who come in direct contact with children until 18 years old are also mandated reporters. We'll find out how she's been 'trained' to recognize abuse and what she's told to do about reporting it. ~~ 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 Tom Maher |
Wednesday
02/22/2023 |
Tonight's special guest is Tom Maher from Minneapolis, Minnesota, born and raised in the Twin Cities Metro Area, the third of 5 children. As a youth and growing into adulthood, he always seemed to feel "out of place", as if he "didn't fit in" or "didn't belong". In his early 30's, he was diagnosed with an Acquired Brain Injury that required endoscopic neurosurgery. After that event, he began a long and winding journey of self-discovery and self-improvement. In the early 2010's, he began getting into men's work, (men working on themselves to become the best and healthiest version of themselves they could possibly be). Within a few years, in 2016, he was hired as the Office Manager of the Twin Cities Men's Center, where they provide a variety of services for men looking to grow in body, mind and spirit. An educational non-profit, TCMC provides resources for men seeking to grow in body, mind, and spirit; and advocates for healthier family and community relationships. Now in it's 47th year of operation, the Men's Center enjoys the respect of the community it serves and features such programs as anger management, support groups and workshops. Tom is also a coach, trained at iPEC. Accredited coach training companies all have an excellent approach with proven methodologies that deliver effective results The difference at iPEC is the philosophy is born out of an essential truth about human beings .. that there's vast, unrealized potential inside everyone. The key to awakening that potential lies in our unique, consciousness-based approach to coach training. |
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional: Cherie White - anti bullying & DV advocate |
Tuesday
02/21/2023 |
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 guest is Cherie White from Covington, Tennessee, an anti bullying advocate and author of three books who uses her own story of being bullied and gaslighted to help those enduring the same abuse today. "In 6th grade 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. "Because I felt powerless, I began to bully those who were even weaker than me in attempts to grab back some of my power. ~~ 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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TOPIC Driven - general discussion |
Monday
02/20/2023 |
General discussion show - all about NAASCA. Those who call in will form a panel who'll describe, and be critical of, NAASCA's tools, programs, services. Just call in to participate or to suggest a topic !! ~~ (646) 595-2118 ~~ 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.
MISSION:
We have a single purpose at NAASCA, to address issues related to childhood abuse and trauma including sexual assault, violent or physical abuse, emotional traumas and neglect .. and we do so with only two goals:
1) educating the public, especially as related to helping society get over its taboo of discussing childhood sexual abuse (CSA), presenting facts showing child abuse to be a pandemic, worldwide problem that affects everyone
2) offering hope and 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 |
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Special guest
LaQuisha Hall
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Friday
02/17/2023 |
Tonight's special guest is LaQuisha Hall from Baltimore, Maryland, a force to be reckoned with who's dedicating her life to serving her community. She has been recognized by great leaders including former President Barack Obama and is currently reigning as Mrs. Maryland International 2023. As an artist, LaQuisha creates, teaches and advocates internationally for domestic violence, sexual abuse and suicide prevention through her brand, Confident Canvas. Formerly, LaQuisha founded the SheRose Awards to offer a platform to abuse survivors to share their own stories. Beginning her skills in mentoring at age 16, she also spent hours locally and abroad mentoring via Queendom T.E.A. (The Etiquette Academy), committed to encouraging and teaching teen girls about personal safety, feminine etiquette and positive self-esteem. She is the award-nominated and best-selling author of memoir, Unholy Communion, and a self-esteem journal for young girls, Positively Bodyful, and the coauthor of more than 10 additional books. LaQuisha is the proud educator of #MrsHallScholars, serving youth in Baltimore City Public Schools for 20 years and winning Teacher of the Year in 2018. Her walk on gold philosophy teaches communities to step off of familiar territory to do extraordinary things. LaQuisha has empowered others to empower others for 2 decades and has no plans of stopping! We love having her as a member of the NAASCA family. |
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional: Dr Jaime Romo, educator, CSA by clergy |
Thursday
02/16/2023 |
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 guest is Dr Jaime Romo from San Diego, an educator, consultant, author, and Minister, who promotes prevention and healing from 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. Visit his web site: 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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TOPIC Driven - general discussion |
Wednesday
02/15/2023 |
General discussion show - all about NAASCA. Those who call in will form a panel who'll describe, and be critical of, NAASCA's tools, programs, services. Just call in to participate or to suggest a topic !! ~~ (646) 595-2118 ~~ 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.
