Guest: Heidi Yewman is a gun control advocate, abuse survivor and author of her new memoir “Dumb Girl: A Journey from Childhood Abuse to Gun Control”, a raw, unflinching look at the long road from trauma to healing—reflects the heart of her life’s work: to foster empathy, break silence, and create change. Heidi’s commitment to trauma advocacy began in 1999, when her former teacher and basketball coach, Dave Sanders, was killed in the Columbine High School massacre. Since then, she has spent over two decades elevating the stories of those affected by gun violence and trauma, believing that honest conversations can lead to lasting solutions. Heidi is an award-winning director and producer of "Behind the Bullet", a documentary that follows the lives of people who have shot and killed in self-defense. She also authored Beyond the Bullet: Personal Stories of Gun Violence Aftermath and has written for USA Today, Ms. Magazine, The Seattle Times, The Oregonian, and The Huffington Post. Her widely recognized four-part series, My Month with a Gun, was featured in Ms. Magazine, The Daily Beast, and The Denver Post. Learn more at heidiyewman.com

Using her own journey as an example, Carol demonstrates in this insightful memoir how unintegrated trauma limits us and our connection with others—and how the work of uncovering and reintegrating “what we do with what happens to us” can become the very source of our liberation.

Special Returning Guest: Jane Epstein, survivor of sibling sexual abuse and author of the newly released memoir “I Feel Real Guilty”

Special Guest Survivor Adrienne shares her story of becoming a victim of relationship violence and her year of recovery 

Special Guest: Dr. Nicole Bedera is a sociologist and cofounder of the antiviolence consulting practice Beyond Compliance (www.beyond-compliance-consulting.com). She has spent more than a decade studying sexual violence and advocating for survivors in media outlets including the New York Times, NPR, and Harper's BAZAAR. She launches her debut book, On the Wrong Side: How Universities Protect Perpetrators and Betray Survivors of Sexual Violence on October 8th, 2024.

Special Guest: Josephine A. Lauren is an author, artist and anti-incest liberation agent (AILA). They are the founder of Incest AWARE (incestaware.org), which has brought together a beautiful alliance of individuals and organizations seeking to improve methods of incest prevention, intervention, recovery, and justice. 

Special Guest: Halli Faulkner (JD, MAEd, YACDEP), yoga therapist and trauma informed trainer who holds healing spaces and retreats for women who have experienced sexual trauma.

Guest Survivor: Skyler Boschen (skylerboschen.com)