- 18
- Episodes
- 2024
- First episode
About Come Over to My House
"Come Over to My House" was my favorite childhood book that looked at the structural homes of kids across various cultures. Those lessons stuck as I've been navigating homelessness in the USA for 2 years, and finding the beauty within moments of chaos. But I clearly understand that we shouldn't have to find moments of joy within our suffering. Join me as I deconstruct the systems that prevent complex trauma survivors from rising beyond their circumstances. And I'll do it via Appalachian storytelling medicine, or narrative therapy. Check out my Patreon for my accompanying photo series!
- Publisher
- Cassandra D.
- Category
- society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 9 Jun 2024
- Latest episode
- 9 Dec 2024
Latest episodes
18 episodes in the feed.
9 Dec 2024
Robert: Intuitive Creations through Life Experiences
Robert Cunningham Jr. shares his unique approach to intuitive creation, blending spirituality, queerness, world travel, and AI art to unlock new forms of self-expression and healing.
2 Dec 2024
A Crowded Table: Healing with Novva
Novva shares her lived experiences as a mother navigating poverty and systemic oppression, illustrating the healing power of education and community in a Crowded Table conversation.
25 Nov 2024
Cut-Throat Crafting with Mitch
Mitch Thor Odinson shares how his life experiences shaped his diverse craft mediums, revealing the emotional and creative processes behind his art.
18 Nov 2024
Lauryn: The Evolution of Creation throughout Healing
"The opposite of war isn't peace; it's creation." Thanks for joining me for season 2 of my podcast, Come Over to My House! You can find season one on audio streaming platforms everywhere! In the first season of this show, I focused on both the systemic and interpersonal implications of trauma on many levels--psychological, anthropological, sociological, and even spiritual! But this season, I want to focus on the act of creation, how it combats societal rot and destruction through healing, and how differently creation can look from person to person. My first guest, Lauryn, is a powerhouse of compassion, knowledge, creativity, talent, and wisdom that she draws from so many different experiences of life. She has come so far in healing and deconstructing from many traumas, including escaping a high control religion/cult, overcoming the many emotional implications of intimate partner abuse, and so much more! To view Lauryn’s art that we discuss this episode, you can watch the full video on YouTube! Cassandra’s YouTube Channel (https://youtube.com/@appalachian_rising?si=QxD8t5MOpPa7e9dh) Don’t forget to subscribe to the channel while you’re there! To reach Lauryn via E-mail: Opallauryn@gmail.com (https://Opallauryn@gmail.com/) Lauryn’s LinkTree (https://linktr.ee/Opallauryn) #art #create #traumahealing #joy #childhoodtraumarecovery #cptsdrecovery #eXvangelical #photography #mentalhealth #healing #queer #deconstruction #deconstruct #trauma
17 Oct 2024
The Hurdle is a [Real] Mirage
It astounds me when I think about how many human beings who authentically value the beauty in the world and in life who have one obstacle in gaining stability and living a full life--money. This episode is a ramble about how we've been conditioned to believe that joy is an illusive thing, when it's actually so attainable. And listen up for some exciting announcements! As always, thanks for your support!!! #deconstruction #eattherich #homelessness #homeless #antiestablishment #generationalpoverty #joy #hope #lgbtqia #traumahealing #generationalpoverty #empowermentEducator #comeovertomyhouse #anger #airesfullmoon #seasonone
15 Sept 2024
Victim Blaming
Need I say more? I mentioned someone I know who works in actual anti-trafficking efforts, and I want to include the link to her website that contains resources, among many other things. If you're able to support her in any way, please do so! That includes helping to push her content on social media! The Baby WhispHerer (https://www.thebwmovement.org/ ) The WhispHering Queen on TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@whispheringqueen?_t=8pmA9AaSSYJ&_r=1) The Baby WhispHerer Website with Resources (https://www.tiktok.com/@thebabywhisphereryvonne?_t=8pmABHWu9TK&_r=1) Baby WhispHerer Ca$hApp Handle: WhispHerifyouhearme4 (Please note the placement of the letter "H" in the Ca$hApp handle!) And as usual, below is my LinkTree! Follow me on social media, subscribe to my Patreon, hear my guest spots on other podcasts, and much more! Cassandra's LinkTree (https://linktr.ee/appalachian_rising) #victimblaming #decolonize #decolonization #antiestablishment #capitalism #poverty #traumahealing #lgbtqia #interpersonaltrauma #childhoodtrauma #systemicoppression #homelessness #homeless #mormons #exmo #exvangelical #religioustrauma
30 Aug 2024
Hope is the Thing with Feathers
Hope is quite literally the only thing keeping many people afloat in a society built upon the idea that people have the right to own others and to own the resources of the earth. But hope is fleeting right now, and I can feel it across the country. Emily Dickinson said, "Hope is the Thing with feathers," but today that feathered creature feels more like a vulture and less like a song bird. Let's dive into the darkness for this episode. Let's bring our light; I hope you know it's reach. To follow me on socials, or to hear more about my story, here's all you'll need (click the link below). LinkTree (https://linktr.ee/appalachian_rising) #homeless #homelessness #systemicoppression #deconstruction #lgbtqia #queer #hope #hopeless #whitewomen #societalconditioning #society #capitalism #eattherich #society #revolution
