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Through heartfelt interviews and expert advice, on the Jan Broberg Show, we explore the journey of healing from trauma and finding joy and fulfillment in life.This podcast is a safe space for survivors to come together, share their stories, and find support along the way.  Whether you're a survivor yourself or simply looking to learn more about these important issues, "The Jan Broberg Show" has something for everyone. So tune in and join us on this journey of healing and hope.

  1. FEB 24

    Navigating Difficult Conversations With Claude L. King [Re-Release]

    Today Jan is again joined by Claude L. King, LCPC. Claude is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and Employee Assistance Consultant based in the Chicagoland Area with 13 years of experience in the mental health field. He specializes in working with teens, young adults, and working professionals with a focus on work-life balance, employee mental health, emotional regulation, stress-management, mindfulness, positive parenting, and healthy masculinity. In addition to his therapy practice, Claude is the founder of CK Psych and conducts trainings and workshops on various mental health and wellness topics for corporations and community-based organizations. Through his work, Claude is committed to promoting mental wellness, improving emotional health, and empowering individuals to live their best lives. He also has significant experience working with youth and adults who have been victims and perpetrators of sexual abuse. To start off Claude and Jan continue and clarify the previous discussion on minor attraction, which then turns to the meat of the episode where Claude and Jan discuss how important it is to create an environment where children are able to speak up and ask questions, because if they aren't asking them to you, they're getting answers from someone else. Mentioned References: It's Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex, and Sexual Health Roadmaps to Recovery If you or someone you know is experiencing emotional distress or suicidal ideation, please access the resources below: National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: Call/Text 988 National Sexual Assault Hotline  (RAINN) : 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) National Alliance for Mental Illness: 1-800-950-6264 Subscribe / Support / Contact: 🍎 Review on Apple 🎶 Review on Spotify ✍ Share Your Story 🌐 Podcast Website 🔴 YouTube 📷 Instagram    Jan Broberg Foundation: 💝 Foundation Website 📒  The Jan Broberg Story 🗞 Sign Up For Our Newsletter 💞 Trauma Survival Circle

    1h 9m

  2. FEB 17

    Dave Markel : Retired Law Enforcement Investigator & Trauma Informed Interview Expert [Re-Release]

    [General Content Warning] Jan introduces and interviews longtime friend and colleague Dave Markel. Dave is a retired detective and longtime professional in the area of trauma and developer of Trauma Informed Interview Principles (T.I.I.Ps). He has spent years perfecting a delicate method of interviewing trauma survivors and teaching law enforcement agencies across the country how to talk to survivors. This episode offers a perspective on abuse from someone who’s been a detective, studied and taught the neurology of trauma, and has a wide professional network in this field.  Be sure to check out Dave Markel's podcast S.A.S.S.: https://sexassaultsurvivorstories.libsyn.com/  If you or someone you know is experiencing emotional distress or suicidal ideation, please access the resources below: National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: Call/Text 988 National Sexual Assault Hotline  (RAINN) : 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) National Alliance for Mental Illness: 1-800-950-6264 Subscribe / Support / Contact: 🍎 Review on Apple 🎶 Review on Spotify ✍ Share Your Story 🌐 Podcast Website 🔴 YouTube 📷 Instagram    Jan Broberg Foundation: 💝 Foundation Website 📒  The Jan Broberg Story 🗞 Sign Up For Our Newsletter 💞 Trauma Survival Circle

    1h 1m

  3. FEB 10

    From Forced Surrogacy To Freedom And Strength : Abigail's Story [Re-Release]

    Today, Jan is joined by Abigail Alvarado who is here to tell her harrowing story. Starting at age 9, Abigail and her siblings were removed from the crack house they called home by Child Protective Services (CPS). After a short stay in a shelter, their uncle took them in and shortly thereafter adopted them. Not long after is when the progressive nightmare began. Starting with the same old story of grooming into molestation into sexual abuse while the mother figure doesn't believe her claims, but then after nearly 7 years of constant abuse and brainwashing is where the story takes a hard turn: forced surrogacy. Having 3 children over the next 6-7 years, Abigail watched in horror as her children are raised to believe she is their older sister and giving their love to a pair of sadistic rapists who now have her trapped, or her children will be their next victims. Enter Rudy, a year of secretive on again off again connections, and finally the dam bursts, she tells him her story, and he believes her. Beyond that, he believes in her and offers his assistance if she can manage to escape with her children, which she does. 24 and free she begins a new life with the man she has grown to love and trust. Happily ever after does exist it turns out. Buy her book: I Am Abigail: A Texas Woman's Childhood Nightmare—and Her Escape From Hell as a Sex Slave/Survivor Follow Abigail On Instagram: Abigailalvarado_survivor Subscribe / Support / Contact: 🍎 Review on Apple 🎶 Review on Spotify ✍ Share Your Story 🌐 Podcast Website 🔴 YouTube 📷 Instagram Jan Broberg Foundation: 💝 Foundation Website 📒  The Jan Broberg Story 🗞 Sign Up For Our Newsletter 💞 Trauma Survival Circle

