Best Survivor S Write To Heal Podcasts (2025)

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146: [WCN Presents] Writing & Publishing Your Story 29:24

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If you’ve ever thought about writing your story - whether that's for personal catharsis or for connection to your community - today’s episode is for you. Our goal with this episode is to empower survivors! In it we’re sharing some lesser-known literary world tips and tricks that help you organize, plan, write, and even publish your non-fiction work…

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145: [Cesar Cardona] Healed People Heal People 39:09

6d ago39:09

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Content Warning: neglect, miscarriage, gang violence, assault, physical violence, substance use disorder, and suicidal ideation. Cesar Cardona is a survivor, public speaker, and mindfulness educator living in Los Angeles, California. Cesar’s tumultuous youth first set him on a path of self-destruction. But after he faced a brutal, life-altering att…

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144: [JJ Comerford] 40 Years of Emotion // Part 2 29:01

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Content Warning: pedophilia, religious abuse, physical abuse, rape, childhood sexual abuse, childhood sexual assault, child abuse, substance use disorder, professional abuse, self-harm, suicidal ideation, and suicide. JJ Comerford is an author, professional, former servicemember, and survivor from Australia. In these two episodes, J.J. rawly shares…

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143: [JJ Comerford] A Toxic Environment // Part 1 29:00

21d ago29:00

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Content Warning: pedophilia, religious abuse, physical abuse, rape, childhood sexual abuse, childhood sexual assault, child abuse, substance use disorder, professional abuse, self-harm, suicidal ideation, and suicide. JJ Comerford is an author, professional, former servicemember, and survivor from Australia. In these two episodes, J.J. rawly shares…

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142: [Ti] Strong & Brave // Part 2 33:30

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Content Warning: substance use disorder, suicidal ideation, assault, intimate partner violence, domestic violence, rape, stalking, human trafficking, sex trafficking, gun violence, and murder. Ti is an incredibly resilient multi-crime survivor from Madagascar. She first joined a dating app in her mid-20’s with the hope of finding the love of her li…

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141: [Ti] Meant for a Better Life // Part 1 32:04

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Content Warning: substance use disorder, suicidal ideation, suicide attempt, child abuse, chilhood sexual abuse, rape, statutory rape, stalking, human trafficking, sex trafficking, domestic violence, and murder. Ti is an incredibly resilient multi-crime survivor from Madagascar. She first joined a dating app in her mid-20’s with the hope of finding…

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140: [Alison Duiker] A Reflection of My Mother 46:23

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Content Warning: robbery, rape, domestic violence, domestic abuse, child abuse, missing persons, and suspected murder. Alison Duiker is an educator, author, mother, and survivor from Ohio. Her life was upended days before her fifth birthday when her mom, Lonene, went missing. Over the last forty-four years, Alison has worked diligently to bring awa…

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139: [Debbie Riddle] Her Story Is Her Legacy // Part 2 34:38

2M ago34:38

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Content Warning: vandalism, stalking, harassment, cyberstalking, emotional, mental, and physical abuse, arson, and murder. Debbie Riddle is a graphic designer, mother, wife, survivor of stalking, and co-victim of murder from Ohio. In these two episodes, Debbie shares about her role as big sister to Peggy, a shining light of the Klinke family. In 19…

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138: [Debbie Riddle] A Relationship of Power & Control // Part 1 32:37

2M ago32:37

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Content Warning: vandalism, stalking, harassment, cyberstalking, emotional, mental, and physical abuse, arson, and murder. Debbie Riddle is a graphic designer, mother, wife, survivor of stalking, and co-victim of murder from Ohio. In these two episodes, Debbie shares about her role as big sister to Peggy, a shining light of the Klinke family. In 19…

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137: WCN Presents: [Jubilee] SWW S21 E9-12 Updates 45:25

2M ago45:25

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Content warning: intimate partner violence, domestic violence, rape, sexual assault, stalking, religious abuse, and cultic abuse. Something Was Wrong Season 21 episodes 9 through 12 aired in August of 2024 and highlighted Jubilee's abusive experiences as a young new member of the Bethel Church. After receiving a prophecy from a church leader regar…

