someone like me.

Trafficking survivors may not have had opportunities to build work experience, so offering ways to gain this experience is essential to their healing and thriving. In this episode, Stacy and Leslie talk with Lauren Carpenter, co-founder of Branded Collective, an employer of many survivors from End Slavery Tennessee. Branded Collective not only sold jewelry that helped fund survivors and their heal...

When we talk about serving survivors, even if you aren't working directly with them, it's important that we know why Trauma Informed Care is essential in fighting human trafficking. You'll hear about the principles of Trauma-Informed Care and specific examples of how ESTN utilizes them in the organization. Thanks to Jones Legacy Group for their exclusive sponsorship. Subscribe now to never miss an...

Season 2 kickoff for Someone Like Me with this live launch originally broadcast March 12, 2021 on Facebook Live. Leslie Eiler Thompson hosts with executive producers Marissa Brownell and Stacy Elliott and producer Gregory Byerline, including live Q&A. Thanks to Jones Legacy Group for their exclusive sponsorship. Subscribe now to never miss an episode.

This is a special bonus episode where we honor the legacy of our founder ... Derri Smith. She tells her own story and also how the plot developed into what we now know as End Slavery Tennessee, going beyond sound byte answers and taking us on a grand journey – from Derri's personal trauma to her dedication to serve the survivor community to organizing strategically and intentionally as a faith-bas...

Here's the full recording of live Q&A from August 28 with Derri Smith (founder of End Slavery Tennessee), Margie Quin (CEO), Leslie Eiler Thompson (host), and Gregory Byerline (producer). We wrap season Season 1 with this live finale discussing impactful moments and answering listener questions to continue educating supporters and busting common myths about human trafficking. Survivor stories. Bus...

We've reached the Season 1 Finale episode, and there are still so many stories left to tell and myths to bust. To wrap our first season, we want to first thank you, the listener and supporter, for lending your ear and heart to the important work done at End Slavery Tennessee. Keep listening for even more. Today we have another special myth busting episode with submissions from several staff member...

This episode features a survivor story from Crystal whose experience with trafficking involves contracting HIV as a juvenile from a John. There are many complications for survivors during recovery, if HIV or AIDS as part of their story, perhaps most profound is their labeling as a sexual predator if diagnosed with the virus, and convicted of prostitution. This creates a number of issues when these...

Special myth busting episode with myths presented by several staff members of End Slavery Tennessee. There's a strong group of staffers focused on trauma-informed care, education, and understanding the actual realities of human trafficking right here, serving survivors. Thanks to Jones Legacy Group for their exclusive sponsorship of our first season. Subscribe now to never miss an episode.

Grooming is the process of luring a targeted victim into trafficking. We've touched on grooming in previous episodes, but we haven't focused on it in detail. Today's guest, Callie, wanted to get specific about grooming, this part of human trafficking that's often overlooked. G etting a new perspective on this issue will help us all have a better understanding of how complex human trafficking is. C...

We hear from male voices in this episode as we dive into the world of demand for this crime, and what is called the "John School." The John School is a day-long session of classes for men arrested, for the first time, for soliciting prostitutes. End Slavery Tennessee volunteer A.T. Branch lead the session on human trafficking and how the choice to buy sex feeds the demand that fuels human traffick...

The young woman you get to meet today uttered a phrase years ago that impacts you - the listener, right now. Nicole was a juvenile trafficking victim, which means she was under 18 when she was being trafficked.  After she was released from her exploiter on a trafficking bust in West Tennessee, Nicole was brought to Child Protective Services, and later introduced to us at End Slavery Tennessee. Nic...

With a background in law enforcement, End Slavery Tennessee CEO Margie Quin offers thoughts on "rescue" and domestic human trafficking. If we want to better understand this problem, it's important that we pay close attention to what survivors and experts are telling us. Thanks to Jones Legacy Group for their exclusive sponsorship of our first season. Subscribe now to never miss an episode

Today's survivor interview is with Sarah, a graduate of the End Slavery Tennessee program. Instead of doing an interview first, she wrote her story and read it aloud to share it with us that way. After her story, Derri & Leslie have a brief conversation with Sarah about themes and more things that she's experienced. Thanks to Jones Legacy Group for their exclusive sponsorship of our first season....

In episode 3, Joan told us her story, which included a history of domestic violence and being trafficked by her husband. Today's myth busting episode with Marissa Miciotto refers to this conversation, be sure to listen to Joan's episode before continuing.  Marissa Miciotto is the statewide Training Specialist for the Sexual Assault Center. The SAC provides services for survivors of sexual violence...

This episode introduces you to Joan, a graduate of End Slavery Tennessee. It's not unusual for people to view those involved in drugs and prostitution with disdain, just as they view human trafficking survivors with great sympathy. As Joan tells her story, we see how being trafficked at a young age can easily lead to addictions and sometimes a form of prostitution that is more a trap than a ration...

End Slavery Tennessee founder Derri Smith shares an audio blog she wrote after episode 1 was recorded with Stephanie, a trafficking survivor and ESTN graduate. So, for full context, you'll need to be sure you listen to that episode first. End Slavery Tennessee thanks Jones Legacy Group for their continued support and exclusive sponsorship of this first season of Someone Like Me . If you like what...

Stephanie is a graduate of the End Slavery Tennessee program, and we'll hear about her experience of being trafficked, how it all began, and where she is now. End Slavery Tennessee thanks Jones Legacy Group for their continued support and exclusive sponsorship of this first season of Someone Like Me . If you like what you're hearing, please tell a friend and subscribe so you never miss an episode.