The Survivors Voice

The Survivors Voice

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  • Episode 44, Dani's Story
    In this powerful episode, Dani Rapp her journey of navigating deep-seated trauma, from childhood abuse to a six-year relationship defined by grooming and control. Dani reflects on being raised in a strict religious environment where "purity culture" left her ill-equipped to identify abuse or advocate for herself.
    She opens up about the harrowing cycle of an abusive relationship that began when she was just 18 and her partner was 27. Dani details the emotional toll of infidelity, financial exploitation, and the terrifying escalation of stalking and breaking and entering after she finally found the strength to leave. Through the unwavering support of her family and a renewed connection to her faith, Dani moved from a place of isolation and fear to one of profound healing and purpose. Her story is a testament to the fact that no matter how long the struggle, it is possible to reclaim your light and build a life rooted in respect and genuine love.
    Your Host: Angie Sedore
    Our Guest: Dani Rapp
    Dani’s Socials:
    TikTok: @simplyamourbydani
    Instagram: @SimplyAmourbyDani
    Disclaimer
    The Survivor's Voice Podcast provides a platform for survivors to share their personal stories in their own words. The views, opinions, and experiences shared by guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of The Survivor's Voice, its hosts, or production team. This podcast is not a substitute for professional medical or mental health advice. If you are struggling, please seek help from a qualified professional.
    Trigger Warning
    This episode includes discussions of sexual abuse, domestic violence, grooming, stalking, suicide attempts, and emotional trauma. Listener discretion is advised. The views expressed by guests do not necessarily reflect those of the podcast.
    What to Expect:
    · The Impact of Purity Culture: How religious teachings shaped Dani’s early understanding of worth and boundaries.
    · Cycles of Abuse: Navigating the complexities of sexual abuse within the family and later in a long-term relationship.
    · The Grooming Process: Recognizing the tactics used to isolate and manipulate a young adult.
    · The Breaking Point: The terrifying night Dani escaped and the subsequent stalking she endured.
    · Unexpected Hope: Meeting her now-husband and learning what a healthy, supportive relationship looks like.
    Key Takeaways:
    · Trust Your Gut: Instincts are powerful tools for identifying "icky" or wrong situations.
    · Stay Connected: Isolation is a tool for abusers; keeping in contact with family and friends is vital for safety.
    · Honesty in Therapy: Healing accelerates when you stop "sugar-coating" your experiences with professionals.
    · Your Story is a Key: Sharing your journey can help unlock "someone else's prison".
    Stay Connected
    www.thesurvivorsvoice.net
    @TheSurvivorsVoicePodcast on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok
    If Dani’s story moved you, please share this episode and help us bring awareness to hidden struggles and unseen strength.
    New episodes on Tuesdays.
    Please follow our show, leave us a 5-star rating, and a review.
    Do you have a story to share? Contact: [email protected]
    Together, we remind survivors everywhere: Your story matters.
    Produced & Edited by
    Krystina Elder | YouTube: @ElderHouseMedia
    A Special Thank You to Our Sponsor:
    Safe Harbor
    Supporting survivors with compassion and care.
    https://safeharborforfreedom.com
    Special Thanks to
    Dan Wise | YouTube: @NorthIdahoPodcastProductions
    Bowman Carter | YouTube: @BowmanCarterMusic | Spotify: Bowman Carter
    1 hr 6 min
  • Episode 43, Bob and Tammy's story
    In this moving episode of The Survivor’s Voice, Bob and Tammy Cranston share how their lives were shaped by profound loss—and how those losses eventually led them to one another. Tammy reflects on losing her father to suicide as a young child, navigating divorce while battling melanoma, and later walking alongside her husband through his terminal cancer diagnosis. Bob shares the pain of losing his wife after a long fight with ovarian cancer and the grief that followed after decades of marriage.
    Their paths crossed in a grief support group, where friendship slowly grew into something neither of them expected: hope. Through faith, healing, and honest conversations about grief, Bob and Tammy discovered that love and purpose can still exist after heartbreak. Today, they use their story to help others navigate grief, encourage open conversations about loss, and remind people that even after life’s hardest chapters, a new one can still begin.
