Brave And Unbroken Project

Those who have suffered the betrayal of sexual abuse are like a fragile flower. We are like ships that have been tossed about by one storm after another in life! We are bound as prisoners to our past until we are willing to courageously work through the pain and embrace it. We will then realize there is hope for the hopeless to move out of the storm into a boat with a lifeline to God who heals! This book, like my life is a miracle. Having personally walked through the darkness of sexual abuse, infertility, pornography, post partum depression, and marriage betrayal into the recovery of God's love, forgiveness and grace, I am now able to bring an emotional realistic contribution and sense of reality to others, giving them hope!

Mike Skinner is a musician, advocate, grandfather, father and child abuse survivor. His health concerns are the result of childhood and teenaged years filled with the pain and suffering caused by severe and protracted sexual, physical, and emotional abuse from Mike's parents and many of their friends. Mike's adult life has known the pain and isolation due to the stigma and discrimination of being labeled “mentally ill” – that stigma helped lead to a brutal assault and other traumas and violations upon him.

Britney joins Pennie Saum to discuss the impact of childhood trauma and rape on becoming a parent and surviving life. Child Abuse Prevention Month, April 2020.

Beth joins Pennie to discuss strength and resilience. Life is hard, living through it can be harder. With April being child abuse prevention month, Beth talks about surviving molestation and rape and grief and loss. 

Margaret Hoelzer, two time Olympian, three time medal winner, world record swimmer and child abuse survivor, joins Pennie, sharing her journey as a survivor.

Podcast discussion about the state of current events in the world.

Pennie has a conversation with Athena, child abuse survivor. Athena shares her story, her journey and how she broke free from surviving in silence for 7556 days.