Finding OK

Letters for the Fire is an invitation for survivors to write a letter to their rapist or abuser and send it to me. It is one of t…

Cara Elizabeth is the creator of the Animal Pharmacy Deck. Cara is a survivor of childhood sexual abuse and when she couldn't fin…

NJ Lechnir joins me to discuss his book, "Addiction, Loss and Recovery: How to Deeply Understand the Mindset of Addictive Behavio…

Jackie Roby shares her healing journey and the work she does in the world with healing and wellness travel. Jackie and I discuss …

Santéresa shares her story of trauma and healing, her experience reporting rape and going through the justice system, and she dis…

Eliot returns to the show to chat with me about various ways that the pandemic is affecting us. While chatting the other day we d…

Terri Kozlowski joins me to discuss her new book, "Raven Transcending Fear". Terri is a writer, educator, leader, artist, life co…

Jacquelyn Weis is the author of, "Healing the Survivors - 8 Steps to Whole-Self Healing". She is a member of the Northwestern Ban…

Lily Sage and I discuss the ways that our current punitive judicial system fails all of us, especially the marginalized and survi…

Janitta Nichols is a speaker, writer, and the author of, "The Secrets of My Mother - Breaking Free from Generational Curses and T…

In this episode I share a personal story of freezing during an assault and talk about forgiving ourselves for moments we weren't …

In this episode Kim and I touch on some darker subject matter. I discuss my experiences with a human cadaver lab, responding as a…

Kim and I discuss some of our experiences with lucid dreaming and share some tips that might help you. I share my struggle with n…

Kim is an Audio Engineer, a talented musician, a pansexual trans woman, and the Queen of Memes. She loves black clothing, intense…

As the days grow shorter and the shadows lengthen many of us turn inward and sometimes struggle with some of the things we find i…

This episode takes a look at the negativity we can direct at ourselves, the false beliefs about ourselves that our abusers can le…

My sister Chie and I discuss most survivor's worst case senario heading into jury duty: being interviewed for a sexual assault ca…

Annie Margis talks about her new book, The Ugliest Word . Annie is a survivor of childhood incest and her work is helping to brea…

How can you tell if returning to your place of trauma will be beneficial? I discuss my own experiences with returning to my place…

DeSha shares how EMDR therapy has changed her life, what sessions are like, and offers advice for anyone interested in trying it …

Welcome to Season 2 ! In this episode I revisit the Healing Affirmations that started the podcast in Season 1 and I introduce som…

This episodes explores Trauma Anniversaries; what they are, how they can affect us, and some ways to get through them. TW/CW: Bri…

Chie and I talk about the flexibility of memory after trauma. We discuss what it's like dealing with repressed, altered, and reco…

My sister Chie and I talk about what was helpful and supportive after her assault. We discuss her decision to return to college a…

A strategy for defeating negative, intrusive, and potentially triggering thought patterns. This includes personal experience with…

How your sense of smell is tied to memory and how this can affect PTSD symptoms. TW/CW: A non explicit personal experience of a P…