    Your Host: Angie Sedore
    Our Guests: Bob & Tammy Cranston
    Tammy Cranston
    Website
    Facebook
    Disclaimer
    The Survivor’s Voice Podcast provides a platform for survivors to share their personal stories in their own words. The views, opinions, and experiences shared by guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of The Survivor’s Voice, its hosts, or production team. This podcast is not a substitute for professional medical or mental health advice. If you are struggling, please seek help from a qualified professional.
    Trigger Warning
    This episode includes discussions of suicide, cancer, grief, death of loved ones, and emotional trauma. Listener discretion is advised. The views expressed by guests do not necessarily reflect those of the podcast.
    What to Expect:
    · Tammy’s childhood trauma after losing her father to suicide
    · Navigating divorce, illness, and the loss of a spouse
    · Bob’s journey through his wife’s ovarian cancer diagnosis and passing
    · Meeting in a grief support group and the unexpected path to love again
    · Processing guilt, healing, and finding hope after loss
    · Tammy’s journey to becoming an author and advocate for grief awareness
    · The importance of discussing death, legacy, and end-of-life planning
    Key Takeaways:
    · Grief is not something you “get over,” but something you learn to carry
    · Love after loss does not replace the people you’ve lost
    · Sharing your story can bring healing to both you and others
    · Children benefit from safe ways to talk about grief and loss
    · Being present for someone in grief can make a lasting difference
    · Hope can still exist after life’s most painful chapters
    Books & Resources Mentioned:
    Website
    Amazon
    Rooted Series by Tammy Cranston
    · Rooted: A Seedling’s Journey
    · Rooted: A Young Tree’s Journey
    · Rooted: A Mature Tree’s Journey
    · Rooted: An Old Tree’s Journey
    · Rooted: A Wildlife Tree’s Journey
    Five Wishes – End-of-Life Planning Resource
    Stay Connected
    www.thesurvivorsvoice.net
    @TheSurvivorsVoicePodcast on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok
    If Bob and Tammy’s story moved you, please share this episode and help us bring awareness to hidden struggles and unseen strength.
    New episodes on Tuesdays.
    Please follow our show, leave us a 5-star rating, and a review.
    Do you have a story to share? Contact: [email protected]
    Together, we remind survivors everywhere: Your story matters.
    Produced & Edited by
    Krystina Elder | YouTube: @ElderHouseMedia
    A Special Thank You to Our Sponsor:
    Safe Harbor
    Supporting survivors with compassion and care.
    https://safeharborforfreedom.com
    Special Thanks to
    Dan Wise | YouTube: @NorthIdahoPodcastProductions
    Bowman Carter | YouTube: @BowmanCarterMusic | Spotify: Bowman Carter
    1 hr 2 min
  • Episode 42, Desiree’s Story
    In this raw and devastating episode of The Survivor’s Voice, Desiree shares her story of surviving extreme domestic violence, lifelong trauma, and a fight for survival that nearly cost her life. From severe childhood abuse to years trapped in a violent relationship, Desiree’s journey is marked by unimaginable pain and extraordinary courage.
    Desiree opens up about enduring repeated physical assaults, isolation, financial control, and life-threatening injuries while raising two young children, including a nonverbal autistic son with complex medical needs. She recounts the night everything changed, the moment she heard a voice telling her to run, and how leaving saved her life and her children’s lives, proving that even in the darkest moments, escape and healing are possible.
    Your Host: Angie Sedore
    Our Guest: Desiree Robinson
    Instagram: @Desireeleann30
    TikTok: @Justamomma
    Trigger Warning
    This episode includes discussions of severe domestic violence, child abuse, sexual abuse, medical trauma, threats of homicide, suicidal behavior, and emotional distress. Listener discretion is advised. The views expressed by guests do not necessarily reflect those of the podcast.
    Disclaimer
    The Survivor’s Voice Podcast provides a platform for survivors to share their personal stories in their own words. The views, opinions, and experiences shared by guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of The Survivor’s Voice, its hosts, or production team. This podcast is not a substitute for professional medical or mental health advice. If you are struggling, please seek help from a qualified professional.
