Abduction: Victim to Survivor

About Abduction: Victim to Survivor

Abduction: Victim to Survivor is a place for honest stories, compassionate conversations, and hope. The podcast explores how parental abduction and custodial conflict shape the lives of children, families, and entire communities—and what it takes to move from surviving to healing. Drawing from her own experience of family abduction, host Abby welcomes child survivors, adult survivors, searching family members, advocates, experts, and professionals to the microphone. Each episode makes space for voices too often unheard, brings understanding to a deeply misunderstood crime, and reminds listeners that no one should have to navigate its aftermath alone. Our mission is to challenge the dangerous belief that a child must be safe simply because they are with a parent. We raise awareness, share trusted guidance, and offer connection and hope to searching parents, adults who were abducted as children, and families finding their way forward.

Publisher

Abby Potash

Category

kids & family · true crime

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

24 Nov 2025

Latest episode

6 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

36 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   6 Oct 2026

   "She Saved Me": Rachael on Her Mother's Utimate Choice

   Rachel’s story is one of the gray areas people don’t like talking about. A mother tried the legal route first. A child asked to be believed. A system looked away. Survival came with a huge cost. That’s the part people miss - escaping harm can still mean losing home, family, routine, and years of peace. And if you’ve ever had to make a choice you never wanted to make, you already know: sometimes there are no clean options. What would you have done if your children were unsafe and you didn’t get any help from the justice system? If my children were in danger and unsafe, I really don’t know what I would have done. #AbductionVictimToSurvivor #FamilyAbductionAwareness #MissingChildrenAwareness #TraumaRecovery #ChildSafety #FamilyCourtFailure #ChildAbuse #ProtectiveMother #InternationalParentalAbduction #Abductedbymymother #fleeingdomesticabuse

2. 

   29 Sept 2026

   The Simple Question That Gave a Mother of a Missing Child Comfort and Hope

   Do you know someone whose child is missing—or who has lost a child—and hesitate to say their name because you’re afraid of causing more pain? The truth is, their child is already in their thoughts every moment of every day. Asking about them doesn’t reopen the wound; it reminds a parent that their child is remembered, loved, and not forgotten. In this heartfelt episode of Abduction: Victim to Survivor, a mother of a missing child shares why remembering and asking about missing loved ones matters so deeply. Sometimes, a simple question or act of kindness can bring comfort—and help keep hope alive. Key takeaways: The emotional toll of missing children on families The significance of small acts of kindness and remembrance How community support can provide comfort to grieving families The story of Elena and her son Leo as a case study of hope The role of everyday people in supporting families of the missing #missingchildren, #emotionalsupport, #kindness, #hope, #familystories, #communityimpact, #parentalabduction

3. 

   22 Sept 2026

   Is The Person You Are Bringing Into Your Life Safe For Your Children?

   Sara was six. Sayeh was eight. “All we wanted was to be loved and cared for,” Sayeh reflects, revealing the emotional toll of her upbringing. As a young girl, Sayeh faced the horrifying reality of grooming by a man who assimilated into their lives under the guise of a caring adult, her mother’s boyfriend. They were sisters, best friends, and each other’s whole world. When Sara was killed at just six years old, eight-year-old Sayeh witnessed the unimaginable and barely escaped with her own life. “All we wanted was to be loved and cared for,” Sayeh reflects, revealing the emotional toll of her upbringing. Sayeh grew up carrying her sister’s memory—not as a burden, but as a promise. She became a state trooper, protected children through a Child Advocacy Center, and today serves at the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. Today, September 22, exactly 38 years to the day their lives changed forever, Sayeh’s episode of Abduction: Victim to Survivor will be published. I did not realize the significance of the date until I asked Sayeh if she was comfortable with the episode being released tomorrow. In this deeply moving podcast conversation, Sayeh shares how love, courage, and service became the way she honors Sara every day. Her story is heartbreaking, powerful, and profoundly human. Listen to the episode and meet a remarkable woman who transformed unimaginable loss into a lifelong mission to protect children. #grooming, #childabduction, #hope, #resilience, #courage, #familyabduction, #lawenforcement Thank you for caring about children and family abduction. Please contact me with questions/feedback at abduction:victimtosurvivor@gmail.com

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

8 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

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