Emancipation Nation
245 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 months ago - ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsEmancipation Nation (EN) Podcast is a podcast devoted to providing advocates, and those that want to be advocates, ways to competently fight various forms of human trafficking. EN will bring on guests that have been successful and will provide the audience with valuable, practical, best practice information that can be implemented.
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Episode 111: The Mark of Trauma
August 31, 2021 05:00 - 7 minutes - 5.46 MBIn a recent conversation with a survivor, she said that she had repeatedly gotten involved in unhealthy relationships. This was not only her experience but the experience of some other survivors as well. She jokingly asked if she had a mark on her forehead that attracted abusers and victimizers. In reality, trauma increases vulnerability. Vulnerability attracts predators. I explain.
Episode 110: Trauma and Specific Trauma Treatments for Survivors
August 24, 2021 05:00 - 17 minutes - 12.3 MBIn this episode we focus on various trauma treatments for survivors including the TRI-Phasic Model, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT, Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PE), and Stress Inoculation Therapy (SIT).
Episode 109: Trauma and Trauma Informed Care Part II
August 17, 2021 05:00 - 24 minutes - 17 MBPracticing trauma-informed care promotes a culture of safety, empowerment, and healing. into this episode and learn about the 3 E's of trauma, the 4 R's of a trauma-Informed care response, and the 5 key principles as described by SAMHSA.
Episode 108: Trauma and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in Victims of Human Trafficking Part I
August 10, 2021 05:00 - 25 minutes - 17.4 MBTune into this episode and learn about trauma including all of the physical, cognitive, emotional, and behavioral reactions to trauma.
Episode 107: They Exploited My Body. You Exploit My Story. What’s the Difference?
August 03, 2021 05:00 - 42 minutes - 29.1 MBWhen Dr. Vanessa Bouche’ heard those words, she asked survivors about what they needed. She then built a business that employs and empowers survivors. Learn more about what she has provided the world, including a national database of human trafficking cases in the U.S. Find it at humantraffickingdata.org
Episode 106: Human Trafficking in Parts of Rural America
July 27, 2021 05:00 - 48 minutes - 33.6 MBThis week we welcome a driving force in anti-trafficking work involving rural and familial trafficking, Dr. Christi Bartman. She is the founder of the "Eyes Up Appalachia" Initiative, an organization dedicated to raising awareness and creating community initiatives and partnerships to combat human trafficking in Southeastern Ohio. Learn about one of her collaborative research projects called “Vulnerability Mapping” where she worked with university students to identify areas of high vulnerabi...
Episode 105: High School Activist and Organizer
July 20, 2021 05:00 - 22 minutes - 15.8 MBYou want to get involved, but you are shy? You don’t feel like it’s your place? You’d rather wait until you finish school, quit your job, retire, move, your children get old enough, or you get old enough? Well…hold on to your hat because we have high school student Lela Tolajian that planned and implemented an International Week of Action Against Modern Slavery that was a 6-day event involving 20 countries.
Episode 104 Part II: Families that are Victims of Labor Exploitation and Trafficking in Agriculture
July 13, 2021 05:00 - 24 minutes - 17.1 MBDiane Mull from End Child Labor is back to discuss the methodology she created called Pathways Advancing Viable Education/Employment (PAVE). PAVE is a thoughtful child centered approach that ensures that children receive services that are tailored to their needs while recognizing the situation in their family and the circumstances of their community. PAVE has been applied across several countries enabling them to more effectively respond to human trafficking.
Episode 103: Families that are Victims of Labor Exploitation and Trafficking in Agriculture
July 06, 2021 05:00 - 42 minutes - 29 MBWhat happens when families that work in agriculture are exploited or trafficked? Join us and Diane Mull from End Child Labor to learn about unscrupulous farm labor contractors, paying taxes with few benefits, and how children have to manage going to school and also working the fields
Episode 102: How will Survivors Make Money? As Entrepreneurs!