    What to Expect:
    · Growing up with severe childhood abuse and trauma
    · Entering an abusive relationship and early warning signs
    · Escalating physical violence and coercive control
    · Isolation, financial dependence, and fear of leaving
    · A near-fatal assault and dramatic escape
    · Surviving homelessness, eviction, and medical recovery
    · The role of faith, shelters, and community support
    · Life after leaving and rebuilding with children
    Key Takeaways:
    · Abuse often escalates, not improves
    · Fear can keep survivors trapped longer than danger
    · Leaving is possible—even when it feels impossible
    · Resources and shelters exist to help survivors escape
    · Listening to that inner voice can save your life
    · Survival can lead to peace, safety, and joy
    Stay Connected
    www.thesurvivorsvoice.net
    @TheSurvivorsVoicePodcast on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok
    If Desiree’s story moved you, please share this episode and help us bring awareness to hidden struggles and unseen strength.
    New episodes on Tuesdays.
    Please follow our show, leave us a 5-star rating, and a review.
    Do you have a story to share? Contact: [email protected]
    Together, we remind survivors everywhere: Your story matters.
    Produced & Edited by
    Krystina Elder | YouTube: @ElderHouseMedia
    A Special Thank You to Our Sponsor:
    Safe Harbor
    Supporting survivors with compassion and care.
    https://safeharborforfreedom.com
    Special Thanks to
    Dan Wise | YouTube: @NorthIdahoPodcastProductions
    Bowman Carter | YouTube: @BowmanCarterMusic | Spotify: Bowman Carter
    48 min
  • Episode 41, Ashley’s Story
    When Your Brain Turns Against You
    In this raw and eye-opening episode, Ashley returns to share the deeply personal reality of living with Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD)—a severe and often misunderstood condition that disrupts brain chemistry and emotional stability for weeks at a time. She opens up about her driven, high-achieving life and how a series of illnesses in her mid-20s exposed a condition she had unknowingly lived with for years.
    Ashley explains how PMDD is not a mindset issue or lack of willpower, but a neurological and hormonal condition that alters brain function without consent. She shares the toll it has taken on her mental health, relationships, career, and sense of identity—along with the grief of canceling plans, losing momentum, and rebuilding life month after month. Her story also highlights the medical gaslighting, limited treatment options, and emotional labor many women face while navigating women’s healthcare.
    Most powerfully, Ashley advocates for awareness, compassion, and community—reminding listeners that naming what you’re experiencing can be the first step toward hope. This episode is for women who feel like strangers to themselves part of the month, partners who feel helpless watching someone they love suffer, and anyone who has ever been told they’re “too much” when in reality, they’re fighting to survive.
    Your Host: Angie Sedore
    Our Guest: Ashley Puyear
    IG: @greatfalls97 @fromtheclosetoutstyle
    Trigger Warning
    This episode includes discussions of suicidal ideation, mental health struggles, medical trauma, hormonal disorders, and emotional distress. Listener discretion is advised. The views expressed by guests do not necessarily reflect those of the podcast.
    Disclaimer
    The Survivor’s Voice Podcast provides a platform for survivors to share their personal stories in their own words. The views, opinions, and experiences shared by guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of The Survivor’s Voice, its hosts, or production team. This podcast is not a substitute for professional medical or mental health advice. If you are struggling, please seek help from a qualified professional.
    What to Expect:
    · What PMDD is and how it differs from PMS, anxiety, or depression
    · How brain chemistry can change without warning or consent
    · The emotional fallout of losing consistency, identity, and momentum
    · Navigating medical gaslighting and limited treatment options
    · The toll PMDD takes on relationships and partners
    · Why women are often forced to become experts in their own care
    · The importance of community, support groups, and shared language
    Key Takeaways:
    · PMDD is a neurological and hormonal condition—not a mindset issue
    · You are not weak for struggling with something invisible
