Episodes

April 29, 2025

IFS Informed EMDR : The Power of Naming Our Pain with David Polidi

Today Jan is joined by David Polidi, a dedicated trauma therapist and social worker who blends compassion with clinical expertise. Through his practice Empowered Through Compassion , David guides adults and couples using Inte...

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April 22, 2025

Pushing Back the Darkness : Surviving Cult Abuse and Spiritual Manipu…

[Content Warning] : Religious cult, physical abuse, sexual abuse, psychological abuse, abortion, self-harm Today, Jan is again joined by Jennifer Redcay to finish her story of cult abuse and escape. Said abuse turned sexual w...

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April 15, 2025

Pushing Back the Darkness : Surviving Cult Abuse and Spiritual Manipu…

[Content Warning] : Religious cult, physical abuse, sexual abuse, psychological abuse Today, Jan is joined by Jennifer Redcay, who spent 10 years of her late 20s and early 30s in a cult that nearly extinguished her soul, spir...

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April 8, 2025

The Long Road to Conviction : Nia Durant’s Battle for Accountability

[Content Warning] : Child sexual abuse, self-harming, eating disorder, suicidal ideation Today, Jan is joined by Nia Durant, who shares her harrowing journey from a happy childhood to becoming a victim of grooming and abuse b...

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April 1, 2025

Word of the Month : Words

In this series, Jan selects a word to focus on for each month, encouraging growth in a specific area and challenging herself and her audience. This year Jan will be focusing on the difficult words we tend to tie to ourselves,...

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March 25, 2025

Surviving the Unthinkable : Caroline Pugh-Roberts’ Journey Through Tr…

[Content Warning] : Trafficking, exploitation, rape, manslaughter, physical violence, suicidal ideation, describing sexual acts and defining terminology, Today, Jan is joined by Caroline Pugh-Roberts, who is here to share her...

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March 18, 2025

Cultivating Inner Peace : Karl Braveman on Mindfulness, Healing, and …

[Content Warning] : Suicidal ideation Today, Jan is joined by Karl Braveman, a distinguished meditation and mindfulness expert, mentor, coach, and healer, as well as a film maker. In this enlightening conversation, Karl share...

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March 11, 2025

The System Failed Me But They Couldn’t Extinguish My LIght with Jazzl…

[Content Warning] : Descriptions of child sexual abuse, physical abuse, racism, child trafficking, flashbacks, slurs, torture, suicide attempt, hostage situation Today, Jan is joined by Jazzlyn Greenzee. In this powerful conv...

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March 4, 2025

Word of the Month : Victim

[Content Warning] : Suicidal ideation, child sex abuse In this series, Jan selects a word to focus on for each month, encouraging growth in a specific area and challenging herself and her audience. This year Jan will be focus...

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Feb. 25, 2025

Painting in the Rain : Victoria Ellen’s Story of Resilience and Redem…

[Content Warning] : Child sexual abuse Today, Jan is joined by Victoria Ellen, business woman and advocate against child sexual abuse. Victoria shares her harrowing journey through a broken justice system, personal abuse, and...

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Feb. 18, 2025

Trauma, Poetry, and Healing : Understanding DID with Astra

[Content Warning] : Child sexual abuse, suicidal ideation Today, Jan is joined by Amber ‘Astra’ Louise Ainsworth, author, poet, and advocate for those suffering from Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID). Amber is here to shar...

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Feb. 11, 2025

Unschooling Life : Jenn Bethune on Grief, Growth, and Living Unconven…

[Content Warning] : Death of a child, child abuse, narcissism Today, Jan is joined by Jenn Bethune, a survivor, healer, coach, and soon-to-be-published author with a powerful story that resonates deeply with those affected by...

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Feb. 4, 2025

Word of the Month : Betrayal

In this series, Jan selects a word to focus on for each month, encouraging growth in a specific area and challenging herself and her audience. This year Jan will be focusing on the difficult words we tend to tie to ourselves,...

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Jan. 28, 2025

Beyond Her Sister’s Case : When Social Media Meets Justice With Sarah…

[Content Warning] : Child sexual abuse, missing person, probable murder Today, Jan is joined by Sarah Turney, host of the Voices For Justice podcast, creator of Voices For Justice Media, and advocate for those who have been l...

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Jan. 21, 2025

None of It Was Real : A Mother's Journey Through Narcissistic Abuse W…

[Content Warning] : Child sexual abuse, spousal abuse, gaslighting, narcissism, neglect, emotional abuse, suicidal ideation Today, Jan is again joined by Lorrie Dwyer, who is here to continue her story of narcissistic abuse a...

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Jan. 14, 2025

None of It Was Real : A Mother's Journey Through Narcissistic Abuse W…

[Content Warning] : Child abuse, spousal abuse, gaslighting, narcissism, neglect, emotional abuse, suicidal ideation Today, Jan is by Lorrie Dwyer, who is here to tell the story of her narcissistic abuse and the chaos that wa...

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Jan. 7, 2025

Word of the Month : Shame

In this series, Jan selects a word to focus on for each month, encouraging growth in a specific area and challenging herself and her audience. This year Jan will be focusing on the difficult words we tend to tie to ourselves,...

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Dec. 31, 2024

From Victim to Warrior : A Mother's Fight Against Sexual Abuse and Do…

[Content Warning] : Child sexual abuse, incest, rape, pregnancy by rape, suicidal ideation, describing forcible sodomy Today, Jan is joined by Karen Hansen, a multidisciplinary entrepreneur, with a Bachelor of Science Degree ...

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Dec. 24, 2024

Your Body Knows : Healing Beyond Memory with Kerrie Louise

Today, Jan is joined by Kerrie Louise, who enhances 'The Body Remembers' themes with actionable insights on integrating body wisdom into healing journeys and explores somatic healing, trauma resolution, and creative empowerme...

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Dec. 17, 2024

Under the Orange Blossoms : Reclaiming Control and Healing After Abus…

[Content Warning] : Child sex abuse, incest, flashbacks, suicidal ideation, homicidal ideation, physical abuse Today Jan is joined by Cindy Benezra, who is an author, speaker, sexual abuse advocate, entrepreneur, and philanth...

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Dec. 10, 2024

Hinterland Health Retreat : Where Neuroscience Meets Holistic Recover…

[Content Warning] : Child sexual abuse Today, Jan is joined by Jackie Durnin, the visionary founder of Hinterland Health Retreat, a world-first rehabilitation facility that combines revolutionary neuro-technology with leading...

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Dec. 3, 2024

Word of the Month : Love

[Content Warning] : Child sexual abuse In this series, Jan selects a word to focus on for each month, encouraging growth in a specific area and challenging herself and her audience. This month, the focus is on Love. Jan delve...

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Nov. 26, 2024

Veterans of an Undeclared War : A Survivor's Path to Healing and Hope…

[Content Warning] : Child sex abuse, incest, sexual assault, assault, rape, date-rape, gang-rape, sex trafficking, flashbacks, Today, Jan is joined by friend of the pod and host of S.A.S.S. (Sexual Assault Survivor Stories) D...

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Nov. 19, 2024

Petals of a Rose : A Mother-Son Journey to Authentic DID Representati…

[Content Warning] : Child sexual abuse, suicidal ideation, self-harm Today, Jan is again joined by Holly & Dylan Crumpler, a mother-son team working to reduce stigma around Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID). Dylan created ...

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