4 Aug 2024
Communal Narcissism in the Mormon Church and other Western Spirituality
To check out the book I'm writing about my personal, true-crime type life and journey that got me here, follow my Patreon (link in LinkTree)! Chapter one will be available in its entirety by the end of day on 8/21/24! Here I connect the experiences I've had in the Mormon-influenced homeless shelter to consumerism and intentional perpetuation of complex trauma using spirituality. I also discuss the power of spirituality and in finding the sense of self. LINKTREE (https://linktr.ee/appalachian_rising) #traumahealing #spirituality #eXvangelical #mormons #homleless #homelesshelter #lgbtqia #crystals #earthmagic #witchcraft #spirituality #capitalism #consumerism
2 Aug 2024
The Silencing of an Appalachian Trafficking Survivor in Mormon-Run Homeless Shelter
To check out the book I'm writing about my personal, true-crime type life and journey that got me here, follow my Patreon (link in LinkTree)! Chapter one will be available in its entirety by the end of day on 8/21/24! I am the 41 year old survivor of child sex trafficking through pthe Pentecostal church in rural WV, and I am currently in a homeless shelter in Utah that has heavy ties to the Mormon Church. Yesterday I filed two grievances with HR regarding racist and non trauma-informed behavior by a staff against a Black woman AND the executive director's failure to effectively address the issue. Today, I was told that there's "concern" that I'm not progressing, a typical retaliatory abuse tactic by narcissists, but on a larger and more systemic level. I'm facing the potential of having my shelter here terminated and no other options given. I am a queer woman who practices witchcraft, looking at being on the streets here in Mormon Country Utah. I need your help. Below is my linktree. Any help you can provide, whether that's resources or making sure this podcast gets into the right hands, will be greatly appreciated. I've survived too much in my life to be silenced by a church and bullied into backing down from speaking out against injustice and danger towards a vulnerable community. And I have a lot to give back, beyond just using my voice and my story. As of August 5, I also will no longer have a phone plan. LinkTree to Help (https://linktr.ee/appalachian_rising) #traffickingsurvivor #utah #homeless #homelessness #homelessshelter #mormons #exvangelical #exmormons #legaladvice #lawyers #queer #lgbtqia #racism #systemicoppression #humanrights #traumahealing #healing #healingjourney #probonoattorney #attorney #humanrightsattorney #helpneeded #mormonchurch #domesticviolence #domesticviolencesurvivor #breakthesilence #truecrime #murder #attemptedmurder
25 Jul 2024
EXCLUSIVE: Survivor's Journey & Chaos Magick
To check out the book I'm writing about my personal, true-crime type life and journey that got me here, follow my Patreon (link in LinkTree)! Chapter one will be available in its entirety by the end of day on 8/21/24! Today is a special day for me, as it marks 2 years since I escaped domestic violence that nearly ended my life, as my ex wife was slowly poisoning me for a large sum of money that belonged to my sister, just like my dad had done to my mom exactly 30 years earlier. Except I didn't know this when I escaped. But something told me to stop at my car that day two years ago, and take a picture of myself. Months later I would see the date and time on the picture and understand a new significance to my escape. July 25, 2022 at 11:00 am. My mother had died on July 25, 1992 at 11:15 am after my dad and his cousin poisoned her for the last time, almost exactly 30 years earlier. I promised a bonus episode today that involved talking about my journey through homelessness over the past two years, but I realized that the trauma and the hardships themselves are no longer the highlight of my story. Instead, my story is about the ways in which I've found ways to make magic out of those significant portions of my life--just like my Appalachian momma taught me to do decades earlier. Enjoy this episode of hope, joy, and resilience, brought to you by my inner child. The same inner child who sweetly tugged at my sleeves today and reminded me that the adult version of me was trying to celebrate a loss that she never got to mourn. As always, check out my LinkTree (https://linktr.ee/appalachian_rising) to follow me on socials, to hear more about my story via guest spots I've done on other podcasts, and more!!! Thank you for coming over to my house once again! #deconstruction #chaosmagick #survivor #cptsd #joy #hope #innerchild #appalachian #wv #comeovertomyhouse #survivor #csasurvivor #domesticviolence #domesticviolencesurvivor #traffickingsurvivor #lgbtqia #queer #innerchildhealing #truecrime #childhoodtrauma #traumahealing #celebration #freeyourself #decolonize #decolonizeyourmind
21 Jul 2024
Trending Authenticity and our "Healing Culture"