    · Naming your experience can reduce fear and isolation
    · Partners and support systems are deeply impacted too
    · Women’s health needs more research, compassion, and advocacy
    PMDD Support & Resources Mentioned:
    · You Can Have a Better Period by Le’Nise Brothers
    “This book was where I first recognized and understood PMDD in myself and found language for what I was experiencing.”
    · WhatsApp support groups: Belle Health PMDD Community
    A peer-led PMDD support community offering moderated chat groups, education, and shared resources for those navigating PMDD.
    · International Association for Premenstrual Disorders (IAPMD): https://iapmd.org
    Education, peer support groups, provider directories, and crisis resources.
    Stay Connected
    www.thesurvivorsvoice.net
    @TheSurvivorsVoicePodcast on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok
    If Ashley’s story moved you, please share this episode and help us bring awareness to hidden struggles and unseen strength.
    New episodes on Tuesdays.
    Please follow our show, leave us a 5-star rating, and a review.
    Do you have a story to share? Contact: [email protected]
    Together, we remind survivors everywhere: Your story matters.
    Produced & Edited by
    Krystina Elder | YouTube: @ElderHouseMedia
    A Special Thank You to Our Sponsor:
    Safe Harbor
    Supporting survivors with compassion and care.
    https://safeharborforfreedom.com
    Special Thanks to
    Dan Wise | YouTube: @NorthIdahoPodcastProductions
    Bowman Carter | YouTube: @BowmanCarterMusic | Spotify: Bowman Carter
    1 hr
  • Episode 40, A Conversation with a Listener
    One Year of Stories
    In this special one-year anniversary episode of The Survivor’s Voice, the format shifts from a single survivor’s story to a powerful reflection on the impact of storytelling itself. Ashley joins the show, not as a survivor sharing a specific trauma, but as a devoted listener whose life has been shaped by the stories shared on this platform over the past year.
    Ashley reflects on how hearing survivors speak openly about their experiences has changed the way she sees people, community, and vulnerability. From episodes that challenged her assumptions to stories that helped her slow down and truly listen, this conversation explores what happens when we create space for honesty, curiosity, and compassion.
    Together, Angie and Ashley look back on the themes that have emerged throughout the year—healing that isn’t linear, trauma that affects entire families and communities, and the quiet strength found in simply being willing to speak. This episode also dives into the ripple effect of storytelling: how one person’s courage can reach someone who may never even listen to the podcast, but hears a piece of a story at just the right time.
    This episode is for listeners who may not see themselves as “survivors,” but who believe in the power of testimony, shared humanity, and slowing down enough to truly hear one another.
    Your Host: Angie Sedor
    Our Guest: Ashley Puyear
    Trigger Warning
    This episode contains reflective discussions of trauma, mental health, grief, medical experiences, and difficult life events as referenced through past episodes. While no single trauma is detailed, listener discretion is advised. The views expressed by guests do not necessarily reflect those of the podcast.
    Disclaimer
    The Survivor’s Voice Podcast provides a platform for individuals to share personal experiences and reflections in their own words. The views, opinions, and experiences shared by guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of The Survivor’s Voice, its hosts, or production team. This podcast is not a substitute for professional medical or mental health advice. If you are struggling, please seek help from a qualified professional.
    What to Expect:
    · A one-year reflection on the impact of survivor storytelling
    · How listening to others’ stories reshapes empathy and perspective
    · Why trauma and healing are not linear experiences
    · The importance of curiosity over judgment
    · How shared stories create ripple effects far beyond the podcast
    · The role of community, vulnerability, and slowing down
    · Why men’s stories and voices matter in healing spaces
    Key Takeaways:
    · You don’t need to share your own trauma to be changed by someone else’s story
    · Listening well is an act of compassion
    · Healing often happens in community, not isolation
    · Vulnerability creates connection, not weakness
    · Stories have the power to reach people in unseen ways

