Caroline Brunne comes onto the podcast to discusses her experience of child sexual abuse at the hands of her father, and the experiences she has gone through in recent times with the release of her memoir and sharing her story publicly. In this episode specifically we discuss what it was like for Caroline stepping away from the shiny facade she created when she decided to release this story and finally reveal her story to her loved ones.

More Than One Thing Can Be True – a story of survival is Caroline’s memoir. It is her story. It’s her ode to healing despite the odds. It speaks to the reality of trauma, and also the power we have to transform and heal. It is a story of one courageous woman, who despite carrying decades of shame, chose to own her voice. In doing so, she is paving the way for survivors to own their voice, and live a life of courageous intention. 

Thank you for coming on and sharing part 1 Caroline - you are an absolutely amazing human.

Connect with Caroline Brunne

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Facebook

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For advice and support in Australia please reach out to:

1800 RESPECT

For sexual assault and domestic abuse support services please reach out to 1800 RESPECT

Phone: 1800 RESPECT - 1800 737 732

Website: www.1800respect.org.au

Centre Against Sexual Assault (CASA)

Phone: (Victoria) 1800 806 292 (Nationally use 1800 RESPECT)

https://casa.org.au/

Connect with services in Canada

Sexual Assault Centres, Crisis Lines, and Support Services

https://endingviolencecanada.org/sexual-assault-centres-crisis-lines-and-support-services/

Connect with services in America

RAINN

US based Rape, Abuse, Incest National Network for survivors

Website: https://www.rainn.org/

National Hotlines

Live chat option available on the website

National hotlines can help connect victims, survivors, and their support networks connect with local resources.

Phone: - 855-484-2846 -

Connect with services in the UK

The Glade

Website: https://www.theglade.org.uk/

Survivors UK

This a uk, London based men's/male survivors support group, which does include trans and non-binary

Website: https://www.survivorsuk.org/

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In Part 2 of my conversation with survivor Sydney, they detail more instances of the domestic abuse experienced at the hands of a former partner. In this episode we discuss the ongoing nature of abuse, the work that needs to be done to heal ones inner child, and how Syd has survived suicide attempts, suicidal ideation and a miscarriage to come out the other side as a happy, healthy, educated and qualified health professional. I am so proud of the work Syd has put into their healing, and it is nothing short of inspirational to listen to. Thank you Syd for coming and sharing your story. Survivor and strong as fuck.

Connect with Syd

Instagram

Connect with Reclaim Me Resources & Support Network / Madeleine

Reclaim Me Linktree

For advice and support in Australia please reach out to:

Lifeline

For crisis support please reach out to Lifeline

Phone: 13 11 14

Website: www.lifeline.org.au/

1800 RESPECT

For sexual assault and domestic abuse support services please reach out to 1800 RESPECT

Phone: 1800 RESPECT - 1800 737 732

Website: www.1800respect.org.au

Centre Against Sexual Assault (CASA)

Phone: (Victoria) 1800 806 292 (Nationally use 1800 RESPECT)

https://casa.org.au/

Connect with services in Canada

Sexual Assault Centres, Crisis Lines, and Support Services

https://endingviolencecanada.org/sexual-assault-centres-crisis-lines-and-support-services/

Connect with services in America

Pregnancy / Infant Loss group and help for bereavement costs

https://www.emmasfootprints.com/

Pregnancy / Infant Loss virtual support group

https://starlegacyfoundation.org/support-groups/

RAINN

US based Rape, Abuse, Incest National Network for survivors

Website: https://www.rainn.org/

Connect with services in the UK

Rape crisis UK

Website: https://rapecrisis.org.uk/

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In this episode survivor Sydney details their experience of domestic and sexual abuse at the hands of a former partner. Sydney outlines some of the experiences leading up to what became a relationship, the abuse that started and what remained during their final year as a teenager. Syd is such an amazing human, who has risen from the ashes and is such a shining light. Thank you for sharing part 1 - Warrior!

Connect with Sydney

Instagram

Connect with Reclaim Me / Madeleine

Reclaim Me Linktree

For advice and support in Australia please reach out to:

Lifeline

For crisis support please reach out to Lifeline

Phone: 13 11 14

Website: www.lifeline.org.au/

1800 RESPECT

For sexual assault and domestic abuse support services please reach out to 1800 RESPECT

Phone: 1800 RESPECT - 1800 737 732

Website: www.1800respect.org.au

Centre Against Sexual Assault (CASA)

Phone: (Victoria) 1800 806 292 (Nationally use 1800 RESPECT)

https://casa.org.au/

National Debt Helpline

Phone: 1800 007 007

Website: www.ndh.org.au

Women’s Legal Services Australia 

Website: www.wlsa.org.au

Connect with services in Canada

Rape Relief Shelter Website

Sexual Assault Centres, Crisis Lines, and Support Services

https://endingviolencecanada.org/sexual-assault-centres-crisis-lines-and-support-services/

Connect with services in America

RAINN

US based Rape, Abuse, Incest National Network for survivors

Website: https://www.rainn.org/

National Hotlines

Live chat option available on the website

National hotlines can help connect victims, survivors, and their support networks connect with local resources.

