Start By Listening

Welcome to Start By Listening! We are excited to have you on this journey with us toward healing and transformation.  Start By Listening is a podcast about sexual harm, trauma and advocacy.  Season Three - Hodge Podge - We are taking SBL to the community and speaking with various groups and people on the traumas they encounter in their part of the community and asking how they may want their organization to address trauma survivors in the future. This season, we will be delivering exceptional conversations and creative ideas while creating a safe space for connection and thoughtful experiences. We are going beyond sexual harm and really asking, "What does trauma look like and what does this experience look like for the Western Kentucky communities we serve?" We will be talking with various community members, and delving into difficult conversations where trauma intersects our communities and people. Season Three finds us growing and changing how we do our work. Our goal is to drop 2-3 podcasts per month on Fridays and you will find most of our episodes on YouTube as well! Yes, New Beginnings has a YouTube channel.

In this episode, New Beginnings podcasters Jennifer, The Friendly Therapist, and Shelby, Victim Advocate have a very authentic conversation with an amazing group of individuals who have been called to minister to those in jail - they call themselves Jail Ministry and they utilize trauma informed care to spread the word of God to those individuals in our local Daviess County Detention Center. Their message to those in jail is wrapped in love and trauma informed care as they utilize a program called the Trauma Healing Institute - https://traumahealinginstitute.org/.

In this episode, Shelby and I spoke with Joe, Joy, Emil, Carol and Frances. They were delightful, authentic, trauma informed and all about healing. Did I mention how passionate they are in the work they do? They are my cup of tea and then some. I think you will find this podcast refreshing, different and all about helping those find a path to healing that involves the Good News. Let me introduce you to these amazing people.

Joe Collins is from Virginia and he trains people through the Trauma Healing Institute. Joe has served in a leadership role with Good News Jail & Prison Ministry since 1997 and pastors to those incarcerated. Joe is a graduate of Graduate of Belmont University and is a Master Facilitator with the Trauma Healing Institute.

Joy and Emil Herzog - Joy is spouse to Chaplain Herzog at Daviess County Detention Center for 18 years. Joy has ministered to women for 40 years and is an educator. She is an apprentice facilitator working toward being a group healing facilitator through The Healing Institute. Emil is chaplain with Good News Jail & Prison Ministry at the Daviess County Detention Center. Emil pastored two churches in the states of New Mexico and Kentucky. Emil has ministered in jails or prisons in six states throughout his Christian life. As a Good News chaplain, he is non-denominational. Emil has been a credentialed ordained minister with the Assemblies of God since 1984. He is convinced that to change the behavior of a person, the individual must be changed from the inside out. The gospel has that ability and Emil is privileged to have a part in sharing it with men and women who are incarcerated. Emil and Joy, have two sons and three grandchildren.  

Carol Adkins is the co-founder of Fresh Start for Women, a transitional housing program for women in recovery from substance abuse and trauma, along with their children. Carol is also a Physical Therapist. Carol has a heart for helping people heal. She has spent decades working with women who have suffered from various forms of trauma that set them on a path of self-destructive behaviors. Carol is a volunteer with Good News Jail & Prison Ministry. 

Francis Briner has been a Jail Ministry leader since 2009. She is a volunteer with the Good News Jail & Prison Ministry and co-founder of the Fresh Start For Women, a transitional housing program for women in recovery from substance abuse and trauma, along with their children. Frances is a discipler for many women in rehab/recovery and an apprentice facilitator for healing groups.

YOU WON'T WANT TO MISS THIS EPISODE. Remember to subscribe to our Podcast - Start By Listening - found on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, Deezer and more!

YouTube Link for today's episode: https://youtu.be/_HZoAOcixsg

Also subscribe to our New Beginnings YouTube channel!! - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxT9OQkPpCPSAgcUhhqUkmQ

Start By Listening will drop on Fridays, 2-3x monthly, bringing you an interesting and intriguing look into the work we do, while educating about trauma and healing. If you would like to reach out and contact Jennifer or Shelby, please email at [email protected]. Finally, a few shout outs. If you liked our jingle jingle, hop on over to www.uriahwilde.com and talk with Seth Hedges. He created the beautiful music for our podcast. Thank you SETH! Another special thank you to Rodney Newton, he helped us learn how to put this Podcast together and create a beautiful thing. Thank you RODNEY!!!

