Walter Lovett describes his life transformation from the depths and despair of a porn addiction to becoming a successful, creative, and talented comic book writer that works to educate and increase human trafficking awareness among those early teens and late twenties comic book fans and aficionados.
Read MoreWalter Lovett describes his life transformation from the depths and despair of a porn addiction to becoming a successful, creative, and talented comic book writer that works to educate and increase human trafficking awareness among those early teens and late twenties comic book fans and aficionados.
Read MoreA retired Sergeant with decades of experience talks about human trafficking from her years of experience in LAPD Vice. Dr. Powell focuses on the delicate dance between being a woman engaging victimized women and being an officer of color that is confronted with the issue of systemic racism and police-community relations.
Read MoreOur laws are black and white, but the issue is complicated. It involves trafficking victims, victim turned perpetrator, and sex workers. Learn more about the nuances of the sex trade so you can become a part of the solution. Start by participating in an important study. Here is the link: tinyurl.com/ComplexRightsAndWrongs
Read MoreDr. Rosario Sanchez discusses her research with survivors of human trafficking, including their needs and the individual and interpersonal barriers they face leaving their trafficking situation and how professionals can play an important role.
Read MoreListen to this episode about carrying your message forward by sharing your life testimony with others who need to hear it. When you are genuine and authentic you give other people permission to also be genuine and authentic.
Read MoreWhy keep all of that wonderful knowledge you have to yourself? Share it with the world. If you haven't presented much in the past, listen and learn the tips and secrets to submitting a good abstract and consider submitting an abstract to present at our 19th annual International Human Trafficking and Social Justice Conference. Not interested? Listen anyway and pick of tips for submitting a well written abstract to present at any conference.
Read MoreThe 11th Journey to trauma-focused healing helps survivors to unburden themselves of the energy of hatred that leads to poor emotional and and physical health.
Read MoreThomas Estler developed the comic book series "Abolitionista!" to help kids understand the issue of human trafficking in a age appropriate way. You can get access to the comic book series for free!
Read MoreSelf-forgiveness is one of the most important journeys for survivors to process through. Learn more about the practice of self forgiveness along this trauma-focused survivors journey to healing and recovery.
Read MoreAEquitas provides technical assistance to prosecutors. They educate, sensitize, and equip prosecutors to effectively prosecute cases, including cases of human trafficking. They will provide this assistance across any state and most countries. If you know of a case being prosecuted in your community, let the prosecutor know that they can reach out and get the support and technical assistance they need.
Read MoreThere are spoken and unspoken beliefs, obligations, and loyalties you honor that keep you from living your full flavored life and achieving both joy and your higher purpose. In the 9th Journey we reveal some of these beliefs, obligations, and loyalties and ask if you will continue to choose to honor them or if you will adopt ones that most benefit you.
Read MoreIn this solo episode we return to discuss the Survivors Journey. This week we provide an overview of the 8th Journey, which is all about establishing and maintaining healthy relationships. Taking care of yourself is not selfish. It's self-care.
Read MoreWhat? There is a national collaboration of those offering housing to trafficking survivors? And there are essential standards of care that we should all be providing? Learn about this amazing collaborative service, how to get involved, how to refer a client, and the continued gaps in services that need to be filled.
Read MoreIn Part II we learn that even though Umaru is physically held as a trafficking victim and later threatened with prison, his spirit will not allow him to submit. He fights back through hunger strikes, protests, and is even willing to lay down his life to save another. Throughout it all, he couldn't understand how in the name of religion his child enslavement began. During his lifetime Umaru witnessed the trafficking of hundreds of minors. He learns that he is the chosen one. He lives to tell the story, forgive his captors, and to help others as a civil rights investigator.
Read MoreIn Part II we learn that even though Umaru is physically held as a trafficking victim and later threatened with prison, his spirit will not allow him to submit. He fights back through hunger strikes, protests, and is even willing to lay down his life to save another. Throughout it all, he couldn't understand how in the name of religion his child enslavement began. During his lifetime Umaru witnessed the trafficking of hundreds of minors. He learns that he is the chosen one. He lives to tell the story, forgive his captors, and to help others as a civil rights investigator.
Read MoreAt the age of 7 Umaru was selected by his family to be the Chosen One. That meant that Umaru would have to go with a religious leader to receive the teachings. But instead young Umaru would become a child slave. After his escape he fell into the hands of human traffickers. Umaru's search for freedom took him across four countries. He faced death and often didn't know how he would make it. Each time he was able to get away from his captors and accept the help and kindness of others. Listen to Part I of his story. It reminds us of why we do this work.
Read MoreWhere were you? The name of the book and words spoken by an 11 year old abused and traumatized trafficking victim. Unlike Anne Frank who understood that people's hearts were still good, this victim that suffered horrific abuse is not questioning the actions of bad people. She understood that bad people did bad things. She asks the good people of the world a very poignant question: Where were you? Matt Friedman of The Mekong Club has been there to answer for 30 years.
Read MoreRelearning trust is the hallmark of recovery. While guerrilla pimps use violence right from the start, finesse pimps and many labor traffickers are con men. They use manipulation to become the person you want to see. Once they gain your trust, they exploit it and use it to their own advantage. Many survivors never want to trust again. But trust is the what makes life beautiful and relationships meaningful. Relearning to trust means relearning to trust in yourself and in trustworthy others.
Read MoreJoin us for the 6th Journey that focuses on assessing your past through an in-depth and honest self-examination. Knowing your past provides you understanding. Through understanding there can be healing. However the past doesn't dictate your future. We have the power to choose our future. We help survivors look across generations in their family to identify repeat patterns of dysfunction. Once identified we help them break patterns and change course.
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