Surviving-ISH Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Brandon Johnson was thrown out of a windshield and hit a tree head on. This car accident changed his life forever. Spending 6 months in a hospital, Brandon had to learn to walk again, but with assistance. He is now the author of children's books, some written with his baby girl, as well as adult books and working on a documentary telling his story.  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Nora Ashleigh Barrie was adopted at a very young age. In her teenage years she was sent to The Wilderness program, part of the TTI. While out in the wilderness an unexpected blizzard hit. Nora spent 2 weeks surviving frost bite, hunger and so much more. Now she is an advocate for the TTI Survivors and Victims. She is also the Project Manager for Surviving Abuse Podcast.  Support t...

Send us Fan Mail Wikipedia: Toxic masculinity is a set of certain male behaviors associated with harm to society and men themselves. Traditional stereotypes of men as socially dominant, along with related traits such as misogyny and homophobia , [1] can be considered "toxic" due in part to their promotion of violence, including sexual assault and domestic violence . The violent socializa...

Send us Fan Mail Naz Meknat escaped life in Iran to find freedom and independence in America. What we are seeing in the news, she actually lived through. Naz shares her story in her memoir, 7000 Miles To Freedom which details how she overcame the Morality Police and being abused and held hostage by her then husband. As a refugee in the United States, Naz was able to take back control of her life a...

Send us Fan Mail Roman is a 1st generation immigrant from Ukraine. He arrived in US with 6 other family members to a 2 bedroom apartment. Roman interned with the Secret Service and held a top secret government clearance. He was forced to become a self taught digital marketer as a result of the 2008 recession, and fell in love with it. Roman has 13 years of experience leading digital teams in senio...

Send us Fan Mail Kyna Pinkas sent a letter to a family member simply asking "why?" Why did you rape me? Why did you abuse me? Why did you let others do the same? What about our baby? Kyna was sent to a Bethal Girls home, escaping one abuse to the next.  Finding herself pregnant with her brothers child, a scared and abused teen, seems to never have a chance. Being 1 of 3 reported girls to...

Send us Fan Mail The Bethel Boys: John Moody, Dan Edwards and David Bowsher Dan, Dave, and John endured and survived the “Troubled” Teen Industry together in the late 1990s. Each spent a year or two at the Bethel Baptist Boys Academy located in Lucedale, MS from 1996-1999. Now, they are focused on being warriors for the entire community of “Troubled” Teen Industry survivors by running a Facebook p...

Send us Fan Mail Phillis Dewitt is a survivor of multiple forms of abuse. One amazing thing about Phillis is her willingness to share her story.  The Abuse: Long term sexual abuse starting at age 3 Foster care at the age 14-15  First foster dad arrested for bank embezzlement Second foster dad was a deacon of the church and molested me Became an emancipated minor at the age of 16 Had graduated from...

Send us Fan Mail Angel Blue, a Song of Redemption, begins with a child’s battle with real-life monsters. The kind of monsters that fester in the deepest darkest alleyways of the human mind. We all know they exist, but few dare to speak the truth about them until now. Forrest’s life spins into an unpredictable journey toward love and desire for recovery. A true-life story with confessions, realizat...

Send us Fan Mail Surviving Abuse Podcast first ever miniseries with survivors of the Rebekah House. Rebekah house was a christian based girls group home ran buy Lester Roloff starting in the 70's. Beatings, Punishment, Rape, Starvation, Murder, Abortions, Stealing and Selling babies All in the name of the Lord Some are still too scared to discuss publicly their trauma, and some are willing to...

Send us Fan Mail 24 year old Gabrielle Hopkins is the founder of The Wolf Project Inc., who has taken social media by storm by being outspoken on a subject most fear to discuss.  The Wolf Project is a group that baits pedophiles to bring them to justice.  www.thewolfprojectinc.com The Wolf Project Inc. is a non-profit (501(c)3) organization that consists of a network of individuals that hold bait...