To find local resources for sexual abuse please visit www.RAINN.org or call the National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673, 24/7/365

Welcome to Start By Listening! We are excited to have you on this journey with us toward healing and transformation.  Start By Listening is a podcast about sexual harm, trauma and advocacy.  Season Three - Hodge Podge - We are taking SBL to the community and speaking with various groups and people on the traumas they encounter in their part of the community and asking how they may want their organization to address trauma survivors in the future. This season, we will be delivering exceptional conversations and creative ideas while creating a safe space for connection and thoughtful experiences. We are going beyond sexual harm and really asking, "What does trauma look like and what does this experience look like for the Western Kentucky communities we serve?" We will be talking with various community members, and delving into difficult conversations where trauma intersects our communities and people. Season Three finds us growing and changing how we do our work. Our goal is to drop 2-3 podcasts per month on Fridays and you will find most of our episodes on YouTube as well! Yes, New Beginnings has a YouTube channel.

In this episode, New Beginnings podcasters Jennifer, The Friendly Therapist, and Shelby, Victim Advocate have a very authentic conversation with Fr. Mike Clark of Blessed Mother Catholic Church. Fr. Mike Clark is the priest at Blessed Mother Catholic Church here in Owensboro, KY. In addition to being a priest since 1995, Fr. Mike also has his Juris Canonici Licentiatus, JCL and this is the title of an advanced graduate degree with canonical effects in the Roman Catholic Church offered by pontifical universities and ecclesiastical faculties of canon law. Fr. Mike has served in many roles since becoming a priest. He was the Judicial Vicar for the Diocese of Owensboro from 2004-2017, was on the Review Board for Sexual Abuse for the Diocese of Owensboro from 2011-2022 and has been the Tribunal Judge for the Diocese of Owensboro since 2002. Fr. Mike is just an amazing human and he really provided an interesting and thoughtful perspective on trauma he witnesses as a priest. In fact, our conversation was about the grief experienced when losing a spouse or partner and returning to church without your person in the pew next to you. I think you will find this podcast conversation to be delightful, informative, moving and just beautiful.  YOU WON'T WANT TO MISS THIS EPISODE. Remember to subscribe to our Podcast - Start By Listening - found on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, Deezer and more!

YouTube Link for today's episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQqKXIzc3dQ

Also subscribe to our New Beginnings YouTube channel!! - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxT9OQkPpCPSAgcUhhqUkmQ

Start By Listening will drop on Fridays, 2-3x monthly, bringing you an interesting and intriguing look into the work we do, while educating about trauma and healing. If you would like to reach out and contact Jennifer or Shelby, please email at [email protected]. Finally, a few shout outs. If you liked our jingle jingle, hop on over to www.uriahwilde.com and talk with Seth Hedges. He created the beautiful music for our podcast. Thank you SETH! Another special thank you to Rodney Newton, he helped us learn how to put this Podcast together and create a beautiful thing. Thank you RODNEY!!!

To find local resources for sexual abuse please visit www.RAINN.org or call the National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673, 24/7/365

Welcome to Start By Listening! We are excited to have you on this journey with us toward healing and transformation.  Start By Listening is a podcast about sexual harm, trauma and advocacy.  Season Three - Hodge Podge - We are taking SBL to the community and speaking with various groups and people on the traumas they encounter in their part of the community and asking how they may want their organization to address trauma survivors in the future. This season, we will be delivering exceptional conversations and creative ideas while creating a safe space for connection and thoughtful experiences. We are going beyond sexual harm and really asking, "What does trauma look like and what does this experience look like for the Western Kentucky communities we serve?" We will be talking with various community members, and delving into difficult conversations where trauma intersects our communities and people. Season Three finds us growing and changing how we do our work. Our goal is to drop 2-3 podcasts per month on Fridays and you will find most of our episodes on YouTube as well! Yes, New Beginnings has a YouTube channel.

