Voices of Freedom

Curious how you can help combat the opioid epidemic right here in Central Ohio? On this week’s episode of Voices of Freedom Mandie  + Devin chatted with two RREACT team members, Amy and Rachel,  who shared about what their team does, what impact Narcan has on our community, and how to help end the stigma around substance use. Learn more about RREACT here. Order Narcan here. Watch Mandie + RREACT t...

How does one begin their mindful consumerism journey? Don’t freight! Mindful Consumerism Coach, Melanie, joins us on this week's episode of Voices of Freedom to share how she began her journey and shares a few tips to help you start yours! Melanie also shares the correlation between consumerism and labor trafficking. Sponsor: We'd like to thank MGF Sourcing and the MGF Touch Foundation f...

In this episode of Voices of Freedom, Jess shares what it's like being a part of the LGBTQIA+ community while sex trafficked. She explains how important it is to have a community of support around you and how even though you may be sober, you will still face daily life challenges. -------- We'd like to thank MGF Sourcing and the MGF Touch Foundation for their sponsorship of Eat Up Columb...

Dianne and Morgan share what it's like being a volunteer with Freedom a la Cart, what impact it has had on their lives, and how you can get involved.  We definitely wouldn’t be where we are without these two incredible souls and the rest of our amazing volunteers! 💚 If you are interested in volunteering at Freedom a la Cart please check out our website here .  Thank you for listening today!...

Curious to know how Freedom a la Cart started, where the name came from, and what a social enterprise is exactly? Listen to this week's Voices of Freedom episode to learn more about the café and Freedom a la Cart! 🎧 This week we sat down with our CEO, Paula, and our Social Enterprise Director, Carissa, to bring you a bonus episode that is all about the Freedom a la Cart social enterprise, in...

We are so excited to share this week’s Voices of Freedom episode with you! Sophia Fifner shares about her journey with sexual assault, what it's like to help empower women, and the importance of volunteerism. 💪🏾 Join Sophia in her mission to raise awareness of philanthropy here .  Thank you for listening today! Be sure to follow us on social to stay up to date on all episode releases, event...

This week the Honorable Judge Herbert joined us and we promise friends – it's a must listen! He shared how CATCH Court was developed and why, how men can get more involved in the anti-human trafficking community, and he even spilled the beans on how he felt going to speak at a prison, which may leave you surprised. 😯 Let us know what you think of this episode in the comments!  P.S. we have a...

Jennifer Rausch joined us this week for an inside scoop on what its like to be an Attorney within the Human Trafficking Community. Jennifer is the Legal Director within the Human Trafficking Initiative  at Ohio Attorney General's Office . In this episode she shares how her career has lead her to her current role within the Human Trafficking Initiative, what she has learned along the way, and...

We know you probably are all aware that the Arnold Classic is coming back to town this week. While this is an exciting event to those participating we want to bring awareness to another important factor of this event.  Large sporting events like this one also increase the amount of sex trafficking in our community.  To help us share this information we asked best-selling author and survivor leader...

In honor of Black History Month, we wanted to highlight our friends at the Black Women Rise Poetry Collective !  In our latest episode of Voices of Freedom, we chatted with Barbara and Dorie, who are both involved with the collective. They shared how the collective got started, how it has impacted their lives, and what their hope is for its future.  They also shared their perspective on what it me...

 In this week's episode, our guest Hollie shares her harrowing story of being a sex trafficking survivor. Despite her story being very traumatic, she vulnerably shares some of those deep traumas with us, including how she has been working through her harsh childhood and what the process of healing is like for her. We hope this episode leaves you with a better awareness of how shockingly easy...

What better way to kick off 2022 than with a LIVE podcast featuring Nicole Bromley?! We enjoyed hearing Nicole share her journey in the Human Trafficking movement and we loved having audience questions. In this episode, you will hear from Nicole Bromley, sexual abuse survivor, author, professional speaker, share her story and how it has impacted the rest of her life. You can find out more about Ni...

On this week of Voices of Freedom, we had Christina Conrad with the FBI, join us! This episode got deep quickly chatting about cards that you can find in Las Vegas. Curious how to stop sex trafficking? Christina mic drops us with the simplest of answers. Christina also shares with us how she because a Victim Specialist with the FBI and what she does in her free time. Want to learn more about Child...

This week we had Hannah join us to chat about her work within the Anti-Human Trafficking Movement and mental health. Hannah shares with us about the impact CATCH had on her life, her new ventures with Porchlight & Sanctuary Night, and tips for bettering your mental health! We know this episode is going to leave you motivated for change! We want to thank you for listening and remind you to use...

We are so excited for you guys to listen to this week's episode! We had the opportunity to sit down and chat with Dana, the Director of the Central Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force!  Dana gives a good insight into what she does to help the human trafficking issue here in Central, Ohio.   She tells us about her diverse team, what a 'John' is, and more!  We hope you enjoy this episod...

We are SO excited for you to listen to this week's episode with our fabulous guest, Rose!  Rose has worked in our workforce development program for just over 18 months and has truly blown us away by her resilience and dedication to her own future.  While at Freedom, Rose has graduated from CATCH Court and Amethyst, got her driver’s license through Freedom’s Driver’s License Reinstatement prog...

Our friend Mandi Pierson joined us for this week's episode. We chatted about mental health, seeking help, what a relationship with your counselor may look like, things to do for a better mental health and more. Mandi is a trauma informed co-director and clinician at Porchlight here in Columbus. To reach out to Porchlight about counseling services or trauma informed workshops head to their pag...

On this week’s episode of Voices of Freedom, we had the opportunity of sitting down and chatting with Gwen, the CATCH Court Program Leader. We talked about everything from Social Justice, mental health days, human trafficking and more. The truth she speaks will leave you with goosebumps!  Thank you for joining the conversation!  #yourvoicematters Thank you for listening today! Be sure to follow us...

In this week's episode we sat down with Vanessa, a survivor of sex trafficking who shares her timeline of how she became a person who was sex trafficked.  Vanessa's story is packed full of trauma but she also manages to see the funny moments in between the dark times, we hope you share a few laughs with us as well.  Thank you for joining the conversation and we hope you share your voice,...

Okay guys -- bear with us as we learn to become professional podcasters!  In today's episode you will meet Devin & Mandie, Freedom a la Cart team members. We will share who Freedom a la Cart is, what to expect from the Voices of Freedom podcast, and more!  Next week's episode we will be interviewing one of the first survivor's in Freedom's workforce development program.  We...