brings to light the reality of our broken world of human trafficking. Gigi is not only a survivor of domestic Sex Trafficking, but she is also now an inspiration, and leader in the movement to eradicate modern day slavery.

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Out of the darkness now I sparkle! I didn’t know I would break my silence of escaping human trafficking and help people around the world. I am so blessed to be able to inspire and encourage others. Never ever give up and always shine on like you beautiful diamond you are!! Jody and her Boss Nation team of speakers are available to deliver keynote speaking engagements, galas, special events, and more. Jody Paar and her team bring a radical and fresh perspective on the largest social justice issue of our times with poignant and compelling stories, you will laugh, cry and most of all walk away inspired. Contact us today so we can learn more about your event.

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A story of survival from drugs and human trafficking. A story of survival and a fearless warrior of God. Jody Paar brings you stories of survival, healing, and victory with a story from a human trafficking survivor.

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Elizabeth Quiroz is a student at Sonoma State University, where she is working towards a Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology and a Master’s Degree in Social Work. Her goal is to become a probation officer where she can help make a positive impact on the lives of those transitioning through the justice system. As Elizabeth pursues this goal, she also serves as an Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor at Athena House Residential Treatment Center for women in Santa Rosa, California, and she serves as a human trafficking victim advocate.

Elizabeth’s passion for helping victims of human sex trafficking has led her to start a nonprofit organization that will open a safe-house for human trafficking victims here in Sonoma County called Redemption House.  Elizabeth does all of this while working with her husband, José “Mico” Quiroz to raise their five children, and working to raise awareness about human trafficking and its long-term impact on the lives of girls and women in communities across the country.

Elizabeth’s passion and determination were fueled by a desire to atone for what she describes as mistakes of her past. These mistakes include past drug use, multiple arrests, and incarcerations. But, she has come to realize that these mistakes were a product of her childhood years surrounded by alcoholism, addiction, and being the victim of abuse.  Elizabeth was the victim of a broken foster-care system that focused on her negative behavior while missing signs of abuse and trauma. Elizabeth soon found herself trapped in an abusive relationship, the victim of human trafficking, moving from the foster care system to the juvenile justice system, and on to the jail and prison systems.

Elizabeth dropped out of high school to run away from her problems. She developed a drug addiction, and by age fifteen, she found herself trapped in human sex trafficking and abusive relationships. By age sixteen, she committed a robbery under the control of her trafficker. She was arrested and placed in Juvenile Hall and later transferred to a group home facility in Sacramento, California. She soon became an adult and continued her life of drug addiction and crime while being controlled by her trafficker. Elizabeth was now spending time in and out of the county jail and state prison systems.

In 2011, at age twenty-six, Elizabeth was arrested; this time, she promised herself it would be the last time. She had just given birth to a new baby boy and was determined to turn her life around by getting out from under her trafficker. While incarcerated, Elizabeth took classes and received her GED, and completed Starting Point, an in-custody drug treatment program. Upon her release, she attended the Women’s Recovery Services, a one-year residential treatment program. It was there that she decided she wanted to save lives by helping those still sick with addiction and those in bondages of human sex trafficking. This desire to help young women at risk is what motivated Elizabeth to go to college.

After completing the Women’s Recovery Services program and receiving a certificate, Elizabeth enrolled at Santa Rosa Junior College (SRJC), where she graduated with honors,  earning three Associate of Arts degrees in Social Advocacy, Behavioral Science, and Human Services.

Elizabeth’s service to the community began upon her enrollment at SRJC, volunteering for the Bear Cub Scholar Program for foster youth. She soon became President of the Second Chance Club, an onsite support program for formerly incarcerated students.

On Christmas Eve 2018, Elizabeth received an Unconditional Governor’s Pardon from Governor Jerry Brown through the support of numerous community leaders.

Elizabeth is a sought after speaker and presents on various topics, including Criminal Records Expungement, Addiction Recovery, and Human Trafficking. Among her audiences are; Sonoma County Jail GED graduates, female inmates at Folsom State Prison, the California Violence Prevention Network annual conference, the Placerville Summitview Child and Family Services, Lake County Tribal Health, the San Mateo women’s correctional facility, the 2019 SRJC Latinx graduation, and more recently was a keynote speaker at the Santa Rosa Junior College President’s Address to the Community. She has also presented at events including the SRJC Human Trafficking Awareness and Women’s History Month events. As a mentor, Elizabeth works with at-risk youth from multiple organizations including, Seneca, Valley of the Moon, and Juvenile Probation.

Elizabeth is evolving as a strong community leader and advocate. She currently serves as a member of the Sonoma County Human Trafficking Task Force, and founded and co-facilitates Sonoma County’s first Human Trafficking support group for victims and survivors. Elizabeth coordinates a monthly street outreach program for human trafficking victims, working to provide them a path to exit the control of their perpetrators safely. To support these efforts, Elizabeth is the Founder of Redemption House of The Bay Area and is working towards building a nonprofit organization to help human trafficking victims by providing them a safe place to live while recovering and healing from their traumatic past.

Elizabeth is a recipient of several recognitions including, the 2019 American Red Cross Humanitarian Hero Award, the 2019 Achievement, and Community Service Award from the Sonoma County Lowrider Council, May 2019, and was selected as one of the 2019 Faces of SSU, a project at Sonoma State University recognizing students for sharing their unique story and their on-campus leadership and contributions to the campus community.

A Gofundme has been set up to help Elizabeth tell her story by writing a new book. This book will impact and change lives around the world.

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Tia explains her story of the dangers of modeling, the fears she went through and the signs to watch out for.

ABOUT TIA MAGNO-WALLEN

Tia Magno-Wallen is 32 years old and a successful health & wellness coach with 15 years of experience.

