This episode features special guest Leanne Wagoner, a prior Executive Director of Live Violence Free. We discuss our agency's humble beginnings in a one-room cabin, providing services on a payphone in the birth of the anti-violence movement, and highlight the growth that has occurred over the years.

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February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. In this episode, we share some of our own survivor experiences after we define and discuss examples of manipulation and abuse in teen relationships.

• Love Is Respect: www.loveisrespect.org

• Love Is Respect Text Line: Text "loveis" to 22522

• Live Violence Free Crisis Line: (530) 544-4444

• Live Violence Free Email: [email protected]

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In this episode we extend our conversation on human trafficking by discussing important vocabulary, sharing some real human trafficking survivor stories, timely statistics, and discuss the platform "OnlyFans".

• Shared Hope International: https://sharedhope.org/

• Shared Hope International Trafficking Terms: https://sharedhope.org/the-problem/trafficking-terms/

• Rebecca Bender Survivor Story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHcoEY6gJJ0

• Human Trafficking Poem "America's Daughters": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTAVZChvLR4&t=3s

• Live Violence Free Crisis Line (24/7): (530) 544-4444

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January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month. In this episode we invited Melissa Holland who is the founder and director of Awaken. Awaken is a non-profit agency in Reno, NV that focuses on providing services and support for victims & survivors of sex trafficking. In this powerful conversation we define and discuss some common warning signs, red flags, and misconceptions of sex trafficking.

• Live Violence Free's Crisis Line (24/7): 530-544-4444

• Awaken's Hotline: 775-393-9183

• Awaken's Website: https://awakenreno.org/

• Awaken's Email: [email protected]

• Awaken's Drop In Center: Open M-F from 12:00PM-5:00PM

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January is Stalking Awareness Month. In this episode we define what stalking is, how stalking happens, and some resources and considerations to help maintain safety. We share different examples of stalking and cyber stalking, and include tips for documenting incidents, and how to support yourself or someone else who is experiencing stalking.

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In this episode, we circle back to our conversation on gender, and the expectations or stereotypes we see played out in media through advertising. We take time searching the internet for advertisements to discuss the kinds of messaging that we see. Also, we share out some actual subliminal messaging techniques (shapes, colors, imagery) that are used in advertising to draw our attention.

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In this episode we start to break down the gender role expectations and stereotypes that are created by our society, and then reinforced through media messaging. We discuss our society's expectations of how to "be a man" and "act like a lady", and the kinds of toys, direct messaging, and advertising that speak directly to those roles. We even share our own personal experiences feeling the pressure to conform to these gender expectations, and how it has impacted those around us.

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In this episode we discuss how we can deal with stress, trauma, difficult conversations, and setting boundaries during this challenging holiday season.

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In our first guest interview episode, we talk about the services provided at Live Violence Free, we then hold a fun and insightful conversation with our new Executive Director, Chelcee Thomas.

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In this episode, we discuss breakups and share best-practices for how we can deal with breakups effectively, not only for ourselves but also to provide support to someone else who is experiencing a breakup.

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