    1h 4m

  4. FEB 3

    Agusta's Story : That's When I Realized I Don't Want to Die [Re-Release]

    [General Content Warning] Does our past define us? Agusta Borden grew up without encouragement, resources, and attention. Divorce, neglect, and various kinds of abuse left her lonely by default, no matter who she was with. In this heartfelt one-on-one, Agusta tells Jan how she climbed out of the darkest headspace imaginable by listening to a true friend and holding on to one healthy outlet at a time. If you or someone you know is experiencing emotional distress or suicidal ideation, please access the resources below: National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: Call/Text 988 National Sexual Assault Hotline  (RAINN) : 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) National Alliance for Mental Illness: 1-800-950-6264 Subscribe / Support / Contact: 🍎 Review on Apple 🎶 Review on Spotify ✍ Share Your Story 🌐 Podcast Website 🔴 YouTube 📷 Instagram    Jan Broberg Foundation: 💝 Foundation Website 📒  The Jan Broberg Story 🗞 Sign Up For Our Newsletter 💞 Thrivivors

    59 min

  5. JAN 27

    My Voice Needs To Be Heard : A Story of Neglect, Child Sexual Abuse, Human Trafficking, and Hope and Healing with Elizabeth Rose [Re-Release]

    We are re-airing this episode in light of Human Trafficking Awareness Day (Jan. 11th). Hope and Strength goes out to all victims, suffering and saved. [Content Warning]: Neglect, Substance Abuse, Domestic Violence, Child Sexual Abuse, Rape, Human Trafficking of a Child ,Exploitation, Attempted Suicide, and Graphic Discussions of Abuse Related Injuries. Today, Jan is joined by Elizabeth Rose, who shares her story of neglect and childhood sexual abuse that began early on in her life. She talks about the normalization of abuse in her home and the grooming and manipulation she experienced. Being trafficked as a teenager, abandoned by her mother, and living in multiple foster care homes as an adolescent, Elizabeth Rose has a unique perspective on the systemic injustices that are faced by children who are neglected, abused and exploited. In this conversation, Jan and Elizabeth Rose discuss the importance of education, advocacy, trauma-informed care, and support for survivors of human trafficking. They highlight the need for community belief and understanding, as well as the role of legislation in preventing and addressing trafficking.  They also discuss the notion that many people believe human trafficking only occurs far away, but in reality, it’s happening right here in North America, often perpetrated by someone familiar to us.  Lastly, they discuss the systemic failures in the support systems for survivors and the need for resources as well as education in the community. The conversation ends with a message of hope and resilience for all survivors and Elizabeth Rose shares about how being an advocate for others has helped her in her healing journey. Elizabeth Rose would like to highlight: The Joy Smith Foundation Luma & Bloom If you or someone you know is experiencing emotional distress or suicidal ideation, please access the resources below: National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: Call/Text 988 National Sexual Assault Hotline  (RAINN) : 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) National Alliance for Mental Illness: 1-800-950-6264 Subscribe / Support / Contact: 🍎 Review on Apple 🎶 Review on Spotify ✍ Share Your Story 🌐 Podcast Website 🔴 YouTube 📷 Instagram    Jan Broberg Foundation: 💝 Foundation Website 📒  The Jan Broberg Story 🗞 Sign Up For Our Newsletter 💞 Thrivivors

    1h 2m

  6. JAN 20

    Who is MaryAnn Broberg? [Re-Release]

