Trauma Interrupted with Jan Broberg

[Content Warning] : Discussion of child sexual abuse, clergy abuse, trafficking, harm to an infant, medical trauma, stalking, and suicide. Morgan speaks candidly. Morgan Scafe is a wife, mother, author, and survivor of childhood abuse. From age eight to sixteen, she was abused inside her best friend's family home, in a community where a Catholic school, a priest, and a diocese were part of th...

[Content Warning] : This episode contains references to the sexual and physical abuse discussed in Part One, brief descriptions of a dangerous winter escape, and Elishaba’s description of suicidal thoughts during a difficult period of years after leaving. It also includes later discussion of divorce and a serious cancer diagnosis. When we left Elishaba Doerksen at the end of Part One, she had just...

[Content Warning] : Discussions and descriptions of a firsthand account of childhood sexual abuse, physical abuse, animal cruelty, and religious manipulation within a controlling family system. For years, the world knew Elishaba Doerksen’s father only as "Papa Pilgrim", the patriarch who led his family of fifteen children deep into the Alaska wilderness, cut off from roads, neighbors, an...

[Content Warning] : Discussions of childhood sexual abuse, domestic abuse, suicidal ideation Leanne Sheargold spent 25 years as a teacher before a stroke at 28 left her relearning how to walk, write, and dress herself. Decades later, on an ordinary evening, when her husband went through her phone, cracks opened in a marriage she hadn't yet let herself see clearly. In this episode of Trauma In...

[Content Warning] : Discussions of coercive control, financial abuse and exploitation, isolation, dissociation; non-graphic mentions of child sexual abuse and sexual assault by a partner, suicidal ideation Sarma Melngailis was a Wharton-educated entrepreneur who built New York City’s first upscale raw vegan restaurant, Pure Food and Wine, and the wellness brand One Lucky Duck. From the outside, sh...

[Content Warning] : Discussions of childhood emotional neglect, adoption-based abandonment wounds, inappropriate aged relationship, domestic violence, suicidal ideation Jessica Anne Pressler grew up in a home that looked safe from the outside, two successful parents, financial security, good schools, but there wasn't much room inside for feelings. Her father's alcoholism and her mother&a...

[Content Warning] : Discussions of childhood sexual abuse, family disbelief and blame, self-harm, and domestic and financial abuse. Sophia Moreno is a survivor, author, and advocate who turned decades of silence into a mission of belief. In this episode of Trauma Interrupted, Sophia joins Jan Broberg to talk about surviving childhood sexual abuse by a family member starting at age seven, the disbe...

[Content Warning] : Discussions of childhood trafficking (including trafficking by a parent), fragmented and somatic trauma memories, mild language, two near-death experiences involving resuscitation (mention of suicide) Kristin Howe is a Canadian author whose psychological thriller carries real trauma survivor narratives inside. Her debut novel, Unbound, follows Piper, a survivor of childhood tra...

[Content Warning] : discussions of childhood sexual abuse, addiction and substance use, and generational family trauma. What if the trauma you're carrying didn't start with you? In this episode of Trauma Interrupted, host Jan Broberg sits down with Lisa Arrigo, a licensed clinical social worker with 30 years in private practice, to unpack the science and lived experience of intergenerati...

[Content Warning] : Discussions of domestic violence, strangulation, prolonged stalking, attempted murder, failures of the legal system. In this episode of Trauma Interrupted, Jan Broberg sits down with psychotherapist and domestic violence survivor Kelly Sutliff, founder of Kelly's Canines: Tails of Courage. Kelly walks through the night her life changed, the stalking that followed, and the...

[Content Warning] : Discussions of childhood emotional neglect and humiliation, description of a sexual assault survivor's experience, references to substance use disorder, and grief following the death of a family member. Kristine Jensen has spent more than four decades in the therapy room, first helping others, and eventually turning that same clinical eye on herself. A licensed psychothera...

[Content Warning] : discussions of domestic violence, coercive control, child abuse, grooming, sexual abuse, spiritual abuse, and complex PTSD. What happens after you escape abuse? In this deeply personal conversation, Jan Broberg sits down with trauma recovery coach and Brave and Free founder Anna Lopes. Anna shares how childhood exposure to domestic violence shaped her understanding of love, how...

In this episode of Trauma Interrupted, Jan Broberg sits down with Dr. Kate Lund, licensed clinical psychologist, resilience expert, author of Bounce and her new release Step Away: The Keys to Resilient Parenting, for a conversation about what it actually takes to build resilience, in ourselves and in the kids we're raising.  Dr. Kate traces her path into psychology back to a childhood diagnos...

