Persons with Lived Experience: Inspiring Stories for Unprecedented Times with Bring Freedom Org

Zona Garrett
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Join us for Season 5 where we give space for people with lived expertise of human trafficking, exploitation, houselessness, homelessness, addiction, or trauma to share their stories without agenda. Co-hosts Dixie Canuso and Zona Garrett wanted a place where stories can be shared without the pressure of stories needing to fund a fundraiser or a grant. We are honored to listen and learn from these stories. Join us for Anti-Trafficking Training at Bringfreedom.org

  1. 08/03/2023

    "The Business of Selling Kids" Jimmi Toro Speaks out Against Organized Abuse Rings with Rescue 11 : BringFreedom Org

    "The Business of Selling Kids" Jimmi Toro Speaks out Against Organized Abuse Rings with Rescue 11: BringFreedom Org Trigger Warning: Please note this episode has adult themes including suicide ideation, overdose, mental health concerns, panic attacks, child torture, child abuse, ritual abuse, csam, child sexual abuse material, and satanic ritual abuse. Jimmi Toro is an American contemporary, internationally acclaimed artist, author of his new book HEAL, founder of the non-profit Rescue11 whose mission is to protect children against predators, composer, and music producer.  Jimmi has spoken at numerous events and mental health panels, including the 2023 NBA All-Star event. He has also created art for various charity-related projects with Rescue11, Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, Boys and Girls Clubs of America, Make a Wish Foundation, Habitat for Humanity, and The Orange Duffel Bag Initiative. In his new book “HEAL,” Jimmi uses his art and stories to explain the realities of childhood trauma, its physical and mental effects, the suppression of memories, and how they resurface, and he explains the complex realities and the ugly side of recovery while bringing hope to those suffering. It is a tough road, but you absolutely can heal! Tiktok Facebook Instagram www.jimmitoro.com Website about the artist, the journey, and the book. www.rescue11.org Non-profit for saving children. To Donate toward supporting awareness and prevention trainings and resources for individuals, agencies and families: Venmo @BringFreedom  Or on the Website: Bringfreedom.org Podcast: Persons With Lived Experience: Inspiring Stories for Unprecedented Times Visit the podcast page on our website or find anywhere you listen to podcasts. Become a valued patron of the podcast here: https://www.patreon.com/bringfreedomorg If you or someone you know would like information on how to prevent and end trafficking in America Sign up for our newsletter here → https://bringfreedom.org/get-involved/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bringfreedomorg Facebook:  Bring Freedom @bringfreedomorg Website: Bringfreedom.org Venmo @BringFreedom  Linked IN:  Zona https://www.linkedin.com/in/zona-garrett-plantosucceed Dixie https://www.linkedin.com/in/dixie-canuso-lifebeautypurpose/ Bring Freedom LinkedIN:  https://www.linkedin.com/company/bring-freedom/ To send a tax-deductible donation toward supporting awareness and prevention trainings and resources for individuals, agencies and families: Venmo @BringFreedom or on bringfreedom.org Zona’s Amazon Favorites here: https://linktr.ee/christianinfluencer Zona’s Latest Links https://www.christianinfluencerinspired.com/whatsthatlink Dixie’s Trades of Hope Link Book a party here or shop at this link! tradesofhope.com/DIXIECANUSO Some of the links feature items that may receive an affiliate commission to continue this important work.

    58 min

  2. 06/22/2023

    From Autistic Exploitation to Sex Trafficking Lived Experience Brenna Wallace Now CEO and International Speaker for Neurodivergent and Lived Experience Individuals

