Shared Hope International

Invading the Darkness: Stories from the Fight against Child Sex Trafficking

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Welcome to Invading the Darkness: stories from the fight against child sex trafficking in the United States. This podcast features Linda Smith, the founder of Shared Hope International, sharing stories from her 23 years of fighting the battle of domestic minor sex trafficking. In 2025, "Invading the Darkness" will introduce a video element to its podcast, featuring hosts Yvonne and Kim, who are survivors of sex trafficking and advocates for the Just Like Me campaign. Yvonne and Kim will share their life experiences, insights, and narratives from other survivors. Our desire is that each episod...

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Season 2 Episode 2 Your Children are Chosen 12.10.2021 24:08

Hello and welcome to Invading the Darkness: stories from the fight against child sex trafficking featuring Linda Smith, the founder of Shared Hope International . Join Linda as she shares stories from her 23 years of fighting the battle of domestic minor sex trafficking. In this episode listen to the stories of two teens that were tricked into trafficking. Their stories come from Shared Hope'...

Season 2 Episode 1 Have you Ever Paid For Sex? 05.10.2021 13:48

Hello and welcome to Invading the Darkness: stories from the fight against child sex trafficking featuring Linda Smith, the founder of Shared Hope International . Join Linda as she shares stories from her 23 years of fighting the battle of domestic minor sex trafficking. Have you ever paid for sex? In this episode, Linda asks that question, not to expose or shame anyone but to reveal the harsh t...

Season 1 Episode 11 Yvonnes Story 31.08.2021 10:42

Hello and welcome to Invading the Darkness: stories from the fight against child sex trafficking featuring Linda Smith, the founder of Shared Hope International . Join Linda as she shares stories from her 23 years of fighting the battle of domestic minor sex trafficking. In this episode, Linda shares the tender story of one survivor who was sexually exploited from the time she was 5 years old. L...

Season 1 Episode 10 Our Children Lack Justice 24.08.2021 14:07

Hello and welcome to Invading the Darkness: stories from the fight against child sex trafficking featuring Linda Smith, the founder of Shared Hope International . Join Linda as she shares stories from her 23 years of fighting the battle of domestic minor sex trafficking. In this episode, Linda talks about the lack of true justice towards children that are trafficked and how we need to do better....

Season 1 Episode 9 Demand creates the market 17.08.2021 17:15

Hello and welcome to Invading the Darkness: stories from the fight against child sex trafficking featuring Linda Smith, the founder of Shared Hope International . Join Linda as she shares stories from her 23 years of fighting the battle of domestic minor sex trafficking. In this episode, Linda continues talking about demand and how it is the source of all-things trafficking. To learn more about...

Season 1 Episode 8 Restoration is Rescue 10.08.2021 16:14

Hello and welcome to Invading the Darkness: stories from the fight against child sex trafficking featuring Linda Smith, the founder of Shared Hope International . Join Linda as she shares stories from her 23 years of fighting the battle of domestic minor sex trafficking. In this episode, Linda shares her perspectives on rescue-oriented solutions. She contrasts rescue with restoration and explains...

Season 1 Episode 7 What About the Boys? 03.08.2021 9:38

Hello and welcome to Invading the Darkness: stories from the fight against child sex trafficking featuring Linda Smith, the founder of Shared Hope International . Join Linda as she shares stories from her 23 years of fighting the battle of domestic minor sex trafficking. In this episode, Linda addresses one of the questions people often ask in the anti-trafficking movement: what about the boys....

Season 1 Episode 6 Molding New Perspectives 27.07.2021 17:01

Season 1 Episode 6 Molding New Perspectives Hello and welcome to Invading the Darkness: stories from the fight against child sex trafficking featuring Linda Smith, the founder of Shared Hope International . Join Linda as she shares stories from her 23 years of fighting the battle of domestic minor sex trafficking. In this episode, you’ll experience the hope that comes when the lives of sexually...

Season 1 Episode 5 Daisy and the Chicago Case 20.07.2021 12:47

Hello and welcome to Invading the Darkness: stories from the fight against child sex trafficking featuring Linda Smith, the founder of Shared Hope International . Join Linda as she shares stories from her 23 years of fighting the battle of domestic minor sex trafficking. In this episode , you‘ll meet Daisy, a young girl who’s dreams of a better life were destroyed after she moved to the city. Dais...

Season 1 Episode 4 The Kansas Case 13.07.2021 13:42

Hello and welcome to Invading the Darkness: stories from the fight against child sex trafficking featuring Linda Smith, the founder of Shared Hope International . Join Linda as she shares stories from her 23 years of fighting the battle of domestic minor sex trafficking. In this episode, Linda Smith shares more about the difference between those that pay for commercial sex and those that are explo...

Season 1 Episode 3 Culture, Language, and the Law 06.07.2021 20:09

Hello and welcome to Invading the Darkness: stories from the fight against child sex trafficking featuring Linda Smith, the founder of Shared Hope International . Join Linda as she shares stories from her 23 years of fighting the battle of domestic minor sex trafficking. In this episode, Linda Smith will take you on a journey back to 1910 and show you how sexually trafficked children were looked u...

Season 1 Episode 2 In the Beginning 29.06.2021 8:15

Hello and welcome to Invading the Darkness: stories from the fight against child sex trafficking featuring Linda Smith, the founder of Shared Hope International . Join Linda as she shares stories from her 23 years of fighting the battle of domestic minor sex trafficking. In this episode, Linda Smith shares how she first encountered the sexual exploitation of children. Listen as she recounts the pa...

Season 1 Episode 1 Getting the Language Right 21.06.2021 12:46

Hello and welcome to Invading the Darkness: stories from the fight against child sex trafficking featuring Linda Smith, the founder of Shared Hope International . Join Linda as she shares stories from her 23 years of fighting the battle of domestic minor sex trafficking. Our desire is that each episode of Invading the Darkness will help you understand the importance of fighting child sex traffick...