MISSION:
We have a single purpose at NAASCA, to address issues related to childhood abuse and trauma including sexual assault, violent or physical abuse, emotional traumas and neglect .. and we do so with only two goals:
1) educating the public, especially as related to helping society get over its taboo of discussing childhood sexual abuse (CSA), presenting facts showing child abuse to be a pandemic, worldwide problem that affects everyone
2) offering hope and 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 |
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TOPIC Driven - general discussion |
Tuesday
02/14/2023 |
General discussion show - all about NAASCA. Those who call in will form a panel who'll describe, and be critical of, NAASCA's tools, programs, services. Just call in to participate or to suggest a topic !! ~~ (646) 595-2118 ~~ 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.
MISSION:
We have a single purpose at NAASCA, to address issues related to childhood abuse and trauma including sexual assault, violent or physical abuse, emotional traumas and neglect .. and we do so with only two goals:
1) educating the public, especially as related to helping society get over its taboo of discussing childhood sexual abuse (CSA), presenting facts showing child abuse to be a pandemic, worldwide problem that affects everyone
2) offering hope and 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 |
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TOPIC Driven - general discussion |
Monday
02/13/2023 |
General discussion show - all about NAASCA. Those who call in will form a panel who'll describe, and be critical of, NAASCA's tools, programs, services. Just call in to participate or to suggest a topic !! ~~ (646) 595-2118 ~~ 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.
MISSION:
We have a single purpose at NAASCA, to address issues related to childhood abuse and trauma including sexual assault, violent or physical abuse, emotional traumas and neglect .. and we do so with only two goals:
1) educating the public, especially as related to helping society get over its taboo of discussing childhood sexual abuse (CSA), presenting facts showing child abuse to be a pandemic, worldwide problem that affects everyone
2) offering hope and 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 |
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Special guest Donna Bulatowicz
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Friday
02/10/2023 |
Tonight's special guest is Donna Bulatowicz from Billings,
Montana. "I was a shy, sweet, sensitive child," she says, "who loved learning and teaching. My favorite pretend play was 'school', where I was the teacher. I loved school, but that changed one year." All of the upper elementary teachers were new to the school that year, she reports. "My new teacher told me I was the prettiest little girl she'd ever seen, and she kept touching my body, even though I pulled away from her every time. I had no idea she was grooming me." Understandably she was deeply uncomfortable, and afraid. "That year, she molested me hundreds of times." Donna reported her the following year. The police said a woman wouldn't molest a girl, and they did not do the investigation they should have. She was devastated. "My parents put me in therapy, but there was so much my abuser did that I couldn't articulate as a child. I started shoving down the memories of the abuse any time they came up. I spent my teenage years in survival mode." The family moved far away at 19 years old, and Donna stopped wanting to be a teacher for a while. "But when I was in college, I decided I wouldn't let my abuser take anything else from me, and I chose to pursue my dream. I became a teacher. And I kept shoving down the memories of the abuse any time they appeared, which was rarely. I had buried myself in work--easy to do as a teacher." But she loved her career. "Eventually, I earned my Ph.D. and started teaching preservice teachers." Traumatic memories often returned. "About six months ago, I started having extremely realistic dreams about my abuser. I realized that I still needed to heal. I am facing all that she did to me and the damage she caused." Donna says, "I hope to help others through education and workshops." |
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional: Synova Cantrell - author, speaker, NLP Life Coach |
Thursday
02/09/2023 |
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 Synova Cantrell from Missouri, an Award-Winning Author, Speaker, Coach and a Life-Long Seeker of Knowledge & Wisdom. After a decade in the world of true crime & victim advocacy, Synova has taken her 10,000 hours of study and entered the self help field. Synova's a certified NLP Life Coach through the American Union of NLP. She's also the owner of Synova's Simply Biz author coaching service and an award-winning crime writer with over 300 cases under her belt. One of her books was even endorsed by a retired FBI Agent! To top it all off, a flag was flown over the Capitol in Washington D.C. to honor her cold case work!!! Now, Synova is using her study and experience to inspire, motivate and educate her audience. Synova's life coaching includes elements of NLP, practical psychology, ancient principles, and biochemistry. You can live a more abundant life and enjoy the journey! ~~ 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 John DiGirolamo |
Wednesday
02/08/2023 |
Tonight's special guest is John DiGirolamo from
Buena Vista, Colorado. His third book, 'It's Not About the Predator', is a practical 30-page guide for parents about the dangers of on-line predators. The previous work, It's Not About the Sex', features true stories of human trafficking so that ordinary citizens will become more aware about how this problem occurs under the radar in our society. John is a critically acclaimed author, speaker and anti-human trafficking advocate.
