Rising Above Shadows Of Abuse Show with Grace Ovba, is about the topical issues of abuse prevalent in our society and culture. The impact on lives and possible reformation strategies. The show portrays real life stories of exceptional valiant women, who suffered pain, shame, trauma and guilt. Some of these individuals, used the tools of healing, forgiveness and compassion to serve as a positive propellant to actualising their dreams and breaking barriers in their various fields of human endeavours. Each episode showcases case studies, stories, inspirational talks; involving interviews, conversations, solo/panel sessions with survivors, everyday people, professionals, charities, thought leaders and notable guests(Celebrities) KEY TAKEAWAYS "Abuse changes your life... Fight back and change the life of your abusers by breaking your silence on abuse" - Patty Rase Hopson ''So many people suffer abuse and suffer alone'' -Pamela Stephenson ''To those who abuse: The sin is yours, the crime is yours and the shame is yours. To those who protect the perpetrators: blaming the victim only masks the evil within, making you as guilty as those who abuse. Stand up for the innocent or go down with the rest.'' - Flora Jessop #I take back my power #Voice for the Voiceless #Resilience #Courage #Mental health ABOUT THE HOST - GRACE OVBA Grace is a survivor of Domestic Violence, who is passionate about using her experiences to pave the way for other victims who are stuck in any form of abusive situations. She is a transformational coach, mentor, author, inspirational speaker and mother. She has a background in education, law and psychotherapy. She's on a mission to bring healing and wholeness to bruised and broken women. Registered member of BACP (British Association For Counselling and Psychotherapy) Registered member of Law Society UK Connect via email: risingaboveshadowsofabuse@gmail.com Social media platforms: twitter @risinaboveabuse YouTube @risingaboveshadowsofabuse Patreon @risingaboveshadowsofabuse.com
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Rising Above Shadows Of Abuse Show with Grace Ovba, is about the topical issues of abuse prevalent in our society and culture. The impact on lives and possible reformation strategies. The show portrays real life stories of exceptional valiant women, who suffered pain, shame, trauma and guilt. Some of these individuals, used the tools of healing, forgiveness and compassion to serve as a positive propellant to actualising their dreams and breaking barriers in their various fields of human endeavours. Each episode showcases case studies, stories, inspirational talks; involving interviews, conversations, solo/panel sessions with survivors, everyday people, professionals, charities, thought leaders and notable guests(Celebrities) KEY TAKEAWAYS "Abuse changes your life... Fight back and change the life of your abusers by breaking your silence on abuse" - Patty Rase Hopson ''So many people suffer abuse and suffer alone'' -Pamela Stephenson ''To those who abuse: The sin is yours, the crime is yours and the shame is yours. To those who protect the perpetrators: blaming the victim only masks the evil within, making you as guilty as those who abuse. Stand up for the innocent or go down with the rest.'' - Flora Jessop #I take back my power #Voice for the Voiceless #Resilience #Courage #Mental health ABOUT THE HOST - GRACE OVBA Grace is a survivor of Domestic Violence, who is passionate about using her experiences to pave the way for other victims who are stuck in any form of abusive situations. She is a transformational coach, mentor, author, inspirational speaker and mother. She has a background in education, law and psychotherapy. She's on a mission to bring healing and wholeness to bruised and broken women. Registered member of BACP (British Association For Counselling and Psychotherapy) Registered member of Law Society UK Connect via email: risingaboveshadowsofabuse@gmail.com Social media platforms: twitter @risinaboveabuse YouTube @risingaboveshadowsofabuse Patreon @risingaboveshadowsofabuse.com
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Recent Episodes
July 16, 2026
“Beyond Survival: Rewriting Power, Law, and Healing in Domestic Abuse”
