In generational SRA families, domestic abuse often operates beneath the surface of daily life.Joining us today is Sydney Millage, executive director of Clarity in Action Ministries. She’s the author of 37 Ways to Be Taken Captive: Warning Signs and Prevention for Destructive Relationships—a pivotal resource for understanding how abuse takes root and how freedom begins.Together, we’ll unpack what domestic abuse really is, how it intersects with SRA, and what recovery can look like. Whether you’re in a difficult marriage, seeking a healthy relationship, or trying to make sense of the home you grew up in, this conversation will offer clarity and hope.It’s a challenging topic, especially if you’re hearing it for the first time, so take your time and give yourself plenty of compassion as you listen.37 Ways to Be Taken Captive: Warning Signs and Prevention for Destructive Relationships: https://amzn.to/3WhxgWgTo contact Clarity in Action: https://clarityministry.org/Only God Rescued Me: Website: www.onlygodrescuedme.com Contact Lisa:[email protected] help support this podcast: PayPal @Lisa453Venmo @lisameister4242 Square https://square.link/u/kQLAozvVBuy Me a Coffee https://buymeacoffee.com/onlygodrescuedme.com

Undocumented children are quietly disappearing from Delaware classrooms — and one teacher refused to stay silent. When educator Wendy Mears began asking questions, she was met with intimidation and disciplinary action instead of answers. If thousands of documented children go missing each year, how many more are uncounted?In this gripping interview, Wendy speaks out about what she’s seen, the price of telling the truth, and why this story matters far beyond Delaware.⚠️ This is an episode that demands attention — because if children are missing in Delaware, how many are missing where you live?Contact Wendy Mears:wmears5409 @gmail.com  wmears @protonmail.çom  https://wendymears.substack.com/Only God Rescued Me: Website: www.onlygodrescuedme.com Contact Lisa:[email protected] help support this podcast: PayPal @Lisa453Venmo @lisameister4242 Square https://square.link/u/kQLAozvVBuy Me a Coffee https://buymeacoffee.com/onlygodrescuedme.com

Overcoming Fear is not easy for survivors, but it is something we can step carefully into as we heal. You can catch up with the rest of Brooke's interview here: https://youtu.be/HgNa-rYcxUE

In this powerful episode, the tables are turned as cohost Brooke Abella steps in to interview Lisa Meister. You may know Lisa’s story as a courageous survivor of SRA, but this conversation begins at a pivotal point—her journey to writing her memoir, "Only God Rescued Me." Together, Brooke and Lisa explore the heart behind the book and the inspiration that led to the creation of this podcast. With Brooke’s background as a counselor, she brings fresh insight and thought-provoking questions about attachment, parenting, and healing. Her compassionate curiosity draws Lisa into sharing deeply personal reflections she rarely speaks about publicly. Don’t miss this intimate and inspiring episode that reveals new layers of Lisa’s story and the mission behind the podcast.

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Standing in the Gap event in Delaware with Wendy Mears

Mary joined us in 2022 to give us encouragement and biblical counsel on getting through the month of October. I feel it is well worth re-publishing. You can find her website at www.marydemuth.com. Only God Rescued Me: Website: www.onlygodrescuedme.com Contact Lisa:[email protected] help support this podcast: PayPal @Lisa453Venmo @lisameister4242 Square https://square.link/u/kQLAozvVBuy Me a Coffee https://buymeacoffee.com/onlygodrescuedme.com

You met Brooke in 2023 as Avi Shepherd when she gave her victor story. https://youtu.be/ZXyruR-pbX0Today, she comes to you as Brooke. She explains her name change in the podcast. She now has a masters in pastoral counseling. Today we talk about the courage to speak as a survivor, being the black sheep of a generational RA family, the beginning of healing, and what to expect, how to find a counselor, DID, making friends, and where God is in the process. You can look Brooke up at www.quietwatersrestoration.comEmail [email protected]: Brooke AbellaInstagram: @quietwatersrestorationOnly God Rescued Me: Website: www.onlygodrescuedme.com Contact Lisa:[email protected] help support this podcast: PayPal @Lisa453Venmo @lisameister4242 Square https://square.link/u/kQLAozvVBuy Me a Coffee https://buymeacoffee.com/onlygodrescuedme.com

Lisa Gillard tells her story in today's podcast. Parts 1 and 2 of her interview painted the picture of how the abuse has affected her life, thereby creating a cry for justice that has spurred her to reach out for someone who would help her achieve it. It has also given her a heart to help other survivors along the way. Join me today in honoring LIsa's story as a compassionate listener. Only God Rescued Me: Website: www.onlygodrescuedme.com Contact Lisa:[email protected] help support this podcast: PayPal @Lisa453Venmo @lisameister4242 Square https://square.link/u/kQLAozvVBuy Me a Coffee https://buymeacoffee.com/onlygodrescuedme.com

We have been slowly working our way through Lisa's story. In part 1, we discussed how Lisa has experienced flashbacks, triggers, medical conditions directly resulting from trauma, financial strain from therapy, and managing the loss of family and friends. Today, we discuss managing the mental health industry, understanding malevolence, look at the crimes involved in the group, discuss the cry of injustice, and the resulting need for justice. This paints the picture of the life Lisa has lived, and thereby the lives survivors, in general, have to tolerate. In part 3, Lisa will finally get to tell her story. Only God Rescued Me: Website: www.onlygodrescuedme.com Contact Lisa:[email protected] help support this podcast: PayPal @Lisa453Venmo @lisameister4242 Square https://square.link/u/kQLAozvVBuy Me a Coffee https://buymeacoffee.com/onlygodrescuedme.com

Lisa Gillard is a good friend who graciously gave mecreative license to play with her story to present it a bit differently than I normally do. What we created was a picture of the life of a survivor. Lisa vulnerably shared the gritty day-to-day challenges survivors face to brave the past and the present in an attempt to deal with the criminality of ritual abuse, the malevolence of the abusers, the toll of the abuse on the mind and body, as well as the stigma of society she bravely faces as she wages her social media campaign. I hope you find this interview as intriguing as I did. Thank you, Lisa, for your trust. You have my permission to pay me back later. A shout-out and a big thank you to Monique Koven of “The Healing Trauma Podcast” (check the podcast out if you haven’t, lots of healing resources to be had there) for introducing us years ago, and for making today possible. This is part one of a two-part series.   

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