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136: [Shawnee Baker] I Am Her Voice 50:46

2M ago50:46

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Content warning: drug-facilitated sexual assault, human trafficking, and vehicular manslaughter. Shawnee Baker is a co-victim, mother of five, an author, non-profit organization founder, and nurse from Ontario, Canada. In this episode, Shawnee shares about her daughter Baylie, a bright, motivated college sophomore with hopes of becoming a neurologi…

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135: [Jenn Holman] There Is a Softer Life 36:18

3M ago36:18

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Content Warning: infidelity, physical abuse, intimate partner violence, domestic violence, and murder. Jenn Holman is a survivor, mother, and faithful family woman living in Idaho by way of Southern California. Our paths first crossed over eighteen years ago, when she began dating my brother (whom she has chosen to address as Jesse in this episode,…

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134: [Norma Buster] Full Circle 35:14

3M ago35:14

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Content warning: suicidal ideation, suicide, image-based sexual abuse, coercion, intimate partner violence, and human trafficking. Norma Buster is a survivor, speaker, podcaster, and Chief of Staff at C.A. Goldberg Law, a Brooklyn-based victims rights law firm. Norma grew up with a passion for fashion, but after experiencing harassment and image-ba…

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133: [Megan AKA Fallon] One Heck of a Journey 34:49

3M ago34:49

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Content warning: coercion, blackmail, extortion, abduction, kidnapping, slavery, sociopathy, psychopathy, intimate partner violence, and attempted murder. Megan is a loving family woman, equestrian, and survivor of abduction and attempted slavery born in Southern California. Although Megan spent many of her younger years growing her love for horses…

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132: [Javier Leiva] Can’t Take My Foot off the Gas 31:02

3M ago31:02

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*Content warning: harassment, cyberstalking, workplace abuse, sexual abuse material, sexual sadism, murder, and serial murder. Javier Leiva is a podcast host and Emmy award-winning producer. His show, Pretend Podcast, began airing in 2017 and highlights cases of fraud executed by perpetrators from cult leaders to con artists to undercover FBI agent…

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131: [What Came Next] Q & A 37:20

4M ago37:20

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Content warning: intimate partner violence, domestic violence, officer-involved domestic violence, and murder. Join Amy B. Chesler for a new episode of 'Questions & Answers' regarding What Came Next, Broken Cycle Media, and more. Submit Your Story: https://somethingwaswrong.com/submissions/ WCN on IG: https://www.instagram.com/whatcamenext_podcast/…

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130: [Haley Gray] Lifting of the Veil 42:25

4M ago42:25

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Content warning: animal cruelty, domestic violence, intimate partner violence, cold cases, gun violence, and murder. Haley Gray is a credentialed victim advocate and podcast researcher, writer, and producer whose extensive career in podcasting has seen many phases. Over the last nine years, she has lent her skills to numerous well-known true crime …

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129: [Bruce Bieber] Culture Eats Policy // Part 2 33:50

4M ago33:50

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Content warning: gun violence, intimate partner violence, domestic violence, officer-involved domestic violence, and murder. As shared in part one of his story, Bruce Bieber is a retiree from New York who had an illustrious career in commercial construction. However, after retiring and moving to Florida to live minutes away from his three adult chi…

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128: [Bruce Bieber] I Was the Uninitiated // Part 1 28:58

4M ago28:58

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Content warning: gun violence, intimate partner violence, domestic violence, officer-involved domestic violence, and murder. Bruce Bieber is a retiree from New York who had an illustrious career in commercial construction. However, after retiring and moving to Florida to live minutes away from his three adult children, Bruce and his family would ex…

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127: [Angelique Robledo] Listen to That Inner Voice // Part 2 35:59

4M ago35:59

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Content warning: arson, assault, fetal abduction, kidnapping, attempted murder, murder, substance use, and substance use disorder. As shared in part one, Angelique Robledo is an incredible mother and survivor living in Arizona. She was born in Southern California, but after a pivotal move nearly four hundred miles east in her middle school years, s…

