OneVOICE Podcast: Recent Episodes
Nicole Braddock Bromley & Mary O’Brien
Engaging conversation on relevant topics, real life stories, and encouraging survivors on the journey of healing from sexual abuse.
Through raw conversations with her younger selves, Megan Margherio invites us into the messy, real-time process of healing and reclaiming safety, worthiness, and her voice in her memoir Everwoven. She says, “This book is both a reckoning with the versions of me I repeatedly abandoned along the way and a reclamation of my identity. It is the story of recognizing that what felt like personal failure was often a survival adaptation. It is my way of honoring the versions of me that were forced to stay silent and the version I am today that is learning how to live beyond it all.” Join Megan and Nicole as they discuss joy, self-trust, healing modalities, parenting, and everything in between. Megan's Substack: https://meganmargherio.substack.com
Special Guest: Elizabeth Berget joins us to discuss her recently released book "Love Like A Mother: How The Sacred Work of Motherhood Reveals the Maternal Heart of God" More info: elizabethberget.com
Jane Epstein and Diane Tarantini join us again but this time TOGETHER to discuss the upcoming "Sibling Sexual Trauma & Abuse Conference: Breaking the Silence" to be held on June 23, 2026 at Long Island University, NY. A one-day, lived-experience-led gathering bringing survivors, parents, practitioners, researchers, and students together to move this field forward — safely, collaboratively, and with integrity. Details and registration: https://www.5waves.org/conference
"Raising Safe Siblings" is an online course equipping parents and child safety professionals to recognize, prevent, and address sibling harm: psychological, physical, and/or sexual. View the first module for free here: https://www.toughtopicsmom.com/raising-safe-siblings.
In a story that reads like a fairy tale, The Brave Knight children's book helps kids recognize what "grooming" is--the process a predator (or bully) uses to gain the trust of a potential victim and sometimes their family. The Brave Knight is available here: https://amzn.to/422QL7I.
Everyone Was Silent: A memoir--shows how Sibling Sexual Trauma and Abuse (SSTA) can happen in a middle-class family in America. https://amzn.to/4tE05ev "I Feel Real Guilty," a memoir : https://a.co/d/01PEu135
Special Guest: Melanie Barton is a Survivor, Advocate and Forensic Interviewer. This is her 3rd appearance on the OneVOICE Podcast (2022 "Victory Over Pelvic Pain", 2024 "Loving and Being Loved After Trauma")
Guest: Darlene Lekowski is an Amazon best-selling author, speaker, and business leader who
transformed decades of silence into a powerful platform for truth, healing, and advocacy.
After fifty years of silence surrounding the Sibling Sexual Trauma and Abuse (SSTA) she
endured as a child, Darlene found her voice and chose to stand in her truth—ultimately
prevailing in a civil lawsuit brought against her by her own brother.
Her memoir is titled "Shattering Silence: A Story of Survival, Justice and the Power of Telling
the Truth" and website is darlene-lekowski.com
Guest: Mary Van Geffen is the international parenting coach for Spicy Ones, as well as a Spicy One herself. Author of “Parenting a Spicy One: A Compassionate Guide for Raising a Deep-Feeling and Wonderfully Strong-Willed Kid”. Mary helps parents cultivate connection with their strong-willed kid, teaching that you can't extend compassion to your child if you withhold it from yourself. When you change, everything shifts—old patterns lose their grip, love becomes unconditional, and boundaries grow flexible yet strong. more info and ro pre-order: maryvangeffen.com
Special Guest: Dan Wetzel, ESPN Senior Writer. Link to his latest article: https://www.espn.com/high-school/story/_/id/45852691/fbi-extortion-online-youthLink to Take It Down: https://takeitdown.ncmec.org
Special Guest: Brinn Langdale, sibling sexual abuse survivor turned licensed therapist,
and author of the just released memoir "Everything Makes Perfect Sense: A Journey Through Sibling Sexual Abuse, Healing and Forgiveness". Brinn's mission is to help those who’ve experienced childhood trauma know that everything they do makes perfect sense and that healing is possible. brinnlangdale.com
Guest: Mallary Tenore Tarpley is a journalism and writing professor at the University of Texas at Austin. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, and The Dallas Morning News. She is the author of the new book “Slip: Life in the Middle of Eating Disorder Recovery”. More info: mallarytenoretarpley.com & https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Slip/Mallary-Tenore-Tarpley/9781668035016
Guest: Heidi Yewman is a gun control advocate, abuse survivor and author of her new memoir “Dumb Girl: A Journey from Childhood Abuse to Gun Control”, a raw, unflinching look at the long road from trauma to healing—reflects the heart of her life’s work: to foster empathy, break silence, and create change. Heidi’s commitment to trauma advocacy began in 1999, when her former teacher and basketball coach, Dave Sanders, was killed in the Columbine High School massacre. Since then, she has spent over two decades elevating the stories of those affected by gun violence and trauma, believing that honest conversations can lead to lasting solutions. Heidi is an award-winning director and producer of "Behind the Bullet", a documentary that follows the lives of people who have shot and killed in self-defense. She also authored Beyond the Bullet: Personal Stories of Gun Violence Aftermath and has written for USA Today, Ms. Magazine, The Seattle Times, The Oregonian, and The Huffington Post. Her widely recognized four-part series, My Month with a Gun, was featured in Ms. Magazine, The Daily Beast, and The Denver Post. Learn more at heidiyewman.com
Amy Meyers, Ph.D., LCSW, is a professor, psychotherapist, and clinical social worker. Dr. Meyers has 30 years of practice experience in New York City and has taught in higher education for 18 years and is an expert on sibling abuse, serving as an advisory board member to the Sibling Abuse and Aggression Research Advocacy Initiative at the University of New Hampshire. She is also the host of the podcast “What Would Dr. Meyers Do?”More info www.amymeyersphd.org
Seasoned psychotherapist Carol Odell joins us to discuss her new memoir “Girl, Groomed: A Therapist’s Memoir of Trauma” (She Writes Press, April 22, 2025), an unflinching exploration of her journey to confront and heal from the complex trauma of childhood sexual abuse within the world of Virginia’s equestrian show-jumping circuit. Raw and riveting, “Girl, Groomed” is an evolving story of coming to terms with the impacts of Odell’s own history of sexual abuse and violence at the hands of a predatory horse trainer who, for far too much of her young life, held all the reins. Set in the equestrian world of Virginia, this candid memoir details how, starting at ten years old, Carol falls under the spell of Clarentine, the charismatic—and explosively violent—owner of the stables just down the hill from her house. In tandem with that story, Carol examines the multi-faceted consequences of the complex trauma that resulted from the exploitative relationship Clarentine cultivated with her - including the resulting crisis she blindly imposes on her marriage. Chapters toggle back and forth between scenes of her childhood growing up jumping horses on the show circuit and the therapy sessions she later undergoes as an adult.Using her own journey as an example, Carol demonstrates in this insightful memoir how unintegrated trauma limits us and our connection with others—and how the work of uncovering and reintegrating “what we do with what happens to us” can become the very source of our liberation.
