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Claire O’Leary – Empowered Voice Traveling Exhibit & Voices Heard E-Zine

By thehealingplacepodcast | April 21, 2023

I’m excited to share with you this empowering interview with Claire O’Leary, speaker, mentor, and advocate. Please join us as we discuss:

Claire’s e-zine Voices Heard
her insights on childhood sexual abuse
her personal journey from trauma to triumph
how Empowered Voices Traveling Exhibit came to be and the mission of her healing work
and so much more!

Welcome to The Healing Place Podcast! I am your host, Teri Wellbrock. You can listen in on Pandora, iTunes, Blubrry, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, Deezer, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, and more, or directly on my website at www.teriwellbrock.com/podcasts/. You can also catch soundbites of our insightful interview on YouTube.

Bio:

“Founder of The Empowered Voice and Voices Heard, Claire O’Leary is a survivor of incest. She created Voices Heard as a safe space for survivors of sexual abuse to share their story so they can shatter the silence of their sexual abuse. Sharing their story empowers survivors to become more confident, feel comfortable in their skin, and be seen and heard. She is shattering the silence of sexual abuse one voice at a time.

Sharing their story empowers survivors to become more confident, feel comfortable in their skin, and be seen and heard. She is the founder of the Empowered Voice Traveling Exhibit, which showcases the stories of sexual abuse survivors, as well as the Voices Heard interactive e-Zine that empowers sexual abuse survivors to shatter their silence thereby healing not only themselves but also others.

Through her Creativity Unleashed program she encourages survivors to unearth/nourish/engage their creativity through expressive arts including visual art, poetry, movement.

Claire’s mission is to lower the average age a CSA (child sexual abuse) suvirvor discloses their abuse from age 18.

Claire shares her own story as a Speaker, Mentor, and Advocate. She is also a Reiki Master and artist, She lives in Colorado with her husband and enjoys being a mother and grandmother to her adorable grandson. She’s an avid reader, meditates and dances her heart out any time she can.”

Find Claire on Facebook, and Instagram.

Website: https://www.empoweredvoicetravelingexhibit.com/

Peace,

Teri

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Anna Ditchburn – World’s Best Trauma Recovery & Life Optimization Coach

By thehealingplacepodcast | October 21, 2022

I thoroughly enjoyed this beautiful conversation with Anna Ditchburn, World’s Best Life Optimization Coach and host of the World’s Best Trauma Recovery Podcast! Please join us as we discuss:

Anna’s personal story of triumph over trauma
her insights on recovery from sexual abuse
her philosophies regarding the power contained within sharing our stories
the motivation behind her “world’s best” motto
and so much more!

Bio:

“At the age of 15, my stepfather started what ended up being six years of systemic sexual abuse, threatening me and my family’s lives if I ever revealed my torturous secret to anyone.

I fell pregnant twice because of his abuse and then was forced into two illegal abortions to hide his heinous crimes.

After escaping his evil clutches when I was 21, his legacy continued to haunt me after experiencing 16 consecutive miscarriages, including two ectopic pregnancies – one that nearly killed me in 2019, as one of the abortions was botched and had damaged my reproductive system.

I spent 20 years of my life living in anger, guilt, shame and fear because I didn’t have the confidence, courage, and self-belief to say what had happened to me as a young girl.

I was a workaholic, a people-pleaser, trying to keep the peace, seeking approval from others, saying YES when I wanted to say NO, afraid to make a mistake, procrastinating and worrying about what others think of me.

On the surface, I looked like I have it all together, but inside I was relentlessly beating myself up for every single mistake and frustrated that life wasn’t going my way.

I wasted a lot of energy and time on narcissistic and toxic relationships, in which I put their needs above, and then resent them for it. I would blame myself for their moods and bad behaviour. I was trying hard to prove myself, to dress better, behave better, and love them more, so I can make them happy.

One of the most powerful things I ever learned was that we can’t control anyone or anything else around us. The only thing in our power to change is ourselves.

I now reclaimed my power, freed myself from the tether of tyranny, shame and anger, and made it my life’s purpose to help others to live the life of their dreams.

Imagine what your life will look like a year from now if you take back control of the power that was stripped away?”

Website: https://annaditchburn.com/

Peace,

Teri

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Latarsha Haughton – Are You Ready to Transform Your Pain into Purpose by Breaking Your Silence?

By thehealingplacepodcast | September 16, 2022

I feel blessed to have had the opportunity to learn from Latarsha Haughton, author, transformational life coach, and founder of Breaking the Silence Healing the Pain. Please join us as we discuss:

Latarsha’s insights on breaking your silence in order to transform your pain
her book, Breaking the Silence
her personal story of triumph over trauma
her philosophies on faith as a healing catalyst
and so much more!

