Season 2, Episode 20 “Societies perpetuation of silence w/ Kate Oseen is now✨LIVE✨ the LINKS IN BIO ? Kate is a mom of two, wife and a passionate digital creator, but she’s well known on social media as an advocate for human trafficking! With over 63K Instagram followers, Kate uses her platform to educate and amplify preventative information to bring more awareness to Human Trafficking. In this episode we talk about why this topic is so important to her even though she’s not a victim herself and why she uses her voice! We also discuss consent, speaking to our children about these issues and what to be aware of, the effects that pornography has on our youth today, and how porn has a big part in the trafficking industry. I’m so grateful for people like Kate that use their voice to fight for the voiceless to bring awareness and education to this important issue! ? You can follow and dm questions to Kate on instagram @katejoseen or on her website at https://msha.ke/katejoseen/ Please go show her some love and support! ✨Make sure you LISTEN AND SHARE SHARE SHARE! Also don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast and our YouTube, so you are notified when new episodes are released. Of course, also make sure you are following our social media pages on Instagram and Facebook @candleinadarkroom ✨Remember, you can ALWAYS find light in the darkest of darkness✨ LIKE, SAVE & SHARE #speakyourtruth #youcandohardthings #candleinadarkroom #unapologeticallyme #mentalhealthawareness #breakthestigma #worldmentalhealthday #metoo #survivor #sexualabuseawareness #podcast #podcastlife #podcastmovement #saam #warrior #metoomovement #yourvoicematters #preventionstartswithyou #bodypositivity #thisbody #shatterlabels #loveyourself #mentalhealth #mentalhealthtips #selflove #acceptance #childabuse #lightwarriors #suicideawareness --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/candleinadarkroom/support

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S 2, Ep 20 “Societies perpetuation of silence" w/ Kate Oseen

Season 2, Episode 19 “When I found HER” w/ Stevie Croisant is now ✨LIVE✨ LINK IN BIO ? On this episode I had the pleasure of interviewing my friend, fellow advocate, survivor and founder of the nonprofit organization “We Are HER” thats purpose is to provide a community for survivors of domestic abuse or sexual assault to become healed, empowered, and restored. Stevie start We Are HER in 2016, 6 months after she left her abuser. She is a survivor of a domestic violence. As Stevie began her healing journey, she realized that sharing her story and connecting with other survivors was crucial to her recovery. She wanted other survivors to have the same opportunity to heal, so she started HER. Stevie is now happy working and growing HER while living in Montana with her dog and new fiancé ? Thank you so much Stevie for taking the time to share your inspiring story with so many of us? domestic violence is sick an important issue that needs more attention. You can follow or dm questions to Stevie on instagram at @wearehernetwork or @steviecroisant Please go show her some love ✨Make sure you LISTEN AND SHARE SHARE SHARE! Also don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast and our YouTube, so you are notified when new episodes are released. Of course, also make sure you are following our social media pages on Instagram and Facebook @candleinadarkroom ✨Remember, you can ALWAYS find light in the darkest of darkness✨ LIKE, SAVE & SHARE #speakyourtruth #youcandohardthings #candleinadarkroom #unapologeticallyme #mentalhealthawarenessmonth #breakthestigma #worldmentalhealthday #metoo #survivor #sexualabuseawareness #podcast #podcastlife #podcastmovement #saam #warrior #metoomovement #yourvoicematters #preventionstartswithyou #bodypositivity #thisbody #shatterlabels #loveyourself #mentalhealthawarenesa #selflove #acceptance #childabuse #lightwarriors #stepupwithcandleinadarkroom --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/candleinadarkroom/support