[Content Warning] : Discussions of childhood trauma, family violence, compulsive coping behaviors, religious and cultural trauma tied to LGBTQ identity and shame, and grief following the death of a parent. What happens when the anger you've been taught to suppress finally has somewhere to go? In this episode of Trauma Interrupted, Jan Broberg sits down with Devin Scott, LMSW, NBC-HWC, and fou...

[Content Warning] : Discussions of childhood trauma, addiction, feelings of isolation, abandonment wounds What does it actually take to heal, not manage, not cope, but truly heal, from the wounds we carry from childhood? In this episode of Trauma Interrupted, Jan Broberg sits down with Jessica Baum, licensed mental health counselor, founder of the Relationship Institute of Palm Beach, and author o...

[Content Warning] : Discussions of childhood sexual abuse, trauma responses, addiction, and intergenerational trauma What happens when talk therapy takes you as far as it can go, and something still feels missing?  In this episode of Trauma Interrupted, Jan Broberg sits down with Christina Prokos, intuitive coach, shaman, and author of Embrace Your Shadows, a practical guide to inner child and sha...

[Content Warning] : Discussion of childhood sexual abuse, grooming Trauma doesn't just leave emotional scars; it rewires the brain. In this episode of Trauma Interrupted, Jan Broberg sits down with Dr. Hector Rodriguez, an integrative psychiatrist, founder of White Butterfly Clinic in Miami, and holder of both a medical degree and a Master of Divinity. Dr. Hector brings a rare combination of...

[Content Warning] : Discussions of child sexual assault/abuse, neglect, child sexual exploitation, discussion of sexual acts, mild language Kat Emrick grew up in a single-parent household in Michigan, moving between her mother's home and her aunt and uncle’s before landing, at around age 12 or 13, largely on her own. She was seeking connection and attention she hadn't found at home, and...

[Content Warning] : Discussion of child sexual abuse, suicidal ideation, intrusive thoughts of self-harm, and youth suicide. What happens when the body holds a secret the mind hasn't found yet? In this episode of Trauma Interrupted , Jan Broberg sits down with Roanna (Ro) White, Australian educator, advocate, and entrepreneur, whose healing journey began not with a memory, but with a physical...

[Content Warning] : Discussion of childhood sexual abuse, sexual assault in a carceral setting, and graphic statistics related to child sexual abuse material and human trafficking. What if the very thing you've been hiding is the thing that could set you free? Sonny Von Cleveland is an author, speaker, and survivor who spent most of his childhood enduring sexual abuse by multiple perpetrators...

[Content Warning] : Discussions of childhood sexual abuse, physical and emotional abuse, parental betrayal, chronic trauma-related physical illness, and medical dismissal. When doctors can't find anything wrong, it doesn't mean nothing is wrong; it may mean they're looking in the wrong place. In this episode, Jan sits down with Dr. David Clarke, a gastroenterologist-turned-pioneer i...

For the first time, Royce Rendon tells his story in full on Trauma Interrupted with Jan Broberg. Content advisory: child sexual abuse, childhood neglect and abuse, addiction, and suicide. Jan Broberg sits down with Royce Rendon, a survivor, writer, and advocate, to get the deep dive into his story that hasn't been publicly discussed before. Beginning with a short video about his story reachin...

The Wound, the Work, and the Way Forward. Trauma Interrupted with Jan Broberg is here. In our first episode, Jan Broberg, Teresa Agustin, and her son Austen Tanner share the story behind the show and why it exists. Content advisory: child sexual abuse, grooming, and substance use recovery. In the first episode of Trauma Interrupted, host Jan Broberg sits down with Teresa Agustin, JBF Board Chair a...

We're saying goodbye to The Jan Broberg Show by returning to where it began. Jan Broberg shares her story in full with good friend and fellow podcaster Dave Markel. Content advisory: child sexual abuse, rape, kidnapping, brainwashing, emotional abuse, drug-facilitated sexual assault, and threats of violence. In this episode • Jan sits down with Dave Markel, a retired family detective, trauma...

Photographer and survivor Lee Cooper joins Jan Broberg to talk about thriving after intrafamilial sexual abuse, and the photography collective, Places Nowhere, that grew out of his healing. Content advisory: intrafamilial child sexual abuse, domestic violence, substance abuse, physical abuse, and a brief mention of suicidal ideation. Today, Jan is joined by Lee Cooper, who courageously discusses t...