Send us Fan Mail In 2020 The "Troubled" Teen Industry amassed an estimated $23 billion dollars. (NYRA). Year after year these programs have proven to only harm instead of fulfill therapeutic needs that they claim to. The TTI promotes outdated ‘therapies’ such as attack therapy, derived from pseudoscience cult-logic. The term “therapy” is grossly misapplied and gets used as a blanket meth...

Send us Fan Mail Aileen Carol Wuornos  was an American serial killer . In 1989–1990, while engaging in street prostitution along highways in Florida , she shot dead and robbed seven of her male clients. Wuornos claimed that her clients had either raped or attempted to rape her, and that all of the homicides were committed in self-defense . Wuornos was sentenced to death for six of the murders and...

Send us Fan Mail Aileen Carol Wuornos  was an American serial killer . In 1989–1990, while engaging in street prostitution along highways in Florida , she shot dead and robbed seven of her male clients. Wuornos claimed that her clients had either raped or attempted to rape her, and that all of the homicides were committed in self-defense . Wuornos was sentenced to death for six of the murders and...

Send us Fan Mail Kristin, like so many others has experienced many forms of trauma. But unlike most others, she sought justice and never stopped. Since then, she has been an advocate for mental health and victims. The Will Smith and Chris Rock experience at The Grammys inspired a “reaction” video that now has over 3 Million views. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Mandie is a fighter and a survivor. Surviving abuse from her husband, affairs, the loss of her son, being homeless and so much more. Listen to her story today!  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail On June 14, 2015, sheriff's deputies in Greene County, Missouri , found the body of Clauddine "Dee Dee" Blanchard face down in the bedroom of her house just outside Springfield , lying on the bed in a pool of blood from stab wounds inflicted several days earlier. There was no sign of her daughter, Gypsy Rose, who, according to Blanchard, had chronic conditions inclu...

Send us Fan Mail This Thanksgiving we are thankful for you! Class Action Park: A doc that focuses on a dangerously legendary water park and its slew of injuries and crimes along with child safety concerns. A Netfilix Original. #netflix #truecrime #documentary #classactionpark #thanksgiving  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Dave, a male to female transgender, is growing to find himself. But with that comes fears and challenges some may never experience themselves. Dave wants to share his story, but is doing it anonymously.  Dave discusses how growing up religion he believed and still at times believes that he is bad. Caring for animals and others in need, while facing the daily challenges to just fee...

Send us Fan Mail Im sure it is safe to assume that the Netflix documentary is what helped most of us survive during Covid. I am sure like most others, I have always wondered what wasn't told the documentary? Is our conclusion of Joe Exotic based on facts? With Joe Exotic being in prison, he gave his power of attorney, Tami Springer, permission to discuss with us things that were not in the do...

Send us Fan Mail Keonia Reda and Bailey Callahan join David to discuss the Netflix Documentary, Don't F* with Cats. Don't F**k with Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer is a 2019 true crime docuseries about an online manhunt. It is written & directed by Mark Lewis and was released on Netflix on December 18, 2019. The series chronicles events following a crowd-sourced amateur investigatio...

Send us Fan Mail This weeks episode is going to be way different. To be honest, I needed to take a mental health break. I am releasing the Spotlight Ep from my other podcast called The True Crime Journals. There are promo codes available to you, and some announcement that you may be interested in. Thank you all for your patience and understanding! Missy Reeces from This Story Is Nuts  has been fil...

Send us Fan Mail Chris Middleton is a survivor of multiple accounts of sexual abuse while in The Cub Scouts. Once the memories started coming to surface get found to heal he needed to share.  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Tim Lodgen is a survivor of a 27 year battle with addiction and mental health illness.  Former Golden Glove/Junior Olympic Boxer, Semi professional skateboarder, MMA Fighter and US Marine Vet. Currently training for his 1st body building show coming in November " I am grateful to be alive and to share my message of strength, courage and hope to those who are suffering"....

Send us Fan Mail Heidi Brocke is a Toxic Relationship Awareness & Healing Specialist. After spending 14 years in an extremely emotionally and narcissistically abusive relationship she broke the chains and turned her past into her passion; She left her 24 years career in healthcare to use her life experience and education to be the person she needed when she herself was trapped in the darkness...