    From Autistic Exploitation to Sex Trafficking Lived Experience Brenna Wallace Now CEO and International Speaker for Neurodivergent and Lived Experience Individuals To Donate toward supporting awareness and prevention trainings and resources for individuals, agencies and families: Venmo @BringFreedom  Or on the Website: Bringfreedom.org Podcast: Persons With Lived Experience: Inspiring Stories for Unprecedented Times Visit the podcast page on our website or find anywhere you listen to podcasts. Become a valued patron of the podcast here: https://www.patreon.com/bringfreedomorg If you or someone you know would like information on how to prevent and end trafficking in America Sign up for our newsletter here → https://bringfreedom.org/get-involved/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bringfreedomorg Facebook:  Bring Freedom @bringfreedomorg Website: Bringfreedom.org Venmo @BringFreedom  Linked IN:  Zona https://www.linkedin.com/in/zona-garrett-plantosucceed Dixie https://www.linkedin.com/in/dixie-canuso-lifebeautypurpose/ Bring Freedom LinkedIN:  https://www.linkedin.com/company/bring-freedom/ To send a tax-deductible donation toward supporting awareness and prevention trainings and resources for individuals, agencies and families: Venmo @BringFreedom or on bringfreedom.org Zona’s Amazon Favorites here: https://www.amazon.com/shop/christianinfluencerinspired Zona’s Latest Links https://www.christianinfluencerinspired.com/whatsthatlink Dixie’s Trades of Hope Link Book a party here or shop at this link! tradesofhope.com/DIXIECANUSO Some of the links feature items that may receive an affiliate commission to continue this important work. Brenna is a lived experience expert in Disability Exploitation. Having grown up being exploited for her Autism, Brenna thought she broke free. But she ran from one kind of exploitation straight into another. Having been deprived of her children by her trafficker Brenna spent years hiding. She is not hiding anymore. Since 2017 Brenna raised her stepdaughter after she was exploited by her bio mom's ex-boyfriend. This caused Brenna to start striving to bring change for other survivors like her. Brenna has become a highly rated summit speaker having spoken at: The Kempe Conference to change child welfare 2021,2022. The 19th Annual human trafficking and social justice conference, and the 1st Annual World Womens Forum. She is scheduled to speak at the 20th annual summit this year. Brenna has also been invited to speak at this years WYN Summit. Brenna's Linked In

    1h 17m

  3. 06/02/2023

    My Daughter was Groomed in an Online Child's Game Jen Hoey Founder of Not My Kid

    My Daughter was Groomed in an Online Child's Game Jen Hoey Founder of Not My Kid Trigger Warning: Please note this episode has adult themes including suicide ideation, overdose, mental health concerns, prostitution, larceny, substance abuse, self-harm, sex trafficking, police violence, bullying, etc. Do you want to be listed as a supporter in each podcast episode? Join our Patreon at the Partnership Level for only $9.99 a month to be listed as a supporter of Season 4! You will also get complimentary tickets to our Dad Jokes for Change Event Jun 17, 2023. Special Thanks to Our Partnership Patrons Willie P, Vickie, and Mo who are Anti-Trafficking Advocates and monthly supporters!  How do we use your donations? Your donations go to support the Silence 2 Safety Program to put cutting edge Human Trafficking Prevention Materials into 1000 classrooms plus their families and teachers starting September 2023. Bring Freedom: Facebook LinkedIn Youtube Zona's Amazon Store and Current Projects patreon.com/bringfreedomorg To support Persons with Lived Experience Podcast please make a tax-free donation on the website bringfreedom.org. Jen is a Parent Cyber Safety Consultant and Founder of ‘Not My Kid’, offering information and resources to parents with a specific focus on keeping children safe online, by delaying exposure to screens and preventing online child exploitation. All this has contributed to her mission - to preserve childhood and keep all children safe from online child exploitation by empowering their parents through education. Her passion and primary focus is fighting the epidemic of child exploitation online. Jen offers a short 30-minute crash course for parents to help them understand the risks online and provides them with tools to prevent their children from experiencing a negative incident online. LinkedIn Instagram Facebook Website for free download

