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Building A Bridge From The Future To The Present
May 25, 2023

Building A Bridge From The Future To The Present

Today Jan talks about different strategies for organizing your life to reach a goal, and how that not only clarifies the steps one must take to reach their goal, but also to positively impact their life and sense of purpose. …

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Using Forgiveness, Love, Purpose, and Thought To Transform Your Self-Identity : Michelle's Story
May 23, 2023

Using Forgiveness, Love, Purpose, and Thought To Transform Your Self-…

Michelle Jackson is a wife, mother and MiMi (grandmother), Christian, Certified Life and Transformational Healing Speaker and Coach, Voice Over Artist, Author of 4 self-published books, Poet, NAMI Chicago Ambassador and Speak...

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Men's Healing and Realizing You Need To Start Your Healing Journey with Dave Markel and Alan Manwaring
May 18, 2023

Men's Healing and Realizing You Need To Start Your Healing Journey wi…

Today Jan is joined by Co-Host Dave Markel and guest/Executive Director of The Jan Broberg Foundation, Alan Manwaring to talk about the male perspective on needing to heal and how Alan personally came to realize he needed to ...

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[Re-Release] Tonic Immobility & How Trauma Affects the Brain with Dave Markel
May 16, 2023

[Re-Release] Tonic Immobility & How Trauma Affects the Brain with Dav…

Sometimes life happens, so today we invite you to have a listen to one of our more popular episodes (plus a bit of behind the mic banter at the end). Hope you enjoy. Today Austen, Chris, and Dave come together …

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What Does It Take to Tell Your Story?
May 11, 2023

What Does It Take to Tell Your Story?

Today Jan talks about the other side of refining her story and the difficulties that her and her orbit faced. This episode is sponsored by Betterhelp Online Therapy. Get in touch with the right therapist today! Use our link t...

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Andy's Story : I Do Things Now To Make Myself Feel Heard
May 9, 2023

Andy's Story : I Do Things Now To Make Myself Feel Heard

Today Jan sits down with Andy Wagner, creator of the CannaBlogger's Corner podcast, to discuss PTSD, survivors guilt, and how the unknown can truly contain anything. Connect with Andy Wagner: Website: CannaBlogger's Corner In...

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The Reality of Familial Abusers
May 4, 2023

The Reality of Familial Abusers

On today's solo episode Jan unpacks what appears to be the standard norms around familial abusers and what happens throughout the home and family when the abuse is discovered, while offering her insights on how to minimize th...

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Stephanie's Story : Identify It, Get Rid of It, and Replace it
May 2, 2023

Stephanie's Story : Identify It, Get Rid of It, and Replace it

Stephanie Parrish is an internationally certified Hyperbaric Oxygen therapist, a nationally certified PBMT Light therapist and an internationally certified Microcirculation therapist with Avacen Medical. As founder of the Vit...

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Narrative Therapy and Reshaping Your Story
April 27, 2023

Narrative Therapy and Reshaping Your Story

On today's solo episode Jan shares her experience surrounding Narrative Therapy and how her upbringing and habits shaped her to resonate with this mode of healing. This episode is sponsored by Betterhelp Online Therapy. Get i...

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Deanna's Story : There Is No Try
April 25, 2023

Deanna's Story : There Is No Try

Today Jan is joined by Deanna to talk about what it takes to not be your trauma when it's all you've known. While sexual abuse isn't the primary trauma in Deanna's story, you can see how the damage she underwent …

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J(u)an Solo : What Is An Orbit?
April 20, 2023

J(u)an Solo : What Is An Orbit?

Today Jan begins a new addition to our episode format where Jan will be doing shorter (20-30 minutes) solo episodes where she will cover a variety of topics, such as the vocabulary that is regularly used in the show, healing …

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Susan Broberg's Thrivivor Share : Being More Than A Manipulation
April 18, 2023

Susan Broberg's Thrivivor Share : Being More Than A Manipulation

Today Jan hands the mic over to her sister Susan Broberg so she can share how she came to realize, layer by layer, how events she can't even remember shaped her self-worth and perspective on what her role is in …

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Empowering the Voiceless : The Planned Impact of The Jan Broberg Foundation in Combatting Child Sexual Abuse With Dave Markel and Alan Manwaring
April 13, 2023

Empowering the Voiceless : The Planned Impact of The Jan Broberg Foun…

Today Jan is joined by cohost and creator of the podcast S.A.S.S., Dave Markel, and Alan Manwaring, Executive Director of The Jan Broberg Foundation for a round table. Alan is here to introduce himself to the community and ta...

