Dear Katie: Survivor Stories
Hosted by Katie Koestner · Katie Koestner
4.9from 93 ratings
- 254
- Episodes
- 49
- Transcribed
- 93
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2021
- First episode
About Dear Katie: Survivor Stories
The Dear Katie Podcast features survivors of sexual assault, rape, and abuse; supporters; authors; celebrities; and agents of change about their survivorship and support. Learn how their journeys can help all survivors and their supporters. Delve into backlash, legal systems, campus reactions, family and friends, mental health, PTSD, substance use, body image, and the journey from hurt to healing and thriving. After Katie Koestner appeared on the cover of TIME Magazine at age 18 as the first person to speak out nationally and publicly as the victim of “date” rape, she received 100+ letters from others who had never told anyone about their own story. Katie wrote back to all of them, and some of them have now been guests on her Podcast 30+ years later to share their story with the world. The name “Dear Katie” honors all survivors in the power of sharing their story. Silence changes nothing.
- Publisher
- Katie Koestner
- Category
- health & fitness · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 14 Oct 2021
- Latest episode
- 8 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
49 of 254 episodes have a transcript.
8 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
S10E8 Road to Pass Canadian Anti-Stalking Law
1 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
S10E7 Quarterbacking the NFL's Playbook on Sexual Violence
24 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
S10E6 Snuck Through Window To Rape Me and Make a Sandwich
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S10E8 Road to Pass Canadian Anti-Stalking Law
Published 8 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] I had like so many survivors been told about like yoga and Pilates and meditation and it didn't click for me. It didn't feel helpful. Uh, often just felt frustrating. Um, but powerlifting was, Just completely was transformative for me in terms of both. You physically have to be grounded strong into the ground in order to lift something heavy without injuring yourself. So you have to be physically grounded. And it was a way to exert the adrenaline that I had been carrying. for, you know, 10 years at that point. And so to be able to just like strain yourself to lift something heavy and drop it. And then it was satisfying. […]
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- Julie S Lalonde
- Rita Smith
- Lavinia B Masters
- Leah Juliett
- Tony Porter
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 29 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 64 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 52 / 100
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- Quality
- 70
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 85
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Who hosts Dear Katie: Survivor Stories?
Katie Koestner host the show. Published by Katie Koestner.
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