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126: [Angelique Robledo] Battling the Fear // Part 1 34:28

5M ago34:28

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Content warning: arson, assault, fetal abduction, kidnapping, attempted murder, murder, substance use, and substance use disorder. Angelique Robledo is an incredible mother and survivor living in Arizona. She was born in Southern California, but after a pivotal move nearly four hundred miles east in her middle school years, she found herself having…

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125: [Maya] In Living Mode 37:45

5M ago37:45

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Content warning: robbery, armed robbery, gun violence, domestic violence, extortion, and corruption. Maya is a teacher, artist, and multi-crime survivor from Los Angeles. After finishing her undergraduate degree in Spanish in 1996 (at the age of 22), Maya found herself seeking direction. But it was only a couple months after her graduation that she…

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124: Ep. 52 [Kelly Gee] What Happens Next // Part 2 - 1/12/24 31:14

5M ago31:14

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Content warning: depression, suicidal ideation, suicide, sexual assault, rape, and sexual abuse. As shared in Episode 52 'What Happens Next // Part Two' (which originally aired on January 12th, 2024), Kelly Gee is a former professional hockey player and coach, and the current powerhouse executive director of the non profit organization Survivors fo…

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123: Ep. 51 [Kelly Gee] Against Big Odds // Part 1 - 1/5/24 27:27

5M ago27:27

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Content warning: depression, suicidal ideation, substance use disorder, sexual assault, rape, and sexual abuse. As shared in Episode 51 'Against Big Odds // Part 1' (which originally aired on January 5th, 2024), Kelly Gee is a former professional hockey player and coach and the current executive director of the non profit organization Survivors for…

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122: [Survivors for Change] Sharing a Root System 38:11

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Content warning: sexual abuse and child sexual abuse. It has been a great honor to host Mike Sacks and Kelly Gee on What Came Next prior to this conversation. Kelly first shared his experiences of abuse in episodes 51 and 52, entitled “Against Big Odds” and “What Happens Next,” which aired in January of 2024. Episodes 109 and 110, entitled “Silence…

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121: [Kim] It Ripples Out // Part 2 40:10

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Content warning: child sexual abuse material, child sexual assault, sexual assault, nonconsensual pornography, sexual violence, sexual paraphilia, and pedophilia. Kim is a mother and nurse from Indiana. She reached out to the Broken Cycle Media team in hopes of sharing her story for the first time to bring awareness to a trajectory she never though…

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120: [Kim] There Were No Words // Part 1 40:04

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Content warning: child sexual abuse material, child sexual assault, sexual assault, nonconsensual pornography, sexual violence, sexual paraphilia, and pedophilia. Kim is a mother and nurse from Indiana. She reached out to the Broken Cycle Media team in hopes of sharing her story for the first time to bring awareness to a trajectory she never though…

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119: [Hannah Vanderhorst] Change Will Occur // Part 2 35:33

6M ago35:33

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Content warning: assault, sexual assault, rape, serial rape, and nonconsensual pornography. As shared in part one of her story, Hannah Vanderhorst is a special education teacher and administrator living in Denver, Colorado. Having moved to the city in 2016, just before going through a breakup, Hannah turned to dating apps to expand her social circl…

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118: [Hannah Vanderhorst] Something So Sinister // Part 1 30:29

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Content warning: assault, sexual assault, rape, serial rape, and nonconsensual pornography. Hannah Vanderhorst is a special education teacher and administrator living in Denver, Colorado. Having moved to the city in 2016, just before going through a breakup, Hannah turned to dating apps to expand her social circle and look for potential love. Howev…

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117: [Joan Hoyt] A Danger to Society 39:27

7M ago39:27

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Content warning: pedophilia, sexual sadism, paraphilia, psychopathy, brutality, child sexual abuse material, rape, sexual assault, torture, and murder. Joan Hoyt is a business professional and family woman from Santa Cruz, California. Although she has proudly served her county as a juror before, a 2024 jury duty assignment opened her eyes to the ha…

