The burnout rate among abuse advocates is very high. Advocates face a host of challenges in addition to doing the difficult work of listening to stories of abuse each day. Is it OK to take a step away? What are some ways we can take care of ourselves and our families before we reach the point of burnout? Find out in this episode!

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Joe Scorsone is a sexual abuse survivor and great friend who is an incredibly talented Christian musician. Joe and his wife Beth are the lead singers of Flintface. Joe is currently on the Take Back Your Voice tour, where he is playing for over 300 schools across the US. He's using the power of his story and music to teach a lesson on self-worth and suicide prevention.

In our series on abuse in school, we wanted to interview someone who is out there literally keeping our children alive. This is a story you don't want to miss.

Check out Flintface here: https://www.youtube.com/user/officialFLINTface

Check out their Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/FLINTFACEFamily

Be sure to listen to the Take Back Your Voice podcast on your favorite app or watch the videos on the Flintface YouTube channel.

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Do you ever wonder how to approach your children about the subject of abuse? It's absolutely essential that we talk to our children about abuse. They need to know what safe boundaries are and how to not fall prey to teachers or peers who are creating scenarios that isolate them.

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Guest Laura Dunn talks about Title IX and how it applies to schools for K-12. Most people only think of Title IX as applying to colleges, but this is completely false. Laura L. Dunn is a nationally recognized expert on Title IX and campus sexual assault available for expert witness and consultation services on lawsuits, policies, trainings, and other projects​. She is also an experienced litigator and victims' rights attorney who represents victims of sexual violence and harassment, as well as campus safety whistleblowers. Her website can be found here: http://www.lldunnlaw.com/

In this episode, Laura discusses how Title IX applies to schools for grades K-12, and how abuse--whether from peers or teachers--must be remedied when a complaint is filed.

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This is part of a series on abuse in schools. Abuse statistics are increasing with teacher/student abuse. In this episode, we discuss the cost of being abused. The CDC did a study in 2012 that shows the estimated cost that follows a victim of abuse throughout their life. This is only one of many reasons why we fight so hard to keep known abusers away from children.

https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/childabuseandneglect/EconomicCost.html

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Several years ago, a study showed that 3.5 million 8-12th graders in the US report being sexually touched by an adult. Most of those adults are teachers. If we include adults who show pornography, exchange photos, or masturbate in front of students, that number jumps to 4.5 million. There is a very big problem in our schools, and it has not gotten any better. This episode begins a series on abuse in schools and what we can do about it.

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In this episode, Katie talks about her experience as a survivor of multiple kinds of abuse-from domestic violence to spiritual abuse-and how she has learned much about her triggers. One of the common myths is that taking care of yourself (doing internal or soul work) will make you well. Katie explains how we can learn to find the source of the external problem by listening to triggers.

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In light of last week's podcast on the SBC's Caring Well policy that hides convicted abusers in churches, we wanted to be more constructive and offer common sense principles for what churches should be doing when someone on the registry is looking for a church.

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The SBC launched the Caring Well course recently, but we find it's policy on integrating registered sex offenders troubling. It is less than transparent, and it allows sex offenders to fly completely under the radar of all church members. It is exactly the kind of policy abusers are hoping for-one that gives them anonymity and is wrapped in secrecy. We unpack parts of the policy in this episode (and vent a lot about it).

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Helen Maidenrath is a patron of the podcast, is a survivor of abuse, and works in the medical field. She joins the podcast to talk about her triggers and how she has learned to listen to them. We believe that we need to talk more about this important topic, because triggers effect many abuse survivors. Helen discusses how she learned to listen to triggers instead of attempting to run from them.

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