Special Returning Guest: Jane Epstein, survivor of sibling sexual abuse and author of the newly released memoir “I Feel Real Guilty”
Guest: Dr. Camden Morgante is a licensed clinical psychologist and author of the new release Recovering from Purity Culture: Dismantle the Myths, Reject Shame-Based Sexuality, and Move Forward in Your Faith. Dr. Morgante draws on both her personal and professional experience with purity culture recovery—using psychological research, practical exercises, and therapy case studies—to help the hurting reject toxic beliefs, understand trauma and its effects, and break free from shame. Learn more at DrCamden.com
Special Guest Survivor Adrienne shares her story of becoming a victim of relationship violence and her year of recovery
Special Guest: Dr. Nicole Bedera is a sociologist and cofounder of the antiviolence consulting practice Beyond Compliance (www.beyond-compliance-consulting.com). She has spent more than a decade studying sexual violence and advocating for survivors in media outlets including the New York Times, NPR, and Harper's BAZAAR. She launches her debut book, On the Wrong Side: How Universities Protect Perpetrators and Betray Survivors of Sexual Violence on October 8th, 2024.
Special Guest: Josephine A. Lauren is an author, artist and anti-incest liberation agent (AILA). They are the founder of Incest AWARE (incestaware.org), which has brought together a beautiful alliance of individuals and organizations seeking to improve methods of incest prevention, intervention, recovery, and justice.
Special Guest: Halli Faulkner (JD, MAEd, YACDEP), yoga therapist and trauma informed trainer who holds healing spaces and retreats for women who have experienced sexual trauma.
Guest: Stephanie Smith Skipper, former recording Artist on Gotee Records, contestant on NBC’s "The Voice", Spiritual Director, and author of her newly released memoir "Thank You For Failing Me".
Guest: Dr. Leonie Mattison is the CEO & President of Pacifica Graduate Institute in Santa Barbara, CA. Pacifica Graduate Institute (pacifica.edu) is an accredited graduate school offering masters and doctoral degree programs in the traditions of depth psychology.
Guest: Laurel Burns, date rape survivor and author of A Purely Wrong Story: Escaping Sexual Shame, Exposing a Game-Changer, and Editing Your Life Story without Changing the Facts
Special Guest: Essie Baird, artist, actress activist and survivor of rape by a teacher/coach shares her story of fighting for justice and healing
Special Guest: Diane Tarantini is a child safety professional and a body safety educator in West Virginia. She is a friend of the OneVOICE podcast having been with us in the past to discuss her book "A Brave Knight". Now she is back to talk about her just released memoir "Everyone Was Silent". More info or to contact Diane: dianetarantini.com
Guest: Dr. Mary Barnas is a developmental psychologist specializing in social-emotional development with a specific emphasis on family violence. Her work involved running a Supervised Visitation Center where children from unsafe homes due to substance abuse and/or domestic violence visit with their parents in a controlled environment. Her recent research includes developing and evaluating a sexual assault prevention program for college students and assessing self-care strategies for social service employees working in the area of family violence.
Sarah Klein is a widely respected attorney with Manly, Stewart & Finaldi, regarded as one of the nation’s leading law firm for sexual abuse cases. A former competitive gymnast, Klein is the first known victim of former Olympic women’s gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar. At the 2018 ESPY Awards, Klein accepted the Arthur Ashe Courage Award on behalf of herself and the hundreds of other survivors who spoke out and testified about Nassar’s abuse. She is a fierce advocate for legal, cultural, and political change, actively spearheading the fight to extend the statute of limitations for abuse survivors across all 50 states. She hosts the podcast Bar Fights: Taking on Issues that Matter.
Guest Survivor/Advocate Melanie Barton talks with us about the healing road of learning to love and learning to be loved as a survivor of sexual abuse.