June 29, 2021 05:00 - 42 minutes - 29.4 MBCynthia Luvlee-Austin is non-profit start up specialist and founder of “Shyne San Diego” who uses her Survivor Economic Equity Program to teach survivors the skills to run their own businesses by giving them the tools to understand how to be valued and not exploited. She mentors these budding entrepreneurs from idea conception to finished product and even connects survivor-led business owners to investors. She began this meaningful work by asking a simple question, “How will survivors make m...
Episode 101: The Cost of an Exploited Life
June 22, 2021 05:00 - 12 minutes - 8.57 MBListen to this short episode of what happened when four systems that interacted with a 14-year-old trafficked girl missed all of the signs and failed to respond to the risk factors.
Episode 100: 100th Episode: The Tables Have Turned
June 15, 2021 05:00 - 49 minutes - 34.1 MBAfter interviewing many guests from across the U.S. and around the world, Dr. Williamson answers questions about her work, why she started the podcast, her self-care routine and many more. Tune in! No question was off limits in this episode.
Episode 99: Nurse Practitioner by Trade and Advocate Collaborator by Choice
June 08, 2021 05:00 - 40 minutes - 27.9 MBAnti-trafficking coalitions are often the critical core of local anti-trafficking work in a community. Dr. Celia McIntosh discusses the Rochester Regional Coalition Against Human Trafficking in New York and their work to address human trafficking in their community. Because of her expertise in health care, she has also established a healthcare protocol and informs the policies and practices in her community to identify and respond to victims of human trafficking.
Episode 99: Nurse Practitioner by Trade and Advocate Collaborator by Choice
June 08, 2021 05:00 - 40 minutes - 27.9 MBAnti-trafficking coalitions are often the critical core of local anti-trafficking work in a community. Dr. Celia McIntosh discusses the Rochester Regional Coalition Against Human Trafficking in New York and their work to address human trafficking in their community. Because of her expertise in health care, she has also established a healthcare protocol and informs the policies and practices in her community to identify and respond to victims of human trafficking.
Episode 98: Building Community, Selling Coffee, and Creating Change
June 01, 2021 05:00 - 45 minutes - 31.2 MBIt starts with the sale of a simple cup of coffee and moves to providing funding for research projects focused on understanding the role played by perpetrators, which includes human traffickers and others who benefit from slavery. Matthew Clarke and wife Bella Rossini are the driving forces behind Teardrops to Joy, a sustainable commercial enterprise that uses profits from the sale of coffee to fund Freedom Keys Research which investigates and documents approaches to effective antislavery in...
Episode 97: From Foster Kid and Adult Trafficking Victim to Best Selling Author and Thriver
May 25, 2021 05:00 - 45 minutes - 31.2 MBB.A. Crisp survived her experience to offer a successful series of books on human trafficking loosely based on real events. She also promotes awareness in strip clubs across the U.S. and abroad. Does B.A. stand for Bad Ass? Listen and draw your own conclusions.
Episode 96: How to Use Your Transferable Skills to Move From Survivors of Your Experience to Entrepreneurial Thriver in Command of Your Future
May 18, 2021 05:00 - 37 minutes - 25.7 MBDr. Marlene Carson, a thriver entrepreneur, discusses her pursuit to transform survivors and others who are afraid to pursue their own dreams to become thrivers in business. She uses her “Peer-preneur Network” to assist anyone interested in transformation. This episode is packed with resources, information on housing for survivors, interesting books written by survivors, including the “12 Steps to Transform the Exploited Soul” and a new book coming out called, “Lotion Your Ass”.
Episode 95: From Cupcakes to Holistic Care: The Unofficial HR of Dancers and Those in the Adult Entertainment Industry
May 11, 2021 05:00 - 38 minutes - 26.2 MBIt starts with a simple cupcake and conversation and moves to providing nonjudgmental support to meet the needs of dancers, trafficked individuals, and those in the adult entertainment industry. In 2020. without government grants or nonprofit contracts, the Cupcake Girls have met the needs of clients across 26 states with the support of 14 staff, 15 interns, 185 volunteers, and 400 community partners providing approximately 1.1 million dollars in services.