    In loving memory of MaryAnn Buck Broberg, October 16th, 1938 - December 31st, 2025 [Content Warning]: Child sexual abuse Today Jan and her mother MaryAnn Broberg come together and we get our first real introduction to MaryAnn. Amidst this introduction they revisit the whole series of A Friend of the Family with direct insight from MaryAnn, talk about MaryAnn's social work, and reminisce on Robert Broberg. If you or someone you know is experiencing emotional distress or suicidal ideation, please access the resources below: National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: Call/Text 988 National Sexual Assault Hotline  (RAINN) : 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) National Alliance for Mental Illness: 1-800-950-6264 Subscribe / Support / Contact: 🍎 Review on Apple 🎶 Review on Spotify ✍ Share Your Story 🌐 Podcast Website 🔴 YouTube 📷 Instagram    Jan Broberg Foundation: 💝 Foundation Website 📒  The Jan Broberg Story 🗞 Sign Up For Our Newsletter 💞 Thrivivors

    1h 13m

  7. JAN 13

    Compassion, Curiosity, Courage : The Three Keys to Walking Through Hell with Dr. Ute Liersch [Part 2]

    [Content Warning]: Child sexual abuse, mild language Today, Jan is again joined by Dr. Ute Liersch, a Chartered Counselling and Coaching Psychologist. In the second part of their conversation, Jan and Dr. Ute delve into the practicalities of healing. They discuss how to navigate major life decisions without the burden of hindsight, and Dr. Ute shares her powerful "Google Calendar" method for becoming your own witness. She reveals how volunteering in Sri Lanka after surviving cancer restored her smile and spirit. The dialogue emphasizes a body-first approach to trauma, explaining why we must listen to our body's language. They conclude by exploring how creative expression aids healing and the importance of "witnessing" over fixing, as Dr. Ute introduces her new  book Minimalist Guide to Building Resilience. Buy Dr. Ute Liersch’s Book: A Minimalist’s Guide to Becoming Resilient Mentioned Resources: The Body Keeps The Score by Bessel van der Kolk If you or someone you know is experiencing emotional distress or suicidal ideation, please access the resources below: National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: Call/Text 988 National Sexual Assault Hotline  (RAINN) : 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) National Alliance for Mental Illness: 1-800-950-6264 Subscribe / Support / Contact: 🍎 Review on Apple 🎶 Review on Spotify ✍ Share Your Story 🌐 Podcast Website 🔴 YouTube 📷 Instagram    Jan Broberg Foundation: 💝 Foundation Website 📒  The Jan Broberg Story 🗞 Sign Up For Our Newsletter 💞 Thrivivors

    39 min

  8. JAN 6

    Compassion, Curiosity, Courage : The Three Keys to Walking Through Hell with Dr. Ute Liersch [Part 1]

    [Content Warning]: Child sexual abuse, mild language Today, Jan is joined by Dr. Ute Liersch, a Chartered Counselling and Coaching Psychologist. They begin by exploring how being labeled "stupid" in a rigid school system shaped Dr. Ute's early life and self-concept. They discuss the critical difference between experiencing victimhood and choosing victimization. Dr. Ute shares her philosophy of honoring the past, respecting the present, and being excited for the future. The conversation delves into reframing difficult emotions as vital data, understanding anger as a signal of injustice, and the necessity of compassion, curiosity, and courage to heal from trauma, toxic relationships, and life's inevitable hardships. Buy Dr. Ute Liersch’s Book: A Minimalist’s Guide to Becoming Resilient Mentioned Resources: The Body Keeps The Score by Bessel van der Kolk  If you or someone you know is experiencing emotional distress or suicidal ideation, please access the resources below: National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: Call/Text 988 National Sexual Assault Hotline  (RAINN) : 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) National Alliance for Mental Illness: 1-800-950-6264 Subscribe / Support / Contact: 🍎 Review on Apple 🎶 Review on Spotify ✍ Share Your Story 🌐 Podcast Website 🔴 YouTube 📷 Instagram    Jan Broberg Foundation: 💝 Foundation Website 📒  The Jan Broberg Story 🗞 Sign Up For Our Newsletter 💞 Thrivivors

    39 min
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Through heartfelt interviews and expert advice, on the Jan Broberg Show, we explore the journey of healing from trauma and finding joy and fulfillment in life.This podcast is a safe space for survivors to come together, share their stories, and find support along the way.  Whether you're a survivor yourself or simply looking to learn more about these important issues, "The Jan Broberg Show" has something for everyone. So tune in and join us on this journey of healing and hope.

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  • Creator
    Jan Broberg
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    253
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2026 The Jan Broberg Show
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