Courage Conversations

In this episode, Will and Ashley Easter, founders of Courage 365, chat about their relationship.  

Will gives insightful tips from his personal experience on how to support a spouse who is recovering from abuse and dealing with PTSD. This is an episode you won't want to miss!  

You can catch the replay of this episode and all of our previous episodes at: www.Courage365.org/videos

TITLE: Moving Forward from Childhood Trauma  

GUEST: Tasha Hunter  

DETAILS: In this episode, we talk to Licensed Clinical Social Worker Tasha Hunter about how child trauma symptoms often masquerade as disruptive behavior in children, the signs we should be on the lookout for, and powerful tools for healing as adult survivors of trauma.  This episode is perfect for adults survivors of trauma and those who have school-aged children which may be vulnerable to trauma. This show streams on June 24th at 7 pm EST on our Facebook and Twitter pages. You can catch the replay of this episode and all of our previous episodes at: www.Courage365.org/videos  

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TITLE: Racism Is Abuse  

GUEST: Alexis Douglas  

DETAILS: In this week's Courage Conversation episode, we welcome Alexis Douglas back to the show to talk about race, reparations, financial abuse and more! We also begin with our first Q+A and address a hot topic in the Courage 365 community, allegations of abuse against a civil rights leader.  This show streams on June 17th at 7 pm EST on our Facebook and Twitter pages. You can catch the replay of this episode and all of our previous episodes at: www.Courage365.org/videos  

Ask your questions to Alexis for next month's episode here: https://docs.google.com/.../1sW91K7Uv8KoI1fvuACTqGQV.../edit 

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TITLE: The Power of Rituals For Survivors 

GUEST: Amy F. Davis Abdallah  

DETAILS: In this episode, we talk Amy Davis Abdallah about her research on rituals and rites of passages and how these can be transformational tools to help survivors.  There comes a day for many survivors where they would like to draw a line in the sand between the past and the future they are stepping into. Rituals can be used as powerful markers of this step in the healing journey.  This show streams on June 10th at 7 pm EST on our Facebook and Twitter pages. You can catch the replay of this episode and all of our previous episodes at: www.Courage365.org/videos

TITLE: When Anxiety Hits  

GUEST: Katy Bandy a.k.a. The Mindful Therapist  

DETAILS: In this episode, we talk to Katy Bandy and Intensively Certified Dialectical Behavioral Therapist a.k.a. the Mindful Therapist about what to do when anxiety hits.  Learn practical tips for reducing anxiety and how to tell the difference between "normal" anxiety levels that every human faces and anxiety that requires professional support.  Discover how to mindfully walk the peaceful, middle path between perfectionism and giving up.  

This show streams TONIGHT June 3rd at 7 pm EST on our Facebook and Twitter pages. You can catch the replay of this episode and all of our previous episodes at: www.Courage365.org/videos 

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TITLE: Beyond Good Touch/Bad Touch  

GUEST: Advocate, Liria Forsythe  

DETAILS: In this episode, Courage 365 Administrative Director, survivor advocate, and mother of six, Liria Forsythe, talks about using focused conversation to dialogue with children of all ages about boundaries, safety, and even abuse. She answers big questions like "how do I educate my kids about abuse without making them afraid?", "How do I build secure relationships with my kids, so they feel safe disclosing abuse" and "how young is too young to start talking about all of this?"  If you are a parent, grandparent, or caregiver for children, this is a must-watch episode!  

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Catch the back episodes of the Courage Conversations show on our new website: www.Courage365.org/videos

Title: When Saying "MeToo" Isn't Helpful  

GUEST: Therapist, Jenna Teague  

DETAILS: In this episode, we address abuse survivor advocates as we talk about responsibly holding space for survivors when they make an abuse disclosure.  Jenna talks about common pitfalls that advocates, friends, and family often make when trying to hold space for survivors. Pitfalls like unintentionally making it about you and not the survivor (a.k.a. when saying "me too" isn't helpful and hold to let go of the outcome and let the survivor lead their own healing path.  If you are an advocate or simply someone who loves and supports a survivor this episode is for you!  

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TITLE: Josh Duggar Goes To Jail  

GUEST: Julie Anne Smith from Spiritual Sounding Board  

DETAILS: In this episode of Courage Conversations, we talk about the famed Josh Duggar being arrested by Homeland Security and placed in jail for HS's allegations of Josh having obtained child sexual abuse imagery (child pornography).  Julie Anne Smith @spiritualsoundingboard has been following the Josh Duggar case for many years. We discuss the child molestation Josh admitted to in 2015, the expose that outed him on the Ashley Madison website in 2017. We also talk about the difficulty wife Anna Duggar faces in the midst of this tumultuous marriage.  Catch the back episodes of the Courage Conversations show on our new website: www.Courage365.org  

Resources: https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubPDFs/clergymandated.pdf https://people.com/.../josh-and-anna-duggar-relationship.../ 

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GUEST: C365 Board Member and Safety Advisor, Maureen Garcia  

DETAILS: In this episode of Courage Conversations, we talk about the credible allegations of abuse by the late Christian Apologist Ravi Zacharias and why we believe his family and followers need to stop defending his behavior. Maureen shares from her personal experience of previously being married to a predator and from her years of study on predator deception to answer questions like: Should we give Zacharias' family a pass to continue defending him? And, is it really possible for a predator to fool their family and closest friends for decades about their true nature? Tune in live at 7pm EST on Thursday via the Courage 365 Facebook, Twitter and YouTube pages. Or catch the replay at  www.Courage365.org/videos  

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The Courage Conversations show – Season 2 EP:1  

TITLE: Racial Resilience and Remembering  

GUEST: Ask Douglas 

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Submit your race, racism, abuse, and allyship questions to Alexis for next months show here: https://forms.gle/DpXwxTR9yZ8Pjfgm8  

DETAILS: Courage 365 is taking the next steps to learn from and grow in our support of BBIPOC (Black Brown Indigenous People of Color) within the survivor community.  We are pleased to introduce Alexis Douglas founder of the Actively Authentic Ally program. You may recognize Alexis from her appearance on the show last season or our recent collaboration where I joined her for her Comfy Couch Conversations show.  Alexis will be co-hosting the Courage Conversation show once per month for the next 6 months, taking us on a surface-level journey of Belonging and Cultural Appreciation.  These episodes will talk about the intersection of race and abuse trauma. This is YOUR opportunity to be a part of the conversation, as Alexis will be answering your pre-submitted questions around racial equity, allyship, and abuse. #SharedFutureOrBust