To check out the book I'm writing about my personal, true-crime type life and journey that got me here, follow my Patreon (link in LinkTree)! Chapter one will be available in its entirety by the end of day on 8/21/24! Our western society tells us to heal our trauma, while also not giving us the tools or guidance to actually do so. And many of the schools of thought about healing still make us beholden to a person or entity that attempts to tell us how to heal and how to be authentic. Unfortunately, the people who suffer the most ongoing trauma don't often have any resources (or at least the ones society says we need) to address said trauma. And so the cycles continue. I've been homeless for two years in a few days, and I've both had the privilege and been forced to make hard decisions in favor of my mental health, but it has changed who I am inside. Let's deconstruct some of the issues with our "healing culture," and let's find out ways to disrupt this way of thinking. Check out my LinkTree for my socials, guest spots on other podcasts, and much more! Cassandra's LinkTree (https://linktr.ee/appalachian_rising) #deconstruction #homeless #homelessness #lgbtqia #queer #traumahealing #healingjourney #childhoodtrauma #dissociation #cptsd #cptsdrecovery #domesticviolence #domesticviolencesurvivor #survivor #psychopathicabusesurvivor #munchausenbyproxy #medicalptsd #truecrime #abuserecovery #actionableresources #appalachianrising #somaticexercises
14 Jul 2024
The Systemic Weaponization of Food and Nutrition
To check out the book I'm writing about my personal, true-crime type life and journey that got me here, follow my Patreon (link in LinkTree)! Chapter one will be available in its entirety by the end of day on 8/21/24! Capitalism, the patriarchy, white supremacy and other hierarchical structures have effectively not only made sure food is NOT a human right, but they have also ensured that food and nutrition are weaponzied against certain demographics. Because of some bizarre domestic violence I experienced that included being poisoned, I found myself in an oncologist's office being tested for some nutritional deficiencies that rarely get discussed, but are directly related to living in poverty. And I also discuss the ways in which weight/poverty issues are used to blame individuals for their health conditions, and the challenges that those same health conditions create when trying to access things like food banks. LinkTree (https://linktr.ee/appalachian_rising) for Etsy Shop, other podcast sets, and more! #poverty #foodbanks #fooddesert #foodcrisis #foodisahumanright #lgtbqia #domesticviolence #homeless #homelessness #shelfstablefood #nutrition #herbs #herbalmedicine #scurvy #beriberi #thiamine #vitaminC #chronicillness #rural #foodpantry #communityresources #communityfood #humanrights #mentalhealth #pyschopathy #munchausenbyproxy
7 Jul 2024
White Women: A Call for Accountability
To check out the book I'm writing about my personal, true-crime type life and journey that got me here, follow my Patreon (link in LinkTree)! Chapter one will be available in its entirety by the end of day on 8/21/24! I am a white woman from a very racist area of the United States, and over the past two years (and thinking back retrospectively to my life before that), I've seen why white women are not only problematic, but dangerous. Join me as I make a call to action for white women to take accountability for the parts that we actively play in not only perpetuating abuse systemically, but in also perpetuating abuse against ourselves and other women. LinkTree (https://linktr.ee/appalachian_rising) Link to "They Were Her Property" (https://bookshop.org/p/books/they-were-her-property-white-women-as-slave-owners-in-the-american-south-stephanie-e-jones-rogers/8493268) PATREON (https://patreon.com/AppalachianRising?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink)to purchase prints from accompanying photo series and more! (Under construction, but up and running!) #eattherich #deconstruction #homeless #homelessness #storytelling #women #whitewomen #whitesupremacy #patriarchy #capitalism #latestagecapitalism #queer #lgbtqia #traumahealing #healing #systemicoppression #decolonizeyourmind #decolonization
1 Jul 2024
The Supreme Court & the Monopoly on Homelessness
To check out the book I'm writing about my personal, true-crime type life and journey that got me here, follow my Patreon (link in LinkTree)! Chapter one will be available in its entirety by the end of day on 8/21/24! To understand why oppressive systems don't want to end homelessness, it's important to deconstruct from how they benefit from it. In this episode, I begin the deconstruction process in light of the fact that the Supreme Court has made being homeless illegal and punishable by prison. LINKTREE (https://linktr.ee/appalachian_rising) #homeless #supremecourt #homelessness #deconstruction #utah #queer #lgbtqia #capitalism #whitesupremacy #patriarchy #trauma #traumahealing #systemicoppression #racism #organizedreligion #healing #covert #narcissism #psychopathy #sociopathy #industrializedprisoncomplex #charities #nonprofits #poverty #antiestablishment #humanrights #activism #dvsurvivor #csasurvivor #sasurvivor
24 Jun 2024
"Home" is Where the Monsters Are
To check out the book I'm writing about my personal, true-crime type life and journey that got me here, follow my Patreon (link in LinkTree)! Chapter one will be available in its entirety by the end of day on 8/21/24! We often run from the monsters of our pasts that created us via childhood trauma, but until we look them in the eyes and tell them NO MORE, they'll continue to chase us. This episode looks at this sentiment on both an interpersonal and societal level. Check out my LinkTree to follow me on social media and to support my endeavors in other capacities! LINKTREE (https://linktr.ee/appalachian_rising)
23 Jun 2024
What Are You Watering?
