#StillHere: A Survivor Podcast

#StillHere: A Survivor Podcast

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#StillHere: A Survivor Podcast episodes

  • S2E11 -Avalanche Survivor Kent
    Episode Notes
    Season 2, Episode 11 - Avalanche: Ken Scott

    In January of 2020, avid skier, Ken Scott, was buried alive under 9 feet of snow after he was struck by two successive avalanches. We share his amazing survivor story and what it was like for him to lay conscious in the cold dark for more than 40 minutes. 

    Read Ken’s Story:
    https://mountainjournal.org/how-i-survived-two-consecutive-avalanches 
    Avalanche statistics: 
    https://avalanche.org/avalanche-education/
    https://backcountryaccess.com/en-us/learn-avalanche-safety/avalanche-avoidance
    Eat your fiber! We’re just sayin’.
    https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/16-ways-to-eat-more-fiber 
    Visit our Facebook and Instagram pages to vote on a name for the Serial Poop Leaver. Options include:

    1. Serial Narcissist Shitter
    2. Narci-Shits
    3. Narci-Shischt
    4. Defactorial Eye Rapist
    5. Serial Fecal Leaver 

      6. Alli McBeal scene of John Cage in the unisex bathroom: 

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4tMm3m_tKM
      Send your survivor stories to [email protected].
      Become a member on Patreon for merchandise and exclusive content, including our January Bonus Episode about Whitney’s survival story.
      https://www.patreon.com/stillherepod
      Learn more about our producer, Rocket Skates Recording:
      https://rocketskatesrecording.com/ 

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      46 min
    6. S2E10 -Tali Shapiro-The Dating Game Killer
      Episode 10
      Tali Shapiro-The Dating Game Killer

      Skullet

      https://www.thetrendspotter.net/skullet-haircuts/
      Dickcheese
      According to the Urban Dictionary a “dick cheese” is the crusty smelly shit on an unwashed dick.” 
      https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Dick%20cheese
      Holding trauma in your body
      “The energy of the trauma is stored in our bodies' tissues (primarily muscles and fascia) until it can be released. This stored trauma typically leads to pain and progressively erodes a body's health. Emotions are the vehicles the body relies on to find balance after a trauma.” https://www.iptmiami.com/news/Learning_How_to_Unlock_Tissue_Memory#:~:text=The%20energy%20of%20the%20trauma,progressively%20erodes%20a%20body's%20health.&text=Emotions%20are%20the%20vehicles%20the,find%20balance%20after%20a%20trauma.
      So many resources are under a google search of “how trauma is held in the body”

      Serialkillercalendar.com

      Dateline
      www.childwellfare.gov

      Where is Tali Shapiro today?

      https://thecinemaholic.com/where-is-tali-shapiro-now/

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      32 min
    7. S2E9 -Illegal Abortion: Martha
      Episode Notes
      Season 2, Episode 9 - Illegal Abortion: Martha

      The official number of women who died from illegal abortions in the United States is 2,700. Many more have gone unreported through family efforts to hide the truth. This was the reality for women in this country before the Supreme Court Ruling in 1973, which provided women with access to safe, legal abortions. But the war on women’s rights rages on!

      Martha story is not nearly as traumatic as that of some women who underwent illegal abortions. But we believe listening to her survival story will give you pause. 
      Martha’s blog:
      https://www.plannedparenthood.org/planned-parenthood-pacific-southwest/blog/survivor-of-an-illegal-abortion 
      The Daily: The Future of America’s Abortion Fight
      https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/16/podcasts/the-daily/medical-abortions.html 
      The Texas Abortion Ban Handed Abusers a Whole New Tool to Control Their Victims With: https://bit.ly/3eJliPk 
      When Abortion was Illegal: Untold Stories
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_IgnSEpKe8
      Another survivor story:
      https://people.com/health/i-was-lucky-to-survive-an-illegal-abortion-in-1962-before-roe-v-wade/ 
      Sister Mary Traupen’s letter to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: 
      https://bit.ly/3sQbj2V 
      Check in with Officer Harry Dunn from Season 1, Episode 11 about the January 6th Insurrection:
      https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/28/podcasts/the-daily/jan-6-capitol-riots-officer-harry-dunn.html

      To Martha, your bravery and courage to share your story is beyond words. You survived to tell your story and we think you are a class A badass!

      Recorded at Rocket Skates Recording studio by Nate Brown 

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      52 min
    8. S2E8 -BONUS- Response to Samantha episode 6
      Episode Notes
      BONUS – Discussing Our White Fragility

      In this BONUS episode, our producer, Nate, recorded Whitney and Amanda responding to the interview with Samantha in Episode 6. It’s a raw response to learning what our ancestors truly did in their efforts to annihilate Native Americans. If you’re like us, you haven’t stopped thinking about what Samantha said since listening to the episode. 

