No Longer Ashamed Surviving Sexual Abuse

Mar 16 2025 157 ep. 41 mins 1
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Sexual abuse survivors Messages of Hope and Healing for survivors of sexual abuse with hosts Kevin Bolger and Laurie Hardie

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Episode 158|58 Personal Growth for Survivors

Mar 16 2025 42 mins  
Why is personal growth so important for survivors of abuse?Many of us were taught by our abusers that we did not matter, that we were just objects to be usedIt is through personal growth that we can prove to ourselves that we do matter and we deserve to have hope and healingIt is the small steps that we take to take care of ourselves and improve little by little that leads to the l

Episode 157|The Verdict in the trial of the basketball coach in Sumner

Mar 10 2025 39 mins  
The coach was found guilty of all 19 charges of sex crimes in Sumner Washington!We have been following this trial for the last couple of years and we are thrilled that the perpetrator has been found guilty on all counts of the sex crimes!We first reported on this crime back in episode 87 in December of 2023 when we did a panel about sex abuse in sports with our guest Charnell Bolge

Episode 156|Kevin's Testimony

Mar 03 2025 19 mins  
For this week we are doing something diffrerentCharnell was able to find the original recording of when Kevin gave his testimony of being a survivor of abuse in ChurchSince this is where it all started for this podcast we decided to publish it to share how it all beganThis is in a way the origin story of this podcast

Episode 155|57 The language we use

Feb 24 2025 33 mins  
How we talk about what happened to us as survivors can be very important in our healingIf we are using language that can be harmful for ourselves we can make it harder to get past our historyThat is why it is so important to pay attention to what we are saying to others and to ourselves about what happened to us and to learn from that on how to make changes

Episode 154|88 Our follow up interview with Luke

Feb 17 2025 42 mins  
Almost two years after we first interviewed Luke we followed up to see how he was doing What we found out is that he had been doing a lot!His story is so inspiring to show how we can make a differenceLuke has taken his story to other podcasts and shows to spread the message to other survivors of abuse that you are not aloneThat there is healing and help and you deserve to have hope

Episode 153|24 Our first interview with Luke

Feb 10 2025 36 mins  
We are re-visiting our first interview with Luke to highlight the remarkable journey that began then with that episodeWhen Luke first contacted us we asked him if he would like to share on our podcast because we thought that his story of being abused by a woman could resonate with other men who were too ashamed to speak outSince that episode almost four years ago Luke has been advo

Episode 152|Why this Matters

Feb 02 2025 34 mins  
We have both had a couple of rough weeks and I have to admit it has been enough that I was questioning what is the point? I am not very proud of how I felt like I was ready to give up This isn't easy and there are times when I wonder why I am putting myself through this Then I got a reminder of why this matters, why it is so important that this message is heard, why your storie

Episode 151|55 Toxic masculinity panel

Jan 27 2025 56 mins  
In this week we are revisiting our panel discussion about toxic masculinity with our guests Mike Chapman and Nathan Spiteri We feel that this is such an important topic for survivors of sexual abuse since toxic masculinity can often be a result of abuse, for male survivors it can be one of the ways of coping This can lead to unhealthy relationships with others and an inability to b

Episode 150|Should I say something?

Jan 20 2025 53 mins  
For this episode we are excited to have Kevin's wife Charnell on for her experience working with children in the classroom and as a coach What is our role if we see something and wonder if we should report it? We all would like to believe that abuse happens to someone else, not to anyone that we know That it happens in those other places, not here in our nice neighborhood or sc

Episode 149|The Hidden Cost of Trauma

Jan 12 2025 41 mins  
Trauma from abuse can show up in many ways, some might seem very obvious and some might not The truth is if we ignore the affect that the trauma has on our life it doesn't go away it just gets worse We can try to hide it by overachieving or appearing to be so in control But often the affects will show up in ways that we aren't aware of and they can be very devastating to our menta