To check out the book I'm writing about my personal, true-crime type life and journey that got me here, follow my Patreon (link in LinkTree)! Chapter one will be available in its entirety by the end of day on 8/21/24! This episode connects one of the most bizarre things I've ever witnessed to the question of: What are we watering? Are we allowing systemic, abusive, colonizer suppression to tell us how to define our sense of self? Are we allowing unhealthy relationships with harmful people to influence our sense of self? Let's discuss! Check my LinkTree for ways to connect on social media, or to hear more about my story through spots I've done on other podcasts in the past! Next Week: "White Women: A Call to Accountability" LinkTree (https://linktr.ee/appalachian_rising) PATREON (https://patreon.com/AppalachianRising?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink) link to purchase prints from accompanying photo series and more! (Still under construction, but up and running!) #eattherich #deconstruction #photography #beauty #chaosmagick #latestagecapitalism #creativity #homeless #homelessness #queer #traumahealing #healing #antiestablishment #art #sacralchakra #blackandwhitephotography #lgbtqia
16 Jun 2024
I've Got No Roots
To check out the book I'm writing about my personal, true-crime type life and journey that got me here, follow my Patreon (link in LinkTree)! Chapter one will be available in its entirety by the end of day on 8/21/24! In the first episode of this podcast, I tell you a little about who I am and what "home" means to me as a homeless person and survivor of severe complex trauma who has been deconstructing systemic oppression over the past 2 years. Join me each week as I tell stories about the past two years of my life, and the ways in which I've been navigating homelessness across the USA while finding beauty within chaos. To hear the story about a brutal childhood assault that I mention (but I do NOT tell in this podcast), please see the link below to my LinkTree. Also included, you'll see links to donate to my GoFundMe and other resources. Click hyperlink below! Links to SASS Podcast and more! (https://linktr.ee/appalachian_rising) #cptsd #traffickingsurvivor #csasurvivor #traumahealing #joy #art #lightanddark #photography #domesticviolencesurvior #survivor #healing #witch #chaosmagick #innerchildhealing #queer #poverty #deconstruction #eXvangelical #capitalism #patriarchy #whitesupremacy #generationaltrauma #traumahealing #healing #magic #joy
9 Jun 2024
TRAILER
"Come Over to My House" was my favorite childhood book that looked at the structural homes of kids across various cultures. Those lessons stuck. I've been navigating homelessness in the USA for 2 years, and finding the beauty within moments of chaos. But I clearly understand that we shouldn't have to find moments of joy within our suffering. Join me as I deconstruct the systems that prevent complex trauma survivors from rising beyond their circumstances. And I'll do it via Appalachian storytelling medicine, or narrative therapy. Check out my Patreon for my accompanying photo series! Follow my LinkTree for social media links and ways to purchase prints and merchandise based on my photo series of the same name, "Come Over to My House." To check out the book I'm writing about my personal, true-crime type life and journey that got me here, follow my Patreon (link in LinkTree)! Chapter one will be available in its entirety by the end of day on 8/21/24! LINKTREE (https://linktr.ee/appalachian_rising) PATREON (https://patreon.com/AppalachianRising?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink) #comeovertomyhouse #homeless #photography #visualart #queer #storytelling #storytellingmedicine #eattherich #deconstruction #csasurvivor #traffickingsurvivor #eXvangelical #healing #traumahealing #innerchild
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