This week Jesse sits down with Christine Ristaino, author of All The Silent Spaces and senior lecturer at Emory University.

Christine talks about how a violent mugging changed her children's behavior and how allowing herself to adopt a new mindset helped them understand the event differently. Christine's stories inspired her book, All The Silent Spaces, and her effort to help people around the world recognize and overcome violence. 

For more information about Christine, visit her website: christineristaino.com. 

Topics:

• 1:00 - Who is Christine Ristaino?
• 1:50 - Victim of a violent attack
• 5:20 - Christine’s kids' reactions
• 7:05 - Communicating with her kids about the event
• 10:45 - Having conversations with adults about the event
• 14:30 - Earlier life horrific events
• 18:30 - Getting closure
• 21:30 - Liberated by getting the truth out
• 24:30 - Survivors readiness to share their stories
• 26:25 - A second horrific event in early life
• 32:30 - Change the way we listen to survivors
• 36:00 - Next step to effect change
• 37:30 - Christine’s book (All the silent spaces)
• 40:50 - Discussing her feeling’s with her counselor
• 43:15 - How these events changed Christine
• 47:45 - Christine’s “big hopeful message”