    Stay Connected

    www.thesurvivorsvoice.net
    @TheSurvivorsVoicePodcast on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok

    Please help us celebrate one year of telling stories! Share this episode and help us bring awareness to hidden struggles and unseen strength.

    New episodes Tuesdays.

    Please follow our show, leave us a 5-star rating, and a review.

    Do you have a story to share? Contact: [email protected]

    Together, we remind survivors everywhere: Your story matters.

    Produced & Edited by

    Krystina Elder | YouTube: @ElderHouseMedia

    A Special Thank You to Our Sponsor:

    Safe Harbor
    Supporting survivors with compassion and care.
    https://safeharborforfreedom.com

    Special Thanks to

    Dan Wise | YouTube: @NorthIdahoPodcastProductions
    Bowman Carter | YouTube: @BowmanCarterMusic | Spotify: Bowman Carter

    34 min
  • Episode 39, Michelle’s Story
    Healing What Hurt

    In this episode, Michelle shares her journey through bullying, identity struggles, unhealthy relationships, marriage repair, grief, and personal healing. As a first-generation Filipino American, she reflects on navigating cultural expectations, childhood shame, and insecurity, and how unaddressed wounds carried into adulthood, relationships, and marriage. Michelle discusses surviving a manipulative and emotionally abusive relationship, and how unresolved trauma later threatened the stability of a healthy marriage.

    Michelle also opens up about losing her mother during COVID and the complicated grief that followed, including a moment that reshaped her understanding of healing, faith, and hope. Throughout the conversation, she emphasizes boundaries, counseling, personal responsibility, and the importance of healing in order to build healthy relationships and communities. Her story speaks to those learning to move beyond survival patterns, people-pleasing, and one-sided relationships—and choosing growth without being defined by the past.

    Your Host: Angie Sedore
    Our Guest: Michelle Carey
    Trigger Warning
    This episode includes discussions of bullying, emotional abuse, narcissistic relationships, anxiety, panic attacks, grief, death of a parent, marital conflict, and emotional distress. Listener discretion is advised. The views expressed by guests do not necessarily reflect those of the podcast.
    Disclaimer
    The Survivor’s Voice Podcast provides a platform for survivors to share their personal stories in their own words. The views, opinions, and experiences shared by guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of The Survivor’s Voice, its hosts, or production team. This podcast is not a substitute for professional medical or mental health advice. If you are struggling, please seek help from a qualified professional.
    What to Expect:
    · Growing up with cultural pressure and childhood bullying
    · The lasting impact of insecurity and unhealed trauma
    · Surviving narcissistic abuse and gaslighting
    · Anxiety, panic attacks, and emotional burnout
    · Marriage breakdown, counseling, and rebuilding trust
    · Grief, faith struggles, and losing a parent during COVID
    · Setting boundaries and letting go of unhealthy relationships
    · Healing yourself to become a healthy part of community
    Key Takeaways:
    · Unhealed wounds often resurface in our closest relationships
    · Boundaries are an act of protection, not punishment
    · Growth requires self-reflection, not blame-shifting
    · Healing yourself changes the quality of every relationship
    · Community thrives when individuals are willing to do the inner work

    Stay Connected

    www.thesurvivorsvoice.net
    @TheSurvivorsVoicePodcast on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok

    If Michelle’s story moved you, please share this episode and help us bring awareness to hidden struggles and unseen strength.

    New episodes every Tuesday.

    Please follow our show, leave us a 5-star rating, and a review.

    Do you have a story to share? Contact: [email protected]

    Together, we remind survivors everywhere: Your story matters.

