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Call Your AdvocateAuthor: Karolina Strain
This is a podcast of advocates speaking to other advocates about the work we do. We will be addressing the myths and facts surrounding domestic violence and sexual assault, the legal system, trauma, and safety planning, and so much more. The goal is to share valuable information and empower. My name is Karolina Strain and I am the host and creator of this podcast. I am a Child & Youth Advocate at the Avalon Center in Tennessee. I will be interviewing colleagues, as well as special guests that are leading professionals in their fields. Language: en Genres: Business, Non-Profit Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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Healing from C.S.A
Episode 9
Wednesday, 16 September, 2020
In today's podcast, host Karolina Strain interviews special guests Leah Green. Leah Green works at the Resource Sharing Project as a Rural Technical Assistance Specialist. Leah is a passionate advocate that works tirelessly to bring awareness and supportive services for adult victims of childhood sexual abuse. Leah and Karolina discuss the complex dynamics of childhood sexual abuse, how to best support survivors, warning signs, and the healing process. Disclaimer: To protect the privacy of our client's identifying characteristics, such as names, gender, age, have been altered. Books Mentioned: Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence- from Domestic Abuse to Political Terror by Judith Herman, M.D. Love with Accountability: Digging Up the Roots of Child Sexual Abuse Edited by Aishah Shahidah Simmons I Never Told Anyone: Writings by Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse Edited by Ellen Bass and Louise Thornton The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel Van Der Kolk, M.D. Other great resources: The Courage to Heal by Ellen Bass and Laura Davis Allies in Healing: When the Person You Love was Sexually Abused as a Child by Laura Davis The Sexual Healing Journey: A Guide for Survivors of Sexual Abuse by Wendy Maltz The Survivor’s Guide to Sex: How to Have an Empowered Sex Life After Child Sexual Abuse by Staci Haines Dear Sister: Letters from Survivors of Sexual Violence edited by Lisa Factora-Borchers Victims No Longer: Men Recovering from Incest and Other Sexual Child Abuse by Mike Lew Hollow Water by Bonnie Dickie (this is a POWERFUL documentary about how one Native community in Canada tackled child sexual abuse)