    46 min

  4. 05/06/2023

    'Massive Dark Cloud of Shame' with Jill Schultz to Radically Freed

    'Massive Dark Cloud of Shame' with Jill Schultz to Radically Freed Trigger Warning: Please note this episode has adult themes including suicide ideation, overdose, mental health concerns, prostitution, larceny, substance abuse, self-harm, sex trafficking, police violence, bullying, etc. Do you want to be listed as a supporter in each podcast episode? Join our Patreon at the Partnership Level for only $9.99 a month to be listed as a supporter of Season 4! You will also get complimentary tickets to our Dad Jokes for Change Event Jun 10, 2023. Special Thanks to Our Partnership Patrons Willie P, Vickie, and Mo who are Anti-Trafficking Advocates and monthly supporters!  How do we use your donations? Your donations go to support the Silence 2 Safety Program to put cutting edge Human Trafficking Prevention Materials into 1000 classrooms plus their families and teachers starting September 2023. Bring Freedom: Facebook LinkedIn Youtube Zona's Amazon Store and Current Projects patreon.com/bringfreedomorg To support Persons with Lived Experience Podcast please make a tax-free donation on the website bringfreedom.org. Jill Schultz is a serial entrepreneur, industry disruptor, author, motivational speaker, and business strategist. After years of praying for her purpose, she realized that it is her life’s work to release people from shame and inspire deep healing for those who acted out sexually as children with other children due to sexual abuse. In her courageous work around her own healing, she has been able to let go of the debilitating shame and self-loathing that had kept her paralyzed for forty-one years. The realization that most helped her out of this shame was that she was not alone. That so many others had similar experiences became both a powerful source of light on her own path and a call to action to share her story. Free Gifts How can you heal: https://bit.ly/HowCanYouHeal | Uncover your shame: https://bit.ly/UncoverYourShame Linked In Facebook

    49 min

  5. 04/27/2023

    A Price on My Head Faythe Kadona Illicit Massage Business to Survivor Advisory Council

    A Price on My Head Faythe Kadona Illicit Massage Business to Survivor Advisory Council Trigger Warning: Please note this episode has adult themes including suicide ideation, overdose, mental health concerns, prostitution, larceny, substance abuse, self-harm, sex trafficking, police violence, bullying, etc. Do you want to be listed as a supporter in each podcast episode? Join our Patreon at the Partnership Level for only $9.99 a month to be listed as a supporter of Season 4! You will also get complimentary tickets to our Dad Jokes for Change Event Jun 10, 2023. Special Thanks to Our Partnership Patrons Willie P and Mo who are Anti-Trafficking Advocates and monthly supporters!  How do we use your donations? Your donations go to support the Silence 2 Safety Program to put cutting edge Human Trafficking Prevention Materials into 1000 classrooms plus their families and teachers starting September 2023. Bring Freedom: Facebook LinkedIn Youtube Zona's Amazon Store and Current Projects patreon.com/bringfreedomorg To support Persons with Lived Experience Podcast please make a tax-free donation on the website bringfreedom.org. Faythe Kadona is the Chair of the Survivor Advisory Council for Street Grace in GA. Trauma informed certified for youth and adults. Working on Masters in Marriage and Family Studies. Accompanied survivors on tattoo cover up appointments with Atlanta Redemption Ink. Currently work as a Subject Matter Expert with Street Grace. A TYRO Moms certified facilitator that teaches women how to overcome the effects of incarceration. I have worked with HOPE Court in Chatham County GA as a Mentor Coordinator and mentor to youth in the system. View Fathye's Website here: b3autifullyr3deemed.com

    41 min

  6. 03/20/2023

    "Why Even Try" from the Dark Corner of Stigma Joey Pagano to a Recovery Medicine State of Mind

    "Why Even Try" from the Dark Corner of Stigma Joey Pagano to a Recovery Medicine State of Mind Trigger Warning: Please note this episode has adult themes including suicide ideation, overdose, mental health concerns, prostitution, larceny, substance abuse, self-harm, substance use, sex trafficking, police violence, bullying, etc. Do you want to be listed as a supporter in each podcast episode? Join our Patreon at the Partnership Level for only $9.99 a month to be listed as a supporter of Season 3! You will also get access to our VIP Lounge for the Vision and Intention Challenge Coming in March. Join Here Special Thanks to Our Partnership Patrons Willie P and Mo who are Anti-Trafficking Advocates and monthly supporters!  How do we use your donations? Your donations go to support the persons with lived experience who are bravely sharing their stories, in an effort to minimize re-traumatization or further exploitation and the creation of free resources to end human trafficking in your community such as the podcast and the Vision and Intention: A Challenge to Safer Communities March 30-April 1, 2023. Sign Up Here Bring Freedom: Facebook LinkedIn Youtube Recommended Books patreon.com/bringfreedomorg To support Persons with Lived Experience Podcast please make a tax-free donation to Venmo @BringFreedom or on the website bringfreedom.org. Joey Pagano, MSW, LSW, CRS. is a licensed social worker, therapist, professor, and certified recovery specialist with over a decade of experience in the drug and alcohol field. He is a recovering addict who is the author of three books, including No addict left behind: It’s a recovery medicine state of mind, which will release on April 25, 2023, online. Joey's story encompasses the clinical, medical, and personal experiences of the stigma of addiction in our country. LinkedIN Instagram Facebook Website

