OneVOICE Podcast

Blind Eyes Opened

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. 

Abuse in Plain Sight

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.

The Jody Plauché Story, Continued

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")

THREAD for intentional transformation

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. 

Just Keep Swimming

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

The Key2Free

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. 

Trauma-Conscious Yoga

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 

On Our Sleeves

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. 

Forgiveness Lies

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.

Being Mean

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