In this episode, New Beginnings podcasters Jennifer, The Friendly Therapist, and Shelby, Victim Advocate have a very authentic conversation with Rev. Rhondalyn Randolph. Rev. Rhondalyn was ordained in 2006 and serves as Pastor of Pleasant Point Baptist Church in Owensboro, KY. Rev. Rhondalyn became the first woman licensed to preach the gospel in a Baptist church in Owesnboro-Daviess County and all of Western Kentucky and has been the President of the Owensboro NAACP Branch 3107 since 2017. Rev. Rhondalyn was instrumental in leading a local confederate statue removal campaign in Daviess County, KY. Rev. Randolph is a graduate of Western Kentucky University and speaks regularly for conferences and presentations. More than anything, she loves serving the Lord and His people. Shelby and I were just delighted to meet her and listen to her experiences and wisdom. YOU WON'T WANT TO MISS THIS EPISODE. Remember to subscribe to our Podcast - Start By Listening - found on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, Deezer and more!

YouTube Link for today's episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRJkQMBsxRk

Also subscribe to our New Beginnings YouTube channel!! - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxT9OQkPpCPSAgcUhhqUkmQ

Start By Listening will drop on Fridays, 2-3x monthly, bringing you an interesting and intriguing look into the work we do, while educating about trauma and healing. If you would like to reach out and contact Jennifer or Shelby, please email at [email protected]. Finally, a few shout outs. If you liked our jingle jingle, hop on over to www.uriahwilde.com and talk with Seth Hedges. He created the beautiful music for our podcast. Thank you SETH! Another special thank you to Rodney Newton, he helped us learn how to put this Podcast together and create a beautiful thing. Thank you RODNEY!!!

To find local resources for sexual abuse please visit www.RAINN.org or call the National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673, 24/7/365

Welcome to Start By Listening! We are excited to have you on this journey with us toward healing and transformation.  Start By Listening is a podcast about sexual harm, trauma and advocacy.  Season Three - Hodge Podge - We are taking SBL to the community and speaking with various groups and people on the traumas they encounter in their part of the community and asking how they may want their organization to address trauma survivors in the future. This season, we will be delivering exceptional conversations and creative ideas while creating a safe space for connection and thoughtful experiences. We are going beyond sexual harm and really asking, "What does trauma look like and what does this experience look like for the Western Kentucky communities we serve?" We will be talking with various community members, and delving into difficult conversations where trauma intersects our communities and people. Season Three finds us growing and changing how we do our work. Our goal is to drop 2-3 podcasts per month on Fridays and you will find most of our episodes on YouTube as well! Yes, New Beginnings has a YouTube channel.

On this opening episode for Season 3, New Beginnings podcaster Jennifer, The Friendly Therapist, introduces SBL listeners to Shelby Silsky, Victim Advocate and just all around amazing, talented and wickedly intelligent human. I love her and I am sure you will too! YOU WON'T WANT TO MISS THIS EPISODE. Remember to subscribe to our Podcast - Start By Listening - found on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, Deezer and more!

YouTube Link for today's episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOsol2-3fJc

Also subscribe to our New Beginnings YouTube channel!! - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxT9OQkPpCPSAgcUhhqUkmQ

Start By Listening will drop on Fridays, 2-3x monthly, bringing you an interesting and intriguing look into the work we do, while educating about trauma and healing. If you would like to reach out and contact Jennifer or Shelby, please email at [email protected]. Finally, a few shout outs. If you liked our jingle jingle, hop on over to www.uriahwilde.com and talk with Seth Hedges. He created the beautiful music for our podcast. Thank you SETH! Another special thank you to Rodney Newton, he helped us learn how to put this Podcast together and create a beautiful thing. Thank you RODNEY!!!

To find local resources for sexual abuse please visit www.RAINN.org or call the National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673, 24/7/365

Welcome to Start By Listening! We are excited to have you on this journey with us toward healing and transformation.  Start By Listening is a podcast about sexual harm, trauma and advocacy.  We are going Back to the Basics for Season 2. This season, we will be delivering knowledge and content for the first podcast that drops the second Tuesday monthly, and real world application for the second podcast that drops the 4th Tuesday monthly. On this episode, New Beginnings podcaster Jennifer, The Friendly Therapist, and the New Beginnings Clinical team, get together and talk about highlights from the last season and things we have learned. Season 2 was a BLAST and we are excited to bring Season 3 coming to you in fall of 2022, where Jennifer gets a permanent co-host - Shelby Silsky!!! YOU WON'T WANT TO MISS THIS EPISODE. Remember to subscribe to our Podcast - Start By Listening - found on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, Deezer and more.