Phone: - 855-484-2846 -

Connect with services in the UK

Rape crisis UK

Website: https://rapecrisis.org.uk/

Survivors UK

This a uk, London based men's/male survivors support group, which does include trans and non-binary

Website: https://www.survivorsuk.org/

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Podcast hosts Amanda and Shawn from the Touchy Subjects Podcast join us for an amazing discussion on prevention work based on the experience of these two prevention specialists. 

Shawn Schutt 

has a Master's degree in Public Health and has worked in the field of domestic and sexual violence prevention for over 5 years. He has presented to middle and high schoolers, college students, health care professionals, bar staff, politicians, and businesses on topics ranging from consent, healthy relationships, human trafficking, warning signs of violence, and policy implications. He uses his desire to create equitable, inclusive, safe communities, to dictate his presentations and trainings, centering community needs and beliefs along with social justice to build change. 

 Amanda Courier works in Community Outreach and Prevention Education and has been in the world of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault prevention for 3 years. She has given educational presentations to groups that range from Pre-K to those in Residential M.D. programs. Amanda is also a nationally recognized advocate for victims of crime and spends time on a crisis intervention hotline. She can be spotted staffing awareness tables at community events in her hometown, and you can count on her to speak up when she sees injustice. Her passion for equity, inclusion, diversity, and justice is what drives her to be the best advocate and educator she can be

The Touchy Subjects podcast was created to make 'touchy subject' conversations that are no longer stigmatised.

Connect with Touchy Subjects / Shawn & Amanda

https://www.touchysubjectspodcast.com/about

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Reclaim Me Linktree

For advice and support in Australia please reach out to:

1800 RESPECT

For sexual assault and domestic abuse support services please reach out to 1800 RESPECT

Phone: 1800 RESPECT - 1800 737 732

Website: www.1800respect.org.au

Connect with services in Canada

Sexual Assault Centres, Crisis Lines, and Support Services

https://endingviolencecanada.org/sexual-assault-centres-crisis-lines-and-support-services/

Connect with services in America

National Sexual Violence Resource Center

The National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) is the leading nonprofit in providing information and tools to prevent and respond to sexual violence.

Website: https://www.nsvrc.org/

RAINN

US based Rape, Abuse, Incest National Network for survivors

Website: https://www.rainn.org/

Connect with services in the UK

Rape crisis UK

Website: https://rapecrisis.org.uk/

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Survivor Harrison James details his experience of child sexual abuse at the hands of his step mother for a number of years. This consistent and continuous abuse culminated in Harrison fathering a child, who was raised within the family home as his sister. Harrison's experiences are detailed in this episode, and his unique viewpoint and philosophy on overcoming trauma and seeing the 'sun' after the storm is nothing short of inspirational. Harrison also has a brand ' Fuck Injustice' and is continuing his campaign for survivors of abuse.

Thank you Harri for coming on and sharing your story.

Connect with Harrison James

Instagram

Connect with Reclaim Me / Madeleine

Reclaim Me Linktree

For advice and support in Australia please reach out to:

Lifeline

For crisis support please reach out to Lifeline

Phone: 13 11 14

Website: www.lifeline.org.au/

1800 RESPECT

For sexual assault and domestic abuse support services please reach out to 1800 RESPECT

Phone: 1800 RESPECT - 1800 737 732

Website: www.1800respect.org.au

Centre Against Sexual Assault (CASA)

Phone: (Victoria) 1800 806 292 (Nationally use 1800 RESPECT)

https://casa.org.au/

Connect with services in Canada

Rape Relief Shelter Website

Sexual Assault Centres, Crisis Lines, and Support Services

https://endingviolencecanada.org/sexual-assault-centres-crisis-lines-and-support-services/

Connect with services in America

National Sexual Violence Resource Center

The National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) is the leading nonprofit in providing information and tools to prevent and respond to sexual violence.

