Episode 23: Jules Woodson on the Impact of Speaking Out

08/23/18 • 61 min

Jules Woodson tells her brave story of speaking out about her abuse by former Highpoint Church pastor Andy Savage. Her story has inspired many other survivors to come forward and break their silence. Jules shares what led her to go public, why she named her abuser by name, and what she hoped would change as a result of her coming forward.
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Episode 22: Abuse Is Never the Survivors' Fault

There are so many different ways people attempt to discredit survivors when they disclose their abuse. They not only discredit them by saying they had a "troubled past," but they also pin blame on them for the abuse happening in the first place. Survivors are becoming empowered to turn the tables, though!
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Episode 24: Shaun Dougherty Unpacks the PA Grand Jury Report

In 2012 Shaun Dougherty reported abuse he had suffered at the hands of a priest when he was between the ages of 11 and 13. An investigation opened and was handed over to the Attorney General's office. The Altoona-Johnstown Diocese report, which included Shaun's statements, was released in 2016 to the public. It spurred survivors from all over the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to report their abuse and ultimately led to the PA Grand Jury Investigation. This was the largest investigation into Catholic pedophile abuse in history. It uncovered over 350 pedophiles and over 1,000 victims.
Shaun talks about the impact the report has had on survivors around the globe since its release two weeks ago.
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Film Glitch by Snowflake (c) copyright 2017 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/56350 Ft: reusenoise
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I Have Often Told You Stories (guitar instrumental) by Ivan Chew (c) copyright 2013 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/ramblinglibrarian/41284