S 2, Ep 19 “When I found HER” w/ Stevie Croisant

Season 2, Episode 18 “Making justice & healing synonymous” w/ Marlee Liss is now ✨LIVE✨ LINK IN BIO ?  On todays episode I got to interview the beautiful Marlee Liss. Marlee is a survivor of a rape that occurred in 2016. Because of her experience Marlee decided she wanted to make a difference, she is now a Sacred Sensuality Coach & Restorative Justice Advocate. She is a coach, retreat facilitator, public speaker, published author, and the creator of the Sacred Sensual Wholeness Academy. Marlee made awesome history in the justice system when her sexual assault case became the 1st in North America to conclude with restorative justice. This means that she fought for her assailant to go to therapy & they eventually met in an 8-hour circle > proceeding to criminal trial. This is rare scenario for a victim and their offender. Since then, Marlee has done things like: Connect with survivors everyday, sit on panels for government officials, consult for the US military, deliver keynotes, and so much more. She does courses like The Sensual Queendom membership that she is offering right now. Through her coaching work, she has helped women all over the world to reclaim their self-love, sexual and sensual empowerment. With clients healing trauma, insecurity, body shame, disordered eating, dissociation, patriarchal blocks to pleasure and SO much more… Her amazing work has been featured in Forbes, Huff Post, Buzzfeed, Mel Robbins Show & more. Marlee is one on the most peaceful, and beautiful souls I've had the pleasure to interview, and become friends with. I will be doing more work with this incredible women in the near future.  Thank you so much Marlee for taking the time to share your inspiring and brave story with us? You can follow Marlee on instagram @marleeliss and you can find more about her, her courses, etc. on her website at www.marleeliss.com Please go show her some love ✨Make sure you LISTEN AND SHARE SHARE SHARE! Also don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast and our YouTube which has the video of our conversation, so you are notified when new episodes are released, AND of course make sure you follow our page on Instagram and Facebook @candleinadarkroom Remember, you can ALWAYS find light in the darkest of darkness✨ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/candleinadarkroom/support

S 2, Ep 18 "Making justice & healing synonymous” w/ Marlee Liss"

Season 2, Episode 17 “ICONfidence” w/ Sarah Foley is now ✨LIVE✨ LINK IN BIO ? I had the honor to sit down with this badass, strong and inspiring women Sarah Foley, also known as Vertical Blonde! She is the epitome of getting back up when you have been knocked down! In 2012 Sarah was in a horrible ATV accident that left her paralyzed from the waist down. From that day Sarah has gone through all of the stages of trauma from denial, sadness, anger, acceptance and just the  roller coaster of emotions. Sarah had to literally learn, teach herself and work her ass off to pick herself back up and continue to live with her new circumstances. Sarah got married, had a beautiful son and moved to paradises in Hawaii, but she still felt like something was missing. That’s when Sarah started to do the mental work to be truly happy, and to find the light in her darknesses. That’s when Sarah started working on her confidence and changing her mindset! Here she is today, an entrepreneur, a coach, a public speaker and there’s so much more she’s doing in the near future! I’m so grateful I met Sarah! Her energy and smile is contagious, she makes you feel like you can conquer the world and she pushes you to know your worth! I hired Sarah to be my personal business coach which was my first experience, and let me tell you it was amazing, the push I needed and honestly one of the best decisions I’ve made. Sarah is just such an inspiration to me and so many people so I’m so excited to share her story with all of you! Thank you so Sarah for taking the time to share your inspiring story with us? You can follow Sarah on instagram @verticalblonde and you can find more about her courses, story etc on her www.verticalblonde.com  Please go show her some love ✨Make sure you LISTEN AND SHARE SHARE SHARE! Also don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast and our YouTube which has the video of our conversation, so you are notified when new episodes are released, AND of course make sure you follow our page on Instagram and Facebook @candleinadarkroom Remember, you can ALWAYS find light in the darkest of darkness✨ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/candleinadarkroom/support

S 2, Ep 17 "ICONfidence w/ Sarah Foley

Season 2, Episode 16 “Parenting Safe Children” w/ Feather Berkower is now ✨LIVE✨ LINK IN BIO ? I got the pleasure to sit down with this awesome women Feather who is a LCSW, author, and advocate, and have an in depth, honest and educational conversation. Feather Berkower is the Founder of @parentingsafechildren. She is a licensed clinical social worker and one of the nation’s leading experts in child sexual assault prevention. She has dedicated her career — which now spans over three decades — to educating parents and youth professionals on how to make their communities “off limits” to child sexual assault. Using her community-based approach, she has trained over 150,000 school children, parents, and youth professionals across the United States. In this episode Feather shares that knowledge—along with all the prevention strategies she’s learned throughout her career on how to keep children safe from sexual abuse. She also does a workshop for professionals, parents, teacher and whoever else in Denver, and now nationwide through her online workshop. These workshops empower adults to keep children safe from child sexual assault. I’m excited to share this episode with anyone who may have questions on this topic. It’s a hard topic that most don’t want to think about, but education is what parents and loved ones need to know to keep children safe, and parents aware! Feather starts her online workshop at the end of February so make sure you check out her Instagram page to find the link in her bio or her website https://linktr.ee/ParentingSafeChildren so you can sign up for it! EVERY parent and person who works with children should take it. You’re welcome to message feather with any questions as well! Thank you so much Feather for taking the time to share your professional wisdom! ? You can follow Feather on instagram @parentingsafechildren  ✨Make sure you LISTEN AND SHARE SHARE SHARE! Also don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast and our YouTube which has the video of our conversation, so you are notified when new episodes are released, AND of course make sure you follow our page on Instagram and Facebook @candleinadarkroom Remember, you can ALWAYS find light in the darkest of darkness✨ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/candleinadarkroom/support

