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.
In the final episode of this season of Survivor Stories, we explore the devastating impact of image-based abuse; from AI-generated deepfakes to the distribution of nonconsensual intimate imagery. Meet Noelle Martin, who at just 18 discovered manipulated images of herself online that derailed her law career and led her to become a powerful advocate for change. Then hear from Adam Dodge, founder of EndTAB, who explains the evolving landscape of technology-enabled abuse and the progress being made to combat it. Together, they reveal how digital violations can be as traumatic as physical violence, plus what’s being done to hold abusers and platforms accountable and change the culture at the root of the problem.

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