This week we look at surviving sexual abuse. From the recent grand jury report on sexual abuse in the Catholic Church in Pennsylvania, to the Larry Nassar case with USA Gymnastics, to Harvey Weinstein and the #MeToo movement, sexual abuse and recovery has been in the news. We'll hear from marriage and family therapist Steven Ing about some of the reasons - and solutions - for sexual abuse.

There are more than 550-thousand homeless people in the United States. This week, VOA's Julie Taboh visits a non-profit outside Washington, DC that is transforming the lives of homeless people.

When Laura Fahrenthold's husband - award winning Bloomberg financial journalist James Mark Pittman - died suddenly in 1998, the usual rituals didn't help. But Laura found a unique way to deal with her grief - it involves a 1993 RV, a stray dog, and several trips across North America. Laura tells her story in a new book, The Pink Steering Wheel Chronicles: A Love Story on this week's American Café.

A recent study projected that by 2030, there could be a shortage of more than 121,000 doctors in the U.S. Many of those missing physicians would be primary care doctors. Is there a doctor shortage? If so, what can be done about it? We talk to a pair of experts in the medical field about the issue on this week's show.

Lin Manuel Miranda's musical Hamilton electrified Broadway. It is known as much for its diverse casting as for its music, dance, and hip-hop interpretation of history. But is it the exception? what is the state of black theater in America. We talk with Ekundayo bandele, the founder and executive director of Hattiloo Theatre in Memphis, Tennessee, about black theater, the Hamilton effect, and arts education in communities of color.

This week we meet photographer and author Michael Benanav, who has traveled the world documenting the lives of indigenous people. But for his latest book, Michael didn't just observe the nomadic migration of the Van Gujjar people of northern India - he became part of it.

This week we visit kids making their own guitars, we meet a robot who helps seniors at home, and we learn about a company making ink out of the exhaust of diesel engines.

When Sherri Henderson, the mother of a young man with Down Syndrome who was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's couldn't find materials to help her son understand the disease, she wrote her own. That became Picture Memories: Understanding Dementia. Sherri talks with VOA's American Café about her son, her book, and her outlook for the future.

This week on American Café, we'll hear about a virtual reality documentary that puts viewers in the middle of the climate change debate. Then we take to the open road with people in their recreational vehicles or RVs.

What does it mean to forgive? Is it canceling a debt? What about resentment or bitterness? This week we talk with author and life coach May McCarthy about how forgiveness can lead to true freedom and can help you live longer and have a happier life.