Episode 94: Effective Direct Service Work with Survivor-Clients: 10 Critical Areas to Assess
May 04, 2021 05:00 - 32 minutes - 22.3 MBWhether you call it case management, direct service work, care coordination, or whole-person advocacy, the life changing work you do with survivors should be as effective as possible. Not because you “think” it is, but because you use best practices. Listen to this episode to better understand the three fears direct service workers have in working with survivors of human trafficking. Also listen to learn how effective case managers assess those ten critical areas that are common issues and n...
Episode 93: Meet Them Where They Are: Forensic Nurse Examiner on Sting Operations with Police
April 27, 2021 05:00 - 31 minutes - 21.4 MBSexual assault nurse Mary Suchetka advocated to be called whenever police do a sting involving prostitution. She meets clients right at the scene to provide whatever they might need emotionally, physically, and mentally including a compassionate conversation, an emergency room visit, or a referral into substance abuse treatment and more. Mary sees the humanity in vulnerable others and provides respectful and nonjudgmental support to those that want it.
Episode 92 Part III: Practical Application of the Family First Law: What you Need to Know About Sheltering Trafficked and At-Risk Youth
April 20, 2021 05:00 - 36 minutes - 24.8 MBThe focus for this final episode of the the three-part series on the federal Family First law focuses on how the law will directly affect those providing or who want to provide short term to longer term housing for trafficking youth and those at risk. Some tips, resources, and training opportunities are provided along with suggestions on the best elements to consider when providing programming to these youth.
Episode 91 Part II: Protecting Trafficked and At-Risk Youth: States Figure Out How to Implement the New Law
April 13, 2021 05:00 - 45 minutes - 31.3 MBIndividual states have until October 1st of this year to outline how they will interpret and implement the Family First federal law in their state. The intent of this law is to work to prevent out-of-home placements when possible and improve upon out-of-home care for trafficked youth and youth at risk who need a home and quality services. Three experts explain the law and how states may choose to interpret it and how it might affect those involved.
Episode 90 Part I: Protecting Trafficked and At-Risk Youth: Federal and State Laws Explained
April 06, 2021 05:00 - 43 minutes - 29.6 MBIn this three-part series we focus on child welfare’s response to youth victims of human trafficking who are in out-of-home placements. Experts explain federal laws related to human trafficking (in this first episode), it's translation by the states (second episode), and implementation by those providing services to trafficked youth (third episode).
Episode 89: New Documentary: The New Abolitionists
March 30, 2021 05:00 - 33 minutes - 23.2 MBThe New Abolitionist documentary follows abolitionists throughout Southeast Asia dedicating their lives to rescuing and providing support to those involved as victims of sex trafficking. Filmmaker Christina Zorich spent her own time and money to make this film and details her journey through Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam to uncover work being done to fight human trafficking and help others heal. The documentary has been shown at over 40 film festivals and has already won 20 awards. A must ...
Episode 89: New Documentary: The New Abolitionists
March 30, 2021 05:00 - 33 minutes - 23.2 MBThe New Abolitionist documentary follows abolitionists throughout Southeast Asia dedicating their lives to rescuing and providing support to those involved as victims of sex trafficking. Filmmaker Christina Zorich spent her own time and money to make this film and details her journey through Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam to uncover work being done to fight human trafficking and help others heal. The documentary has been shown at over 40 film festivals and has already won 20 awards. A must ...
Episode 88: Definitions of Victim, Survivor, and Thriver
March 23, 2021 05:00 - 15 minutes - 10.5 MBThis short episode provides the listener with definitions of victims, survivors, and thrivers. Learn the difference and incorporate these definitions into your programming.
