Sexual Assault Survivor Stories

22. Anne Winslow: Enduring, Surviving, and Helping Others Webster's Online Dictionary defines compassion as: "Sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it." Anne is the consummate definition of compassion, which some might consider incongruous considering her past; Anne endured 30 years of incestuous rape and marital emotional violence, death threats, and se...

A Starter on the Impact of Sexual Assault & Rape: Trauma Memory Episode 21 One of the reasons that I wanted to host my own podcast was to not only provide a platform for victims and survivors to talk about their sexual assault and rape experiences and their struggles and victories with survival, but also to provide information on what it means to be trauma informed, as well as to provide some educ...

She's Baaack!!: Arci Grey on the Trauma-Informed Neuroscience of the Brain, Mind, and Body Episode 20 Arci Grey is back for her third episode with me…and I couldn't be happier with the outcome. You're in for a powerful, information-packed episode that will provide you with answers to your multiple questions about why you think and feel the way you do after the trauma of a rape or sexual assault. B...

Episode 19 – More Than a Survivor Story: The Incredible Journey of Caroline Markel Hammond *WARNING: This episode is not for children. Please use care and discretion while listening to this episode. For some podcast hosts, maybe, the idea of having a guest as well-known, influential, and celebrity as Caroline Markel Hammond agreeing to be on the show might be an overwhelming and surreal experience...

Still Bringing The Good… Revisiting Haley Roma Episode 18 You may remember my interview with Haley Murphey last December…if not, be sure to go back and listen to Episode 11! Well, Haley has since gotten married, and is now Haley Roma. And that's not all that's changed…she's also gotten a promotion at the Crime Victims Assistance Center in Binghamton, New York. Haley continues to excel, but now in...

Episode 17 – Part 2 of Interview of Arci Grey Shocking her perpetrator into a different mindset…compelling him to call 911…wasn't the end of the trauma that Arci Grey experienced. There was the shock of what was happening to her in the hospital, the response of close friends, the realization of what it means to change a career and a lifestyle, including the loss of key clients in her business. The...

Episode 16 – Part 1: Interview of Arci Grey Listener discretion advised. When Arci went to the home of her ex-boyfriend late one night, she thought it was to re-new a business relationship with his father, a real estate investor from another country. But it didn't take long to realize that the phone call that was supposed to happen with the investor, wasn't really going to happen. And that her ex-...

Episode 15 – Part 2 of a Two-part Interview of Nicole Florisi and Von Kliem. The honor continues…this is Part 2 of my interview of my amazing guests, Nicole Florisi and Von Kliem. Take a look at last week's episode notes for a re-cap of these two guests, and then listen in to their informative and insightful interview; I think you'll find it well worth your time. Please share this episode with eve...

Episode 14 – Part 1 of a Two-part Interview of Nicole Florisi and Von Kliem. I've mentioned before that while I was working and training for the US Army Criminal Investigation Command (CID), stationed at Ft Leonard Wood, I had the pleasure and honor of meeting and working with many outstanding colleagues and Soldiers…one of the people who made a big impact on my journey and work with the Army was...

A Sexual Assault Survivor Stories Montage of 2022--HAPPY NEW YEAR!! Being resilient…Surviving…Thriving…Coping…Healing….This week's episode is a montage of all of the SASS interviews that have aired since I started my podcast just two months ago; eleven guest episodes that have included some difficult-to-hear stories of rape and sexual assault, but that have also shown that surviving and healing is...

This is a busy time of the year, and I know many people are pre-occupied with celebrating, enjoying family and friends, and getting ready to ring-in the New Year. So maybe podcast listening isn't a top priority on your to-do list. Yet, I didn't want to close out the last week of the first year of my podcast with a repeat episode, or no episode at all; so, I went out on a limb and made a quick phon...

It was in the Fall of 2016 that I first received an email from Haley Murphy, then the Campus Sexual Assault Liaison of the Crime Victim Assistance Center, Inc., located in Binghamton, NY. Haley was writing to let me know that I had been recommended to her to provide training on the neuroscience of trauma in sexual assault and interpersonal violence assault, as well as principles on trauma-informed...

This is PART 3 of a four-part series; an interview of Ellie Freeman. Ellie is one of the 4 people who participated on a panel several years ago at Hamilton University, to tell a multi-disciplinary audience about their rape stories. After the panel discussion, the four panelists approached me about the presentation I had done that morning, and stressed how important it was that I start a podcast to...

This is PART 2 of a four-part series; an interview of Jennifer Jones. Continuing in this series, this interview of Jennifer is an emphasis of why this podcast is so important. Refer to the notes of Episode 7 to get the back-story of how this interview came to be…and this podcast for that matter! Jennifer is one of the four people who convinced me that this podcast needs to exist…albeit a long time...

This is PART 1 of a four-part series; an interview of Mac McDonald. Mac McDonald was one of four people who, many years ago, brought up the idea of me producing a podcast to help educate and inform victims and survivors of sexual assault and rape, on trauma-informed interview principles, as well as the neuroscience of trauma and memory. It is with a thankful and proud heart that I am able to prese...

Being a Highly Qualified Expert for the Criminal Investigations Division of the US Army was a great honor and a professional highlight for me. And it afforded me the opportunity of meeting some phenomenal people, some of whom became close friends; one of those is COL Tim Cocanaugher, Ret. Tim was an attorney in the JAG Corps, as well as one of the top investigators of the Army National Guard, Offi...

As the co-host of The Jan Broberg Show podcast, I had the opportunity to interview her for her show; she, in turn, asked if she could interview me. I couldn't say no to my friend and colleague!...actually, it was an easy, "Yes!" So, although it has "aired" on Jan's podcast, I wanted to give my listeners the opportunity to learn a little be more about me and my career. So, here, for your enjoyment...

One of the most extraordinary stories of rape and interpersonal violence survival that I've heard in my career came from a chance encounter with a YouTube video. Court Carmody posted a poignant, yet brave, video several years ago, that I just happened to run across while doing some podcast research. Back when she posted the video, she was an active YouTuber and influencer who felt a sense of respo...

This interview was a pleasure and an honor...and one which I had been looking forward to for a long time. And I wasn't disappointed; Joanne started at the beginning of her law enforcement career as a patrol officer in the San Diego Police Department, and progressed to where she is today as Executive Director of the End Violence Against Women-International, non-profit organization for law enforceme...

The out-of-this-world story of childhood kidnapping and sexual assault at the hands of a close family friend is finally being told in a way that Jan and her family members are happy with and support...in the form of a nine-part mini-series on Peacock TV. But that's not all...The Jan Broberg Story is a newly published book, co-written by Jan and her mother, Mary Ann Broberg. It's available through...

It's been 7 years since producing a podcast was first suggested to Dave as a platform for getting the nuances of the neuroscience of trauma and memory, and the foundations and principles of trauma-informed interviewing out to victims and survivors of rape and sexual assault. But, finally, the time has arrived. Phrases like "psychophysiological evidence," "trauma memory," "rape culture," and "perpe...