(Little Bit of Life Podcast Monthly True Crime Series: with guest Paige) February Case: THE IDAHO 4.

We sit and chat about the tragic murders of 4 students in Moscow, Idaho. The conspiracy theories get brought up and all the case details! We talk all things "true crime" on this special episode! Be sure to tune in on the last Thursday of every month for a new case, new victims, and new questions! Subscribe on the Little Bit of Life Podcast Youtube Channel to watch and interact with the true crime episodes & more! Have a case you'd like investigated? Send a comment on your streaming platform! Let's get to it!

Technology. Social Media. Platforms where we share our every move…. Who are we talking with? Parents, who are our children talking to? Hollywood has created movies with awareness of human trafficking such as the blockbuster series hit of “Taken”. But what we think trafficking is? It’s so much deeper than what Hollywood and society depicts. The #1 opportunity for predators to gain access is sitting in everyone’s home: technology. Smart phones, computers/laptops, tablets, and much more. I sit with Lauren, a resident of Portland, OR (the #1 state for human trafficking in the United States). With her experience in social work/human development and specializing in anti-human trafficking work (including on-campus anti-trafficking organizations) with such lobby groups in Oregon that have been bringing awareness to the state capital we talk about the topic that so many fear to discuss: HUMAN TRAFFICKING. The signs, the awareness, and the reality. 

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Special Guest: Lauren (IG @littlesandlashes) 

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College: parents think of education, students think of freedom! Meeting new friends, sororities/fraternities, parties, and having a new chapter of life begin! But one topic that isn’t spoken about between parents and their children, college administrators and college students: Sexual Assault on college campuses. 90% of SA cases on college campuses happen by a repeat perpetrator, and statistics show that a perpetrator will assault up to 6 times while in college. And many don’t realize- a survivor usually KNOWS their perpetrator! What does reporting LOOK like for college students? Meet CALLISTO: non-profit company that provides students with an online forum for recording incidents of sexual assault, accessing more information on school and district specific reporting protocols, and a database that alerts schools when an assailant has assaulted multiple people. Giving survivors the power back in their lives! Free to ALL who have a .edu email address in the United States!

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PT 1: I sat down this week and spoke with Jess Michaels. She is a Epstein survivor from 1991, we talked all things SA and the event that changed the trajectory of her life forever. PT 2: we discussing what we should for all victims, the topics of HEALING and what life looks like AFTER. Healing is not linear, and we NEED to talk about the topics that so many turn away from. Sex, sexual comfortability, finding and loving yourself, bringing up the topics with friends and family and much more. Changing anxiety to empowerment, scared to support, and victims realizing "I'm Okay".

Special Guest: Jess Michaels (@jessmichaelsspeaks)

Ted Talk: https://youtu.be/bJtjJiWAra8?si=u-0qg9_GaZrwZmG-

Website: https://www.jessmichaelsspeaks.com/

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1991. New York City. Bustling city, lights, and the dream of "making it big" is what everyone thinks when speaking of New York City. But for Jess Michaels, a day in 1991 changed her life forever. She is a Jeffrey Epstein survivor and now advocate, for SA and victims. Changing our mindsets of how we respond to sexual assault and trauma. Part 1: we talk about the day in 1991 that changed the trajectory of her life forever. Mental, physical & emotional torment and trauma that SA causes.

Special Guest: Jess Michaels (@jessmichaelsspeaks)

Ted Talk: https://youtu.be/bJtjJiWAra8?si=u-0qg9_GaZrwZmG-

Website: https://www.jessmichaelsspeaks.com/

Sponsor: Callisto (www.callisto.org)

We all know what post traumatic stress disorder is, but what does post traumatic growth look like? Sound like? What is required for the healing journey to begin? I sit down with Krysta, owner of The Healing Haus Co. Surviving childhood cancer and a mass shooting in Thousand Oaks turned her life journey upside down, and to include many twists and turns. We talk trauma bonding in relationships, breakups, checking in to yourself in doing the hard work and yes.... she even puts ME on the spot when we talk "what do you think about therapy".....

Special Guest: Krysta (IG: @krysta_thehealinghaus)

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Addiction: so many of us think we know what addiction LOOKS like. Until now. I sit down with Abby McDonald, podcast host of "Perfectly Imperfect, An Unscripted Journey", wife & mother. Raised with a loving home and a great childhood, Abby made choices in her adult life that brought her down a dark path of addiction, sexual assault, rehab/treatment, and becoming honest not only with her family but with herself. She is now an advocate for addiction and mental health, educating society on what we THINK addiction looks like and how to overcome the darkness and find the light in your search for perfecting imperfection.

Special Guest: Abby McDonald (IG: perfectly_imperfect_abby)

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You've seen her on Netflix "Bad Surgeon" the LOVE of Paolo Macchiarini's life.... or so we thought. I sit with Benita Alexander (IG: @benitaalexander_official) well known Emmy- nominated journalist and NBC producer, who was the main focus of the "super surgeon" turned conman Paolo. She fell in love and planned her future only to uncover the depths of his lies. We talk about their first meeting, their romantic relationship of two years, how she found out the truth/when, and what her life looks like now outside the main stream media.

Kidnapped in 2000, at the age of 8 years old just blocks from her home in California: Midsi Sanchez was a child's name known all across the state of California and local news channels. Walking home from school, ready to celebrate her 8th birthday at a party... she never made it home. You've seen her on Montel, Oprah, Hulu "They Took Our Child: We Got Her Back" and much more. I sit down with Midsi Sanchez, to talk about not only her traumatic experience at such a young age, but what she has learned through the struggles and has come out as a triumph. From drugs, alcohol, sex, love and loss to becoming a mother- she was saved by her christian faith and created a relationship with God. Now she is speaking with her foundation, The Midsi Sanchez Foundation, and sharing her faith with others.

Special Guest: Midsi Sanchez (IG: @midsisanchez)

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1 out of every 2 Americans has had a social media account hacked. From social streaming platforms to emails and even our phones, this is something that is becoming more predominant with how quickly our technology is advancing. But what happens when it's someone you know? Invading privacy, causing concern of not only what you post but what you never intended to. Special guest Caitlin sits down with me today, to discuss what happened when she had to turn to local law enforcement for help, and how her invasion of privacy turned legal and has affected her life forever.

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Special Guest: Caitlin (IG/TT: @transwifelife)