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The Brian Ostler Perspective :
April 11, 2023

The Brian Ostler Perspective : "He Sees Her As His Baby Daughter"

Today Jan is joined by one of her childhood friends Brian Ostler so they can take a trip back in time to get a more peripheral view of everything that happened to Jan and some of the public perceptions that …

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Terry's Story : Working On Yourself To Be A Better Partner
April 6, 2023

Terry's Story : Working On Yourself To Be A Better Partner

Today Jan is joined by Terry, co-founder of the Shuniya Foundation, so they can discuss what working on your own damage from trauma in tandem with a partner looks like and how important it is to find self-love so you …

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Shari's Story (Part 2) : The Biggest Thing I've Learned Is To Just Show Up
April 4, 2023

Shari's Story (Part 2) : The Biggest Thing I've Learned Is To Just Sh…

Today Jan is joined again by Shari to continue their conversation on how to build healthy relationships while being aware of and dealing with negative behaviors. Like many episodes of this show it all boils down to the fact t...

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Ella's Story : I Didn't Think My Words Mattered
March 30, 2023

Ella's Story : I Didn't Think My Words Mattered

Today Jan is joined by Ella so she can share her story of abuse, molestation, and manipulation by those she should have been able to trust; her family, and how the only escape from the abuse was distance. This episode …

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Heather's Story : Divorced From Shame
March 28, 2023

Heather's Story : Divorced From Shame

Today Jan is joined by Heather who is here to give voice to her story of abuse, rape, and appeasement throughout her years because she refuses to be ashamed or be responsible for the trauma done to her, it's her …

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The Broberg Sisters (Part 3) : Lifelong Bestie Caroline Hanson Pearson Joins Jan, Karen, and Susan to Complete Their Deep Dive on Episode 9 of A Friend Of The Family
March 23, 2023

The Broberg Sisters (Part 3) : Lifelong Bestie Caroline Hanson Pearso…

Today the Broberg sisters are joined by lifelong bestie Caroline Hanson Pearson to bring this series of episodes to a close. Don't worry though, there will be more content related to Jan's story, not to mention a couple of in...

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Shari's Story : How Do I Move Through Trauma As A Mother When Everything's A Trigger?
March 21, 2023

Shari's Story : How Do I Move Through Trauma As A Mother When Everyth…

Today Jan is joined by Shari Scott, author, speaker, and co-founder of the Shuniya Foundation, to talk about her story of being subjected to sex trafficked level of abuse from family and others, forgetting those things for ye...

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Exclusive Episode with Jan Broberg : The Day Elisabeth Smart Was Found 20 Years Ago
March 16, 2023

Exclusive Episode with Jan Broberg : The Day Elisabeth Smart Was Foun…

In this special episode, Jan Broberg revisits the day Elisabeth Smart was found 20 years ago, highlighting the issue of child sexual abuse and shedding light on the fact that perpetrators can often be people closest to the vi...

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Empowering Marginalized Communities : How Amanda Schneider is Making a Difference with Amplify Voices
March 14, 2023

Empowering Marginalized Communities : How Amanda Schneider is Making …

Today Jan is joined by Amanda Shneider who is here to tell her story as well as tell how she went from a victim to a voice and used that vantage to give other women their voices. Amanda Schneider is …

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Uncovering Your Blind Spots : The Role of Perception in Creating a Balanced Life with Nikki Valencia
March 9, 2023

Uncovering Your Blind Spots : The Role of Perception in Creating a Ba…

Today, Jan is joined by Nikki Valencia, speaker and founding member of the Joan of Heart group, who is here to introduce some of the vocabulary and practices that are involved in her programs. Our new online community Thriviv...

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Daisy's Story :
March 7, 2023

Daisy's Story : "Once a Rapist, Always a Rapist"

Today Jan is joined by Daisy who is here to share her story of abuse and how she's transformed it into a cause. Daisy's story is one of being abused by those she should have been able to trust only …

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