Finding OK - Healing After Sexual Assault and Abuse

Michelle M. Kang is the founder and president of One Life One Heart, a nonprofit organization which helps underserved sexual abuse survivors by offering culturally sensitive community support. She has dedicated herself to creating safe spaces where survivors can feel heard, regain their self-confidence, and fulfill their purpose in life.
Michelle was born in South Korea, she has PhDs in Linguistics and Education, and she is the current Dean of the School of Foreign Languages at Saigon International University in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam. In this episode she talks about how the trauma of childhood sibling sexual assault affected her, and the powerful role that faith has played in her healing. She discusses the work that she does with One Life One Heart and shares her passion for supporting survivors.
One Life One Heart
https://onelifeoneheartinternational.org/
Michelle's Story - She has a book!
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1543114660/
Learn More: Child Sexual Abuse
https://www.rainn.org/articles/child-sexual-abuse
Learn More: Incest
https://www.rainn.org/articles/incest
Letters for the Fire
https://www.finding-ok.com/blog/letters-for-the-fire-season-4/
Donate to Finding OK
https://www.finding-ok.com/support/
Become a Patreon Member to support the podcast and gain access to bonus content!
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Twitch Livestreams with Hecate!
https://www.twitch.tv/hecate_findingok
New Finding OK You Tube Channel!
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI7XjO5ELI7a5yuWAtcHr1Q
Thank you for listening. BLM. Take care of yourself.

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Part 2 of my conversation with Kaitlin Bellamy about what it was like for her growing up in the Mormon Church and the ways that purity culture contributed to the abuse she experienced in her marriage. Purity Culture grooms people to enable, accept, and perpetrate abuse. She shares her healing journey now that she is free to be her full, authentic self.
Kaitlin Bellamy is a professional actor and young adult fantasy author with a hero complex currently living in Orlando, Florida. She is an avid collector of hobbies and special interests, and hopes to someday make a living as a full time content creator. She is an autistic, polyamorous chaos witch, with a specialization in cozy comfort vibes and making other people feel safe.
This episode was recorded before the most recent news broke about the Mormon Church protecting abusers and allowing child abuse to continue. The issues we discuss are very relevant and I'll be including a few articles in episode notes. I wanted to explain why these current events are not addressed directly in the episode.
Please help Kaitlin afford her rent and keep her housing by donating if you can! Donation links below!
Links
Pixie's Website:
http://www.kaitlinbellamy.com/
Books:
http://www.kaitlinbellamy.com/bookshop.html
https://smile.amazon.com/Kaitlin-Bellamy/e/B07GK1R7FX?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1660652330&sr=8-1
Donate to Pixie:
https://ko-fi.com/chaospixiemagic
https://streamelements.com/chaospixiemagic/tip
Pixie's Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/ChaosPixieMagic
https://www.patreon.com/m/reprpg
Pixie's D&D Merch:
https://www.reprpg.com/shop
Hecate's Patreon - Become a member to support the podcast and for exclusive access to bonus material.
https://www.patreon.com/HecateFindingOK
Donate to Finding OK:
https://www.finding-ok.com/support/
Mormon Church Abuse Article:
TW/CW for this article!
https://apnews.com/article/Mormon-church-sexual-abuse-investigation-e

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We're back! In this episode I'll be sharing what I've been up to on my break, what I have planned for this season of the podcast, and I'll be talking about a really rough day I had last week in the wake of Roe vs Wade being overturned.
Letters for the Fire is back in Season 4! This is a listener participation project. I am inviting survivors to write a letter to their r*pist or abuser and then send it to me. It's is my hope that this will help others with catharsis and closure. I want you to feel heard and to have control over the way that you're heard.
You can listen to the Letters for the Fire episode from Season 3 and check out this link to learn more about the project and how to participate:
https://www.finding-ok.com/blog/letters-for-the-fire/
I am currently fundraising to afford a transcript service in order to make Finding OK more accessible to the deaf, hearing impaired, and neurodivergent communities. This will also help immensely with podcast growth and visibility. Please consider helping out by becoming a Patreon member or by making a one time donation via PayPal.
https://www.finding-ok.com/support/
You can also donate live on Twitch if you want to see me smile! Follow me to join Finding OK Q&A livestreams and join me while I edit and record new episodes...I also play games, chat, do ASMR, read books, paint, and occasionally do tattoo!
https://www.twitch.tv/hecate_findingok
Shout out to my Patreon Members Sedonka, Kathleen, and Betty for their incredible support and for making this podcast possible! I love and appreciate you so much! <3