Guest: Jennie Delreeve, a Health Coach in the UK. She helps women with pelvic organ prolapse who have experienced trauma and are feeling broken to heal their bodies and restore inner confidence. More info at www.unshakeableyou.com
Guest: Debbie Paxton, clinical therapist, talks to us about trauma triggers and how they are the messengers to healing our inner child
Guest: Debbie Paxton, clinical therapist, talks to us about trauma triggers and how they are the messengers to healing our inner child
Guest: Brendan Watkins of Australia found out he was adopted as an eight-year-old. After decades of searching, he discovered that his birth parents were a Catholic priest and a nun.
In his new memoir 'Tell No One' he explores the questions, anxieties and reflections arising from this hidden past. This is one man's search for his birth parents, which uncovered an astonishing global scandal at the heart of the Catholic Church and through courageously using his voice, realizing he isn't alone. More info: https://www.brendanwatkins.com.au
Guest: Liz Kichen, author of new release memoir, "Light in Bandaged Places: Healing in the Wake of Young Betrayal". After she is seduced into a sexual “romance” by her 8th-grade teacher, it takes years for Liz Kinchen to understand–and even identify–her abuse, and seek healing for the emotional isolation that underpins her adult relationships. This is a stunning story of healing, meditation, and repairing the inner child. Learn more about Liz, her blog and her meditation teaching at lizkinchen.com
Special Guest: Makenzee Mason, former Ohio high school standout in soccer and basketball, now gathering honors on the college basketball court going into her senior season. We are so proud of all she has accomplished in athletics but especially inspired by her story of how she has fought for her healing off the court, and used her voice to seek justice for the sexual abuse committed against her by her high school coach, who was also her athletic director. Don't miss this powerful survivor interview with Mackenzee! IG: @kenzeekayyy TikTok: @makenzeemason FB: makenzee.mason.3
Guest: Tarah-Lynn Saint-Elien is the fashion editor at Cosmopolitan, host of the Dressed for Battle podcast, and founder of Adorned in Armor ministry. She was crowned Miss Black New Jersey in 2018 and just released her third book, She Reigns: Conquering Your Triggers, Fears, and Worries with God’s Truth.tarahlynnadorned.com IG:@iamtarahlynn
Guest: Sheila Wray Gregoire, author of the just released book She Deserves Better: Raising Girls to Resist Toxic Teachings on Sex, Self & Speaking Up.Sheila is also the author of eleven other books including The Great Sex Rescue, the host of the Bare Marriage podcast, and the founder of To Love Honor and Vacuum. An award-winning writer, Sheila calls the church to more than just pat answers by conducting original research to find out what advice works–and what really doesn’t. More info: baremarriage.com
Special Guest: Allie Marie Smith is the Founder and Director of Wonderfully Made (wonderfullymade.org), a non-profit organization dedicated to helping teen girls and young women know their true value. She is the author of Wonderfully Made: Discover the Identity, Love, and Worth You Were Created For, a podcast host and certified life coach, living in Santa Barbara County where she enjoys surfing and adventuring along the California coast.
Guest: Sandy Phillips Kirkham, clergy sexual abuse survivor and author of Let Me Prey Upon You: Breaking Free from a Minister's Sexual Abuse.Sandy serves on the board of Council Against Child Abuse. Sandy has spoken before the Ohio Senate, a Maryland court, and appeared on a local television show in Boston. Her story, “Stolen Innocence,” was told in a documentary produced by The Hope of Survivors. Sandy works with survivors conducting victim support conferences. She has participated in The Voice of the Faithful (VOTF) panels moderated by SNAP (Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests), sharing her perspective from the non-Catholic point of view. More info: sandyphillipskirkham.com
Special Guest: Chris McKenna, Founder of Protect Young Eyes (protectyoungeyes.com) is with us, talking about the things related to digital safety, digital trust and offers some great practical tips for parents. Check out the blog he refers to here: https://protectyoungeyes.com/when-your-own-childhood-trauma-causes-overprotective-digital_parenting/ and his IG: @protectyoungeyes
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Special Guest: Shaletha Sanders. Shaletha is a wellness coach, author, philanthropist, the Leading lady of Faith Empowerment Center, former TBN host and the founder of “Youth Empowerment Sessions" which generates leaders and role models within the community, decreasing crime, peer pressure, teenage pregnancy and drug addiction, while fostering character building and boosting self-esteem.
Kevin Sweeney joins us again with his second book "The Joy of Letting Go: How One Thing Has the Power to Change Everything" (January 2023). Kevin was the co-founder and lead pastor of Imagine Church—an urban church in Honolulu--for the past decade. He is the host of The Church Needs Therapy podcast.
Therapist/Educator Mandi Pierson joins Nicole and Mary for a conversation about power of the non-offending parent in the lives of sexual abuse survivors...the good, the bad and the ugly.
Guest: Dr. Rachel Croteau, a New Hampshire physician specializing in family medicine and a certified practitioner through the Institute for Functional Medicine.
Guest: Rev. Aurelia Dávila Pratt is the lead pastor of Peace of Christ Church in Round Rock, Texas, co-host of the Nuance Tea Podcast and author of the just released book, "A Brown Girl’s Epiphany: Reclaim Your Intuition and Step Into Your Power"
Our friend, Mandi Pierson (therapist and educator), joins us for a conversation about therapy, how to find a therapist, red flags and green flags, boundaries, how to be a good client and ways to maximize the rewards found through therapy.