    Produced & Edited by

    Krystina Elder | YouTube: @ElderHouseMedia

    A Special Thank You to Our Sponsor:

    Safe Harbor
    Supporting survivors with compassion and care.
    https://safeharborforfreedom.com

    Special Thanks to

    Dan Wise | YouTube: @NorthIdahoPodcastProductions
    Bowman Carter | YouTube: @BowmanCarterMusic | Spotify: Bowman Carter

    59 min
  • Episode 38, Emma’s Story
    In this deeply moving and courage-filled episode of The Survivor’s Voice, Emma shares her story of chronic illness, reproductive trauma, infertility, and the long road toward healing. Both physically and spiritually. From childhood autoimmune struggles and undiagnosed Lyme disease to years of debilitating reproductive pain, Emma’s life was marked by suffering that often went unseen and unexplained.
    Emma opens up about living with endometriosis and adenomyosis long before she had language for them, enduring years of medical dismissal, isolation, and survival-mode living. She shares how these conditions shaped her adolescence, marriage, and early years of infertility, as well as the toll they took on her identity, faith, and sense of safety in her own body.
    Through it all, Emma reflects on the role of faith, perseverance, and unwavering support, especially from her husband, as she navigated misdiagnoses, repeated hospitalizations, pregnancy loss, and eventually, miraculous pregnancies. Her story does not shy away from the complexity of healing: the physical therapies, surgeries, trauma work, forgiveness, and spiritual surrender required to reclaim quality of life.
    This episode is a powerful testimony to the reality that healing is rarely linear—but it is possible. Emma’s story offers hope to women walking through chronic pain, infertility, and faith-tested seasons, reminding listeners that survival does not have to be the final chapter.
    Your Host: Angie Sedore
    Our Guest: Emma Brannen
    Trigger Warning
    This episode includes discussions of chronic illness, reproductive trauma, infertility, miscarriage, medical procedures, pain, and emotional distress. Listener discretion is advised. The views expressed by guests do not necessarily reflect those of the podcast.
    Disclaimer
    The Survivor’s Voice Podcast provides a platform for survivors to share their personal stories in their own words. The views, opinions, and experiences shared by guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of The Survivor’s Voice, its hosts, or production team. This podcast is not a substitute for professional medical or mental health advice. If you are struggling, please seek help from a qualified professional.
    What to Expect:
    · Growing up with chronic illness and undiagnosed autoimmune disease
    · Living with endometriosis and adenomyosis without answers
    · How reproductive trauma and pain shaped marriage and identity
    · Infertility, miscarriage, and navigating high-risk pregnancies
    · The role of faith, forgiveness, and trauma-informed healing
    · Learning to live in a healed body after years of survival
    Key Takeaways:
    · Chronic pain does not define your worth or future
    · Healing often requires addressing both body and soul
    · Advocacy matters—especially when you’re too weak to advocate for yourself
    · Faith can coexist with fear, grief, and unanswered questions
    · Survival seasons can give way to restored life

    Stay Connected

    www.thesurvivorsvoice.net
    @TheSurvivorsVoicePodcast on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok

    If Emma’s story moved you, please share this episode and help us bring awareness to hidden struggles and unseen strength.

    New episodes every Tuesday.

    Please follow our show, leave us a 5-star rating, and a review.

    Do you have a story to share? Contact: [email protected]

    Together, we remind survivors everywhere: Your story matters.

    Produced & Edited by

    Krystina Elder | YouTube: @ElderHouseMedia

    A Special Thank You to Our Sponsor:

    Safe Harbor
    Supporting survivors with compassion and care.
    https://safeharborforfreedom.com

    Special Thanks to

    Dan Wise | YouTube: @NorthIdahoPodcastProductions
    Bowman Carter | YouTube: @BowmanCarterMusic | Spotify: Bowman Carter

    1 hr 5 min
  • Episode 37, Jessaca’s Story

    In this powerful and deeply vulnerable episode of The Survivor’s Voice, Jessaca shares her story for the very first time. It’s a story shaped by generational trauma, severe childhood abuse, abandonment, addiction, and survival in environments where chaos was the norm.