He wrote these books because he believes that human trafficking is one of the most underreported issues of our day, that cuts across all economic, social, racial and political boundaries. He focuses on stories from rural and suburban America, seeking to shine a light on and create awareness of the evils of human trafficking. These stories of human trafficking profile different perspectives: an advocate, a law enforcement officer, a survivor and a brothel madam. The last chapter details what ordinary people can do and tips for parents. The various circumstances detailed are based on real-life experiences and are all too common. Unfortunately, human trafficking is pervasive throughout this country and throughout the world. The personal accounts in this book are based on actual events and provide an authentic glimpse into the evil hiding in plain sight within our neighborhoods. John's previous book, 'It's Not About the Badge', profiles the human side of policing, featuring rural officers. Police officers reveal a day on the job they'll never forget. The book features compelling personal and professional stories of small-town police officers and has a 5-star rating on Amazon. |
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional: Hank McGrath - Reverend, author, activist |
Tuesday
02/07/2023 |
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 guest is Rev Henry (Hank) McGrath from Caroga Lake, New York, a child abuse survivor, author and NAASCA volunteer. Hank began life in a poor Irish family with 4 siblings in NY. Both parents were alcoholics. At 11 he was hustling to survive in Pittsburgh, PA with bookies, pimps, and prostitutes. It was dangerous for a child alone. Eventually he served time in the juvenile detention system and as a young adult in prison for crimes he'd committed. After decades of hard living and a few near-death situations, he began facing his childhood trauma and by the 90's was happily married. When his beloved wife died from cancer in 2001 Hank promised her to fight for others on the issues of child abuse. Since then, he has worked with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, as a court advocate for youth, and more. Today, Hank is a minister and is very active in his community. ~~ 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 |
Monday
02/06/2023 |
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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Special guest
Chisara Okehi
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Friday
02/03/2023 |
Tonight's special guest is Chisara Okehi from Fairfield, California, a child abuse survivor, social worker and author who says, "I am here to educate, empower and encourage others to heal from childhood trauma." Chisara believes no one should be stigmatized for having mental illness and that society should provide treatment. Chisara and her siblings were kidnapped from Nigeria and taken to the US by their mentally ill mother, an act that would take a life-altering toll on her life. Family and society stigmatized, ignored, cast her mother aside because of her mental illness, when really she needed help. Her book 'I Need Help' crystalizes Chisara's struggles with being raised by a mother with untreated mental illness, and it highlights the need for an open discussion in the Nigerian and African American communities. Her own family dysfunction led to a career as a Child Protection Investigator, advocating protection, love, compassion for abused and neglected children. She advocates for people living with mental illness, works to de-stigmatization the dysfunction, and provides treatment so people can heal. Chisara is now an accomplished professional social worker with years of experience in the healing and mental health profession. She has identified common themes related to trauma (and stigma) faced by people with mental illness. Chisara continues discussions about thought-provoking topics on childhood trauma, stigmatization, mental health, grief, sexual abuse, and domestic violence. She loves working with children, teens, women, couples and families. |
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional: Michelle Bless, Minister & Chaplain |
Thursday
02/02/2023 |
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 guest is 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 Gerard Edwards |
Wednesday
02/01/2023 |
Tonight's special guest is Gerard Edwards from Tampa, Florida. He was sexual abused by both females and males. "Childhood trauma is hard to discuss especially when it happened multiple times," he says. Gerard was molested by a female babysitter for 2 years between the ages of 5 and 7. Then he was assaulted again in the second grade at age 8 by a family member. "I struggled with anger and struggle with my identity for years, Gerard reports. "I felt disgusted, unloved, and neglected." These feelings are shared by many child abuse survivors as are misplaced thoughts about being responsible and shamed by having experience abuse. But the blame ALWAYS belongs to the adult involved, never the innocent child. "For years I blamed my mother for the incidents," he says, "because I felt she failed to protect me." Gerard says that having his innocence taken at such a young age was devastating. "I learned that forgiveness is the best solution for me." For many this is a big part of their healing and recovery from child abuse. "Now, I have become a loving husband and father. Going through those experiences pushed me to be someone that is willing to speak out against child abuse and one day become an advocate. I now have a bachelors of arts in psychology. Psychology is a field that best suits me because it provides an opportunity to give back and help those who struggle mentally and emotionally." We'd love Gerard to engage with NAASCA as a volunteer. There's a LOT to do! |