Guest: Diane Tarantini, author of The Brave Knight which "articulates incredibly complex child abuse grooming techniques/dynamics (ie. desensitizing physical contact, isolation from familial supports, love for perpetrators, disparity of social power), and somehow does it in an age-appropriate, non-threatening way. A brilliant, compelling, and inspiring resource for kids and those who love them.” -Robert Peters: Senior Attorney at Zero Abuse Project, founder of Shield Task Force, former prosecuting attorney, former US Marine. More info on Diane at dianetarantini.com and her new book at thebraveknight.com
Guest: Jane Epstein is a survivor of and advocate for survivors of Sibling Sexual Abuse at Complicated Courage. Jane is Co-Founder of both IncestAWARE.org and 5WAVES.org, an international advocacy group that offers information, support, and guidance about SSA.
Special Guest: Stephen Mills, author of CHOSEN: a memoir of stolen boyhood. "I was sexually assaulted by a highly respected member of the community. My boyhood experience is all too common. The only unusual part is that I decided to write a book about it." —Stephen Mills At thirteen years old, Stephen Mills is chosen for special attention by the director of his Jewish summer camp, a charismatic social worker intent on becoming his friend. Stephen, whose father died when he was four, places his trust in this authority figure, who first grooms and then molests him for two years.
Stephen tells no one, but the aftershocks rip through his adult life, as intense as his denial: self-loathing, drug abuse, petty crime, and horrific nightmares, all made worse by the discovery that his abuser is moving from camp to camp, state to state, molesting other boys. Only physical and mental collapse bring Stephen to confront the truth of his boyhood and begin the painful process of recovery—as well as a decades-long crusade to stop a serial predator, find justice, and hold to account those who failed the children in their care.
The trauma of sexual abuse is shared by one out of every six men, yet very few have broken their silence. Unflinching and compulsively readable, CHOSEN eloquently speaks for those countless others and their families. It is a rare act of consummate courage and generosity—the indelible story of a man who faces his torment and his tormentor and, in the process, is made whole.
More info and resources at stephenmillsauthor.com
Guest bio: Melanie Sachs is a survivor of Child Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault and other traumatic events. Melanie obtained her Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology and worked under the New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence right after college. She served for 2 Years in National Service as a member of the AmeriCorps Victim Assistance program as a crisis center advocate and as a Shelter Advocate on the night/overnight shift located in the Imminent Danger Shelter. Melanie relocated to in 2015 to Cape Cod, Massachusetts and worked at the local advocacy center for 6 years in two roles (Family Advocate and Forensic Interviewer) helping families navigate all systems and providing support in many capacities for Families who walk through the doors of as the result of child sexual abuse, severe physical abuse, witness to domestic violence or CSEC (Trafficking) along with conducting Forensic Interviews of Children for Law Enforcement and Child Protection (MDT Partners). Melanie served on the Board of Directors for SHIELD Task Force out of West Virginia for 2 years and in late 2020 Melanie accepted a position to be a part of SHIELD in a different capacity as a Training and Development Consultant and as a presenting member of their Speakers Bureau. Melanie is passionate about walking alongside others on their healing journey and since 2019 has embarked on sharing her experience with Pelvic Pain/Dysfunction on her Instagram @victoryoverpelvicpain and hashtag #victoryoverpelvicpain
Special guest Kevin Sweeney is the author of the forthcoming books, “The Making of a Mystic: My Journey with Mushrooms, My Life as a Pastor, and Why It’s Okay For Everyone to Relax,” out on May 31st, and “The Joy of Letting Go” which will be out in January 2023. He is the co-founder and lead pastor of Imagine Church—an urban church in Honolulu that is welcoming of all people, sees imagination as the key to the future, chooses authenticity over performance, substance over hype, and quality over quantity. He is the host of podcast “The Church Needs Therapy.”
In honor of Sexual Abuse Awareness Month, we are releasing a weekly series of interviews with an inspiring survivor as she unpacks with us her journey of finding her voice and stepping into healing. From the revelation of the abuse as an adult, to the hard decisions she has made and brave steps she has taken in response, to the confrontation, to the boundary setting, to loving herself again, and the current freedom and joy found in redeeming a sisterhood that was previously stolen.
In honor of Sexual Abuse Awareness Month, we are releasing a weekly series of interviews with an inspiring survivor as she unpacks with us her journey of finding her voice and stepping into healing. From the revelation of the abuse as an adult, to the hard decisions she has made and brave steps she has taken in response, to the confrontation, to the boundary setting, to loving herself again, and the current freedom and joy found in redeeming a sisterhood that was previously stolen.
In honor of Sexual Abuse Awareness Month, we are releasing a weekly series of interviews with an inspiring survivor as she unpacks with us her journey of finding her voice and stepping into healing. From the revelation of the abuse as an adult, to the hard decisions she has made and brave steps she has taken in response, to the confrontation, to the boundary setting, to loving herself again, and the current freedom and joy found in redeeming a sisterhood that was previously stolen.
Nicole and Mary chat with Mandi Pierson, Director at Porchlight (porchlightcolumbus.com), trainer, trauma therapist and a top facilitator of our UNLEASH virtual support groups for survivors (iamonevoice.org/unleash).
Special Guest J.Nicole Jones, AKA "The Grief Bully", joins us to discuss the grief journey, mental health, navigating loss and how we can fight grief together
Special guest Jennifer Arnspiger (Somatic Coach) joins us to talk about how highly sensitive, deep-feeling people, especially trauma survivors, can heal their stories, come home to their bodies + excavate genuine self-love. “A deeply sensitive body in physical and emotional pain doesn’t heal by being ignored or waited out. It heals by having it’s experiences honored.”