<p>Today's episode is not just about awareness - it's about equipping survivors with language, strategy and validation. GAWGO's -(Getting Ahead While Getting Out) work bridges the gap between lived experience and systemic recognition, offering both critique and concrete tools for change. Our guest today is Sofi Khan, a survivor, lawyer, feminist, author , activist and shadow board member of a domestic abuse charity in the UK- SOLACE.</p><p><strong>QUOTES</strong></p><ul><li>“Leaving isn’t just about escape—it’s about strategy.” — GAWGO</li><li>“Silence is not always submission; sometimes, it is survival & Peace” — Grace Ovba</li><li>“The system asks for proof, but survivors carry truth in their bodies.” — GAWGO</li><li>“What we call ‘lack of evidence’ is often a failure of language.” — GAWGO</li><li>“Abuse thrives in systems that refuse to name it properly.” — GAWGO</li></ul><br/><p><strong>KEY TAKEAWAYS</strong></p><ul><li>Domestic abuse must be understood as both a personal and structural issue.</li><li>Survivors’ lived experiences are valid forms of evidence—even when systems fail to recognise them.</li><li>Strategic silence is an intentional, powerful survival tool—not passivity.</li><li>Legal language often fails to capture the complexity of abuse.</li><li>Documentation and evidence gathering are essential for navigating legal systems.</li><li>Risk assessment and safety planning can save lives.</li><li>Trauma affects identity, cognition, and decision-making—but healing is possible.</li><li>Evidence-based therapies like trauma-focused CBT can support recovery.</li><li>Patriarchal systems, including courts and institutions, can perpetuate harm.</li><li>Survivors need both emotional support and practical strategy.</li></ul><br/><p><strong>JOURNAL PROMPTS:</strong></p><ol><li>What does safety mean to me right now—emotionally, physically, and psychologically?</li><li>Where in my life have I used silence as protection or strategy?</li><li>What are the signs of control or coercion I may have overlooked?</li><li>How has my experience shaped my identity—and what parts of me am I reclaiming?</li><li>What evidence of my strength have I ignored or minimised?</li><li>What support systems do I need to build or strengthen?</li><li>What fears come up when I think about leaving or changing my situation?</li><li>How can I begin documenting my truth safely?</li><li>What does healing look like for me beyond survival?</li><li>Where can I give myself compassion instead of judgement?</li></ol><br/><p></p><p>Contact Sofi Khan:</p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/metoomyway/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/metoomyway/</a></p><p>TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@metoomyway" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.tiktok.com/@metoomyway</a></p><p>Website: <a href="https://www.solacewomensaid.org/people/sofi-khan/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.solacewomensaid.org/people/sofi-khan/</a></p><p></p><p>Book a therapy and, or coaching session via my website: https://www.freedom4betterlife.com/</p><p>MBACP- Certified. (British Association For Counselling & Psychotherapy)</p><p>Contacts For RASA: +447984098577</p><p>Email: risingaboveshadowsofabuse@gmail.com</p><p>To contribute, use #participation to be a guest, # feedback or comment on the subject title.</p><p>To share your story on the podcast, kindly send an email to: risingaboveshadowsofabuse@gmail.com - using #STORY for subject title.</p><p>Kindly subscribe and leave reviews on Spotify, Apple Podcast:</p><p>https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/rising-above-shadows-of-abuse/id1592540880</p><p>Follow RASA Podcast on social media.</p><p>Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Realrasa1/</p><p>Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rasareal1/</p><p>Twitter: https://twitter.com/risinaboveabuse</p><p>TikTok: https://tiktok.com/risingaboveshadowsofabuse</p><p>YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UColB9fTRkBSuon4lfsFaSJw</p><p>Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/risingaboveshadowsofabuse/</p><p>Patreon: https://patreon.com/risingaboveshadowsofabuseEmail: risingaboveshadowsofabuse@gmail.com</p>
July 9, 2026
"The Surrender Agenda: Chronic Pain, Clarity & Becoming"
