Survivor Stories
Survivor Stories
Podcast Description
Join Joyful Heart Founder, Mariska Hargitay, and host Debbie Millman in Survivor Stories: Pathways to Hope, Healing and Action. Millman, a survivor and Joyful Heart Foundation board member, will introduce you to remarkable individuals who experienced trauma yet channeled it into changing laws and minds. Each episode features powerful personal stories and insights from experts tackling these critical issues.
Founded by Mariska Hargitay, the Joyful Heart Foundation's mission is to transform society's response to sexual assault, domestic violence, and child abuse.
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The podcast focuses on critical topics surrounding trauma and recovery, highlighting subjects such as the rape kit backlog, legal reform, and advocacy for survivors. Episodes feature powerful stories like that of Natasha Alexenko, who transformed her experience into a movement for justice, exemplifying the show's aim to inspire action and change.
Join Joyful Heart Founder, Mariska Hargitay, and host Debbie Millman in Survivor Stories: Pathways to Hope, Healing and Action. Millman, a survivor and Joyful Heart Foundation board member, will introduce you to remarkable individuals who experienced trauma yet channeled it into changing laws and minds. Each episode features powerful personal stories and insights from experts tackling these critical issues.
Founded by Mariska Hargitay, the Joyful Heart Foundation’s mission is to transform society’s response to sexual assault, domestic violence, and child abuse.
Debbie Millman sits down with Ashley Spence, founder of the DNA Justice Project, to discuss a critical gap in our justice system—the widespread failure to collect “lawfully owed DNA” from people arrested or convicted of serious crimes. By some estimates, millions of DNA samples are missing from DNA databases, making it harder for authorities to identify perpetrators and bring justice to survivors. After experiencing a brutal assault, Ashley witnessed the power of DNA to obtain justice in her own case and became a leading voice for DNA advocacy. In this episode, she shares her story of resilience and her mission to end this systemic neglect.
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