Special guest: Amy Nordhues, author of Prayed Upon: Breaking Free from Therapist Abuse, the story of one woman’s escape from the abuse of a respected, church-going psychiatrist. His office, which initially feels like a sanctuary, becomes a psychological prison, one from which Amy will have to fight to free herself. Amy provides an inside look at the warped beliefs that early abuse instills, beliefs that make adult victims vulnerable to the grooming of sexual predators. Her story shines a light on the under-reported sexual abuse of adults and ultimately the way victims can gain freedom from the bondage of shame that abuse leaves behind.
Special Guest: Melanie Conover, LISW, Mindful Consumer Coach and the Director of People & Culture at Sanctuary Night, a sacred space serving vulnerable women in Columbus, Ohio.
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Ashley Abercrombie, author of “Love is the Resistance: Learn to Disagree, Resolve the Conflicts You’ve Been Avoiding, and Create Real Change” joins us to discuss all the things. Masks. Coping. Safe spaces. Enneagram. Starting small. Mercy. Justice. Anger. Jonah. Finding your voice. Healing. Engaging in conflict. Holding offenders accountable. Romans 14. Language matters and love listens. It’s all in here.
Guest author Barbara Clarke (The Red Kitchen) joins us again to discuss healing and writing and how they can go hand in hand.
Guest: Karen Ciccarone, survivor and author of Pearls of Innocence: Shattered and Restored and Restoration for the Brokenhearted: A Study Guide for Healing from Abuse
Just as an environmentalist seeks to rewild land by returning it to its natural state, Shannon Evans,¸author of the just-released book "Rewilding Motherhood", invites women to rewild motherhood by reclaiming its essence through an expansive feminine spirituality. Drawing on what Nicole sees as parallels to the healing journey from abuse, this conversation goes deep.
Survivor Advocate Kimberly Gleason joins us to discuss the work she’s done to make major change in her state for survivors plus discusses her own healing journey, how she found her voice and where she’s found meaning.
Special Guest: Matthew Phifer, a therapist and expert on toxic relationships, narcissism, trauma and emotional abuse. Author of the new book "Oh Sh!t, I Think They're a F^cking Narcissist."
Special guest Kat Armas, a Cuban-American theologian and host of The Protagonists podcast, points us to the strength, persistence and wisdom of women—especially immigrant and Indigenous women—in her powerful debut book “Abuelita Faith: What Women on the Margins Teach Us about Wisdom, Persistence, and Strength” and discusses healing and hope for all of us.
Celebrating our 100th OneVOICE podcast with Nicole Braddock Bromley interviewing Mary O'Brien. Get to know Mary more with all the stories, all the laughs, and all the feels. Thanks for being on this journey with us and taking a moment to celebrate this major milestone together! iamonevoice.org ... onevoice4freedom.org
Guest: Peace Amadi, author of “Why Do I Feel Like This?: Understand Your Difficult Emotions and Find Grace to Move Through" talks with us about core beliefs, anxiety, what our emotions are here for and how to allow them to guide us toward healing
Denise Bossarte, a survivor, poet, artist with a PhD in developmental neuroscience talks with us about healing in a pandemic as well as her new release book “Thriving After Sexual Abuse: Break Your Bondage to the Past and Live the Life You Love”. We discuss various practices and tools that have worked for survivors and the importance of looking at the small things and taking chances as well as the importance of the survivor community in our healing journeys.
Guest: Cartoonist, Glenn Head, discusses the relationship between trauma, healing and art as well as his soon-to-release graphic novel memoir "CHARTWELL MANOR" which details his two years at the now-defunct Mendham, NJ, boarding school that was run by a serial sexual and physical abuser of young boys.
Special Guest: Kate Boyd talks with us about all the good and meaningful things related to community and the untangling of faith in today’s culture and climate.
Special Guest: Dr. Beth Allison Barr, Associate Dean in the Graduate School and Associate Professor of History at Baylor University and the author of the new release book, “The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth.”
Special guest: Barbara Clarke, author of The Red Kitchen, an inspirational memoir about finding a way out of family drama
Special Guest: Tiffany Bluhm, author of the soon to be released book "Prey Tell: Why We Silence Women Who Tell The Truth And How Everyone Can Speak Up"
Special Guest: Shan Foster, former NBA player and Vanderbilt University's all-time leading scorer, now the Co-Founder and CEO of Fostering Healthy Solutions, LLC where he cultivates healthy solutions to diversity issues through education, training, and execution. Shan also serves as Executive Director of AMEND Together & Vice President of External Affairs at YWCA Nashville & Middle Tennessee where he equips men and boys to serve as advocates for gender violence prevention and cultural change.
Special guest: Janitta Nichols, author of “The Secrets of my Mother: Breaking Free from Generational Curses and Trauma” a novel based on her survivor story. janittanichols.com
Survivor Advocate and Author, Jen Elizabeth, shares her powerful story and discusses all the things from sexual abuse in a cult, shame, the mother wound, addiction, recovery and survivor-leader advocacy.
A meaningful conversation with dear friend Julia Pickerell, incoming senior pastor of Vineyard Columbus, about grief, joy, lament, hope, remembering what's been and looking ahead to what's to come and how to incorporate contemplative exercises into our healing journey.
Special friend and guest Joshua Miller, singer/songwriter and worship pastor, shares his story and healing journey as a male survivor of child sexual abuse, the good, the bad, the hills and the valleys and what he has learned and who has helped along the way. iamonevoice.org
Special guest: Brian Williams, founder and senior pastor of Hope City House of Prayer in Columbus, Ohio and director of The Biblical Justice Institute.