Episode 88: Rock Artist by Day, Undercover Operative by Night
March 23, 2021 05:00 - 36 minutes - 25.1 MBSuccessful rock band and lead singer David Zach of Remedy Road sings about the horrors of human trafficking. However he doesn’t just sing about it, he travels with a project called “Exodus Road” to other countries taking great risk to gather intelligence about human trafficking networks so that authorities can investigate and convict human traffickers. The work of Exodus Road has led to the freedom of over 1,500 people and the arrest of 800 traffickers receiving a combined 400 years in priso...
Episode 87: The Necessity of Safety: Addressing Trauma by Enhancing Safety
March 16, 2021 05:00 - 46 minutes - 32.1 MBThis episode focuses on trauma, particularly the relationship between trauma and substance use disorder and how enhancing safety through the use of safe coping skills has been proven to be highly effective for those who have experienced trauma. Dr. Najavits discusses her years of research translated into very practical books practitioners can use with survivors. 'Seeking Safety" and "Finding your Best Self" are just two for survivors of trauma and strives to remind us that client’s safety i...
Episode 86: Accessing “Legal First Responders” for Survivors of Human Trafficking
March 09, 2021 06:00 - 36 minutes - 25.1 MBWhen exploitation ends social integration begins. Legal services for survivors extend beyond the human trafficking case itself. It also means obtaining legal services to address additional crimes committed against the victim or crimes the victim was forced to commit while under the control of a trafficker. Without due attention, these experiences can keep victims from being able to legally access safe and affordable housing and/or obtain a livable wage job. Receiving good legal services is a...
Episode 86: Accessing “Legal First Responders” for Survivors of Human Trafficking
March 09, 2021 06:00 - 36 minutes - 25.1 MBWhen exploitation ends social integration begins. Legal services for survivors extend beyond the human trafficking case itself. It also means obtaining legal services to address additional crimes committed against the victim or crimes the victim was forced to commit while under the control of a trafficker. Without due attention, these experiences can keep victims from being able to legally access safe and affordable housing and/or obtain a livable wage job. Receiving good legal services is a...
Episode 85: A Tale of Two Research Findings
March 02, 2021 06:00 - 24 minutes - 17 MBFirst- A Spike in Human Trafficking During the Pandemic. Second- Communities with Higher Rates of Slavery in the 1800s are the Same Communities with Higher Reports of Human Trafficking today. Mathematician and Researcher David Corliss provides his latest research findings. He reports on how the pandemic has affected human trafficking, domestic violence, poverty, and other factors. For instance, one of his findings show a recent spike in rural trafficking. Another finding suggests that thos...
Episode 84: Dissociative Identity Disorder: How the Mind Can Protect Some from Trauma
February 23, 2021 06:00 - 45 minutes - 31 MBTraditionally called Multiple Personality Disorder, Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) is the mind’s way of protecting some against excessive or extreme trauma and is essential for survival in some cases. Each individual identity that is formed has a purpose and a place. Although about 3.5% of the population has DID, stigma and misinformation remain high. For instance, is the treatment goal to integrate the personalities? You will be surprised to learn that it is not. If you’re working wit...
Episode 83: Men of Honor: How the HEMAD Campaign Morphed into a Movement
February 16, 2021 06:00 - 41 minutes - 28.7 MBHuman trafficking Educators working with Men and boys to stand Against the Demand (HEMAD) has over 40,000 men committed to ending human trafficking. If the business is based on supply and demand, HEMAD is part of ending demand. As a part of the HEMAD campaign men are shown a video about human trafficking and are challenged to take a pledge against human trafficking. Once men understand and take ownership, they will commit and will teach other men.
