Rachel on Recovery

The Annual Zero Abuse Project Summit is back in-person! The Summit will run  June 8-9, 2023  in  Orlando, Florida , and will focus on the current research and emerging issues in the field of forensic interviewing and child abuse investigations. This conference is for all multidisciplinary team members, including law enforcement, CPS, prosecutors, and forensic interviewers.  As an addition, we will...

The Annual Zero Abuse Project Summit is back in-person! The Summit will run  June 8-9, 2023  in  Orlando, Florida , and will focus on the current research and emerging issues in the field of forensic interviewing and child abuse investigations. This conference is for all multidisciplinary team members, including law enforcement, CPS, prosecutors, and forensic interviewers.  As an addition, we will...

Family, Jesus and emboldening others are Melissa’s passions. She loves to teach on God’s love, the power of grace, and our identity in Christ. She also enjoys empowering the Body of Christ to walk in freedom from fear and depression. Through weekly bible studies and regular speaking engagements, Melissa can often be found leading others into a deeper revelation of the Father’s love. Melissa has be...

Family, Jesus and emboldening others are Melissa’s passions. She loves to teach on God’s love, the power of grace, and our identity in Christ. She also enjoys empowering the Body of Christ to walk in freedom from fear and depression. Through weekly bible studies and regular speaking engagements, Melissa can often be found leading others into a deeper revelation of the Father’s love. Melissa has be...

Lisa Erickson is an energy worker specializing in women's energetics, trauma healing, meditation, and manifesting. She is the author of  Chakra Empowerment for Women  and  The Art and Science of Meditation  both published by Llewellyn Worldwide. Lisa is certified in mindfulness meditation instruction and trauma sensitivity, and has trained in a variety of energy healing and somatic modalities. She...

Hi, I am Marika Wessels CORE Survivor to Thriver Coach. I am a Survivor of sexual abuse. For a long time (30 years, to be honest), I struggled with knowing my Worth after childhood abuse. It led to seeking my value in others' opinions, which led to people putting labels on my body and life, which resulted in me struggling to look at myself in the mirror, feeling that I wasn't good enough, and feel...

Hi, I am Marika Wessels CORE Survivor to Thriver Coach. I am a Survivor of sexual abuse. For a long time (30 years, to be honest), I struggled with knowing my Worth after childhood abuse. It led to seeking my value in others' opinions, which led to people putting labels on my body and life, which resulted in me struggling to look at myself in the mirror, feeling that I wasn't good enough, and feel...

Sandy Kirkham and her husband Bill enjoy life with their two grown children, two beautiful granddaughters, and two fairly well-behaved dogs. Sandy continues to use her voice to help victims of clergy abuse. She currently serves on the board of Council Against Child Abuse. Sandy has spoken before the Ohio Senate, a Maryland court, and appeared on a local television show in Boston. Her story, “Stole...

Sandy Kirkham and her husband Bill enjoy life with their two grown children, two beautiful granddaughters, and two fairly well-behaved dogs. Sandy continues to use her voice to help victims of clergy abuse. She currently serves on the board of Council Against Child Abuse. Sandy has spoken before the Ohio Senate, a Maryland court, and appeared on a local television show in Boston. Her story, “Stole...

The stories of our lives matter, but often the most impactful stories are the ones that go unspoken. Through narrative nonfiction & as cohost of the podcast Never Would Have Guessed , Charissa helps others who have been impacted by trauma, namely sexual assault, move through trauma toward healing. She believes when we are able to connect to the spaces around us, between us, & within us, we...

The stories of our lives matter, but often the most impactful stories are the ones that go unspoken. Through narrative nonfiction & as cohost of the podcast Never Would Have Guessed , Charissa helps others who have been impacted by trauma, namely sexual assault, move through trauma toward healing. She believes when we are able to connect to the spaces around us, between us, & within us, we...

Chellee Taylor is as Survivor of Adult Clergy Sexual Assault    She describs herself as a Daughter of God, wife to Peter,  mother to three, Adult Clergy SA survivor, surrogate mother to 8, former crime scene tech,  and she is slowly finding hope.

  Chellee Taylor is as Survivor of Adult Clergy Sexual Assault    She describs herself as a Daughter of God, wife to Peter,  mother to three, Adult Clergy SA survivor, surrogate mother to 8, former crime scene tech,  and she is slowly finding hope.

Alicia Patterson is a mental health counselor and women's pelvic health specialist in Denver CO. On top of years in the emergency mental health field, Alicia also holds additional training in EMDR therapy and other trauma-oriented tools, Dance Movement Therapy, Body Psychotherapy, visceral manipulation, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, crisis assessment and remediation, attachment and perinatal psy...

Alicia Patterson is a mental health counselor and women's pelvic health specialist in Denver CO. On top of years in the emergency mental health field, Alicia also holds additional training in EMDR therapy and other trauma-oriented tools, Dance Movement Therapy, Body Psychotherapy, visceral manipulation, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, crisis assessment and remediation, attachment and perinatal psy...

In February of 2012, I began a blog sharing personal stories of my experience at an abusive church my family had left. I did this after discovering that the negative reviews I had posted about this church on Google Reviews had been removed. Within weeks after starting the blog, my former pastor and church ( Chuck O’Neal  and  Beaverton Grace Bible Church ) sued me and four other former members, in...

Mike Leake is small town paster in Missouri.  Mike Leake is learning about victim advocates needs in the church. He has experinced some of it within the church but still learning. He is doing a series with David Pittman trauma on trauma for conversations about trauma, abuse and justice.  trauma2trauma.org

Rachel Grant is the owner and founder of Rachel Grant Coaching and is a Sexual Abuse Recovery Coach. She is also the author of  Beyond Surviving: The Final Stage in Recovery from Sexual Abuse . She brings to the table a passionate belief that her clients do not have to remain trapped or confronted daily by the thoughts or behaviors that result from abuse. Through her own journey of recovery from s...

 The Lies We Left is podcast that talks about abuse of all types. Ashley and Erin talk about being sexual abused by their mother and they have three sisters two of them have been doing the podcast with them. They are here to tell their recovery story   https://www.youtube.com/@theliesweleftpodcast5789

Lies We Left is podcast that talks about abuse of all types. Ashley and Erin talk about being sexual abused by their mother and they have three sisters two of them have been doing the podcast with them. They are here to tell their recovery story

Happy New Year ! Rerun with Amber with a BPD Mother

Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas we doing a rerun with Dr. Anna Salter

Linda and David Pittman are founders of Together We Heal. David also works with Grace (Godly Response to Abuse in a Christian Environment) . They are both survivors of Childhood sexual Abuse. David has been part of the Snap Program.

Linda and David Pittman are founders of Together We Heal. David also works with Grace (Godly Response to Abuse in a Christian Environment) . They are both survivors of Childhood sexual Abuse. David has been part of the Snap Program.

Linda and David Pittman are founders of Together We Heal. David also works with Grace (Godly Response to Abuse in a Christian Environment) . They are both survivors of Childhood sexual Abuse. David has been part of the Snap Program.