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional: Bill Murray, NAASCA founder, 12 Step Recovery, CSA by clergy |
Tuesday
01/31/2023 |
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 four 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 Julie-Anne Grace |
Monday
01/30/2023 |
Tonight's special guest is Julie-Anne Grace from the UK, a child abuse survivor and musician. Born into a violent, abusive and religious cult-like environment, Julie-Anne suffered the pain and trauma of physical, sexual and emotional abuse as a child. Singing became an escape and she would often climb into her room closet and sing. Leaving home at just sixteen, she had always felt unloved and unvalued which left her trying to 'get' love from intimate relationships which in turn left her susceptible to abuse as an adult. It wasn't too long before Julie-Anne found herself leaving a narcissistically abusive marriage. She lost everything her home, work and family - and was brought to her knees. Interested in personal development and healing from a young age, it was then that Julie-Anne realized that this time she needed to heal from the inside out. She became willing to take radical responsibility to heal herself, feeling all of her feelings, releasing her trauma and loving herself back to health .. indeed giving herself the love she had never had. The more she did this, the more her life began to transform as she developed boundaries, supportive friendships, bought her own home and met the love of her life. Julie-Anne began writing songs about her experiences and healing journey to inspire others. She has now written and recorded two albums (visit her site: www.julie-annegrace.com). The first, 'Met by Grace', takes the listener on a journey from the darkness of abuse to the joy of loving yourself and being free. 'She Sings, She Soars' was written as a celebration of the human spirit and how we can not only survive abuse, but can really live our dreams and create the lives with the love we truly deserve. Her message is that there is love after pain and hope after despair. |
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Special guest Natasha (Tasha) Elliott
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Friday
01/27/2023 |
Tonight's special guest is Natasha 'Tasha' Elliott from Owings Mills, Maryland, a Sexual Trauma Life Coach to women who were sexually abused as a child by their biological fathers, who values uniqueness, happiness, and a purpose driven life. As a survivor, Tasha brings unique perspectives gained from her experience to women still struggling to heal from the pain and empower them to unleash their untapped power, locked deep in their souls. Using real-world examples, and her LIST METHOD Tasha sheds light on how the strength each woman has can positively give her the transformation of a lifetime. Tasha learned the value of transformation at an early age growing up enduring emotional, physical and sexual abuse in New Orleans, LA, as the second of five children in a 2-parent home. Tasha's dedication, hard work, and determination to avoid a life of drug/alcohol abuse, prostitution, and unhealthy relationships inspired her to create a permanent solution to ensure she doesn't fall into the status quo of abuse victims. Tasha's unique perspective on trauma has made her the leading expert on Total Healing from Biological Father daughter sexual abuse. Tasha knows that Father-Daughter Sexual abuse is the #1 form of child abuse and that transformation is a journey, not simply a destination. This perspective inspired her to specialize in teaching, motivating, and inspiring the millions of women in the world who experienced childhood sexual abuse by their fathers. |
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional: Monica Boglin - sexual, physical, emotional abuse, Lupis |
Thursday
01/26/2023 |
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 Monica Boglin from Puyallup, Washington, a survivor of sexual, physical, and emotional child abuse. Her preditors were all family members, and her parents were intent on passing on to Monica the behavior that their parents had done to them. She also has lived with Lupus since she was 29, a painful autoimmune disease that has long been linked to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). Monica became a life coach and a therapist and notes, I've finally found a way to forgive the unforgivable and to firmly keep anyone and everything harmful out of my life been linked to." She's earned her Masters degree in metaphysical science and counseling and is well on her way to earning a PhD in the same field. "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. ~~ 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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TOPIC Driven - general discussion |
Wednesday
01/25/2023 |
General discussion show - all about NAASCA. Those who call in will form a panel who'll describe, and be critical of, NAASCA's tools, programs, services. Just call in to participate or to suggest a topic !! ~~ (646) 595-2118 ~~ 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.
