Trauma Interrupted with Jan Broberg

In this series, Jan selects a word to focus on for each month, encouraging growth in a specific area and challenging herself and her audience. This month, the focus is on growth. In Jan’s exploration of the theme of growth she applies it to various aspects of life. She reflects on personal experiences and challenges, such as telling her story and dealing with tragedies. She discusses the importanc...

[Content Warning] : Child sexual abuse Today Dave Markel, friend of the podcast and host of the S.A.S.S. (Sexual Assault Survivor Stories) podcast, is hosting a round table featureing three male survivors of childhood sexual abuse; David Weeks, Lee Cooper, and Robert Marshall. Each was affected in their own ways, but today in part two of this episode, they come together to discuss the differences...

[Content Warning] : child sexual abuse, extortion, rape, psychological abuse, neglect Today Dave Markel, friend of the podcast and host of the S.A.S.S. (Sexual Assault Survivor Stories) podcast, is hosting a round table featureing three male survivors of childhood sexual abuse; David Weeks, Lee Cooper, and Robert Marshall. Each were affected in their own ways, but today in part one of this two par...

In this series, Jan selects a word for each month to focus on, encouraging growth in a specific area and challenging herself and her audience. This month, the focus is on Connection. Jan shares her personal experience of donating a kidney to her sister and emphasizes the importance of building real connections with others. She discusses the impact of technology on face-to-face interactions and the...

[Content Warning]: Ritualistic sexual abuse, psychological torture, violence Today, Jan is joined by Jimmi Toro, an American contemporary, internationally acclaimed artist, author of his new book HEAL, founder of the non-profit Rescue11 whose mission is to protect children against predators. He is also a composer, and a music producer. Jimmi has spoken at numerous events and mental health panels,...

Today, Jan is joined by Joelle Maletis, a highly acclaimed international speaker, psychotherapist, and trauma expert with a global following. She is also the author of a TED-Ed video on PTSD that has garnered over 3.2 million views, and is available in 28 different languages. Her focus is on helping people overcome obstacles and lead fulfilling, balanced lives. Joelle started JRM&A Inc. to hel...

[Content Warning]: Child sexual abuse, sexual abuse, marital abuse, sexual extortion, rape, stalking, physical abuse, death of an unborn child, Today, Jan is joined by Marcia Roberts Mikels who has a PhD in Forensic Psychology, is an author, and owns a consultancy that seeks to help those who have been a victim of domestic violence. Marcia shares her journey of escaping an abusive marriage and the...

[Content Warning]: Child sexual abuse, sexual assault, extortion, suicide Today, Jan is joined by friend of the podcast Dave Markel, an expert in trauma-informed interviews and a survivor of childhood and adult sexual assault. They discuss Dave's background and expertise, his personal experiences, and the importance of trauma-informed approaches. They explore the impact of trauma on interpers...

[Content Warning] : Child sexual abuse, emotional abuse, financial abuse, infidelity, suicide, descriptions of medical procedures and medical trauma Alberta is a trauma survivor and has lived through sexual abuse, physical abuse, verbal abuse, emotional abuse, financial abuse and then suffered a medical trauma – a brain hemorrhage and afterwards was diagnosed as having blood cancer, stage 3. Alber...

In this series, Jan selects a word for each month to focus on, encouraging growth in a specific area and challenging herself and her audience. This month, the focus is on Self-Love. Jan discusses the importance of self-love, shares personal examples and experiences, and explores how childhood trauma affects self-esteem, distinguishing it from self-love. Jan also highlights the power of self-love m...

Join Jan and the remarkable Arci Grey as they delve into the fascinating world of neuroscience, trauma, and personal empowerment. Arci, a survivor of multiple traumatic events, brings a unique perspective to healing. Through her innovative approach, Touchy-Feely Super Science™ (aka Applied Neuroscience), she guides individuals to unlock their true potential and embrace Post Traumatic Growth. Her u...

[Content Warning]: Child sexual abuse, Rape, Kidnapping, Descriptions of Torture and Attempted Murder, Suicidal Ideation, Near Death Experience Join Jan and the remarkable Arci Grey as they delve into the fascinating world of neuroscience, trauma, and personal empowerment. Arci, a survivor of multiple traumatic events, brings a unique perspective to healing. Through her innovative approach, Touchy...

[Content Warning] : Child Sexual Abuse, Child Exploitation, Religious Abuse Today, Jan is joined by Susan Doherty, to discuss the release of her new book “Monday Rent Boy.” She began her working life at Maclean’s Magazine in Toronto. After Maclean’s, she worked for a digital publishing company in Paris, and free-lanced for The International Herald Tribune, La Tribune de Genève, and The Independent...