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116: [Victoria Latham] No Legal Precedent // Part 3 45:16

7M ago45:16

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Content warning: fraud and professional abuse. As shared in part one of her story, Victoria Latham is an established professional living in South Carolina. At the encouragement of her friend Lauren (who will also be sharing her perspective on the following episodes), Victoria has joined us to share about her experiences working for a burgeoning tec…

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115: [Victoria Latham] Who Do I Report This To? // Part 2 38:30

7M ago38:30

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Content warning: fraud and professional abuse. As shared in part one of her story, Victoria Latham is an established professional living in South Carolina. At the encouragement of her friend Lauren (who will also be sharing her perspective on the following episodes), Victoria has joined us to share about her experiences working for a burgeoning tec…

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114: [Victoria Latham] The Balances Kept Rising // Part 1 33:07

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Content warning: fraud, professional abuse, child sexual abuse material, and gun violence. Victoria Latham is an established professional living in South Carolina. At the encouragement of her friend Lauren (who will also be sharing her perspective on the following episodes), Victoria has joined us to share about her experiences working for a burgeo…

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113: [Kiersten Hathcock] Shame Heaped Upon Survivors // Part 2 30:25

7M ago30:25

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Content warning: substance abuse disorder, lethal substance consumption, domestic violence, intimate partner violence, childhood sexual abuse, sexual abuse, rape, statutory rape, pedophilia, murder, and mediumship. As shared in part one of her story, Kiersten Hathcock is a multi-crime survivor, self-taught carpenter, entrepreneur, author, volunteer…

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112: [Kiersten Hathcock] What I'm Here to Do // Part 1 40:17

8M ago40:17

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Content warning: domestic violence, intimate partner violence, childhood sexual abuse, sexual abuse, rape, statutory rape, pedophilia, murder, and mediumship. Kiersten Hathcock is a multi-crime survivor, self-taught carpenter, entrepreneur, author, volunteer intuitive medium, and co-founder of the non-profit organization, The National Institute of …

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111: [Liz Iacuzzi] Do Not Let It Dim Your Flame 36:23

8M ago36:23

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Content warning: domestic violence, intimate partner violence, narcissistic abuse, cultic abuse, cults, and sexual abuse. Liz Iacuzzi is an athlete, writer, performer, and personality who focuses on exploring uncomfortable subject matter through comedy. However, it wasn’t until extricating herself from an acting class-turned-cult that she would eve…

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110: [Mike Sacks] Up to Us to Protect // Part 2 30:04

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Content warning: substance abuse, suicidal ideation, domestic violence, child abuse, childhood sexual assault, childhood sexual abuse, sexual assault, and sexual abuse. Mike Sacks is a hockey player, telecommunications engineer, founder of the non-profit organization, Survivors for Change, and a true change-maker. Through Survivors for Change, it h…

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109: [Mike Sacks] Silence Is an Incubator // Part 1 34:21

8M ago34:21

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Content warning: substance abuse, suicidal ideation, domestic violence, child abuse, childhood sexual assault, childhood sexual abuse, sexual assault, and sexual abuse. Mike Sacks is a hockey player, telecommunications engineer, founder of the non-profit organization, Survivors for Change, and a true change-maker. Through Survivors for Change, it h…

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108: [Stacy Kaiser] A Ripple Effect 29:51

9M ago29:51

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Content warning: intimate partner violence, domestic violence, and murder. Stacy Kaiser is a licensed psychotherapist, relationship expert, author, and speaker. She was drawn to Psychology in youth and finds deep value in helping others navigate some of the hardest portions of their lives. In this thoughtful conversation, Stacy shares about the fie…

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107: [SWW x WCN] S20, S18, & S7 Case Updates & Reflections 42:21

9M ago42:21

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*Content warning: car accidents, medical trauma, stalking, medical fraud, doula fraud, birth worker abuse, domestic violence homicide, murder, legal abuse. Please sign our petition to hold Jessica Polly accountable: https://www.change.org/p/hold-jessica-polly-accountable Please sign Amy’s petition to keep Jesse Winnick in Prison: https://www.change…