    Born to teenage parents and raised amid violence, substance abuse, and instability, Jessaca recounts growing up without safety, consistency, or protection. From physical and sexual abuse to being left with strangers for extended periods of time, her childhood was marked by trauma that never seemed to pause. Yet even in the darkest seasons, God quietly placed safe people, unexpected lifelines, and moments of refuge along her path.

    Jessaca reflects on how unhealed trauma followed her into adulthood, impacting her relationships, parenting, marriage, and sense of identity. Through counseling, faith, and a courageous commitment to break generational cycles, she began the long work of healing. Her story is one of reckoning, repentance, restoration, and learning what it truly means to live outside of survival mode.

    This episode is a testament to the reality that trauma doesn’t have to define your future. And that healing, while costly, is possible.

    Your Host: Angie Sedore

    Our Guest: Jessaca Willis

    Trigger Warning
    This episode includes discussions of childhood physical abuse, sexual abuse, domestic violence, substance abuse, abortion, emotional trauma, and family estrangement. Listener discretion is advised. The views expressed by guests do not necessarily reflect those of the podcast.
    Disclaimer
    The Survivor’s Voice Podcast provides a platform for survivors to share their personal stories in their own words. The views, opinions, and experiences shared by guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of The Survivor’s Voice, its hosts, or production team.
    This podcast is not a substitute for professional mental health advice, diagnosis, or treatment. If you are struggling, please seek help from a qualified professional or call your local crisis hotline for immediate support.
    What to Expect:
    · Growing up in generational trauma and survival-based households
    · Childhood physical and sexual abuse that went unnamed for decades
    · How unhealed trauma shapes adulthood, marriage, and parenting
    · The role of faith, counseling, and boundaries in breaking cycles
    · Learning to live outside of fight-or-flight
    · Why strength born from survival must eventually be laid down
    Key Takeaways:
    · You are not destined to repeat what hurt you
    · Survival skills don’t always serve healing seasons
    · Boundaries can be loving—and necessary
    · Healing often begins when the truth is finally spoken
    · God can redeem even what was never protected

    Stay Connected

    www.thesurvivorsvoice.net
    @TheSurvivorsVoicePodcast on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok

    If Jessaca’s story moved you, please share this episode and help us bring awareness to hidden struggles and unseen strength.

    New episodes every Tuesday.

    Please follow our show, leave us a 5-star rating, and a review.

    Do you have a story to share? Contact: [email protected]

    Together, we remind survivors everywhere: Your story matters.

    Produced & Edited by

    Krystina Elder | YouTube: @ElderHouseMedia

    A Special Thank You to Our Sponsor:

    Safe Harbor
    Supporting survivors with compassion and care.
    https://safeharborforfreedom.com

    Special Thanks to

    Dan Wise | YouTube: @NorthIdahoPodcastProductions
    Bowman Carter | YouTube: @BowmanCarterMusic | Spotify: Bowman Carter

    57 min
  • Episode 36, Dena’s Story

    In this special Christmas episode of The Survivor’s Voice, Dena shares a story of heartbreak, endurance, and unexpected grace during one of the most painful seasons of her life.

    What began as a marriage rooted in faith slowly unraveled into a double life marked by betrayal, abandonment, and crushing financial strain. As the holidays approached, Dena found herself navigating pregnancy, illness, and uncertainty—while holding everything together for her children with little support and even less stability.

    In the middle of scarcity, shame, and silence, hope arrived in an unexpected way: a quiet act of compassion that preserved her dignity and reminded her she wasn’t forgotten. Dena reflects on the “glimmers” that carried her through—small moments of provision, community, and faith that changed everything.

    This episode is a reminder that even when life feels stripped down to survival mode, God sees the details. Especially the ones no one else notices.

    Your Host: Angie Sedore

    Our Guest: Dena Thaut

    Trigger Warning

    This episode includes discussions of marital infidelity, emotional distress, financial hardship, and illness. Listener discretion is advised. The views expressed by guests do not necessarily reflect those of the podcast.

