Trust is so important in all of our connections it is the foundation of having healthy relationships.

But for survivors it can be so hard to open ourselves up to trusting anyone because our trust has been destroyed by what happened to us.

This can be one of the main reasons that survivors have such a hard time forming healthy associations with anyone.

We are here to be in relationship with others but if we don't trust anyone because of what happened to us how do we open up and become vulnerable enough to trust?

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It's almost that time of year again so what better time than now to revisit our episode about the Holidays.

Navigating the Holidays can be triggering and emotional.

Be kind to yourself and give yourself grace and get support.

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What we say is so important.

What we say to our kids, what we say about things we hear about what we say to someone who is struggling can be so important to them.

We have to be aware of the affect of our language and how we can help our kids to want to talk to us about stuff, maybe even the stuff that they feel uncomfortable about.

It can make all the difference in their life when they know that it's ok to talk us about anything.

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Sam Dordulian is the Founder and President of the Dorduilian Law Group in the Los Angeles area

He is a former Los Angeles Deputy District Attorney with over 25 years of experience and he leads the sex crimes division of the Law Group

He has a unique perspective with his experience as a Deputy District Attorney as well as an Attorney representing survivors of abuse in cases against offenders

Charnell found his group when she was doing her research about the sex crimes done by coaches and others against athletes and she asked Sam if he would be willing to do an interview to share his perspective about what to expect when prosecuting offenders of abuse

Dordulian Law Group

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It's been over two years since Luke reached out to us after listening to our podcast and we interviewed him.

Since that interview Luke has been interviewed on other podcasts and done some panels with us and has become an advocate for other survivors all while learning to recover from what happened to him.

We are so excited to catch up with him and talk about his journey of healing.

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In this episode we interview Kevin's wife Charnell about the research that she has been doing about the issues of sexual abuse in youth sports.

She has found that it is much more common than is reported beyond the widely publicized accounts that have happened in higher profile cases that have come up.

Her research has lead her to find the Dordulian Law Group who specialize in sex abuse and other offenses and "SafeSport" which is an "independent nonprofit committed to building a sport community where participants can work and learn together free of emotional, physical, and sexual abuse misconduct".

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This is our new and improved version of episode 11

Do we recognize our own triggers?

How do we know when we are being triggered and how do we deal with them?

You are not alone.

There is help!

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Ceanne Livingston is a survivor, mother, businesswoman and a podcaster\

She has done some incredible work to overcome not only childhood sexual abuse but domestic violence as well.

She is a warrior! She is the host of "The Big Money Influencer" podcast.

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This is the new and improved version of episode 9!

There can be fallout when we break the silence, make sure you have support.

What's the fallout like and how do you address it?

It's so important to break the silence but not always easy because of fallout.

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Here we are after three years, 72 episodes, over thirty interviews and several panels, what have we learned.

There has been so much that is important and we have seen so many breakthroughs, it's been amazing!

The courage we have seen from our guests and the insights that they have shared with us has given us so much hope.

We have witnessed so many stories that start with heartbreak and trauma and loss, and lead to triumph and healing.

In this episode we share the wisdom that we have learned from the amazing survivors we have had on and sum up the key lessons that we have learned.

These are key lessons that are important for any survivor to pay attention to and we have even been surprised at how much we have learned doing this podcast, things that has been helping in our journey of healing.

If there is anything that we have learned it is that it is a process that we are all in together.

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