Website: https://www.nsvrc.org/

RAINN

US based Rape, Abuse, Incest National Network for survivors

Website: https://www.rainn.org/

Connect with services in the UK

Rape crisis UK

Website: https://rapecrisis.org.uk/

Survivors UK

This a uk, London based men's/male survivors support group, which does include trans and non-binary

Website: https://www.survivorsuk.org/

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Survivor Bree and I discuss the reflections of listening to her tell her story, and some of the hurdles her and I face even to this day as survivors.

Thank you so much to Bree for coming back on, being so vulnerable and also for holding so much space for me to also open up.

Connect with Bree

Instagram

Connect with Reclaim Me / Madeleine

Reclaim Me Linktree

For advice and support in Australia please reach out to:

Lifeline

For crisis support please reach out to Lifeline

Phone: 13 11 14

Website: www.lifeline.org.au/

1800 RESPECT

For sexual assault and domestic abuse support services please reach out to 1800 RESPECT

Phone: 1800 RESPECT - 1800 737 732

Website: www.1800respect.org.au

Centre Against Sexual Assault (CASA)

Phone: (Victoria) 1800 806 292 (Nationally use 1800 RESPECT)

https://casa.org.au/

Connect with services in Canada

Rape Relief Shelter Website

Sexual Assault Centres, Crisis Lines, and Support Services

https://endingviolencecanada.org/sexual-assault-centres-crisis-lines-and-support-services/

Connect with services in America

National Sexual Violence Resource Center

The National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) is the leading nonprofit in providing information and tools to prevent and respond to sexual violence.

Website: https://www.nsvrc.org/

RAINN

US based Rape, Abuse, Incest National Network for survivors

Website: https://www.rainn.org/

Connect with services in the UK

Rape crisis UK

Website: https://rapecrisis.org.uk/

Survivors UK

This a uk, London based men's/male survivors support group, which does include trans and non-binary

Website: https://www.survivorsuk.org/

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Max is a speaker passionate about instilling self-respect in young men through thoughtful romantic interactions and personal development. He draws on more than 20 years’ experience and witnessing the mistakes repeatedly made by young men when interacting with women.  Over the years, Max realised that young women frequently discuss these issues between themselves, but they were rarely talked about among young men. Given this divide in education and peer learning, it became clear to him that simply telling young men “no means no” is insufficient in the real-world. Max believes that avoidance of difficult topics and the premise of a well-raised boy “figuring things out” is inadequate. Thank you Max for coming on and sharing what you do in this wonderful episode!

Connect with Max Radcliffe

Website - https://www.maxradcliffe.com.au/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/maxi.radcliffe/

Connect with Reclaim Me / Madeleine

Reclaim Me Linktree

For advice and support in Australia please reach out to:

Lifeline

For crisis support please reach out to Lifeline

Phone: 13 11 14

Website: www.lifeline.org.au/

1800 RESPECT

For sexual assault and domestic abuse support services please reach out to 1800 RESPECT

Phone: 1800 RESPECT - 1800 737 732

Website: www.1800respect.org.au

Centre Against Sexual Assault (CASA)

Phone: (Victoria) 1800 806 292 (Nationally use 1800 RESPECT)

https://casa.org.au/

Connect with services in Canada

Sexual Assault Centres, Crisis Lines, and Support Services

https://endingviolencecanada.org/sexual-assault-centres-crisis-lines-and-support-services/

Connect with services in America

RAINN

US based Rape, Abuse, Incest National Network for survivors

Website: https://www.rainn.org/

National Hotlines

Live chat option available on the website

National hotlines can help connect victims, survivors, and their support networks connect with local resources.

Phone: - 855-484-2846 -

Connect with services in the UK

Rape crisis UK

Website: https://rapecrisis.org.uk/

Survivors UK

This a uk, London based men's/male survivors support group, which does include trans and non-binary

Website: https://www.survivorsuk.org/

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Survivor Bree details her experience of sexual assault while travelling overseas, and her subsequent abusive relationship that she endured for years. Bree discusses what happened to her, the her reactions through the process and why she never disclosed her sexual assault until years later. This is a horrible case that Bree has somehow managed to turn around into a life that see's her volunteering, supporting survivors and without a doubt saving lives every day. Warrior woman.

Connect with Bree

Instagram

Connect with Reclaim Me / Madeleine

Reclaim Me Linktree

For advice and support in Australia please reach out to:

Lifeline

For crisis support please reach out to Lifeline

Phone: 13 11 14

Website: www.lifeline.org.au/

1800 RESPECT

For sexual assault and domestic abuse support services please reach out to 1800 RESPECT

Phone: 1800 RESPECT - 1800 737 732

Website: www.1800respect.org.au

Centre Against Sexual Assault (CASA)

Phone: (Victoria) 1800 806 292 (Nationally use 1800 RESPECT)

https://casa.org.au/

Connect with services in Canada

Rape Relief Shelter Website

Sexual Assault Centres, Crisis Lines, and Support Services

https://endingviolencecanada.org/sexual-assault-centres-crisis-lines-and-support-services/

Connect with services in America

National Sexual Violence Resource Center

The National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) is the leading nonprofit in providing information and tools to prevent and respond to sexual violence.