      If you feel compelled to help, Samantha provided some great ideas in the show notes on episode 6. If you want to donate money, recurring donations make the most impact and the necessary healing takes time. Make sure you support organizations that meet people on their own terms and use culturally sensitive, community-based approaches to mental health treatment. These organizations include Native Wellness Institute, Rising Hearts, Well for Culture, Dream of Wild Health, Frontline Medics, Seeding Sovereignty, and NABCHC.

      Recorded by Nate Brown

      rocketskatesrecording.com
      Email us at [email protected]
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      17 min
    9. S2E7 -Railroad Killer-Holly Dunn
      Episode Notes
      Season 2 Episode 7
      Sole Survivor-Holly Dunn

      Recorded at Rocket Skates Recording Studio

       rocketskatesrecording.com
      Editor Nate Brown
      Producers Amanda and Whitney Goodrich
      Story teller: Whitney Goodrich

      - At 20 years old, Holly Dunn found herself at the mercy of a wanted serial killer. After murdering her boyfriend right in front of her, Angel Maturino Resendez brutally beat and raped her then left her for dead. Hear the harrowing story of survival and bravery of Holly Dunn.  Little did the Resindez know, she would be the one to ultimately put him behind bars and sentenced to death. Dunn’s bravery, commitment, and harrowing courage gave justice to all of his victims. Today she dedicates her life to service and helping victims of violent crimes. She is what I like to call, the “bees knees.’ She has spoken at multiple conferences, colleges, churches, and podcasts to bring awareness to survivors and their trauma.  She created Holly’s House which is a safe house for survivors of violent/sexual crimes located in her home town.
      - You can find a list of her accomplishments here: http://www.hollykdunn.com/about/
      • Holly is trained in RAD (Rape Aggression Defense Course) and believes in The Gift of Fear : Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence, by Gavin DeBecker. 
      • I love Gavin DeBecker and his book. I highly recommend it for yourself or a gift to someone else. You could even require it for your daughters before going to college (or just in general) You can buy it here: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The+gift+of+fear&crid=3T9KXBUOUG5ZF&sprefix=the+gift+of+fear%2Caps%2C121&ref=nb_sb_noss_1
      • Sources
      • CBS NewsFirst published on August 3, 2013 / 10:16 PM
      • (Tracy Wells news anchor) Youtube
      • The Parcast
      • Check out her website where she is doing amazing things here: http://www.hollykdunn.com/sole-survivor/
      • You can buy her book here: https://www.amazon.com/Sole-Survivor-Inspiring-Infamous-Railroad/dp/1682308146/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1492097858&sr=8-1&keywords=sole+survivor+holly+dunn
      • You can also find it on Audible here: https://www.audible.com/pd/Sole-Survivor-Audiobook/B076HTY79Z?qid=1640722941&sr=1-11&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_11&pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&pf_rd_r=XSERQ213V2PMR9WBKZJ6

        • Source to Holly's Image/picture:

        https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5125929/Survivor-serial-killers-attack-retells-story-inspire.html

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        55 min
      • S2E6 -Snatched follow-up -Samantha
        Episode Notes
        Season 2, Episode 6 – Samantha

        Native American Children Follow-up

        This was an amazing episode thanks to Samantha! She is a huge advocate for Native people and had so much to share. Here is what she shared with us in hopes our listeners will take interest. Sorry about the audio glitches! Zoom is never a garuntee. If you have any pointers, we'd grateful appreciate any feedback.

        By the way, Whitney's Heritage is Sioux Indian (Great, Great Grandmother)

        List of things listeners can do to help  

         
        Right now they are trying to overturn the Indian child welfare act, which dictates that native children can only be adopted by native families so as to not take kids away from native families and by proxy forcibly assimilate them.  Write to your senators and representatives in support of ICWA.  
         
        Divest from big banks and switch to a credit union.  A lot of big banks fund oil pipelines and pipeline workers are the biggest perpetrators of violence and trafficking of our women, not to mention other kinds of violence against our water protectors.  If you have savings, checking, credit card or retirement/investment accounts with any of the following banks, you are unknowingly signing the paychecks of men that traffic our women: (in the US, Canada) Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Citibank, TD Bank, Bank of Montreal, Scotiabank, RBC, CIBC, National Bank of Canada, and MUFG (Japan). You can change your accounts over to a credit union, where you have a say in how your money is invested, and you can talk to your investment professional about switching your growth accounts over to green energy investments instead of fossil fuel investments which have a comparable growth rates.  (Visit RAN.ORG for more information of the damage of oil pipelines and how it relates to the aftermath of historical trauma against indigenous groups, like boarding schools and forced assimilation, and MMIW.)
         
