Start By Listening

Start By Listening

By Jennifer Francis-Gehring, LCSW, MSW, BSN, BA & Shelby Silsky, BA, MSW Student at Univ of KentuckyHealth & FitnessMental HealthEducationSelf-Improvement
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Start By Listening episodes

  • What are sexually reactive behaviors?

    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. ***Trigger Warning*** the content discussed on this episode is for adult listeners only. On this episode, New Beginnings podcaster Jennifer, The Friendly Therapist, and Co-Host - Becky Roby, LCSW, provide knowledge about the topic of sexually reactive behaviors - what are some examples and why do they happen. Jennifer and Becky have an open discussion about sexually reactive behaviors in kiddos 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 etc.

    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

    5 hr 15 min
  • What do I do if someone tells me they have been sexually abused?
    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 - Emalee Deel, LCSW, provide real world application on what to do if someone discloses they have been sexually abused.  Jennifer and Emalee have a real down to earth conversation about how to handle this very scary subject.  YOU WON'T WANT TO MISS THIS EPISODE.  Remember to subscribe to our Podcast - Start By Listening - found on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, Deezer etc.
    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
    1 hr 35 min
  • Back to the Basics: What are private parts and what is sexual abuse?

    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, provides knowledage on private parts and what sexual abuse is.  YOU WON'T WANT TO MISS THIS EPISODE.  Remember to subscribe to our Podcast - Start By Listening - found on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, Deezer etc.

    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

    21 min
  • What the F&@K????!!!!

    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 diving into all things trauma this season and all things on how we begin to heal our lived trauma!  So glad you could join us!  On this episode, New Beginnings podcasters Jennifer, The Friendly Therapist, and Terri, The Legal Advocate with Attitude, reconvene to reflect on the woes and highlights of starting a podcast during a pandemic and current events in our local community surrounding sexual assault.  YOU WON'T WANT TO MISS THIS EPISODE.  We will return with Season 2 in August of 2021 and it will be AMAZING.  Remember to subscribe to our Podcast - Start By Listening.  See you in August 2021!!

    Start By Listening will drop on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month, 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 Terri or Jennifer, please email us 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!!!

    1 hr 32 min
  • Things you have always wanted to ask a therapist.......

    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 diving into all things trauma this season and all things on how we begin to heal our lived trauma!  So glad you could join us!  On this episode, New Beginnings podcaster Jennifer, The Friendly Therapist, dives into questions you might have wanted to ask a therapist, but you were too scared.  Join Jennifer and the group of badass women therapists (minus Tara who was not with us) from New Beginnings as we take a journey into the world of therapy.  You won't want to miss this episode!

    Start By Listening will drop on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month, 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 Terri or Jennifer, please email us 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!!!

    1 hr 27 min
  • Sticks and Stones: Words Matter

    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 diving into all things trauma this season and all things on how we begin to heal our lived trauma!  So glad you could join us!

    Sticks and stones may break our bones, but words will never hurt us? Words can cut deep. In this episode,Terri Crowe our advocacy coordinator and "legal advocate with attitude" shares what words you should use and which ones to avoid in regard to sexual harm.

    Start By Listening will drop on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month, 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 Terri or Jennifer, please email us 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!!!

    Credit goes to the follow awesome resouces! Terri used a lot of wording and summarized much of their content for this episode. :)

    King County (WA) Sexual Assault Resource Center

    https://www.kcsarc.org/sites/default/files/Words%20Matter_Talking%20about%20Sexual%20Violence.pdf

    Veto Violence, Centers for Disease Control

    https://vetoviolence.cdc.gov/sites/all/themes/veto_bootstrap/assets/sv-landing/SV-MediaGuide-508c.pdf

     

    16 min
  • Poly Vagal Theory and the Safe and Sound Protocol

    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 diving into all things trauma this season and all things on how we begin to heal our lived trauma!  So glad you could join us!  On this episode, New Beginnings podcaster Jennifer, The Friendly Therapist, dives into all things Poly Vagal Theory and the Safe and Sound Protocol.  You won't want to miss this!

    Start By Listening will drop on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month, 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 Terri or Jennifer, please email us 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 learn more about the Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP) please visit: https://integratedlistening.com/ssp-safe-sound-protocol/

    Poly Vagal Theory - https://www.stephenporges.com

    43 min
  • What the Hale?

     

    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 diving into all things trauma this season and all things on how we begin to heal our lived trauma!  So glad you could join us!  On this episode, New Beginnings podcaster Terri Crowe - The Legal Advocate With Attitude, talks about Sir Matthew Hale and his role in our legal system today.  Who was Sir Matthew Hale and what does he have to do with victim blaming? How do the words of a 17th century man echo in our 21st century courts and culture? Take a ride in the Wayback Machines and find out!

    Start By Listening will drop on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month, 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 Terri or Jennifer, please email us 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!!!

     

    9 min
  • Jennifer's 2 Favorite Therapy Modalities - EMDR and NARM - What the heck are those acronyms???!!!

    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 diving into all things trauma this season and all things on how we begin to heal our lived trauma!  So glad you could join us!  On this episode, New Beginnings podcaster Jennifer Francis-Gehring - The Friendly Therapist, talks about EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) and NARM (Neuro Affective Relational Model) - what these type of therapies are, how they work and what to expect as a client.  Here are some helpful sites for further information about EMDR and NARM.  Also I encourage you to call your local therapy offices and ask if anyone is trained in providing EMDR/ NARM.

    EMDR - https://www.emdria.org/

    How to find an EMDR therapist - https://www.emdria.org/find-a-therapist/

    YouTube video about EMDR - trigger warning - themes of physical abuse/ alcoholism - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYy2NBXkPSo

    NARM - https://narmtraining.com/

    How to find a NARM therapist - https://directory.narmtraining.com/

     

    1 hr 2 min
  • Once Upon A Time....

    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 diving into all things trauma this season and all things on how we begin to heal our lived trauma!  So glad you could join us!  On this episode, New Beginnings podcaster Terri Crowe - The Legal Advocate With Attitude, talks about the origins of sexual assault advocacy movement.  Listen to Terri. Learn a little U.S. history. Find out how we got here. Go change the world.

    Start By Listening will drop on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month, 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 Terri or Jennifer, please email us 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!!!

    12 min

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A podcast dedicated to bringing light to sexual harm and the aftermath of lived trauma