73 Seconds: From Here to Healing Zacharias Sexual Abuse Center

In this episode, we talk with close friend, Jean Cozier, about the commonalities between the healing process for cancer survivors and sexual assault survivors. Stay tuned for some grounding techniques at the end to use whenever you may be feeling triggered/in a flashback this holiday season.

Listen in for a short and fun episode guaranteed to pique your interest...

Listen in as we talk with Dean Adams from the Lake County Veterans and Family Services Foundation about suicide prevention for veterans, conversations around mental health, military sexual trauma and so much more.

On this episode, we talked with, Isabella Nuño, the co-president of Latinos Unidos and To Write Love on Her Arms at Lake Forest College. Listen in as we talk about goals that Isabella has for these groups, a conversation on machismo in latinx culture and it’s impact, media representation surrounding machismo, as well as discussing mental health awareness and suicide prevention.

On this episode, we talked with our close community partner, Chenel VandenBerk, a sexual assault nurse examiner here in Lake County. We work very closely with Chenel to support survivors throughout their medical exams, although this has been virtual lately due to the pandemic. Listen in as we talk about anatomy and frequently asked questions when it comes to sexual assault, answered by a nurse who works solely with survivors.

Listen in as we talk about longtime friend and donor, Jean Cozier’s personal commitment to our mission statement as well as learning more about her non-profit, Awakenings-- a non-profit based in Chicago that is dedicated to making visible the artistic expression of survivors of sexual violence.