MISSION:
We have a single purpose at NAASCA, to address issues related to childhood abuse and trauma including sexual assault, violent or physical abuse, emotional traumas and neglect .. and we do so with only two goals:
1) educating the public especially as related to helping society get over its taboo of discussing childhood sexual abuse (CSA), presenting facts showing child abuse to be a pandemic, worldwide problem that affects everyone
2) offering hope and 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 |
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional: Pastor Deborah Schleich, minister and therapist |
Tuesday
01/24/2023 |
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 guest is 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
Tambry Harris |
Monday
01/23/2023 |
Tonight's special guest is Tambry Harris from Charlotte, North Carolina, a survivor of childhood sexual abuse and domestic violence. The author of 'Awakening the Light: A Survivors to Thrivers Going-Forward Story', her goals included guiding survivors of abuse and trauma to find strength and freedom by examining limiting beliefs and claiming a Going-Forward Story that leads to a whole-hearted, meaningful life. I was a woman wrapped in the image of having it all together," she says, "with a successful career, beautiful daughter, and seemingly happy marriage. Then a sudden panic attack became my wake-up call that my life was not 'perfect.' Years of peeling back the painful layers revealed what I had suppressed for decades - I was a victim of childhood sexual abuse." She goes on, "My family allowed my abuser ample access starting when I was five years old. The sense of not being seen during these violations led to a deep sense of unworthiness. Years were spent understanding and accepting the impact this abuse had on my life choices and my beliefs about myself, including marrying two abusers." Tambry's twenty years of coaching and eight years of spiritual direction translate into her work with the Going Forward: Survivors to Thrivers (GFS2T) organization. She believes as we make our wounds visible and available, they can be of service to the healing of others. Her story of wounding, struggle, and healing encourages survivors to understand their limiting beliefs, examine unhealthy patterns, and claim their going-forward stories. |
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Special guest
Fatma Ibrahim |
Friday
01/20/2023 |
Tonight's special guest is Fatma Ibrahim from Egypt, a child abuse survivor and author. She'll tell her story and talk about an upcoming art production on the impact of child sexual where she seeks contributions from survivors across the globe. Fatima tells us that she remembers very little of her actual child abuse, having recovered little tidbits in late 2018. "As a child, I always felt out of place, not wanted, ugly, that there was something inherently wrong with me," she says. "I would spend most of my time reading and forming my own inner world. I experimented in changing my state of being in different ways from extreme shyness to aggression to social butterfly." She started developing lots of chronic illnesses, becoming a people pleaser and a workaholic. "I was a master attractor of abuse from some bosses, friends and even healers. And the thing is, I could not even see the abuse if it screamed at me. I would feel some discomfort which I was incapable of defining, but didn't trust my feelings or my intuition." She asked herself, "Why was it I never wanted to be in a relationship?" She started working on identifying the abuse and how to deal with it; setting boundaries; recognizing her own needs; seeing her coping mechanisms; learning to trust her intuition. "I worked with different alternative therapists. Traditional ones never worked for me." Fatima says, "Just keep an open mind many CSA survivors have little trust in anyone which can cloud our judgment when we first embark in healing. It's important not to isolate as well which is something I tend to do but try to get out of." She concludes, "Now, I am learning to live. Before that I was surviving. And to live is still new for me." |
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional: Dr Jaime Romo, educator, CSA by clergy |
Thursday
01/19/2023 |
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 guest is Dr Jaime Romo from San Diego, an educator, consultant, author, and Minister, who promotes prevention and healing from 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. Visit his web site: 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 Randy Burton |
Wednesday
01/18/2023 |
Tonight's special guest is Randy Burton, a returning NAASCA family member from
Houston, Texas, an internationally recognized expert on child abuse and neglect and the founder of 'Justice for Children', a national child advocacy organization that provides pro bono legal services and social services to victims of abuse and neglect across the United States. The 'Justice for Children' call center helps when the child protection system fails to protect a child. The Pro Bono Legal program provides free legal help when it appears that a court or agency will return a child to an abusive situation, and the Court Watch program sends observers to courts in cases where a know abuser might be on the verge of obtaining custody or unsupervised visitation. 'Justice for Children' believes that every child has the right to grow up in a safe and nurturing environment. Child abuse is a crime and should be treated as such, costing American taxpayers more than $300 billion dollars a year. The primary focus of communities, child protective agencies, police and courts should be on the safety of the child rather than the rights of the parents. When a child reports being sexually molested or physically abused, the child should be protected until and unless the report is proven false and no child should be forced to spend unsupervised time with their abuser. Child protective agencies should be held accountable for negligent failure to protect children in their charge. Randy is a frequent author and lecturer on child abuse and criminal justice issues and has testified before Congress and numerous state legislative committees over the past 27 years. |