Start By Listening will drop on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday monthly, bringing you an interesting and intriguing look into the work we do, while educating about trauma and healing. If you would like to reach out and contact Jennifer, please email her at [email protected]. Finally, a few shout outs. If you liked our jingle jingle, hop on over to www.uriahwilde.com and talk with Seth Hedges. He created the beautiful music for our podcast. Thank you SETH! Another special thank you to Rodney Newton, he helped us learn how to put this Podcast together and create a beautiful thing. Thank you RODNEY!!!

To find local resources for sexual abuse please visit www.RAINN.org or call the National Sexual Assault Hotline:  1-800-656-4673, 24/7/365

Welcome to Start By Listening! We are excited to have you on this journey with us toward healing and transformation.  Start By Listening is a podcast about sexual harm, trauma and advocacy.  We are going Back to the Basics for Season 2. This season, we will be delivering knowledge and content for the first podcast that drops the second Tuesday monthly, and real world application for the second podcast that drops the 4th Tuesday monthly. On this episode, New Beginnings podcaster Jennifer, The Friendly Therapist, and co-host/co-worker Marcie Vooris, LPCC-S get together and talk about how one can become more aware of sexual assault, sexual abuse, sexual harm that occurs all across our world, just by starting within your local community. YOU WON'T WANT TO MISS THIS EPISODE. Remember to subscribe to our Podcast - Start By Listening - found on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, Deezer and more.

Start By Listening will drop on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday monthly, bringing you an interesting and intriguing look into the work we do, while educating about trauma and healing. If you would like to reach out and contact Jennifer, please email her at [email protected]. Finally, a few shout outs. If you liked our jingle jingle, hop on over to www.uriahwilde.com and talk with Seth Hedges. He created the beautiful music for our podcast. Thank you SETH! Another special thank you to Rodney Newton, he helped us learn how to put this Podcast together and create a beautiful thing. Thank you RODNEY!!!

To find local resources for sexual abuse please visit www.RAINN.org or call the National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673, 24/7/365

Welcome to Start By Listening! We are excited to have you on this journey with us toward healing and transformation.  Start By Listening is a podcast about sexual harm, trauma and advocacy.  We are going Back to the Basics for Season 2. This season, we will be delivering knowledge and content for the first podcast that drops the second Tuesday monthly, and real world application for the second podcast that drops the 4th Tuesday monthly. On this episode, New Beginnings podcaster Jennifer, The Friendly Therapist, and co-host/co-worker Marcie Vooris, LPCC-S get together and talk about how April became Sexual Assault Awareness Month. The history of this movement is rooted in the intersectionality of the feminist movement, the Civil Rights Movement and working towards ending systemic racism and oppression. Jennifer and Marcie took a dive into this history and it was very eye opening and difficult to learn about. YOU WON'T WANT TO MISS THIS EPISODE. Remember to subscribe to our Podcast - Start By Listening - found on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, Deezer and more.

Start By Listening will drop on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday monthly, bringing you an interesting and intriguing look into the work we do, while educating about trauma and healing. If you would like to reach out and contact Jennifer, please email her at [email protected]. Finally, a few shout outs. If you liked our jingle jingle, hop on over to www.uriahwilde.com and talk with Seth Hedges. He created the beautiful music for our podcast. Thank you SETH! Another special thank you to Rodney Newton, he helped us learn how to put this Podcast together and create a beautiful thing. Thank you RODNEY!!!

History of Sexual Assault Awareness Month:

https://www.nsvrc.org/saam/history

https://www.nsvrc.org/blogs/how-we-got-here-history-sexual-assault-awareness-month

https://nationaltoday.com/sexual-assault-awareness-month/

http://www.kasap.org/pdf/AntiRapeMovementHistory.pdf

To find local resources for sexual abuse please visit www.RAINN.org or call the National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673, 24/7/365

Welcome to Start By Listening! We are excited to have you on this journey with us toward healing and transformation.  Start By Listening is a podcast about sexual harm, trauma and advocacy.  We are going Back to the Basics for Season 2. This season, we will be delivering knowledge and content for the first podcast that drops the second Tuesday monthly, and real world application for the second podcast that drops the 4th Tuesday monthly. On this episode, New Beginnings podcaster Jennifer, The Friendly Therapist, and co-host/co-worker Marcie Vooris, LPCC-S get together and talk about how to begin the difficult conversation centering on sex education with kids and adults. YOU WON'T WANT TO MISS THIS EPISODE. Remember to subscribe to our Podcast - Start By Listening - found on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, Deezer and more.