Website: https://www.nsvrc.org/

RAINN

US based Rape, Abuse, Incest National Network for survivors

Website: https://www.rainn.org/

Connect with services in the UK

Rape crisis UK

Website: https://rapecrisis.org.uk/

Survivors UK

This a uk, London based men's/male survivors support group, which does include trans and non-binary

Website: https://www.survivorsuk.org/

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Survivor Tambry details her experiences of domestic abuse, and the realisation of her early child sexual abuse later in life. In this episode Tambry and I talk about how she herself has since started Survivors to Thrivers an organisation Guiding survivors of abuse and trauma to find strength and freedom by examining limiting beliefs and claiming a Going-Forward Story that leads to a whole-hearted, meaningful life. She also details how and why she started her amazing book ,Awakening the Light!

Connect with Tambry

Website - survivorstothrivers.com

Instagram - @survivorstothrivers

Facebook - survivorstothriversofficial

Email - [email protected]

Connect with Madeleine

Reclaim Me Linktree

For advice and support in Australia please reach out to:

Lifeline

For crisis support please reach out to Lifeline

Phone: 13 11 14

Website: www.lifeline.org.au/

1800 RESPECT

For sexual assault and domestic abuse support services please reach out to 1800 RESPECT

Phone: 1800 RESPECT - 1800 737 732

Website: www.1800respect.org.au

Centre Against Sexual Assault (CASA)

Phone: (Victoria) 1800 806 292 (Nationally use 1800 RESPECT)

https://casa.org.au/

Connect with services in Canada

Sexual Assault Centres, Crisis Lines, and Support Services

https://endingviolencecanada.org/sexual-assault-centres-crisis-lines-and-support-services/

Connect with services in America

National Sexual Violence Resource Center

The National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) is the leading nonprofit in providing information and tools to prevent and respond to sexual violence.

Website: https://www.nsvrc.org/

RAINN

US based Rape, Abuse, Incest National Network for survivors

Website: https://www.rainn.org/

Connect with services in the UK

Rape crisis UK

Website: https://rapecrisis.org.uk/

Survivors UK

This a uk, London based men's/male survivors support group, which does include trans and non-binary

Website: https://www.survivorsuk.org/

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Survivor Tambry details her experiences of domestic abuse, and the realisation of her early child sexual abuse later in life. In this episode Tambry discusses some of her experiences that she endured during two abusive relationships, and how she managed navigating life after her abuse as a newly single mother. Tambry has since started Survivors to Thrivers an organisation Guiding survivors of abuse and trauma to find strength and freedom by examining limiting beliefs and claiming a Going-Forward Story that leads to a whole-hearted, meaningful life. She is also the author of the book Awakening the Light.

Connect with Tambry

Website - survivorstothrivers.com

Instagram - @survivorstothrivers

Facebook - survivorstothriversofficial

Email - [email protected]

Connect with Madeleine

Reclaim Me Linktree

For advice and support in Australia please reach out to:

Lifeline

For crisis support please reach out to Lifeline

Phone: 13 11 14

Website: www.lifeline.org.au/

1800 RESPECT

For sexual assault and domestic abuse support services please reach out to 1800 RESPECT

Phone: 1800 RESPECT - 1800 737 732

Website: www.1800respect.org.au

Centre Against Sexual Assault (CASA)

Phone: (Victoria) 1800 806 292 (Nationally use 1800 RESPECT)

https://casa.org.au/

Connect with services in Canada

Sexual Assault Centres, Crisis Lines, and Support Services

https://endingviolencecanada.org/sexual-assault-centres-crisis-lines-and-support-services/

Connect with services in America

National Sexual Violence Resource Center

The National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) is the leading nonprofit in providing information and tools to prevent and respond to sexual violence.

Website: https://www.nsvrc.org/

RAINN

US based Rape, Abuse, Incest National Network for survivors

Website: https://www.rainn.org/

Connect with services in the UK

Rape crisis UK

Website: https://rapecrisis.org.uk/

Survivors UK

This a uk, London based men's/male survivors support group, which does include trans and non-binary

Website: https://www.survivorsuk.org/

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.