The docu-series podcast Trapped In Treatment, from Paris Hilton, returns for a second season to expose the dark underbelly of the “Troubled Teen Industry”. We talk with Caroline Cole and Rebecca Mellinger Grone, hosts of the podcast and passionate advocates for legislative change to help protect kids from institutional abuse and mass incarceration. You’ll hearRead More »Episode 46: Trapped In Treatment Podcast Hosts Caroline Cole and Rebecca Mellinger Grone

Sibling sexual abuse is revealed to be every bit as harmful as sexual abuse by a parent and affects the entire family. Yet, it’s not adequately understood or addressed, even by authorities and professionals. Show Notes CSA Centre 2021 SSA Report by Yates and Allardyce Link to report supporting working with families professionals Enough AbuseRead More »Episode 45: Sibling Sexual Abuse: What the Research Reveals, with Dr. Peter Yates

Michelle Horton is the author of Dear Sister, “A breathtaking memoir about two sisters and a high-profile case: Nikki Addimando, incarcerated for killing her abuser; and the author, Michelle Horton, left in the devastating fall-out to raise Nikki's young children and to battle the criminal justice system.” Show Notes We Stand With Nikki Website DonateRead More »Episode 44: Michelle Horton, Author of Dear Sister

It’s hard enough trying to make it in the entertainment industry. When you factor in discrimination against non-White actors the obstacles and challenges multiply. In today’s conversation we examine the barriers faced by Asian actors in Hollywood with my former guest, Rowena Chiu and her friends Angela Yeoh and Ashley Chiu who played her inRead More »Episode 43: Asian Discrimination in Hollywood and Beyond with Rowena Chiu, Ashley Chiu & Angela Yeoh

Author Lacy Crawford details her experiences of devastating revictimization and institutional betrayal after she was sexually assaulted at an elite New England boarding school as a teenager. Show Notes Lacy Crawford’s website Kathryn Robb is Executive Director of CHILD USAdvocacy Miranda Pacchiana’s website The Second Wound Our beautiful theme song is written & performed byRead More »Episode 42: Lacy Crawford, Author of Notes On A Silencing

Newtown Yoga Center instructor Aline Marie explains the fundamentals of trauma-aware yoga. We talk about the power of choice, maintaining boundaries, an easy technique to calm your nervous system, and Aline’s remarkable path to becoming a yoga teacher. Show Notes The Newtown Yoga Center Website Peace on Demand App use code PEACE WITHIN Our beautifulRead More »Episode 41: Trauma-Aware Yoga with Newtown Instructor Aline Marie

Julie Hall walks us through the dehumanizing effects of being in relationship with a narcissist. We take a compassionate look at the experience of growing up in a narcissistic family and discuss common family roles such as the golden child, the lost child, and the scapegoat. Also discussed are the origins of narcissism as wellRead More »Episode 40: Julie L. Hall, Author of The Narcissist In Your Life: Recognizing the Patterns and Learning to Break Free

Family-controlled sex trafficking survivor Kait Gannon and licensed clinical social worker Laurie Krull started a podcast together as a last-ditch effort to keep Kait safe. They also sounded an alarm about offenders living in their region of western New York. Kait and Laurie’s unique journey from patient and therapist to hosts of the groundbreaking podcast… Read More »Episode 39: Talking Family-Controlled Trafficking with the Hosts of The Ugly Truth About the Girl Next Door podcast