Special guest: Chessy Prout, author of I Have The Right To: A High School Survivor’s Story Of Sexual Assault, Justice, And Hope. Chessy Prout is a high school sexual assault survivor. Raised in Japan, Chessy matriculated to St. Paul’s School—a boarding school in New Hampshire that her father and sister had attended. There, as a freshman, Chessy was the victim of a sexual assault. Chessy’s case and trial garnered national and international media attention, as her assault was part of a ritual competition at the school called "Senior Salute." Two years later, in Chessy’s pursuit of justice, she decided to step forward publicly.
Special Guest: Abigail Eernisse talks with us about her journey and her work in the anti-trafficking movement, dispels myths associated with human trafficking and inspires us with her experience and use of the gift of empathic listening.
Another incredible conversation with our favorite psychologist Dr. Diane Langberg, as she unpacks her soon to release book, Redeeming Power. http://www.dianelangberg.com/
Guest: Chel Kissler, founder of The Table, shares her story that led to her passion to invest in herself so she could invest in others. Healing happens in community and there is something special that happens when we gather around a table and get real, where we can share our stories and be accepted unconditionally, where we can be inspired and in turn encourage others on their journey.
Nicole and Mary talk with Anne Kichurchak and Michelle Togliatti (co-founders of Hope Meadows Foundation) about the wonders of Equine Assisted Psychotherapy.
A conversation with Dr. Ashley Patterson, Penn State professor and researcher, on social justice, racism, black feminism and sisterhood
Special guest, Laura Evans, the mother of a child sexual abuse survivor and now a child abuse advocate, walks us through their process of prosecution and the a long pursuit of justice. She shares the steps she took and what she wishes someone would have told her along the way.
Special guest: Alicia Kozakiewicz. At the age of 13, Alicia Kozakiewicz became the first widely reported Internet-related child luring and abduction victim. Her survival story and healing journey have helped her to become one of the most sought after internet safety experts and a missing persons advocate. Hear her story and learn how to protect your family from internet predators.
With a dear friend to OneVOICE, Achea Redd. Achea is a mental health and social justice activist. She’s also the author of “Be Free. Be You.” Achea uses her life experience and mental health disorder to help others find their voice and let it out. She and her husband, former NBA and OSU standout Michael Redd, are the official sponsors of Nationwide Children’s Hospital “On Our Sleeves Movement”. Achea’s voice is what we need in this unprecedented time of a pandemic and a historical revolution. #BlackLivesMatter #AmplifyMelanatedVoices
Three sexual abuse survivors chat about the dangers of abuse for victims quarantined with abusers during the pandemic, the importance of supporting local advocacy centers as well as the National Sexual Assault Hotline, and how we can support each other even while we are separate. Hosts Nicole Braddock Bromley and Mary O'Brien are joined by Olympic swimmer, Margaret Hoelzer.
Lorie Kaufman Rees, a professional clinical counselor and pastor at Vineyard Columbus, joins Nicole and Mary to continue the series with discussion on managing our mental health during the pandemic and keeping hope alive.
Part 1 of a series with Nicole and Mary.
Nicole Braddock Bromley is an author and an international activist on issues of sexual abuse and sex trafficking. She is the founder and director of OneVOICE (www.iamonevoice.org) and OneVOICE4freedom (www.onevoice4freedom.org).
Mary O'Brien is a morning show host for 104.9 The River and works alongside Nicole as leading ladies for the nonprofit anti-trafficking organization, OneVOICE4freedom.
Both Nicole and Mary are outspoken survivors of child sexual abuse and together bring a dynamic voice to the healing journey from sexual abuse.
A very dear friend who I have traveled around the world with, doing anti-trafficking work and caring for the poor, joins us today. Janice Meyer is a humanitarian documentary photographer, a sexual abuse survivor and one of the most all-around incredible human beings I have ever known. I am so excited for you to hear her story, get to know her heart of gold, be inspired by her life and order her book! (www.janicemeyer.net)
A dear friend of OneVOICE and a real firecracker of a preacher and poet, Esmeralda Ridilla joins us today from Abilene, Texas. She is the founder and executive director of Emerald of the Sea, a nonprofit empowering survivors to heal from sexual trauma.
Special Guest: Lexie Smith, a brave advocate and survivor of sexual abuse, trafficking and exploitation. Lexie was recently a featured survivor in the new film Blind Eyes Opened that shines a light on sex trafficking in America. On our podcast she unpacks her story of being exploited and trafficked as a child and she helps all of us to be awakened to the reality of sex trafficking in America, dispels the myths, and helps us learn how we can be a solution to it.
Special Guest, Jimmy Hinton, shares his experience and expertise after reporting his father (pastor) for sexual abuse and walking his church community through the aftermath.
Jody Plauché returns to the OneVOICE Podcast, sharing his story of being groomed, molested, kidnapped, his father's justice, his own survival and he unveils his new book, Why, Gary, Why?. Jody discusses the sly tactics that child predators often use, informing us of the potential signs that a person might harm a child, and through his own incredible story, he shares how any of us who have suffered great trauma can move on and not be defined by our past. (Our 1st interview with Jody was posted on 6/6/17: "Male Survivor Story")
Special Guest: Dr. Leonie H. Mattison, author of The Thread: Imperfect Steps to a God-ordained Purpose and The T.H.R.E.A.D Six-Step System to help survivors free themselves from past trauma and live an abundant life.