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Anna grew up in a fundamentalist Christian family as part of the Quiverfull movement. She and her six siblings were not allowed to attend school and were very isolated from the outside world. Everything about her childhood was strictly controlled, from the clothes she wore to the media she had access to. She was expected to teach herself from primarily religious texts as well as teaching and caring for the younger children. Her future was laid out for her as a submissive wife and mother to many children.
She left at 19 with help from family, starting life in a very unfamiliar world with little education was daunting but also thrilling. Seven years later she's still sifting through memories. She makes videos on TikTok recounting her experiences, and has found that many other folks grew up in similar circumstances. Many kids are undoubtedly still in that situation and Anna hopes she can raise awareness and play a part in helping others.
Coalition for Responsible Home Education - recommended resource
https://responsiblehomeschooling.org/
TikToks
Homeschooling
https://www.tiktok.com/@spookypatootie/video/7025738255169604870?lang=en&is_copy_url=0&is_from_webapp=v1&sender_device=pc&sender_web_id=6969742314420504070
https://www.tiktok.com/@spookypatootie/video/6991106244157132038?lang=en&is_copy_url=0&is_from_webapp=v1&sender_device=pc&sender_web_id=6969742314420504070
Growing Up in a Cult
https://www.tiktok.com/@spookypatootie/video/6985522389207567622?lang=en&is_copy_url=0&is_from_webapp=v1&sender_device=pc&sender_web_id=6969742314420504070
https://www.tiktok.com/@spookypatootie/video/7003110109895347461?lang=en&is_copy_url=0&is_from_webapp=v1&sender_device=pc&sender_web_id=6969742314420504070
https://www.tiktok.com/@spookypatootie/video/7010967459436023045?lang=en&is_copy_url=0&is_from_webapp=v1&sender_device=pc&sender_web_id=6969742314420504070
https://www.tiktok.com/@spookypatootie/video/7013846570139405574?lang=en&is_copy_url=0&is_from_webapp=v1&sender_device=pc&sender_web_id=6969742314420504070
Being Fabulous
https://www.tikt

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Jackie Roby shares her healing journey and the work she does in the world with healing and wellness travel. Jackie and I discuss the importance of asking for help, showing up authentically in personal and professional spaces, secret keeping and communication in families, healing from childhood sexual abuse, diversity, and anti-racism work. She shares how healing and wellness travel has transformed her life and helped her heal and release shame.
Jackie is a speaker, podcaster, writer, solution strategist, social media amplifier, yoga lover, travel addict, fierce foodie, empath to the core, wife, mother, and the CEO of Inspired Journey Consulting.
Jackie's Website
https://inspiredjourneyconsulting.com/
Jackie's Blog - Through Inspired Eyes
https://inspiredjourneyconsulting.com/blog/
Jackie's Podcast
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/through-inspired-eyes-travel-can-heal/id1544605633
Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/inspiredjourneyconsulting/?hl=en
Books recommended by Jackie
https://bookshop.org/books/excuse-me-your-life-is-waiting-the-astonishing-power-of-feelings/9781571747358
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/129603.You_Can_Heal_Your_Life
https://bookshop.org/books/big-magic-creative-living-beyond-fear/9781594634727
Jackie and I both love this meditation app!
https://insighttimer.com/meditation-app
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.spotlightsix.zentimerlite2&hl=en_US&gl=US
Marco Polo App
https://www.marcopolo.me/
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=co.happybits.marcopolo

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