Bio:

“HI, I’M LATARSHA HAUGHTON

Founder of Breaking the Silence Healing the Pain, I endured decades of trauma – including sexual and emotional abuse. With the help of God, prayer, and trauma-informed therapy after 30 years, I broke my silence. Today, I’ve transformed that pain into purpose, and now I create community for other survivors.

My entrepreneurial work includes this transformational life coaching practice, guiding people as they release wounds and embrace their power. I also serve as CEO of an assisted living community in Baltimore, We Care First Assisted Living, LLC.

I currently sit on the board of directors at Women and Warriors on Route to Higher Heights Ministries (W.O.R.T.H.H.) and Journey to Joy Ministries, where I’ve received training in prayer ministry and abuse recovery. I hold an award for “Choosing to Live” from The Standing Still Alliance, an organization focused on domestic violence advocacy and awareness.

I believe that remaining committed to studying biblical principles and rooting my ministries in the compassionate love of Christ is the key to my success as a transformational life coach. I currently reside in Tampa, Florida with my husband and my son.“

https://www.latarshahaughton.com/

Peace,

Teri

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Luis Mojica – Holistic Life Navigation: Self-Inquiry, Somatic Experiencing, and Nutrition for Healing

By thehealingplacepodcast | August 19, 2022

One of my favorite conversations to date, not only because Luis Mojica, Somatic therapist, nutritionist, and founder of Holistic Life Navigation, radiates beautiful calming energy, but his brilliant insights had me enthralled. Please join us as we discuss:

Luis’ insights on the four trauma responses: fight, flight, freeze, and fawn
his creation of Holistic Life Navigation as a healing resource
an explanation of how our bodies communicate with us in order to guide us to healing
his philosophies on somatic healing strategies
and so much more!

Bio:

“Luis Mojica was suffering from severe PTSD & several chronic medical illnesses when he discovered a connection to his body through music when he was 16. His journey into listening and connecting to his body began there and, after years of studying and training, has become a unique trauma therapy that combines Somatic Experiencing, nutrition, and self-inquiry. He calls it Holistic Life Navigation.“

https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/

Peace,

Teri

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Karen Hinton – Empowering Women in the Penis Politics Arena and Beyond

By thehealingplacepodcast | July 8, 2022

I was thrilled with the opportunity to engage in this thought-provoking and powerful conversation with Karen Hinton, formal journalist, political operative, seasoned media professional, and author. Please join us as we discuss:

Karen’s insights on empowering women and honoring one another’s truths
her personal journey through a traumatic brain injury, memory loss, and recovery
her work in the political arena and personal experience with “penis politics: women, men & power”
her philosophies on writing as a tool for recovery
and so much more!

Bio:

“Mississippi native Karen Hinton is a nationally-recognized media professional in Washington and New York. Best known for her role as press secretary to both former Housing Secretary Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, Hinton played what Politico dubbed the “Helen of Troy role” in the clash between Cuomo, now the former Governor of New York, and Mayor de Blasio. The New York Times called the clash “one of America’s ugliest political feuds.” The Wall Street Journal lauded “the wisdom she dispensed in a Southern twang” in dealing with the strutting and chest pounding of New York’s two most powerful leaders.

Hinton cut her teeth as the press secretary for the first Black Congressman from Mississippi since Reconstruction in 1986. The Democratic National Committee hired her in 1989, serving a similar role for Ron Brown, who was the first Black Chairman of the DNC and a key political strategist to elect Bill Clinton as President. In 1995, Hinton joined the Clinton Administration as press secretary for Cuomo at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. During that time, President Clinton began to face charges of womanizing (and worse). When Clinton’s defenders tried to dismiss the women as “trailer park trash” and “bimbos,” Hinton went public with her own story about Clinton asking for a night of sex when he was Governor of Arkansas and she was a young Democratic campaign aide in Mississippi. The revelation resulted in Hinton being eased out of her senior administration position, one of the events which sparked her interest in giving a name to “penis politics”. Hinton later relocated to New York and became Mayor de Blasio’s press secretary. She found herself at the center of the crossfire between longtime frenemies Cuomo and de Blasio, often becoming the subject of news coverage herself.

Known for never ducking a fight, Hinton was at the peak of her career when a catastrophic brain injury from a freak accident confronted her with the battle of her life. Emerging from a coma, learning to walk and talk again, Hinton was determined to “speak up, not shut up” on issues involving women, men and power in politics.

