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 our second season, host Debbie Millman hears from Elliston Berry, a young survivor, and her mother, Anna McAdams, about the devastating reality of peer-on-peer image-based abuse. We discuss their advocacy for the federal TAKE IT DOWN Act and the urgent need for a more robust response from our school systems.
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