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional: Cherie White - anti bullying & DV advocate |
Tuesday
01/17/2023 |
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 Cherie White from Covington, Tennessee, an anti bullying advocate and author of three books who uses her own story of being bullied and gaslighted to help those enduring the same abuse today. "In 6th grade 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. "Because I felt powerless, I began to bully those who were even weaker than me in attempts to grab back some of my power. ~~ 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
Feather Berkower
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Monday
01/16/2023 |
Tonight's special guest is
Feather Berkower, M.S.W., a
Child Sexual Assault Prevention Educator Specialist and author of a must-read parenting book, 'Off Limits: A Parent's Guide to Keeping Kids Safe from Sexual Abuse!'. Feather is a longtime NAASCA family member who we've not heard from in some time. "I
have a workshop on Jan. 21 and would love to let folks know about it," she said. So feel free to call in on this episode to ask questions and share situations with Feather.
Using a community-based approach, she has trained well over 100,000 school children, parents and professionals! Her highly-regarded workshop, Parenting Safe Children, empowers adults to keep children safe from sexual abuse. Feather has a way of making difficult topics less scary, and consistently impresses audiences with her knowledge, commitment, and warmth. Parenting Safe Children helped to inspire 'Off Limits,' a parenting book that will change the way you think about keeping kids safe. 'Off Limits' presents easy-to-follow guidelines for making children, homes, and communities off limits to child sexual abusers. Tonight we'll focus on the topic of adult responsibility in protecting children from sexual abuse. Feather says, "I see in my work repeatedly, prevention education focused on children and adults relying on children to protect themselves. It is my fervent belief that although kids can learn to protect themselves with important skills, ultimately it is up to adults to protect kids, not kids to protect themselves." Feather is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and holds a Master's of Social Welfare from the University of California, Berkeley. She uses ZOOM and conducts media interviews, workshops, and private consultations throughout the United States regarding issues of child sexual abuse and safety. |
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Special guest Sandra Holdorf
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Friday
01/13/2023 |
Tonight's special guest is Sandra Holdorf from Ohio, an adult survivor of childhood sexual, physical, and mental abuse from an alcoholic parent. "When I was younger," she says, "people didn't really recognize the long lasting impact that mental abuse had on children. Physical abuse was recognized to a degree, but you still only heard about it in extreme cases." She goes on, "The sexual abuse I suffered was getting more and more invasive. My sister recognized that I had started suffering her same fate and came forward. Her strength caused an investigation and stopped the abused." But Sandra suffered physical and mental abuse throughout her childhood, too. "I was told I was stupid on a regular basis. I was told I was a pig and that I was going to have to start eating on the floor with the dog. I was hit with a belt so many times I can't count them. I was kicked in the head with steal-toed cowboy boots." The abuse she experienced at home was like a sign to others. "Once I spent the night at a friend's house." she explains. "Her brother (much older brother) took me out of the bed where I was sleeping up to his bedroom and did what he wanted." Drinking at an early age, Sandra spent much of her adult life as a raging alcoholic. "I've attempted suicide a couple of times. The last time ended in an inpatient stay at a psych hospital." The inpatient stay set off a chain reaction of medical care. "Issues with my physical health lead me to a university center for treatment for chronic stomach issues. This physician, my psychiatrist, and my therapist were all on the same page. My illnesses all stemmed back to childhood trauma." We're glad she's better now. Sandra's now looking into becoming a NAASCA volunteer! |
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional: Synova Cantrell - author, speaker, NLP Life Coach |
Thursday
01/12/2023 |