<p>Grace talks with Lorraine Ansell, the author of "The Surrender Agenda, a memoir recognised by the 'Ink Book Prize.' She's also a speaker and creator who lives with Hypermobile Ehlers - Danlos Syndrome. Her symptoms were minimised, misunderstood or misread for years-until clarity arrived in form of a diagnosis.</p><p>Quotable Quotes:</p><p>“That which does not kill us makes us stronger.” — Friedrich Nietzsche</p><p>“When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.” — Viktor E. Frankl</p><p>“The wound is the place where the Light enters you.” — Rumi</p><p>Key Takeaways:</p><p>Chronic pain is often invisible long before it is diagnosed, shaping identity in silence.</p><p>Misdiagnosis can create emotional and psychological layers of suffering beyond physical symptoms.</p><p>Understanding connective tissue disorders like hEDS can change how patients are treated and believed.</p><p>Pain can become both a limitation and a lens—altering perception, creativity, and awareness.</p><p>Thriving with chronic illness is not about elimination of pain, but adaptation and meaning-making.</p><p>Small daily practices often matter more than large breakthroughs in managing chronic conditions.</p><p>Creativity can emerge as a response to constraint, not just inspiration.</p><p>Journal Prompts</p><p>Where in my life have I been trying to “push through” instead of listening more closely to what my body or emotions are communicating?</p><p>What parts of my experience have I dismissed because they were not immediately understood by others? What would it look like to validate them myself?</p><p>If my challenges were not something to “fix,” but something to understand, what new questions would I begin asking about my life?</p><p>Contact Lorraine Ansell:</p><p>Email: <a href="mailto:lorraineansellauthor@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">lorraineansellauthor@gmail.com</a></p><p>The Surrender Agenda-Memoir</p><p>My Witty & Honest Journey Of Learning To Accept & Love My Pain -</p><p>By Lorraine Ansell</p><p>Genres: Self-help, Memoir, Humour | Publication date: | 25th June 2024</p><p>Availability: International, EB (£3.99) PB (£6.99) AB (variable, from £0.99) |</p><p>ISBN: 9781838383084 (PB) 9781838383091 (EB) | ASIN: B0F22Y848QA (AB)</p><p>Publisher: Amazon | Page count: | 172 Media folder & enquiries: <a href="https://bit.ly/LorraineAnsell" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/LorraineAnsell</a> | <a href="mailto:info@literallypr.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">info@literallypr.com</a> | Author online:</p><p>Website: <a href="https://www.lorraineansellauthor.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.lorraineansellauthor.com/</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/livinglavoiceart/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/livinglavoiceart/</a></p><p>Linkedln: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorraineansellcontentcreator/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorraineansellcontentcreator/</a></p><p>MEDIA FOLDER & ENQUIRIES: <a href="https://bit.ly/LORRAINEANSELL" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">HTTPS://BIT.LY/LORRAINEANSELL</a> <a href="mailto:INFO@LITERALLYPR.COM" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">INFO@LITERALLYPR.COM</a></p><p>Contacts For RASA: +447984098577</p><p>Book a therapy and, or coaching session via my website: https://www.freedom4betterlife.com/</p><p>MBACP- Certified. (British Association For Counselling & Psychotherapy)</p><p>Email: risingaboveshadowsofabuse@gmail.com</p><p>To contribute, use #participation to be a guest, # feedback or comment on the subject title.</p><p>To share your story on the podcast, kindly send an email to: risingaboveshadowsofabuse@gmail.com - using #STORY for subject title.</p><p>Kindly subscribe and leave reviews on Spotify, Apple Podcast:</p><p>https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/rising-above-shadows-of-abuse/id1592540880</p><p>Follow RASA Podcast on social media.</p><p>Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Realrasa1/</p><p>Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rasareal1/</p><p>Twitter: https://twitter.com/risinaboveabuse</p><p>TikTok: https://tiktok.com/risingaboveshadowsofabuse</p><p>YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UColB9fTRkBSuon4lfsFaSJw</p><p>Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/risingaboveshadowsofabuse/</p><p>Patreon: https://patreon.com/risingaboveshadowsofabuseEmail: risingaboveshadowsofabuse@gmail.com</p><h3></h3>