S 2, Ep 16 "Parenting Safe Children" w/ Feather Berkower

Season 2, Episode 15 “Baby Be Brave” w/ Michelle McManus is now ✨LIVE✨ LINK IN BIO ? We’re back!! We took a break from podcasts for a bit, but we’re back now excited and ready to share more amazing and inspiring episodes. We have incredible guests and stories coming up that I’m so excited to share. So today let’s start with this inspiring one that I did with a very close friend of mine, Michelle McManus from the IGTV live series Baby Be Brave. Michelle is 32 and lives in Philadelphia. Michelle has an Instagram feed called Baby Be Brave where she talks to other adoptees live about their experiences. In todays episode she talks about being a product of rape, being put in an orphanage as an infant in Romania, and then being adopted at 2 years old by an American family. She talks about the effects that it has had on her life and the feelings she’s struggled with about herself because of it. Even though she grew up in a healthy and happy home with her adoptive family, she still always felt she had a missing hole and that she needed answers. When she was 18 she hired a PI to find her birth mother in Romania which only resulted in more heartache and abandonment when her mother basically shut the door wanted nothing to do with her. Michelle talks about all the feelings she has had to deal with because of that, and the feelings she’s dealt with growing up as an adoptee. She shares the true affects it can have someone’s self worth. Her honesty and openness is so brave and I’m so proud of her for being vulnerable and sharing her story. Please give Michelle some love because she deserves it. You can follow Michelle on instagram @babybebrave  ✨Make sure you LISTEN AND SHARE SHARE SHARE! Also don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast and our YouTube which has the video of our conversation, so you are notified when new episodes are released, AND of course make sure you follow our page on Instagram and Facebook @candleinadarkroom Remember, you can ALWAYS find light in the darkest of darkness✨ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/candleinadarkroom/support

S 2, Ep 15 "Baby Be Brave" w/ Michelle McManus

In today’s episode I sat down with this beautiful and inspiring momma, Allie Whitworth. Allie was married to her high school sweet heart Cale, until everything changed a year and a half ago when he unexpectedly lost his life at just 27 years old while recovering from the flu. They had two daughters together and new baby boy who was only 6 months old. They had just built a house together and were living their best life. They had a beautiful life and endless love for one another. This story breaks your heart because of what this women went through and is still recovering from. She lost the love of her life and was left taking care of their 3 children, something she never thought she would do at 27 years old. Allie is a freakin warrior and even though this world has tried to knock her down, she continues to be an amazing mom and live life to the fullest everyday, because she knows that’s what her husband Cale would have wanted for her and their children. I’m so grateful Allie decided to share her story with me and all of you! I know others out there are grieving the loss of a loved ones and I’m hoping Allies story brings you encouragement, especially to those who have lost a spouse. Please go show Allie some love! ? You can follow Allie on instagram @alliexwhitworth ✨Make sure you LISTEN AND SHARE SHARE SHARE! Also don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast so you are notified when new episodes are released, AND of course make sure you follow our page on Instagram and Facebook @candleinadarkroom --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/candleinadarkroom/support

S 2, Ep 14: "Carried by grace" w/ Allie Whitworth

In this episode I got to see down with 5 amazing women! Cassie Scerbo, Seak Smith, Amber Rose which of who have all already been guests on my podcast and are here for amazing support. Then we have two new amazing women that I’ve had a chance to meet because of Cassie! Brittany Sugarman and Alexa Mey. Brittany and Alexa talk about their experience with sexual assault. They both live and work in the entertainment industry and know a lot of important people so because of that they felt they couldn’t tell their stories. Until now. Brittany who is a professional dancer for celebs like Lady Gaga and Jlo is also Cassie’s BFF. Today she talks about the sexual assault that happened to her from a very known dance producer. Brittany now knows from more than one person he’s done it to multiple others. He’s an “important” guy who thinks he can’t be touched so he has gotten away with it for too long! So Brittany takes her power back by telling her truth and without holding back! Something that’s incredibly brave! Alexa who is a beautiful model and a good friend of Cassie’s as well also sat down with us and told us about two different incidents of assault. One that was out of her control when she was drugged at a modeling gig and one about when she lost her virginity. These women are incredible and I am so grateful to have met them and sat down with them so they could tell their truth! They are so freakin brave and I’m so proud of them both for doing this hard thing and talking about these intense and vulnerable topics! Please go show them some love! You can follow all these ladies on instagram  @cassiescerbo and she has two others @boo2bullying and @b2b1on1 @brittsugarman1 @alexamey @amberrosebud_ @seak_smith ✨ Make sure you LISTEN AND SHARE SHARE SHARE! Also don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast so you are notified when new episodes are released, AND of course make sure you follow our page on Instagram and Facebook @candleinadarkroom --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/candleinadarkroom/support