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 Synova Cantrell from Missouri, an Award-Winning Author, Speaker, Coach and a Life-Long Seeker of Knowledge & Wisdom. After a decade in the world of true crime & victim advocacy, Synova has taken her 10,000 hours of study and entered the self help field. Synova's a certified NLP Life Coach through the American Union of NLP. She's also the owner of Synova's Simply Biz author coaching service and an award-winning crime writer with over 300 cases under her belt. One of her books was even endorsed by a retired FBI Agent! To top it all off, a flag was flown over the Capitol in Washington D.C. to honor her cold case work!!! Now, Synova is using her study and experience to inspire, motivate and educate her audience. Synova's life coaching includes elements of NLP, practical psychology, ancient principles, and biochemistry. You can live a more abundant life and enjoy the journey! ~~ 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
Sandy Phillips Kirkham |
Wednesday
01/11/2023 |
Tonight's special guest is Sandy Phillips Kirkham from Cincinnati, Ohio, a clergy abuse survivor and author of the book 'Let Me PREY Upon You' that explains how a charismatic youth minister preyed upon her, a betrayal which left her broken, with a shattered faith, and the ultimate shame of being blamed and forced from the church she loved. From their very first meeting, the new youth minister slowly and methodically turned the sacred relationship of a trusted spiritual leader to one of abuse: sexual, emotional, and physical. When his actions were discovered, he was simply moved to another church, leaving Sandy to pay for his deeds. She was not his first victim, nor would she be his last. One of the greatest gift one can give to a victim of abuse is to allow us give words to our trauma. To allow us to be heard. We understand the topic is uncomfortable and may make you uneasy. Our healing comes when our pain is given a voice. "Soon after I began my own journey of healing from clergy abuse, came a need and a passion to speak out on the issue. Through the years, I've continually spoken to many groups and churches on the topic of prevention and met many courageous survivors." She explains, "I began to understand my story could have an impact." She goes on, "Writing the book was difficult at times, but I was motivated by this one thought, 'What would have changed for me had I heard someone's story of abuse during the time I was being abused?' The effort has been worthwhile. Her book has reached many survivors and won many awards. "I am humbled by this recognition but the emails and letters I receive from victims expressing their gratitude for me telling my story and giving them hope is the real recognition." |
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional: Felisha Johnson: child abuse, foster care, coach |
Tuesday
01/10/2023 |
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 guest is Felisha Johnson from Miami, Florida, who has an incredible story of transformation. She was physically and sexually abused, taken from her family, and placed in the foster care system where she would stay for ten years. She emancipated out at age sixteen, facing multiple hardships. Felisha refused to allow her past to dictate her future, so she pushed through the pain to embark on her healing journey and began to see triumph in her trauma. "I am a survivor," she says. "At seven years old, I was sexually molested by an uncle, physically abused by my stepfather and labeled as a troubled child by my mother." Felisha became quite the advocate and activist. "I created the 'Heal Your Story' Foundation to help trauma survivors and to encourage at-risk youth to transition from their hurtful experiences to living and building a better 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 Edna Sailor |
Monday
01/09/2023 |
Tonight's special guest is Edna Sailor from North Dakota, a child abuse survivor who was 71 years old when she published her first novel, 'Alfalfa Girl; the Path from Childhood Molestation to Soul'. She wrote the book at a time she was going through several life-threatening illnesses. Edna explains that the last few years have been, a difficult time for me listening to the Corporate Moguls, Politicians and televangelists continue to pour out their disturbing comments about sexual assault. Her book is fiction, but every sexual abuse incident depicted is based on a real crimes Edna witnessed was told directly about by another survivor. 'Alfalfa Girl' is the inner soul of the fictional teacher and mentor, Emily Sorenson, reflecting Edna, who goes through a painful but illuminating journey of self-discovery about the impact of debilitating and repeated child abuses. Edna herself is a survivor of five separate persons before the age of about 11. All her abusers were either relatives or close family friends. She was too fearful to tell about the abuse, and did not think anyone would believe her. In her adult life Edna spent thousands of dollars on therapy to deal with the feelings of worthlessness and dirtiness she lived with, and the 'bad girl' label she earned before seeking help. She was able to recover and earn three undergraduate degrees and a Masters degree while raising her three children (and six grandchildren). Edna says she'd wanted to write this book for 50 years, and now, in her 70s, she's outlived all her abusers. "I am so hoping my book can bring hope and encouragement to victims and survivors." She wants to educate families about the importance of creating an environment where children feel free to disclose abuse. |
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TOPIC Driven - general discussion |
Friday
01/06/2023 |
General discussion show - all about NAASCA. Those who call in will form a panel who'll describe, and be critical of, NAASCA's tools, programs, services. Just call in to participate or to suggest a topic !! ~~ (646) 595-2118 ~~ 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.