    46 min

  7. 03/17/2023

    "Another Thing They Used Against Me" Sophie Marie to Sleeping Like a Baby

    "Another Thing They Used Against Me" Sophie Marie to Sleeping Like a Baby Trigger Warning: Please note this episode has adult themes including prostitution, larceny, substance abuse, self-harm, substance use, sex trafficking, police violence, bullying, etc. Do you want to be listed as a supporter in each podcast episode? Join our Patreon at the Partnership Level for only $9.99 a month to be listed as a supporter of Season 3! You will also get access to our VIP Lounge for the Vision and Intention Challenge Coming in March. Join Here Special Thanks to Our Patron Willie P who is an Anti-Trafficking Advocate and monthly supporter!  How do we use your donations? Your donations go to support the persons with lived experience who are bravely sharing their stories, in an effort to minimize re-traumatization or further exploitation and the creation of free resources to end human trafficking in your community such as the podcast and the Vision and Intention: A Challenge to Safer Communities March 30-April 1, 2023. Sign Up Here Bring Freedom: Facebook LinkedIn Youtube Recommended Books patreon.com/bringfreedomorg To support Persons with Lived Experience Podcast please make a tax-free donation to Venmo @BringFreedom or on the website bringfreedom.org. Sophie Marie is a Lebanese-American millennial author, life coach, and podcast host. I teach people how to take their power back after abuse and adversity, especially women, immigrants (like myself), BIPOC, LGBT+ people, etc. Facebook Website Instagram and TikTok @therealsophiemarie

    1h 14m

  8. 03/14/2023

    From Addiction to Homeless Chuck LaFlange Gives Hope to Loved Ones of Addicts

    Trigger Warning: Please note this episode has adult themes including prostitution, larceny, substance abuse, self-harm, substance use, sex trafficking, police violence, bullying, etc. Do you want to be listed as a supporter in each podcast episode? Join our Patreon at the Partnership Level for only $9.99 a month to be listed as a supporter of Season 3!  Thank you, Willie P, for being a Partnership level Patron. You will also get access to our VIP Lounge for the Vision and Intention Challenge Coming in March. Join Here How do we use your donations? Your donations go to support the persons with lived experience who are bravely sharing their stories, in an effort to minimize re-traumatization or further exploitation and the creation of free resources to end human trafficking in your community such as the podcast and the Vision and Intention: A Challenge to Safer Communities March 30-April 1, 2023. Sign Up Here Bring Freedom: Facebook LinkedIn Youtube Recommended Books patreon.com/bringfreedomorg To support Persons with Lived Experience Podcast please make a tax-free donation to Venmo @BringFreedom or on the website bringfreedom.org. Chuck LaFlange is an addict in recovery after 30 years in active addiction. I started the Dopey Canuck Podcast in an effort to raise awareness, but was unsure of the direction. Now, with a clear vision in my mind, the podcast has evolved into helping to humanize the people lost to addiction, in an effort to help the masses to understand that each and every one of the people lost to overdose and addiction were real people who were loved and that loved. Through those efforts, we also try to reach out to the oved ones of addicts offer then some respite from the natural feeling od guilt that come along with being close to someone suffering from the disease. On All Platforms at @Dopeycanuck

    33 min
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Join us for Season 5 where we give space for people with lived expertise of human trafficking, exploitation, houselessness, homelessness, addiction, or trauma to share their stories without agenda. Co-hosts Dixie Canuso and Zona Garrett wanted a place where stories can be shared without the pressure of stories needing to fund a fundraiser or a grant. We are honored to listen and learn from these stories. Join us for Anti-Trafficking Training at Bringfreedom.org

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