S 2, Ep 13: Silent no more w/ my LA girls

I got to sit down with my friend Nola Hayes. Nola is a survivor of child sexual abuse by a family member, sexual assault, she's an activist and the co founder of the podcast "Sex, Love and you". She is also an actress, dancer and the social media director for the Do good bus. In this episode Nola talks about how she didn't remember her trauma until she was an adult and the damage that did to her once she remembered. Nola talks about how her trauma affected her so much which ended up resulting in an eating disorder, substance abuse and unhealthy sexual activity. She talks about the hard work she has had to do on herself and with her trauma to truly get to a good place not only mentally, but also physically. She also talks about how she has learned to take her sexuality back after her trauma without guilt or shame which is a very common feeling/response that survivors struggle with after their trauma. This was a great episode with great information on how to recover through trauma in a healthy way before you're too destructive to yourself and to feel empowered within yourself.  You can follow Nola on instagram @littlebird787 or @dogoodbus ✨ Make sure you LISTEN AND SHARE SHARE SHARE! Also don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast so you are notified when new episodes are released, AND of course make sure you follow our page on Instagram and Facebook @candleinadarkroom --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/candleinadarkroom/support

S 2, Ep 12: "Grace And Grit" w/ Nola Hayes

On this episode I got to sit down with my friend Jose. Jose is a Human Trafficking Survivor, Public Speaker, Author, Advocate and Activist. Jose was physically and sexually abused as a child. He did not have the love and support of his parents or family because he was "too feminine" and later came out as gay, and his father strongly disapproved. When he was a lost teenager looking for love and acceptance, he was put into human trafficking through a massage business. He was a young teenager who was put in a dangerous, uncomfortable and forced situation by a way older man who he thought was his friend and cared about him. After 3 months he was able to get out of the situation physically, but mentally its something that took work and that he has been carrying with him for years. He is ready to speak up and bring awareness to this situation because unfortunately its a very common issue. You can follow Jose on instagram @joselewisalfaro ✨Make sure you LISTEN AND SHARE SHARE SHARE! Also don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast so you are notified when new episodes are released, AND of course make sure you follow our page on Instagram and Facebook @candleinadarkroom --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/candleinadarkroom/support

S 2, Ep 11: "Deceived and trafficked" w/ Jose Alfaro

In this episode I sat down with one of my brothers closest friends, Zach Deardorff. Zach is a survivor of child sexual abuse at the hands of his own brother.  1 in 6 boys are sexually abused or assaulted, and unfortunately Zach falls into that statistic. He talks about how he was trapped in a life of abuse with no one to count on and protect him including the relationship with his toxic father. Zach had to basically raise himself and figure out life on his own at a young age which has not been an easy road. Zach never reported his brother, and only in recent years he told his dad about the abuse. Zach talks about how he tried to numb himself by using substances, having toxic relationships and always being in chaos. Zach has been through hell and back, but he has worked hard to be where he is now. Even though he still struggles at times, Zach now has a beautiful wife, a house, has a relationship with God and has cut ties with his toxic relationship with his family for his own mental health. It was important to have Zach on the podcast to help break the stigma on male sexual abuse/assault. It can happen to anyone and it is nothing to be ashamed of. Abuse does not discriminate. Im so proud of where Zach is today and I'm proud of him for turning his life around and breaking the cycle. Please show Zach some support so more men feel comfortable with telling their truth no matter what it is. Zach does not have social media, but if you would like to speak with him just let me know and I can put you in contact. ✨ Make sure you LISTEN AND SHARE SHARE SHARE! Also don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast so you are notified when new episodes are released, AND of course make sure you follow our page on Instagram and Facebook @candleinadarkroom --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/candleinadarkroom/support

