Breaking Silence

Send us Fan Mail Alli sits down with Samantha,  as she guides us through what happened one night at the hands of her boss, a man many considered to be a brilliant chef. The need to believe in his mastery over his actions and treatment of people leads to Samantha being violently attacked in the place they worked.  She not only guides us through that moment but through the very real consequences of...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we change things up as  Alli gets interviewed for the first time. Brittany, Alli's wife, helps Alli explore her stories and how they have influenced her in creating Breaking Silence. We walk through how Alli sees her stories of abuse today, what she continues to struggle with and what she hopes this podcast and Breaking Silence brings each of you!

Send us Fan Mail Alli sits down with Cody to learn about his experience of surviving a sexual assault at a pivotal time; when he was defining his identity and sexuality. Cody guides us through his experience of meeting an older man online who violated his sense of safety, his sense of community and his sense of self. We talk through believing in the power of his words and how this moment sent him...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we talk with Anaya who walks through his story of being sexually assaulted by his partner, in which the assault ends in a pregnancy.  At 16, Anaya knew that having a child that resulted from a rape was not what he wanted so he sought abortion as a step in his healing process. We talk through this process, the significance of inclusive language especially in the abo...

Send us Fan Mail Alli and Max, a gay male who worked in the escort sex work industry  sit down to debunk the stereotypes of the industry, how access to safe sex can strip down our shame, and the power of consent.  We hope this vulnerable and honest conversation will start the conversation around the sex work industry so that we can all be better informed and more empathetic   

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Tanya, a treatment provider for those who have committed sex offense sits down with us to talk through what that treatment looks like, the roll that accountability plays in her work and how we can all be a part of the healing process for those in our lives.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Alli sits down with Katie a survivor of rape. Katie tells us her story of surviving the assault at the hands of a friend, the price of healing, and how she is working to build a community where all survivors are heard and supported. If you or anyone you know needs further support please visit our resources page or reach out to the rape crisis hotline directly at 1...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Alli talks with someone who chose to commit a sex offense on an incapacitated female in college. Hearing from this side of the story gives us the tools to understand prevention, and permission to feel things more deeply no matter what those feelings may be. Lean in as we explore what it mean\s to go from a hurt person hurting people to a more healed person hoping...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Alli is joined with Sam, an expert in the field of suicide prevention and awareness.  Sam gives us tools for starting conversations around suicide, how to show up for someone and ourselves, and how suicide and interpersonal violence tend to intersect.  If you or anyone you know is in need of support please call 800-273-8255 or text HOME to 741-741 

Send us Fan Mail Today's episode we hear Dino walk us through his relationship in which power over and control creates an unsafe and impossible space to exist within. His journey is one of finding his voice, his power and moving on from the grips of his partner at the time.  

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we hear Ashley's story of sexual harassment, her journey towards healing and the fears that come with being forced out of a job.  She walks us through the culture that existed at work, the ways in which her abusers behavior was allowed to persist and what we can do now to disrupt environments like this so that women are not forced out of their careers. You wi...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the first season of the Breaking Silence Podcast. Throughout this podcast, the Executive Director, Alli Meyerhardt,  interviews those that are impacted by interpersonal violence so that we can build a community of advocates. In this space, we hope that you will find healing and join our community of breakers.