Episode 82: The 7 Roots to Grow a Greater Impact
February 09, 2021 06:00 - 50 minutes - 34.5 MBThe need to move from a competitive mindset to a collaborative mindset is essential to the success of many anti human trafficking programs. In order for ourselves and our organizations to thrive we must be empowered to collaborate and create synergy. David Traugott, and his company Redwood United, teaches the 7 necessary roots for individuals and the 7 critical circles for anti-trafficking organizations to engage in to be successful and thrive. David Traugott and Redwood United helps individ...
Episode 82: The 7 Roots to Grow a Greater Impact
February 09, 2021 06:00 - 50 minutes - 34.5 MBThe need to move from a competitive mindset to a collaborative mindset is essential to the success of many anti human trafficking programs. In order for ourselves and our organizations to thrive we must be empowered to collaborate and create synergy. David Traugott, and his company Redwood United, teaches the 7 necessary roots for individuals and the 7 critical circles for anti-trafficking organizations to engage in to be successful and thrive. David Traugott and Redwood United helps individ...
Episode 81: I’m not a Human Trafficker, I’m a Businessman: The Perspective of 342 Human Traffickers
February 02, 2021 06:00 - 58 minutes - 40.3 MBDr. Justine Pierre takes us inside the world of trafficking in the Caribbean and into the minds of human traffickers. As the lead investigator for one of the largest Human Trafficking studies to ever be conducted in the Caribbean region he surveyed over 600 individuals involved in human trafficking including survivors, current human trafficking victims, customers (or “johns”), and 342 human traffickers. Dr. Pierre shares his research, methodology, and findings granting us a rare glimpse into...
Episode 80: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Part III: The Process of Change
January 26, 2021 06:00 - 45 minutes - 31.6 MBThis week we continue exploring the issue of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women. In Part III of this series, we discuss the slow process of changing an entrenched system as well as individuals’ perceptions. In this final episode solutions to addressing the issue of MMIW are offered and resources are provided for those who wish to learn more.
Episode 80: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Part III: The Process of Change
January 26, 2021 06:00 - 45 minutes - 31.6 MBThis week we continue exploring the issue of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women. In Part III of this series, we discuss the slow process of changing an entrenched system as well as individuals’ perceptions. In this final episode solutions to addressing the issue of MMIW are offered and resources are provided for those who wish to learn more.
Episode 79: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Part II: System Abuse
January 19, 2021 06:00 - 44 minutes - 30.4 MBThis week we dive back into the conversation surrounding the issue of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women. In part 2 of this series, we focus on the exploitation and oppression present in the systems that commonly serve indigenous women and families. The systems explored in this episode include the child welfare, educational, health care and criminal justice systems exposing system-wide abuses and the need for transparency, accountability, and cultural responsiveness. Missing and Murdere...
Episode 78: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women: An Alarming Reality
January 12, 2021 06:00 - 51 minutes - 35.3 MBThis is a three-part series on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women in Canada and the U.S. Tune in to learn about this little known yet flourishing epidemic. Indigenous women experience higher murder rates and violence than any other group in the U.S. In fact, it’s the third leading cause of death for native women in the U.S. In Canada, indigenous women make up 4% of the population but account for 55% of the victims of human trafficking.
Episode 77: Invisible Traffick: Empowering Parents and Teachers to Make the Invisible Visible
January 05, 2021 06:00 - 41 minutes - 28.4 MBTeaching kids ages 7 to 11 how to watch out for cars as they cross the street is our responsibility. Also teaching them how to watch out for those who would exploit them is also our responsibility. Gayle Bunting’s organization “Invisible Traffick” does it through age-appropriate education in schools and stories that parents read to their children. These stories and conversations with youth opens up dialogue, provides language, and increases the communication necessary to keep kids safe.
Episode 76: The Six Critical P’s to Eliminating Human Trafficking
December 22, 2020 06:00 - 37 minutes - 25.7 MBAs 2020 comes to an end, the wish for the new year is that we move ourselves and nations closer to ending human trafficking. Listen to the six critical ways we can all work toward eliminating human trafficking and promoting freedom for others in our own community and around the world.