S 2, Ep 10: "20 years silent... until now" w/ Zach Deardorff

Todays episode is with the beautiful Kay Jenkins. On this episode Kay and I dive deep into her life, how she grew up and the traumatic events that changed her life and made her who she is today. On the outside Kay is a beautiful, fit, confident and an independent strong women. She is a top real estate agent here in Utah, a business consultant, life coach and a model. But Kay has not always had the life she has now. She grew up in a trailer park in a toxic environment with parents that were addicts. Kay has one older brother name Kyler. They grew up with basically only being able to count on each other and were best friends. Today she talks about the night her life changed forever with the traumatic accident involving her brother. Its honest and raw and will bring tears to your eyes, but at the end a smile in your heart. With everything Kay has endeared she could have went down a completely different and toxic path, but after some time and a lot of self help, she made the choice to have a better life and to learn from her past and to make her brother proud. Kay is incredibly strong and a perfect example of turning beauty into ashes.  You can follow Kay on instagram @kay_jenkins.co ✨ Make sure you LISTEN AND SHARE SHARE SHARE! Also don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast so you are notified when new episodes are released, AND of course make sure you follow our page on Instagram and Facebook @candleinadarkroom --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/candleinadarkroom/support

S 2, Ep 9: "Unapologetically me” a w/ Kay Kenkins

I got to sit down with Kenny Akers. Kenny is a black man that has recently been known in Utah because back in June he stopped and gave a powerful speech to the looters who were robbing and destroying a 7-11. He spoke to them and gave them empathy and understanding, but all while teaching them this isn't the right way to handle the situation. Kenny talks about how he has dealt with racism in Utah and that he has learned that love is the answer to all of this chaos and hatred going on in the world. He is a war vet, a husband and a father. Kenny is a great example and I'm happy to share his point of view with you all. Because of what Kenny did, he has made it on the news, radio and has even been asked to speak at the city council meeting. He is using his voice for good and is making changes for the black community.  You can follow Kenny on instagram @keneakers ✨ Make sure you LISTEN AND SHARE SHARE SHARE! Also don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast so you are notified when new episodes are released, AND of course make sure you follow our page on Instagram and Facebook @candleinadarkroom --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/candleinadarkroom/support

S 2, Ep 8: "It starts with love" w/ Kenny Akers

In this episode I got to interview my friend Ashley Simpson. Ashley is a survivor of child sexual abuse from her step father as well. We have similar stories except Ashley has had to unfortunately deal with the backlash from her family after she reported her truth once she was an adult. Her family including her own mother, chose to side with her perpetrator (her step dad). In this episode Ashley tells us her story of survival as well as what happened when she told her truth and how she has had to cut ties with family to take care of herself and her own mental health. Listen to Ashleys story of strength and resilience because she is a true example of a survivor.  You can follow Ashley on instagram @_ashley.simpson_ ✨ Make sure you LISTEN AND SHARE SHARE SHARE! Also don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast so you know when new episodes are released, AND of course make sure you follow our page on Instagram and Facebook @candleinadarkroom --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/candleinadarkroom/support

S 2, Ep 7: "Finding the beauty in my broken" w/ Ashley Simpson

In this episode I sat down with my girl Paige Watts. Paige is a social media influencer and digital creator! Paige is in front of the camera often and comes across as having confidence in her beauty, but what people don't know or see is the struggle she deals with on the inside. Paige has struggled with body dysmorphia, anxiety and other mental health struggles. She talks about why doing what she does actually helps her and how it may seem so glamorous behind the camera, but its so much harder and more stressful than people even know. She talks abut her future goals and gives advice on learning to love yourself even when its hard because its something she has to do often. Paige is beautiful inside and out, smart and one of the nicest people I've met. Plus she's an amazing singer too! She has a heart of gold and I'm honored and excited to share this honest and vulnerable episode with you. You can follow Paige on instagram @paigearmita ✨ So make sure you LISTEN AND SHARE SHARE SHARE! Also don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE to the podcast so you know when new episodes are released, AND of course make sure you follow our page on Instagram and Facebook @candleinadarkroom --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/candleinadarkroom/support

S 2, Ep 6: "Learning to love me" w/ Paige Watts

Welcome to the Candle In A Dark Room podcast! I will tell you the story of my life, how I survived trauma & how I live in recovery today. I will also have discussions with experts in the trauma field as well as other survivors who will share their experiences with trauma & give advice on how they found light in their darkness. Survivors of all sexual violence, mental health, eating disorders, sex trafficking, & anything else trauma related. We talk about all of the "off limit" subjects that society has taught us to feel shame about & ignore. We help survivors take their power back & find light Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/candleinadarkroom/support

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