Tia was born in South Wales, however, she was raised in Belgium in her younger early teen years. In her younger years were filled with a lack of security, stability, guidance, a warm family home, or happy memories. Her teenage years were filled with rebellion, Immaturity, naivety, and a lack of purpose.

She became a teen mum at 16 and was a single mum by the age of 19 and she moved to London when she was 21 with her son without any family or support and traveled the world as a model, which led me down some darker roads which is, however, God had his plan through it all as it connected her with Christian friends, her husband and her relationship with the Lord.

Tia’s journey from then to now has not been easy, she has battled many demons of the past, and struggled with her health for many years however, Tia have also found faith, peace, purpose, and a strong reliance in her walk with Jesus, and now ready to share that with others but most importantly share what God has done to transform her and her life and pour that knowledge into the lives of others.

My social links are: Tik Tok/Instagram/Facebook/Twitter – @Livewellwithtia

My website is – www.livewellwithtia.com

My youtube is – www.youtube.com/livewellwithtia

Macdonald Lucky tells his story across the world of challenges, determination, and miracles.

To support Macdonald Lucky’s vison go to: https://gofund.me/1848f5c8

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A story of what our first responders and military go through and how to deal with PTSD.

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Stephanie and her husband Shannon wrote the book because they want to encourage others who suffer from stress, anxiety, depression, or PTSD that they can make it to. They hope by sharing this story and some of those lessons they’ve learned you can also harness the power of Pushing Toward Success Daily in your own life.

Mental Illness/Wellness Resource List

• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline– Available 24/7 1-800-273-8255 / 1-800-273-TALK

• NAMI/National Alliance on Mental Illness– NAMI.org, Helpline Available M-F 10am-8pm EST 1-800-950-6264 or in a crisis text “NAMI” to 741741 for 24/7, confidential free crisis counseling

• SAMHSA/Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration- SAMHSA.gov, call 1-800-662-4357 / 1-800-662-HELP for 24/7 for free and confidential referrals and information

• Open Path Psychotherapy Collective- OpenPathCollective.org matches those in financial need with a therapist at a reduced rate

For additional free or discounted opportunities for help you should contact:

• You or your spouse’s employer for access to an Employee Assistance Program

• You or your spouse’s insurance provider for in or out of network providers

• Your local community center to explore peer group opportunities

• Your local religious organization

• University hospitals

• If you are a veteran of the military you can seek help through va.gov If you are facing financial hardship, please request a low or sliding scale price if you are seeking therapy.

This podcast is about finding your voice. After a devasting illness, Renee Reisch lost her voice. She will talk about her unstoppable courage and strength.

Renee has cultivated and inspired individuals and teams for over a decade.  You immediately feel her energy when she enters a room.  After over twenty-five years working in Corporate America, Renee decided it was time to hang up the corporate ladder.  She started her professional training and speaking as an instructor at WHW (Women Helping Women), a non-profit organization, where she donated her time helping the unemployed and underemployed find and keep their jobs.

Renee has received numerous awards over the years for bringing her teams to the number one position.  Both her years and experience in the corporate world have taught her that in order to move the bar and increase profit, you must first invest in people.

After suffering a devastating illness that took away her voice, then a few years later the loss of her best friend and then father, Renee decided to follow their example to Never Give Up. Now, that legacy is how Renee has chosen to live her life and help others, showing them that just when they feel life is closing in on them, there is always a way out.

Today, Renee is a four-time #1 international and Best-Selling Author for Finding Your Voice: Unlock Your Chains and Unleash Your Greatness.  She is a Speaker, Ambassador for ChemoBuddies4Life, Influencer, and Transformational Coach.  Using her V.O.I.C.E Blueprint, she works with women struggling with limiting beliefs, so they can release their excess baggage and go from feeling stuck to unstoppable gaining more confidence, clarity, and courage.

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This is a story that held Veronica trapped for many years, a story of survival and how she broke her silence and came out of hiding.

About Veronica Parks

Veronica Parks’ journey started on a farm in Moldova, a tiny country from Eastern Europe. She grew up suppressed under communism; her family struggled through poverty.

At the age of 10, she was sexually abused and kept it a secret her entire life. Veronica set a goal to study hard so she can escape and be free.

After years of studying healing, she is now FREE, living in California happier than she’s ever been.

Veronica has brought a culture of Health, Nutrition, and Emotional Healing that she now shares with her clients.

Veronica has deep expertise in Integrative Nutrition, Neurolinguistic Programming, Timeline Therapy, Energy Healing, and many other modalities that she had learned from years of dedication to healing people from the inside out

Resources:

Veronica Parks,  Your Health & Wellness Coach

Reach Out to Veronica @ https://vpexclusive.com

Hear her story of survival and overcoming.

Laurie-Beth Robbins is a “passionista” and self-taught chef of exotic healthful cuisine and a certified wine connoisseur who serves up and pours a contagious joie de vivre into each room she enters – getting individuals “drunk on life,” one gallant sip at a time!

A public speaking consultant, Robbins privately trains select folk to “stand and deliver,” via her specialty of extemporaneous speaking, teaching people to master the articulate and charismatic art of speech via this method, and thus freeing them from having to rely on any notes, prompters or scripts.

An advocate against the diabolical snares of sex trafficking, (and a “Taken Survivor,” having narrowly escaped a harrowing international trek), Laurie-Beth raises a big goblet of gratitude toward life, and with a compassionate nudge toward increasing awareness of such frightening fiefdoms, and instilling her “VICTOR Versus Victim” mentality and a surge of hope into the masses.

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Out of the darkness now I sparkle! I didn’t know I would break my silence of escaping human trafficking and help people around the world. I am so blessed to be able to inspire and encourage others. Never ever give up and always shine on like you beautiful diamond you are!!