In this series, Jan selects a word for each month to focus on, aiming to foster growth and challenge herself and her audience. This month, the focus is on “Renewal”. Today, Jan starts by observing the renewal of nature in her garden and the blooming of flowers. She then relates this to the concept of renewing aspects of our lives that may have lapsed or become stagnant. Jan talks about the importa...

[Content Warning] : Child sexual abuse, Intrafamilial Sexual Abuse Today, we are thrilled to have Lynn Meyer back on our show to discuss her workbook 'No More Excuses: Let’s Heal For Real' and her journey of healing from childhood sexual abuse. Jan has been using Lynn’s workbook as a tool for healing in her Thrivivor community and has found it immensely beneficial. In this conversation,...

[ Content Warning] : Child Sexual Abuse Katiuska (Kati) Chavez is a young lady with a huge heart for survivors of child sexual abuse. She reached out to us after listening to our podcast and watching “A Friend of the Family,” and we immediately made a connection. Kati is a lifestyle blogger, who is also a survivor of child sexual abuse.  She supports survivors on her social media pages, where she...

Jan is joined by Edit B Kiss a holistic mentor, success habit coach, #1 best selling author, Humanitarian Award winner and international speaker. She works with clients on releasing long-lasting pains, blockages, ancestor defects and emotional traumas so they could live fulfilled and joyful lives. Edit originally was a petroleum engineer, working in the petroleum industry for 15 years before being...

[Content Warnings] : Child Sexual Abuse, Rape, Kidnapping, Brainwashing, Emotional Abuse, Drug Facilitated Sexual Assault, Threats of Violence In this first episode, Jan tells her story to retired family detective, trauma expert, and producer and host of SASS: Sexual Assault Survivor Stories, Dave Markel. This is the most detailed existing continual account of her abuse, apart from her new book, T...

In this series, Jan selects a word for each month to focus on, aiming to foster growth and challenge herself and her audience. This month, the focus is on "Peace." Drawing from "40 Ways to Create Peace of Mind" by Lori Deschene of Tiny Buddha, Jan explores various strategies to cultivate peace in daily life. She starts by sharing her practical tips for setting peace as a goal a...

[Content Warning] : Suicide Attempts, Interpersonal Violence, Rape, Institutional Abuse, Threats of Violence, Exploitation of a Minor, Attempted Trafficking. In our last two episodes with Cheryl Hall, Cheryl tells us her daughter’s harrowing story of abuse, rape, attempted trafficking, and suicide attempts. Jan and Cheryl spoke about how social media impacts teens and the challenges of monitoring...

Today, Jan is joined by Kerry Jenkins, a Certified Physician Assistant (PA-C) in Florida who graduated from Nova Southeastern University in 2000 and received her Masters in Physician Assistant Studies from the University of Nebraska in 2007. Kerry discovered Functional/Integrative medicine when a family member began having chronic digestive concerns. She quickly realized that this was the type of...

[Content Warning]: Child Sexual Abuse, Financial Abuse, Emotional Abuse, Physical Abuse, Animal Cruelty, Kidnapping, Rape, Substance Abuse, Graphic descriptions of an attempted murder. Today Jan is joined by Author, Speaker, Survivor, and No BS enthusiast Arci Grey to talk neuroscience, trauma, and how to turn off the alarm system in your body and regain control of your life.  Arci Grey, Trauma In...

We are starting a new series called “Word of the Month.” In this series Jan will pick one word for each month to focus on as a way to grow and challenge herself and her listeners. This month Jan is focusing on fearlessness. In this episode she openly discusses her own fear that stemmed from the brainwashing and sexual abuse she experienced as a tween/teen.  She emphasizes that fearlessness does no...

[Content Warning]: This episode contains graphic descriptions of intrafamilial abuse including: Domestic Violence, Substance Abuse, Physical abuse, Molestation and Attempted Rape of a Child. There is also a brief mention of suicidal ideation.  Today, Jan is joined by Lee Cooper, who courageously discusses the sexual violence he experienced at the hands of his father, not revealing his secret until...

[Content Warning]: Child sexual abuse, physical abuse, rape, domestic violence, child exploitation, human trafficking, death of a spouse.   Today, Jan is joined by Nikki Valencia. Nikki’s life and healing started when she found herself in the 12-steprooms, which was her first surrender. Her second deepest surrender is when her wife died which led to the development of the Joan of Heart.  Joan of H...