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106: [Karie Kroll] It's About Justice 38:26

9M ago38:26

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Content warning: sexual assault, physical violence, brutality, and murder. Karie Kroll is a nurse of over 30 years, a family woman, and a co-victim of murder from Iowa. She found her passion for nursing at a young age and pursued a degree in the medical field out of college. However, it was not long into her professional trajectory that her family …

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105: [Milena Monrroy] This Changed My Life 42:12

9M ago42:12

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Content warning: gun violence, armed robbery, grand theft, and home invasion. Milena Monrroy is a Los Angeles-based producer and the co-host of the podcast Latina Life with Jen and Milena. Her life has been largely influenced by her roles as a single mother and a storyteller, but her trajectory took a drastic turn when she became a victim of a home…

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104: [Elle Gargano] My Second Chance at Life // Part 2 39:03

10M ago39:03

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Content warning: suicidal ideation, intimate partner violence, criminal threats, domestic violence, physical, mental, emotional, and psychological abuse, and gun violence. As shared in part one of her story, Elle Gargano is an entrepreneur, writer, survivor, and victim advocate from Southern California. She originally began sharing her story of res…

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103: [Elle Gargano] I Would Persevere // Part 1 30:33

10M ago30:33

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Content warning: intimate partner violence, domestic violence, physical, mental, emotional, and psychological abuse, gun violence and mass murder. Elle Gargano is an entrepreneur, writer, survivor, and victim advocate from Southern California. She originally began sharing her story of resilience after attending the Las Vegas Route 91 festival and s…

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102: [Kyleigh McPeek + Grace Carroll] Represent the Truth 45:04

10M ago45:04

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Content warning: domestic violence, physical violence, murder, and mass murder. Kyleigh McPeek and Grace Carroll are recent graduates of Stanford University. While they were students there, they launched an honors project that took podcast form. In this special episode of What Came Next, they share about their work on the True Crime Podcast Podcas…

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101: [Jordan] You Don't Realize the Fear // Part 2 33:55

10M ago33:55

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Content warning: stalking, catfishing, fraud, narcissistic abuse, gaslighting, self-harm, suicidal ideation, and criminal threats. As shared in part one of her story, Jordan is a mother and survivor from Florida. She originally reached out to the Broken Cycle media team after hearing similarities between her journey and the journeys of the women fr…

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100: [Jordan] Something's Not Right // Part 1 35:11

11M ago35:11

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Content warning: stalking, catfishing, fraud, narcissistic abuse, gaslighting, self-harm, suicidal ideation, and criminal threats. Jordan is a mother and survivor from Florida. She originally reached out to the Broken Cycle Media team after hearing similarities between her journey and the journeys of the women from Season 20 of Something Was Wrong.…

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99: [Lisa Phillips] Get To The Truth 41:21

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Content warning: sexual abuse, sexual assault, childhood sexual abuse, statutory rape, human trafficking, sex trafficking, and suicide. Lisa Phillips is a model, actress, survivor, and victim advocate who has spent much of her life all over the world. While cultivating a career in the modeling and acting industries, Lisa even found herself overseas…

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98: [Anu Verma] Your Courage Defines You 31:22

11M ago31:22

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Content warning: childhood sexual assault, childhood sexual abuse, rape, self-harm, suicidal ideation, attempted suicide, domestic violence, fraud, and financial, physical, emotional, mental, psychological, and narcissistic abuse. Anu Verma is a mother, survivor, author, speaker, and film producer from the United Kingdom. Her childhood experiences …

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97: [Lori Adams-Brown] Silencing Is Spiritual Abuse 39:11

11M ago39:11

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Content warning: spiritual, religious, financial, mental, and emotional abuse. Lori Adams-Brown is a mother, survivor, leader, and an expert in cross-cultural business affairs. On today’s episode, Lori bravely shares her experiences working for a megachurch, and the consequent financial, verbal, psychological, mental, and spiritual abuse she faced …