Louder Than Silence Podcast

Louder Than Silence
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Exploring the ups and downs of life after sexual violence. Hosted by Ciji Wagner, founder of Louder Than Silence.

  1. 5d ago

    Episode 41: I Am Jane Doe, Part 2

    This episode is part of the series From Survivor to Leader, where the LTS staff member is having discussions about all things LTS and what it means to be leading the work in long-term care for survivors of sexual violence. It’s a mix of our own personal experiences, the work our team does, and how those two things impact each other. Our hope is that survivors feel seen and validated and supporters gain a deeper understanding of what this healing process looks like. Our episode today is I Am Jane Doe, Part 2. There’s a pattern that we see. A big story involving sexual violence breaks and from it, all sorts of opinions and perspectives rise to the surface.What we often see is that these opinions and perspectives that have bubbled up become part of the larger conversation. What becomes abundantly clear in these moments is that our society has not learned what it looks like to hold these stories well. That’s what we’re addressing today–some of the common questions that people have but don’t know how to ask or clarify what feels muddy and confusing when sitting with these stories as they arise. Since the four of us are all survivors, we know in our bones what it means to face trauma and get to the point where the reaction to the harm we experienced no longer rules our lives. It is from this place that we share what we know so that we can help shine a light into the darkness on the topic. Christi and Ciji recorded a shorter conversation about what delays reporting and why people decide to share years or even decades after the sexual violence happened, in case you haven't checked that out yet. Today, the four of us on the LTS staff are talking about what it even means to have the courage to share our stories and how lack of clarity and confusion have shown up in each of our own lives. For more info, to get help, or to donate, visit www.louderthansilence.org

  2. Oct 5

    Episode 40: Expectations and Achievements

    This episode is part of the series From Survivor to Leader, where the LTS staff have discussions about all things LTS and what it means to be leading the work in long-term care for survivors of sexual violence. It’s a mix of our own personal experiences, the work our team does, and how those two things impact each other. Our hope is that survivors feel seen and validated and supporters gain a deeper understanding of what this healing process looks like. Over the past few months, we’ve been having conversations about burnout, codependency, and overfunctioning. If you missed any of those episodes, I highly recommend going back to check them out.  As we were having those conversations, it became clear that so much of what we were talking about was rooted in our expectations. We all have assumptions about how life “should” look and what “normal” is, and many of these concepts are challenged as we take steps forward in our healing.  This goes hand and hand with coming to terms with how sexual violence has impacted our lives. Sometimes it means delaying what we want to achieve. Sometimes, it means that we never achieve what we want to.  Today, we are untangling our expectations and what our understanding of achievement is at this point in our journeys.  If you want to find more information or support our work, visit us at louderthansilence.org

  3. Sep 30

    48,600 Words for the Indescribable

    September 2026 audio newsletter Louder Than Silence is a nonprofit organization that provides long-term and trauma-specific care to survivors of sexual violence. For more information or to donate, visit us at www.louderthansilence.org

  4. Aug 28

    From Normal to Intolerable

    August 2026 audio newsletter Louder Than Silence is a nonprofit organization that provides long-term and trauma-specific care to survivors of sexual violence. For more information or to donate, visit us at ⁠louderthansilence.org

  5. Aug 24

    Episode 39: Recovering from Burnout

    This episode is part of the series From Survivor to Leader, where the LTS staff have discussions about all things LTS and what it means to be leading the work in long-term care for survivors of sexual violence. It’s a mix of our own personal experiences, the work our team does, and how those two things impact each other. Our hope is that survivors feel seen and validated and supporters gain a deeper understanding of what this healing process looks like. Two months ago, we had a conversation about overfunctioning and how it’s manifested in our lives. Last month, we followed that up with discussing the connection between overfunctioning, codependency, and burnout. Today, we wanted to close out this conversation by exploring what it means to recover from burnout but also what it means to recover from the damage of trauma. We decided to weave these two together a little bit in this context, since many survivors have to unlearn a lot of messages around needing rest being bad or negative in some way. So, that’s where our conversation is taking us today, we’re taking a practical look at recovery. If you want to find more information or support our work, visit us at ⁠https://www.louderthansilence.org/

  6. Jul 30

    It's Time to Update Your Scorecard

    July 2026 audio newsletter Louder Than Silence is a nonprofit organization that provides long-term and trauma-specific care to survivors of sexual violence. For more information or to donate, visit us at louderthansilence.org

  7. Jul 24

    Episode 38: Over-functioning, Codependence, and Burnout

    This episode is part of the series From Survivor to Leader, where the LTS staff have discussions about all things LTS and what it means to be leading the work in long-term care for survivors of sexual violence. It’s a mix of our own personal experiences, the work our team does, and how those two things impact each other. Our hope is that survivors feel seen and validated and supporters gain a deeper understanding of what this healing process looks like. Last month, we introduced the concept of over-functioning and how we’ve each seen it show up in our own lives. In having the conversation, we realized that there are so many interwoven pieces connected to over-functioning. So, today, we are having part two of the conversation about over-functioning, specifically talking about the connection with both codependence and burnout. It’s all one big, vicious cycle. Each of these is deeply connected to the others, and understanding the knot is the first step to beginning to untangle it. If you want to find more information or support our work, visit us at ⁠louderthansilence.org

  8. Jun 25

    No Such Thing As Lazy

    June 2026 audio newsletter Louder Than Silence is a nonprofit organization that provides long-term and trauma-specific care to survivors of sexual violence. For more information or to donate, visit us at ⁠louderthansilence.org

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Exploring the ups and downs of life after sexual violence. Hosted by Ciji Wagner, founder of Louder Than Silence.

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  • Creator
    Louder Than Silence
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    134
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Louder Than Silence
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