Tag: advocate

Episode #257 Hope, Healing and Empowerment for Victims of Violence, Abuse and Trauma with Susan Omilian

Susan Omilian is an attorney, author, and motivational speaker who has worked to end violence against women for the past 40 years. Her work became more personal when her 19-year-old niece Maggie was killed by her ex-boyfriend in 1999. She dedicated herself to helping victims move on and thrive after abuse as Maggie could not.

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Episode #247: Look Beyond Your Own Pain with Charles Smith

Charles Smith is a lifelong survivor of multiple traumas, including (but not limited to), being orphaned at a young age, being a homeless veteran, struggling with addictions, and surviving a suicide attempt. He is now an inspiration of proof that you can overcome the worst life has to offer and use your pain as a building block to support others.

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Episode #140: Breaking Free from A Minister’s Sexual Abuse

Sandy Phillips Kirkham is a wife, mother, grandmother, speaker, advocate, and author of the award-winning book “Let Me Prey Upon You: Breaking Free from A Minister’s Sexual Abuse.” Her book documents her story from an innocent sixteen-year-old victim to survivor and advocate.

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Episode #138: Making All the Right Moves

 

Orrin Hudson is a dad, former Alabama State Trooper, Air Force Veteran, world renowned chess champion, author of the book titled “One Move at a Time, How to Win at Chess and Life.” He is also a speaker, facilitator, founder and owner of Be Someone, a Georgia-based nonprofit which provides youth-focused development programs on how to win in life by using the game of chess.

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