June 25, 2026
"When Pain Outlives Injury: Rewiring Trauma, Restoring Movement, & Reclaiming Life"
<p>Dr. Nameer R. Haider, is the special guest on today's episode - A Surgeon & Spine/Trauma Specialist, who has spent two decades helping people reclaim their lives from chronic pain. He leads clinical innovation at SynerFuse, where he is helping advance a new approach that combines spinal fusion with direct nerve stimulation. He continues to serve in key leadership roles, including chairman of 'Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation' at Faxton- St Luke's Healthcare and Fellowship Director at the 'Minimally Invasive Pain Institute.'</p><p>In addition, his works sits at the intersection of science and empathy, designed for the patients who have been told; 'there's nothing left to try.' The theme for discussion with Grace explores what happens when innovation meets compassion.</p><p>Quotable Quotes:</p><p>“Wherever the art of medicine is loved, there is also a love of humanity.”</p><p>— Hippocrates</p><p>“The secret of the care of the patient is in caring for the patient.”— Francis W. Peabody</p><p>“When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.”— Viktor E. Frankl</p><p>Podcast Takeaways</p><p>• Chronic pain is not only a structural issue—it often involves complex nervous system and trauma-related mechanisms.</p><p>• Modern surgical innovation is expanding beyond repair toward recalibration of pain pathways.</p><p>• Integrating neuro-modulation with spinal surgery offers new hope for patients who have failed traditional interventions.</p><p>• The economic burden of chronic pain is not just medical—it includes disability, lost productivity, and long-term care dependency.</p><p>• Patient recovery must include psychological restoration, not just physical repair.</p><p>• Restoring agency is as important as reducing pain intensity.</p><p>• The future of spine care is moving toward interdisciplinary, trauma-informed, and patient-centred models.</p><p>Contact Dr Nameer Haider:</p><p>Website: https://killpain.com/contact/</p><p>Email: <a href="mailto:drhaider@killpain.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">drhaider@killpain.com</a></p><p>Offices in two locations as follows:</p><p><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/search/110+Business+Park+Drive+Utica+New+York+13502?entry=gmail&source=g" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">110 Business Park Drive Utica New York 13502</a></p><p>±1 (315) 798-8737</p><p><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/search/502+West+Broad+Street+%0D%0A+%0D%0AFalls+Church+Virginia+22046?entry=gmail&source=g" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">502 West Broad Street</a></p><p><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/search/502+West+Broad+Street+%0D%0A+%0D%0AFalls+Church+Virginia+22046?entry=gmail&source=g" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Falls Church Virginia 22046</a></p><p>±1 (703) 880-9958</p><p>Contacts For RASA: +447984098577</p><p>Email: risingaboveshadowsofabuse@gmail.com</p><p>Book a therapy and, or coaching session via my website: https://www.freedom4betterlife.com/</p><p>MBACP- Certified. (British Association For Counselling & Psychotherapy)</p><p>To contribute, use #participation to be a guest, # feedback or comment on the subject title.</p><p>To share your story on the podcast, kindly send an email to: risingaboveshadowsofabuse@gmail.com - using #STORY for subject title.</p><p>Kindly subscribe and leave reviews on Spotify, Apple Podcast:</p><p>https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/rising-above-shadows-of-abuse/id1592540880</p><p>Follow RASA Podcast on social media.</p><p>Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Realrasa1/</p><p>Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rasareal1/</p><p>Twitter: https://twitter.com/risinaboveabuse</p><p>TikTok: https://tiktok.com/risingaboveshadowsofabuse</p><p>YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UColB9fTRkBSuon4lfsFaSJw</p><p>Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/risingaboveshadowsofabuse/</p><p>Patreon: https://patreon.com/risingaboveshadowsofabuseEmail: risingaboveshadowsofabuse@gmail.com</p>
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