Hinton regularly contributes guest columns to the New York Daily News and other publications, focusing on the topics of #MeToo, sexual harassment in politics and skewering big oil, big banks and other bullies whenever possible.

Earlier in her career, Hinton was a journalist in Mississippi and Colorado, a cocktail waitress in Aspen and a high school teacher in Mississippi. Forty-five years after she left her small town in Mississippi (population 434?), Karen was ranked as one of the 50 most powerful people in New York public relations. She ascribes her success to ignoring the advice a boy in high school inscribed in her yearbook: “Karen, we love you, but would you please shut up!”

Connect with Karen:

penis-politics.com

Peace,

Teri

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Glenn Head – Graphic Novel: Chartwell Manor; & the Relationship Between Trauma, Healing, and Art

By thehealingplacepodcast | November 19, 2021

I feel so very grateful to have engaged is a profound and poetic conversation with Glenn Head, cartoonist and author, on his latest book release and its relevance in the trauma recovery arena. Please join us as we discuss:

Glenn’s insights on the art of drawing graphic novels
his philosophies on healing through art
his personal triumph over trauma journey
his latest book release of his graphic novel memoir Chartwell Manor
and so much more!

Bio:

“Glenn Head was born in 1958 in Morristown, New Jersey, and began drawing comics when he was fourteen. In the early 1990s Head co-created (with cartoonist Kaz) and edited Snake Eyes, the Harvey-Award nominated cutting edge comix anthology series and he was a frequent contributor to the Fantagraphics’ comix anthology quarterly Zero Zero. From 2005 to 2010 Glenn edited and contributed to the Harvey and Eisner-nominated anthology HOTWIRE Comics and recently created his graphic epic, Chicago (2015). He lives in New York City.”

** Visit Glenn’s website: http://glennohead.com/

Teri

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Mary Knight – Healing from Childhood Trauma; & the Journey to Determine if Your Memories Are True

By thehealingplacepodcast | October 1, 2021

Mary Knight, retired social worker and full-time writer and film-maker, joins me for a powerful conversation on childhood trauma. Please join us as we discuss:

Mary’s insights on recovered memories of childhood trauma
her philosophies on determining if your memories are true
her documentary Am I Crazy? My journey to determine if my memories are true
her list of 23 dream strategies
and so much more!

Child pornography survivor Mary Knight, MSW, tells about the path she took to the great life she now has in her personal documentary “Am I Crazy? My journey to determine if my memories are true.” In addition to the trailer for this film, her website includes an essay about the link between KKK and pedophilia, an amazingly uplifting short film about breaking the cycle of marital domestic violence, and a 23 item “How I Healed” list. www.MaryKnightProductions.com

maryknighthappy@yahoo.com

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/mary–knight-msw-84426547/

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Bio:

Mary Knight, MSW

Masters Degree in Social Work

23 years social work experience

Full time filmmaker since 2010

Survivor of child pornography

Ritualistic abuse survivor

Sex trafficked/pimped by her own parents

Lifetime child advocate

Keynote speaker

Received speaker rating of 4.9 (out of 5) at Tri-Cities Council Against Trafficking Conference, Pasco, Washington, June 2019

Showed domestic violence film to representatives of 12 Middle Eastern and Northern African nations at Oregon World Affairs Council (May 2014 & March 2017)

Conducted full day workshop in Leipzig, Germany (February 2019)

Writer/Director of two feature-length films and numerous shorts

Documentary, “Mothers & Molestation: A film about child abuse” to be released in 2021

Memoir “Becoming Mrs. Brown” to be published in 2021

** Visit Mary’s website: http://www.maryknightproductions.com/index.html

** If you need financial assistance in viewing the film, reach out to Mary at maryknighthappy@yahoo.com for a promo code

Teri

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Michael Broussard – Ask a Sex Abuse Survivor; Dr. Who; and Forgiveness

By thehealingplacepodcast | November 6, 2020

I am ever so grateful to have had the opportunity to engage in a deep, beautiful, inspirational, and profound conversation with Michael Broussard: theatre artist, speaker, and activist in the survivor community. Please join us as we discuss:

his Ask a Sex Abuse Survivor organization
his one-man theatrical show
the Ask a Survivor interview series
his personal journey of triumph
the impact of Dr. Who on his healing journey
forgiveness
and so much more!

Welcome to The Healing Place Podcast! I am your host, Teri Wellbrock. You can listen in on Pandora, iTunes, Blubrry, Spotify, Deezer, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, Podbean, and more, or directly on my website at www.teriwellbrock.com/podcasts/. You can also watch our insightful interview on YouTube.