MISSION:
We have a single purpose at NAASCA, to address issues related to childhood abuse and trauma including sexual assault, violent or physical abuse, emotional traumas and neglect .. and we do so with only two goals:
1) educating the public, especially as related to helping society get over its taboo of discussing childhood sexual abuse (CSA), presenting facts showing child abuse to be a pandemic, worldwide problem that affects everyone
2) offering hope and 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 |
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional: Michelle Bless, Minister & Chaplain |
Thursday
01/05/2023 |
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 guest is 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
Dale & Faith Ingraham |
Wednesday
01/04/2023 |
Tonight's special guests are Dale & Faith Ingraham, returning NAASCA family members. Dale is a pastor who began his ministry in 1983. In 2020, Dale began to devote himself fully to the ministry of 'Speaking Truth in Love', a 501(c)(3) non-profit ministry, along with Faith, his partner and wife of nearly 40 years. She is a survivor of childhood sexual abuse. He is a speaker, trainer, author and strong advocate for victims and survivors of abuse. Working together they provide abuse prevention and response training to organizations, families, individuals and churches. They create safe places for growing and healing at conferences and speaking engagements, with printed materials, private consultation, and life coaching. In his book, 'Speaking Truth in Love', Dale Ingraham addresses the topic of sexual abuse in a way that examines hard areas while maintaining sensitivity for those who fear that this issue is too difficult for them to examine. The memoir-like recounting of Dale and Faith's own journey to understanding is woven throughout the various chapters of the book, from Faith's first revelation to Dale that she had suffered incest at the hands of her pastor father, to Dale's excommunication of his father-in-law in the church that he himself pastored. Through the non profit, they express a desire that no-one need to experience being left without hope and healing, or be damaged by physical, emotional, mental or spiritual abuse. The dynamics of our mission are to provide quality resources and materials to empower, encourage and equip the broken to heal. Simply put they help build healthy men, women and children. |
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Q & A call-in discussion with a NAASCA survivor / professional: Hank McGrath - Reverend, author, activist |
Tuesday
01/03/2023 |
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 Rev Henry (Hank) McGrath from Caroga Lake, New York, a child abuse survivor, author and NAASCA volunteer. Hank began life in a poor Irish family with 4 siblings in NY. Both parents were alcoholics. At 11 he was hustling to survive in Pittsburgh, PA with bookies, pimps, and prostitutes. It was dangerous for a child alone. Eventually he served time in the juvenile detention system and as a young adult in prison for crimes he'd committed. After decades of hard living and a few near-death situations, he began facing his childhood trauma and by the 90's was happily married. When his beloved wife died from cancer in 2001 Hank promised her to fight for others on the issues of child abuse. Since then, he has worked with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, as a court advocate for youth, and more. Today, Hank is a minister and is very active in his community. ~~ 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) - 3086
Special guest Scott McKellar |
Monday
01/02/2023 |
Tonight's special guest is Scott McKellar from Melbourne, Australia, a child abuse survivor. He recently participating in a book about Australia's male survivors, 'Telling My Story' (for info on the book write to: cath@shootingstar.pub). Born in 1970, Scott suffered significant child abuse starting at six by a stranger in a park and followed up later by sexual and physical abuse at the hands of two teachers. He was assaulted by a group of young men at aged ten," Scott says. "I have often been picked on by strangers since." As a young teen he was physically assaulted by a group of boys at a church run camp and later sexually assaulted by three leaders. "I said nothing for seventeen years." He goes on, "During my secondary schooling I was often subjected to physical, verbal and emotional bullying. A year later Scott protected a group of boys from a pedophile who had molested him seven years earlier. "I was a leader in a church run organization for boys," he explains, and went on to university. He's been in and out of work ever since, making many poor decisions and getting involved with the wrong people. "I have lost more money than I care to mention. Several business ventures failed and in 2001 I was forced to sell my home." Scott attended a workshop for male survivors facilitated by Mike Lew, 'a game changer'. He's participated in Facebook groups and in a documentary about survivors and in giving evidence to two Royal Commissions into Disability and Institutional CSA. "The battle that I face every day is the 'need to be needed'." |
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