        KNOW WHOSE LAND YOU’RE ON, always always always. Know what traditional lands your home is on, your work, the places you visit, when you travel, consider making monthly donations to these nations to empower them to rebuild—think of it like rent.   Visit NATIVE-LAND.CA or download the NATVE LAND app on your phone. IF YOU WANNA TAKE IT A STEP FURTHER—If you own land or property, consider leaving it in trust to the native nation your land sits on.  If you have a studio or guest suite on your property, consider housing an indigenous person for free for an allotted amount of time to give them an opportunity to save for a downpayment on their own property. AT THE VERY, VERY LEAST, reach out to local communities and try to make deliveries.  Ask what their needs are, and how you can meet them on their terms.  Sure they might need money, but they also might just need volunteers for a food drive or organizers for a demonstration—stuff you can do in an afternoon that builds a relationship with these communities.  
         
        Team up with local organizations that petition to remove native sports mascots.  Native mascots are dehumanizing and relegate us to the status of animals forced to fight for sport which in turn desensitizes society at large to our hardships.  Look up local native mascots in your region and write to the superintendents of the school requesting their removal and replacement.  Along these lines— 
         
        Don’t dress up as sexy natives for Halloween.  It might seem innocuous but like mascots, fetishization of our women desensitizes people to the horrific acts of violence our women experience.  Our culture is not a costume. We are still here. 
         
        Watch the words you say.  Try not to call meetings “pow-wows”, or say that someone went “off the reservation” the historical context of these phrases are difficult, as at one point it was illegal for natives to leave their reservations and were often shot for trying to escape.  Do not ever, EVER, say the word RSKN (which is akin to calling a black person the N word), or SQW (which is a derogatory word for a native woman relegated to the status of a sex slave).
         
        MOST IMPORTANTLY—if you witness someone in your privileged circles behaving in these ways, I know its hard, it takes so much courage, but please use your privilege and power to make our voices heard and SPEAK UP.  Our lives depend on it.  Natives have the highest rate of suicide out of any demographic in the history of the world and the systemic and societal oppression we face developed intentionally over decades.  We need brave allies acting consistently to help reconcile that (and most people who do that offensive stuff have no idea the implications of their actions and don’t want to cause harm—by speaking up you’re helping them not cause harm).
         
        If you’d like to donate money, that's awesome, but I might suggest recurring donations since the healing we are trying to achieve takes time.  Give to organizations that meet people on their own terms and use culturally sensitive, community based approaches to mental health treatment like: Native Wellness Institute, Rising Hearts, Well for Culture, Dream of Wild Health, Frontline Medics, Seeding Sovereignty, NABCHC, and many of the accounts on the instagram list. 
         
        Follow and share on social media some accounts that keep up to date with issues in the native community and regularly post calls to action:
         
        MMIWhoIsMissing @mmiwhoismissing
        NDNCollective @ndncollective
        Illuminative @illuminative
        International indigenous youth council @iiycfamily
        Native Wellness Institute @nativewellness
        Rising Hearts @rising_hearts
        WELL FOR CULTURE @wellforculture
        Dream of Wild Health @dreamofwildhealth
        Urban Indigenous Collective @urbanindigenouscollective
        Wetsuweten Checkpoint @wetsuweten_checkpoint
        Stop Line 3 @stopline3pipeline
        Giniw collective @giniwcollective
        Frontline medics @frontlinemedics
        Seeding Sovereignty @seedingsovereignty
        NABSHC Boarding school healing group @nabshc
        Indian Country Today @indiancountrytoday
        Representative/Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland @repdebhaaland
        Standing Rock Sioux @standingrocksioux
        Tonizhoniani-sacred water speaks @tonizhoniani
        Native Land @nativelandnet
        Raven Trust @raven_trust
        First Americans Museum @firstamericansmuseum
        The Autry Museum @theautry
        RAVEN READS @raven_reads
        Indigenous food lab  @indigenousfoodlab
        Natifs @natifs_org
        Native Voices at the Autry @nativevoices
        Vision Maker Media @visionmakermedia
        Cherokee Nation Film Office @cherokeefilmoffice
        Indigenous Rising media @indigenousrising
        Native American Media Alliance @native_american_media_alliance
         
         
        THANK YOU SO MUCH!  
         