Bio:

“Childhood sexual abuse survivor Michael Broussard is a theatre artist, a speaker, and an activist in the survivor community. His organization Ask A Sex Abuse Survivor began life in 2014 as an interactive theatrical show about survival and healing. More recently Michael has broadened his mission to amplifying survivor voices worldwide. With online events such as Survivor Stories and the Ask A Survivor series of interviews, he strives to grant his fellow survivors the same platform he has benefited from. You can find out more about Ask A Sex Abuse Survivor on Facebook and Instagram @askasexabusesurvivor and at the website sexabusesurvivor.com“

Learn more about Michael and his mission at http://sexabusesurvivor.com/.

Peace to you all!

Teri

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Dr. Kelli Palfy – Male Sexual Abuse; Me(n) Too; Pedophile Profiles; & Caregiver Response

By thehealingplacepodcast | October 23, 2020

Grateful to have Dr. Kelli Palfy, Registered Psychologist, join me to discuss:

male sexual abuse
her book ME^N TOO: UNSPOKEN TRUTHS ABOUT MALE SEXUAL ABUSE
pedophile profiles and habits
caregiver response to disclosure
and so much more!

Bio:

“Dr. Kelli Palfy began her professional career working in adult and youth corrections. Here she noticed a disproportionate number of males in the system. After becoming an RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) officer, she took an interest in investigating sex crimes and went on to specialize in sex crimes committed against children internationally. Here, as she combed through video evidence, she witnessed first-hand the grooming tactics commonly used by sophisticated pedophiles.

After retiring from the RCMP, Dr. Palfy obtained her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Alberta. She conducted her doctoral research on the reasons why males don’t commonly disclose sexual abuse. She is now a trained trauma therapist and public speaker on the topic of male abuse. Dr. Palfy currently runs a small private practice where she works with male survivors of sexual abuse, first responders and couples using Emotion-Focused and Cognitive Behavioral Approach, plus Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). Outside of her professional life she enjoys hiking, cycling, swimming, kayaking, paddle boarding, hanging out with friends and pets.”

Learn more about Kelli and her mission at http://kellipalfy.ca/

Book Description:

Male sexual abuse occurs more commonly among infants, youth and adults than was previously suspected. Despite knowing this, disproportionately few males seek support. Many remain silent, protect their families, and cope through isolating or numbing, themselves, misusing substances and engaging in sexual promiscuity or hypermasculinity.

ME^N TOO: UNSPOKEN TRUTHS ABOUT MALE SEXUAL ABUSE is for male survivors, their supporters and helping professionals. It is an educational, honest, yet heart-wrenching look at the stories of 13 male sexual abuse victims – it is written from their perspective, with the wisdom of retired police officer and psychologist, Dr. Kelli Palfy.

Through their narrative accounts, Dr. Palfy offers:

· Male victims – Healing through recognition of both their positions as victims and the impact of their abuse.

· Parents and teachers – Strategies to identify common yet sophisticated predatory grooming tactics, plus ideas on how to better protect children from abusers.

· First responders and helping professionals – information to better recognize the signs of traumatized people, examples of male abuse explaining when it began, how it was maintained and why the victims remained silent for so long.

For the sake of our boys and men, discussions about male sexual abuse need to increase. Male victims need to feel safe asking for support. ME^N TOO highlights the many unique barriers boys and men face as they contemplate their road to recovery.

Peace to you all!

Teri

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Donna Jenson – Time to Tell

By thehealingplacepodcast | June 7, 2019

Welcome to The Healing Place Podcast! I am your host, Teri Wellbrock. You can listen in on iTunes, Blubrry, Spotify, or directly on my website at www.teriwellbrock.com/podcasts/. You can also watch our insightful interview on YouTube.

Laughter is a healing tool and we shared the gift of laughter during this deep conversation on a difficult subject. Thank you, Donna, for helping others along their healing journey by sharing your powerful story, your beautiful gift of writing, your talents and truths.

Bio:

“Founder and Director of Time To Tell – with a mission to spark stories from lives affected by incest and sexual abuse to be told and heard. She wrote and performs her one-woman play, What She Knows: One Woman’s Way Through Incest to Joy, which is based on her own experience of surviving incest, at conferences and in communities. She leads writing workshops for survivors interested in finding their voice and using it. Her book, Healing My Life from Incest to Joy, is a memoir of the choices she made and experiences she had that helped her heal from her childhood trauma. ”