Special Guest, Margaret Hoelzer, a Two-time Olympic Swimmer, Three-time Medalist, World Champion & 2008 World Record Holder shares her story of child sexual abuse and her healing journey. We talk about everything: success and sports, the healthy versus unhealthy coping within it, realizing your strength as a survivor and using it to your advantage, dating, shame, and the impact of having friends and family who believe, care and respond well. #metoo
Special Guest: Teri Jansen, co-founder and director of education and prevention at Key2Free, a nonprofit in Austin, TX providing safe transition housing, education, and therapeutic care for human trafficking survivors.
Don't miss our conversation with today's amazing guest: Nityda Gessel, LCSW, E-RYT, TIYT, a trauma specialist, Founder of The Trauma-Conscious Yoga Institute℠, and creator of The Trauma-Conscious Yoga Method℠: an integrative healing modality that combines trauma-informed yoga with somatic psychotherapy techniques borrowed from EMDR, Somatic Experiencing, Internal Family Systems and mindfulness-based therapies. www.traumaconsciousyoga.com
Special guest: Julia Paxton, former patient champion turned advocate/spokesperson for the On Our Sleeves Campaign” through Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Julia shares her powerful story as we discuss all things mental health and recovery.
Nicole and Mary break down the difficult topic of forgiveness along the healing road: the lies and misconceptions, the truth and freedom found in cutting the cord, and why talking it out and walking it out can make all the difference.
Guest: Patricia Eagle, author of “Being Mean: A Memoir of Sexual Abuse and Survival” -- a book about blocking sexual abuse memories, having them surface, then learning how to acknowledge and live with incomprehensible experiences in the healthiest ways possible. On this podcast, Mary and Nicole talk with Patricia about her story, writing her memoir, and topics like dissociation, repression, remembering, coping, numbing, addiction, caring for elderly sick parents who were abusers, and her pursuit of clarity, compassion, trust and hope after decades of struggling to understand and live with her past. More info: https://patriciaeagle.com
Nicole Braddock Bromley and Mary O'Brien chat with Maureen Garcia about all the things related to exposure of abusers: suicide, power and control, victim-stancing, applause and ovations, #churchtoo, triggers and takeaways from the recent news of Jeffrey Epstein's suicide as well as Nicole's own survivor story.
Special Guest: Brenda Tracy, a survivor of a gang rape by four football players and now an RN, activist and civilian lobbyist. After coming forward with her story in 2014, she began educating, engaging, and inspiring men and coaches to become involved in the fight against sexual violence and started the #SetTheExpectation Campaign.
Loved our chat today with Denise Ackermann, MSW, a therapist who has worked at an inpatient psychiatric and substance abuse rehabilitation unit, a women’s clinic, in prisons with convicted male sex offenders, and as a coordinator of services for adult convicted sex offenders.
Special guest, Meshali Mitchell (Meshali.co), world renowned photographer, storyteller, survivor and a dear friend to OneVOICE, joins us to discuss restoration, relationships and the healing road.
Special guest: Kelly Bunt, a licensed clinical social worker and owner of a NY private practice, solely focused on the treatment for individuals who have committed sexual offenses, chats with us about her mission to look at healthy communities as her client and also how she is working with local colleges to better respond to sexual assault on campus.
Vanessa Perkins, survivor of child sexual abuse and sex trafficking, shares her story and drops some real life knowledge on addiction, trauma response, trauma bonds, recovery, relationships and parenting.
Special Guest: Amy Sorrells, an award-winning author of four novels, one of which, How Sweet The Sound, helps survivors find hope in the midst of the hard road of healing from sexual abuse
Special Guest Jackie Dorman, author of The Heart Work Book, walks us through heart wounds that can become roadblocks to true inner healing and helps us discover tools for getting past those roadblocks and finding true identity and wholeness.
Mary, Nicole and special guest therapist, Alicia Miller, chat about the adult healing journey after child sexual abuse, narrowing in on the relationship with a caretaker who didn’t believe or in some way told you to “hush”, and the decisions you can make now for the road ahead.
Cindy Stiverson (Nicole’s mom) joins us to talk about her new book “Woven” and the importance of creating safe environments where women are free to share openly about their experiences and struggles.
A white grandma talks about crossing lines of age, race and trauma experiences. Plus shares stories from her work in the abolitionist movement. Guest: Connie Anderson
Sexual abuse survivor, author and activist Nicole Braddock Bromley with on-air radio personality and survivor Mary O'Brien. Empathy: what it is, what it isn’t, and why it matters...especially in the lives and stories of survivors of sexual abuse. #metoo #churchtoo
Special Guests: Vicky and Vince Didato, therapists with a long respected history of working with sexual abuse survivors as well as the support people within a survivor’s circle of inspiration. Vicky is also the director of the Child Sexual Abuse Institute of Ohio.
Special Guest: Amy Willmann talks about the struggle and the breakthrough when it comes to trauma care for sexual abuse and trafficking survivors in residential facilities and how a "church lady" can walk alongside survivors and be a key part of their healing road.
Special Guest: Dr. Christena Cleveland is a social psychologist, public theologian, author and professor. She is the first Associate Professor of the Practice of Reconciliation at Duke University’s Divinity School and the author of Disunity in Christ: Uncovering the Hidden Forces that Keep Us Apart.
Christena integrates justice and reconciliation, hope and lament, social psychology and theology, research and practice, pro-blackness and pro-humanity, truth and love, and contemplation and action. In pursuit of a new reality in which all people have an empowered seat at the table, and there is no longer us and them – but simply us.
A little self-care check-in, making sure we all prioritize ourselves, our health, safety and sanity as the holiday season begins.