        Let me know if you need clarification on anything at all. 
         
        Best 
        Sam

        If you have a survivor story please email us at [email protected]

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        This was recorded and edited by rocketskatesrecording.com We love you Nate!

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        53 min
      • S2E5 -Hiking Disaster-Jeff Jones

        Season 2, Episode 5 – Hiking Disaster: Jeff Jones

        So sorry for the late arrival! Technical difficulties!

        Jeff Jones, an avid hiker and outdoorsman, takes on the Grand Canyon rim-to-rim hike with his wife and a group of others. Spanning nearly 24-miles, hikers descend below the level of the rim, across the mighty Colorado River, and climb back up the other side. Jeff is only halfway through the 12–15-hour hike when he realizes something is terribly wrong. His only choice is to keep moving. He nearly makes it to the help waiting on the other side when he collapses. Hear how Jeff survived this near-death experience. He returned with a message.

        Learn about the Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim Hike:

        https://www.nationalparks.org/connect/blog/grand-canyon-rim-rim-hike

        Visit our Facebook and Instagram pages to see photos of Stanley, Troilus, and Serafina:

        https://www.facebook.com/stillhere.podcast.21

        Does your cat need a laptop like Serafina?

        https://www.amazon.com/Ebuddy-Laptop-Style-Mirror-American/dp/B01LZDJ8G9?th=1

        Watch a recording of the Memorial Service for Lise Mills Arias:

        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpVzTqLZODU

        Follow Tara Brach (sorry for the mispronunciation) for inspiration:

        https://www.tarabrach.com/

        Pet therapy is a thing!

        https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/animal-therapy

        Intermountain Therapy Animals:

        https://therapyanimals.org/

        What is a Norweigan Forrest Cat?

        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwegian_Forest_cat

        Recorded by Nate Brown at Rocket Skates Recording

        rocketskatesrecording.com

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        49 min
      • S2E4 -The Lightbulb Pervert
        SHOW NOTES

        Previously had show notes but they were mysteriously deleted. From what I remember, i mentioned something about the swiss cheese pervert.

        You can watch that animation here: https://youtu.be/WZP7-AbWKfs

        Flashing is repulsive, shocking, and violating. If you have been a victim of flashing, hopefully you may find humor in it after the fact. Because really, if someone has to expose themselves to get off, frankly that is depressing.

        1 in 10 women have experienced witnessing indecent exposure. When searching for statitics or information about indecent exposure, mostly law firms and lawyers came up in the results. It was said tha up to 60% of indecent exposures are not prosecuted.

        Like I said, I lost all of my sources to my research and I regretfully do not have the exact links. I do remember reading that serial flashers often escalate to rape then murder.

        The trailer shown is a random picture from the internet. I was unable to get a picture of the actual mobile home where this occurred.

        Please email us at [email protected]

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        47 min
      • S2E3 -Bonus Episode: Baxter
        Episode Notes

        Baxter finally found his forever home, but he wasn’t out of the woods yet. His ears were torn and bleeding and he was rail-thin with milky eyes. After several visits to the vet, Baxter got the treatment he needed. He’s now living his best life, even without ears.

        We know you want to see pictures of Baxter! Visit our pages on Facebook and Instagram.
        facebook.com/stillhere.podcast.21
        Instagram: @stillhere_podcast
        Please search up your local humane society to get more information on how you can help.

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        12 min
      • S2E1 -R. Kelly Part 2
        Episode Notes

        Allegedly, R. Kelly abused dozens of women and girls over the course of decades.

        Read Soulless: The Case Against R. Kelly by Jim Derogatis: https://www.amazon.com/Soulless-Case-Against-R-Kelly/dp/1419740075

        Watch the Surviving R. Kelly documentary on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81069393

        Watch Surviving R. Kelly: The Impact: https://www.netflix.com/title/81269329

        Watch Surviving R. Kelly Part II: The Reckoning: https://www.netflix.com/title/81269343

        Watch the Original Gale King interview with Azriel Clary and Joycelynn Savage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQyhOryuTuQ

        Watch the latest interview with Azriel Clary after she left R. Kelly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GuevvS-H2E

        Read the New Yorker article where Dominique Gardner shares her “truth”: https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/he-tried-to-break-me-dominique-gardner-one-of-r-kellys-longtime-girlfriends-speaks-out Read about Four Women Talking About the Man Under the Sheet at Salt Lake Acting Company:

        Listen to Season 1, Episode 10: R. Kelly Survivors Part 1

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        44 min

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      This is a podcast all about the survivors of traumatic incidents.