    Disclaimer

    The Survivor’s Voice Podcast provides a platform for survivors to share their personal stories in their own words. The views, opinions, and experiences shared by guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of The Survivor’s Voice, its hosts, or production team. This podcast is not a substitute for professional mental health advice, diagnosis, or treatment. If you are struggling, please seek help from a qualified professional or call your local crisis hotline for immediate support.

    What to Expect:

    · When faith-based marriages quietly fall apart
    · The emotional toll of living alongside deception
    · Navigating pregnancy and illness under extreme stress
    · The power of dignity-preserving help
    · Finding hope and “glimmers” in dark seasons
    · Why the smallest acts of kindness can be life-changing

    Key Takeaways:

    · God sees needs before we can name them
    · Help doesn’t have to come with humiliation
    · You don’t have to carry everything alone
    · Hope often arrives quietly
    · Survival seasons don’t define the rest of your story

    Stay Connected

    www.thesurvivorsvoice.net
    @TheSurvivorsVoicePodcast on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok

    If Dena’s story moved you, please share this episode and help us bring awareness to hidden struggles and unseen strength.

    New episodes every Tuesday.

    Please follow our show, leave us a 5-star rating, and a review.

    Do you have a story to share? Contact: [email protected]

    Together, we remind survivors everywhere: Your story matters.

    Produced & Edited by

    Krystina Elder | YouTube: @ElderHouseMedia

    A Special Thank You to Our Sponsor:

    Safe Harbor
    Supporting survivors with compassion and care.
    https://safeharborforfreedom.com

    Special Thanks to

    Dan Wise | YouTube: @NorthIdahoPodcastProductions
    Bowman Carter | YouTube: @BowmanCarterMusic | Spotify: Bowman Carter

    40 min
  • Episode 35, Rebecca’s Story part two

    In part two of Rebecca’s story, the layers deepen—and so does the cost of telling the truth. Rebecca shares how patterns of manipulation and dishonesty from her childhood repeated in adulthood through marriage, motherhood, and systems that were supposed to protect her.

    Rebecca walks us through a relationship built on lies, emotional abuse, and control, including infidelity, gaslighting, and boundary violations that escalated over time. As she sought safety for herself and her daughter, those dynamics culminated in an unimaginable betrayal: a coordinated kidnapping involving her ex-husband and her own mother.

    This episode exposes how family systems, legal systems, and enmeshment can further traumatize survivors—and how reclaiming your voice sometimes means walking away from everything familiar to protect what matters most.

    Your Host: Angie Sedore

    Our Guest: Rebecca Mora

    Trigger Warning

    This episode includes discussions of marital betrayal, parental kidnapping, international abduction, and emotional trauma. Listener discretion is advised. The views expressed by guests do not necessarily reflect those of the podcast.

    Disclaimer

    The Survivor’s Voice Podcast provides a platform for survivors to share their personal stories in their own words. The views, opinions, and experiences shared by guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of The Survivor’s Voice, its hosts, or production team. This podcast is not a substitute for professional mental health advice, diagnosis, or treatment. If you are struggling, please seek help from a qualified professional or call your local crisis hotline for immediate support.

    What to Expect:

    · How childhood trauma can influence adult relationships and partner selection
    · Recognizing patterns of manipulation, dishonesty, and control
    · The impact of emotional and psychological abuse within marriage
    · Navigating custody, legal systems, and institutional failure
    · A mother’s fight to protect her child at all costs
    · Grieving family while choosing safety and boundaries

    Key Takeaways:

    · Familiar dysfunction often disguises itself as normal
    · Boundaries are not cruelty—they are protection
    · Systems can retraumatize survivors when truth is ignored
    · Believing yourself is sometimes the bravest act
    · Protecting your child may require losing people you once trusted

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    Produced & Edited by

    Krystina Elder | YouTube: @ElderHouseMedia

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    Special Thanks to

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    1 hr 4 min

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