Chong Kim, survivor of child sexual abuse and human trafficking, talks about her escape from slavery, the movie 'Eden' based on her life story, and how her faith has helped her overcome all odds.
Special Guest: Kathy McGibbon. Sex trafficking survivor, advocate, playwright and program director with Elijah Rising.
Discussion surrounding media triggers and self care for survivors, plus a special survivor guest Jamie Friedrich shares how this week’s national headline events impacted her own healing journey.
Guest: Christian Griffith, ultra endurance athlete and child sexual abuse survivor who just completed a 3,000 mile run from New York to San Francisco raising awareness of sexual abuse and raising funds for survivor treatment.
Guest: Kylla Lanier, Deputy Director of Truckers Against Trafficking (TAT), a non-profit organization that educates, equips, empowers and mobilizes members of the trucking and travel plaza industry to combat domestic sex trafficking.
Join us in celebrating a Quinceañera! Nicole Braddock Bromley talks about her organization’s beginnings, challenges, victories, what has kept her going and more.
Psychologist Diane Langberg, PhD, has worked with survivors for over 40 years and talks with us about trauma memories, trust, safety, and other great nuggets for our sexual abuse healing journeys.
Picking the brain of a therapist specializing in the treatment of sex offenders. Guest: Stacey Huffman
How understanding basic neurobiology of trauma can help bring clarity to survivor stories.
John McCollum, Exec Dir of Asia's Hope, shares his heart for survivors and how Christian leaders should respond to sexual abuse.
Nicole met Carleen Goodridge in New York City on the set of the Montel Williams Show, sharing their stories with the world. Listen to their 10 year reunion and where Carleen's healing journey has taken her.
Guest: Nanine McCool, the brave woman who challenged life coach giant, Tony Robbins, on his #MeToo movement statements
Special guest from Rape Abuse Incest National Network in Washington DC: Sara McGovern, Press Secretary
Special guest: Crystal Woodman Miller, Columbine survivor and author of “Marked for Life”
How to spot an abuser and how the church has been helpful/hurtful when it comes to sexual abuse. Guest: Maureen Farrell Garcia
Pam Waugh shares about overcoming fear and negative thoughts and how to walk in love, power and a sound mind.
A heart-to-heart with our friend, Theresa Flores: human trafficking survivor, author and advocate.
Hear from Dr. Joe Martin, the host of “Real Men Connect” the #1 Christian Men’s Podcast and sexual abuse survivor.
Our incredible convo with Boz Tchividjian, Exec. Dir. of G.R.A.C.E (Godly Response to Abuse in the Christian Environment)
A conversation with Hannah Estabrook on writing, working with trafficking survivors, self-care and sexuality.
Shonta Thomas talks with us about sexual abuse from peers, finding your voice and helping others find theirs.
Sharon Walls talks with us about joy: the characteristics of it, the blocks to it and the pathways through it to freedom.
Nicole and Mary talk about Jesus' heart for children and for the inner child in all of us.
As parents, we have to change the messages we are modeling to kids if we want to change their culture.
Tips for preventing sexual assault on campus and parenting techniques to change rape culture.
Catch up with Allie Marie Smith, founder of Wonderfully Made, a nonprofit out of California helping young women know their value.
Lies from sexual abuse keep us in chains. Freedom comes when we can believe and experience our truth.
Kendra, a survivor of child sexual abuse and sex trafficking as a teen, shares pieces of her healing journey and keys to finding freedom.
Nicole chats with her good friend Jody Plauche, a male survivor of child sexual abuse and abduction. Hear how his story made national headlines and where he's at now.
The importance of taking care of our mental health as we walk the healing road after abuse.
April is Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. Tune in to hear stories from our travels...amazing and silly!
Nicole's interview with "Storied Living", where she discusses courage, freedom, her journey to running a nonprofit and how real stories impact all of our lives and practices. (More at storiedliving.space)
Talking about the importance of self-care for survivors of abuse walking the road of healing.
Nicole's mom, Cindy, chats candidly with us about why she did what she did when Nicole broke her silence and shares great wisdom and a compassionate perspective to other survivors and parents of survivors.
Today we chat about the importance of safe, supportive relationships, truth-telling friends and creating a "circle of inspiration." Special guest: Lorie Kaufman-Rees.
Today on the podcast, Nicole and Mary dive into what it means to "do things afraid," particularly in relation to healing from sexual abuse.
It's Human Trafficking Prevention Month. Hear from those fighting on the front lines: why they care, what they're doing and how you can help.
Everyone is trying to survive the holiday season, but many are not doing it well. Join Nicole and Mary as we continue the OneVOICE "Holiday Survival 101" series and learn what it means, as an abuse survivor, to reclaim the holidays.
- Everyone is trying to survive the holiday season, but many are not doing it well. Join Nicole and Mary as they kick off OneVOICE's "Holiday Survival 101" and learn what it means, as an abuse survivor, to reclaim the holidays.
It wasn't your fault. No one asks for abuse. No one deserves rape. Today on the podcast, we talk about a common struggle for many survivors and the freedom that can be found when you finally realize that it wasn't your fault.
Part of the baggage that abuse survivors often carry into adulthood is a suitcase full of lies. On today's podcast, Nicole and Mary discuss some of those lies, along with common ways of coping, and how we can begin to find healing and freedom from both.
1 in 3 girls and 1 in 6 boys are sexually abused by the age of 18 and told to hush. Breaking the silence is the first step to healing. On today's podcast, Nicole & Mary talk about what it means to find your voice.