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.
Call Your Advocate
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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.
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September 16, 2020
Healing from C.S.A
<p>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. </p> <p><strong>Disclaimer: To protect the privacy of our client's identifying characteristics, such as names, gender, age, have been altered.</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Books Mentioned:</strong></p> <p>Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence- from Domestic Abuse to Political Terror by Judith Herman, M.D.</p> <p>Love with Accountability: Digging Up the Roots of Child Sexual Abuse Edited by Aishah Shahidah Simmons</p> <p>I Never Told Anyone: Writings by Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse Edited by Ellen Bass and Louise Thornton</p> <p>The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel Van Der Kolk, M.D.</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Other great resources:</strong></p> <p>The Courage to Heal by Ellen Bass and Laura Davis</p> <p>Allies in Healing: When the Person You Love was Sexually Abused as a Child by Laura Davis</p> <p>The Sexual Healing Journey: A Guide for Survivors of Sexual Abuse by Wendy Maltz</p> <p>The Survivor’s Guide to Sex: How to Have an Empowered Sex Life After Child Sexual Abuse by Staci Haines</p> <p>Dear Sister: Letters from Survivors of Sexual Violence edited by Lisa Factora-Borchers</p> <p>Victims No Longer: Men Recovering from Incest and Other Sexual Child Abuse by Mike Lew</p> <p><a href="https://www.nfb.ca/film/hollow_water/" target="_blank">Hollow Water</a> by Bonnie Dickie (this is a POWERFUL documentary about how one Native community in Canada tackled child sexual abuse)</p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p>
August 5, 2020
Accountability
<p><br></p> <p>For today’s episode, host Karolina Strain interviews special guests Lisa Dillard and Walt Pierce. Lisa Dillard and Walt Pierce are facilitators at the Avalon Center for the Abuse Intervention for Men program and the Break the Cycle program. </p> <p>Walt and Lisa educate listeners on how they work with perpetrators of violence to stop the cycle of violence. They train perpetrators to challenge their belief systems on gender stereotypes, teach them the difference between unhealthy and healthy relationships, and take accountability for their actions. </p> <p><strong>Disclaimer: To protect the privacy of our client's identifying characteristics, such as names, gender, age, have been altered.</strong></p>
July 22, 2020
Abuse Intervention
Host Karolina Strain interviews special guest Sarah Cannon. Sarah is the director of training and outreach at the Avalon Center. She also oversees both the Abuse Intervention for Men and the Break the Cycle program. In today's podcast, she educates listeners on power-based violence, abuse, narcissistic and coercive behavior, and how abuse intervention programs make a difference in our society to stop the cycle of violence. Sarah Cannon speaks from years of experience working first hand with perpetrators of domestic violence. Disclaimer: To protect the privacy of our client's identifying characteristics, such as names, gender, age, have been altered.
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