Start By Listening will drop on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday monthly, bringing you an interesting and intriguing look into the work we do, while educating about trauma and healing. If you would like to reach out and contact Jennifer, please email her at [email protected]. Finally, a few shout outs. If you liked our jingle jingle, hop on over to www.uriahwilde.com and talk with Seth Hedges. He created the beautiful music for our podcast. Thank you SETH! Another special thank you to Rodney Newton, he helped us learn how to put this Podcast together and create a beautiful thing. Thank you RODNEY!!!

Information About Sex Education Websites:

https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/for-educators/what-sex-education

To find local resources for sexual abuse please visit www.RAINN.org or call the National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673, 24/7/365

Welcome to Start By Listening! We are excited to have you on this journey with us toward healing and transformation.  Start By Listening is a podcast about sexual harm, trauma and advocacy.  We are going Back to the Basics for Season 2. This season, we will be delivering knowledge and content for the first podcast that drops the second Tuesday monthly, and real world application for the second podcast that drops the 4th Tuesday monthly. On this episode, New Beginnings podcaster Jennifer, The Friendly Therapist, and co-host/co-worker Marcie Vooris, LPCC-S get together and talk about what exactly is sex eduaction and we discovered it encompasses MORE than simply sex or sexual acts. YOU WON'T WANT TO MISS THIS EPISODE. Remember to subscribe to our Podcast - Start By Listening - found on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, Deezer and more.

Start By Listening will drop on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday monthly, bringing you an interesting and intriguing look into the work we do, while educating about trauma and healing. If you would like to reach out and contact Jennifer, please email her at [email protected]. Finally, a few shout outs. If you liked our jingle jingle, hop on over to www.uriahwilde.com and talk with Seth Hedges. He created the beautiful music for our podcast. Thank you SETH! Another special thank you to Rodney Newton, he helped us learn how to put this Podcast together and create a beautiful thing. Thank you RODNEY!!!

Information About Sex Education Websites:

https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/for-educators/what-sex-education

To find local resources for sexual abuse please visit www.RAINN.org or call the National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673, 24/7/365

Welcome to Start By Listening! We are excited to have you on this journey with us toward healing and transformation.  Start By Listening is a podcast about sexual harm, trauma and advocacy.  We are going Back to the Basics for Season 2. This season, we will be delivering knowledge and content for the first podcast that drops the second Tuesday monthly, and real world application for the second podcast that drops the 4th Tuesday monthly. On this episode, New Beginnings podcaster Jennifer, The Friendly Therapist, and co-hosts/co-workers Marcie Vooris, LPCC-S and Crystal Newton, LCSW get together and talk about strategies to help manage dissociation. We begin to help listeners learn grounding skills that will gently bring you back into your body, and of course, add in the spice of Polyvagal Theory. YOU WON'T WANT TO MISS THIS EPISODE. Remember to subscribe to our Podcast - Start By Listening - found on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, Deezer and more.

Start By Listening will drop on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday monthly, bringing you an interesting and intriguing look into the work we do, while educating about trauma and healing. If you would like to reach out and contact Jennifer, please email her at [email protected]. Finally, a few shout outs. If you liked our jingle jingle, hop on over to www.uriahwilde.com and talk with Seth Hedges. He created the beautiful music for our podcast. Thank you SETH! Another special thank you to Rodney Newton, he helped us learn how to put this Podcast together and create a beautiful thing. Thank you RODNEY!!!

Dissociation Websites:

https://www.nami.org/Blogs/NAMI-Blog/October-2020/5-Things-I-Wish-My-Loved-Ones-Knew-About-Dissociation

https://www.isst-d.org/about-isstd/

To find local resources for sexual abuse please visit www.RAINN.org or call the National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673, 24/7/365