Episode 75: Painfully Funny: All Fight and No Fun Leads to Burnout
December 15, 2020 06:00 - 49 minutes - 34.2 MBSurvivors have had difficult and traumatic experiences. Practitioners can experience vicarious trauma from spending extended time supporting a client’s recovery. However, learning to laugh keeps us from succumbing to the tragedies we see each day. Alexandra Stevenson discusses the critical need for laughter and the power in finding moments of joy, happiness, and even recognizing the irony and dark humor in certain situations. Recovery brings lots of dark days. Without joy, darkness will con...
Episode 74: Thinking of Starting a Home for Women? Listen to this Episode on How you Might Do it
December 08, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 41.4 MBThe Pottershands Foundation opened a home for women survivors in 2018 and they currently have openings for survivors who need a great home and quality programming to help heal. The programming is amazing and the home is lovely. Learn how Deb Kuehner took her vision from concept to actually having a 9,000 square foot home on 5 acres of land. Use her process and wise tips to open your own home. Also learn how a group of very spiritual people walk with very practical feet.
Episode 73: Why is Being a Runaway the Highest Risk Factor for Domestic Sex Trafficking?
December 01, 2020 06:00 - 39 minutes - 27 MBIf 99% of youth who run away from home return home any way, why is it a big deal? How many youth run away from home each year? At what age are youth most likely to run away? Why are foster youth most at risk of being successfully recruited when they run? These questions and many more answered along with ideas to addressing runaways in your community.
Episode 72: A Way to Help Teens Find their Voice and Get Involved in the Movement
November 24, 2020 06:00 - 43 minutes - 30.1 MBThis week we reveal the components and secret sauce involved in hosting our annual high school human trafficking and human-rights day full of workshops and engaging interactions for teens to best understand human trafficking, human rights, rape myths, toxic masculinity and more. We interview one of our teen poets highlighted at the conference who has found her voice in this movement. We invite you to take the components we share and create a human-rights day of your own in your community.
Episode 72: A Way to Help Teens Find their Voice and Get Involved in the Movement
November 24, 2020 06:00 - 43 minutes - 30.1 MBThis week we reveal the components and secret sauce involved in hosting our annual high school human trafficking and human-rights day full of workshops and engaging interactions for teens to best understand human trafficking, human rights, rape myths, toxic masculinity and more. We interview one of our teen poets highlighted at the conference who has found her voice in this movement. We invite you to take the components we share and create a human-rights day of your own in your community.
Episode 71: Raised in Pimp City with Former Pimp Armand King
November 17, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 43.6 MBArmand King, former pimp, provides us with an individual and sociological perspective of limited experiences and blocked opportunities leading to pimping, gang membership, and drug sales for some young men in low-income, high crime communities. Together with his survivor sisters in San Diego, he works to educate anti-trafficking advocates and increase opportunities for young black and brown men. Listen, learn, and get your education and insiders view on pimping.
Episode 70: Tennis Shoe Pimps, Player Pimps, and Macks: Learn the Urban Street Game
November 10, 2020 06:00 - 32 minutes - 22.1 MBIn this solo episode we will learn about “The Game” including the levels of pimping, some rules of the game and will get to know those outside of the game such as Renegades and Outlaws. Strap yourself in to learn the tools, the terms, and pimp philosophy.
Episode 69: No Longer Secret: One Woman’s Rise to Truth and Healing from Abuse Perpetrated by a Secret Society of “so called” Honorable Men
November 03, 2020 06:00 - 47 minutes - 32.8 MBRita survived repeated and horrific abuse at the hands of her father and a group of men her community believed upheld the very virtues of trust, safety, and honor. This personal betrayal robbed Rita of her innocence and her faith in her fellow man. The abuse went unknown and unchecked in her community. Rita now puts her faith in God and uses her skills as a master level clinical social worker to help others heal and work through the secrets of their past.