Smart Talks

Thank you for joining us for Season 3 of Smart Talks! In this episode, Elizabeth discusses her main takeaways from the season and leaves us with some final thoughts.Show notes:-View the full transcript and related links at elizabethsmartfoundation.org/smart-talks-3-19.-Chat 24/7 with the National Sexual Assault Hotline.All views, information, or opinions expressed in the Smart Talk

In a continuation of last week's episode, Elizabeth is joined by the rest of the multidisciplinary team from Heroes Landing Children's Justice Center. In this episode, she talks with two victim advocates about their roles and common misconceptions the public has about victim advocacy. Elizabeth also talks with the team's forensic interviewer about the process of inte

Children's justice centers (CJCs) are child-friendly facilities where child victims of abuse are interviewed and medically assessed by professionals specifically trained in the forensic investigation of abuse. Today, we are joined by two women from Heroes Landing Children's Justice Center, a CJC that recently opened in Muskingum County, Ohio. Evonne Saunders is the Execut

Julie Whitehead is a survivor of child sexual abuse, domestic abuse, and human sex trafficking. Her story of abuse spans 31 years and was discussed in Smart Talks season 1, episode 14. Today, Julie joins Elizabeth to talk about the steps she's taken in her healing journey and what the future holds for her. She mentions certain tools she's learned to overcome triggers, her

RISE (Restore Individual Self-Empowerment) Court is a court-sponsored program in the Akron, Ohio Municipal Court and is led by Judge Ron Cable. It was created to help adult female victims of human trafficking, prostitution, and sexual exploitation. Judge Cable began RISE to identify and help human trafficking victims and lead them as they create a new, positive path for themselves.

When they were children, Stephanie and her sisters suffered sexual abuse at the hands of a brother-in-law. After the abuse was brought to light, more focus and worry went toward helping the abuser recover than toward helping his victims heal. Stephanie's abuser is still married to her sister, and in this episode she discusses her journey through this difficult situation.Stepha

The National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE) is the leading organization exposing the connections between all forms of sexual exploitation, including sex trafficking, prostitution, pornography, and child sexual abuse. Dawn Hawkins is the CEO of NCOSE. She has centered the need to address buyer demand for commercial sex, called out corporate entities facilitating exploitation

India Oxenberg is a survivor of the NXIVM cult who now uses her experiences to help other survivors of cults and high control groups. She spent 7 years indoctrinated in the cult, and for many of those years suffered sexual abuse, starvation, torture, and extreme brainwashing tactics.In this episode, Elizabeth and India discuss her experience, including her extensive healing journey

Erika R. George is the Samuel D. Thurman Professor of Law at the University of Utah’s S.J. Quinney College of Law, where she teaches constitutional law, international human rights law, international environmental law, and seminars on corporate citizenship and sustainability. Her current research explores the responsibilities of multinational corporations to respect international

Usually, conversations about believing survivors of sexual violence bring up a very valid question: what about false reports? In this episode, Elizabeth talks about the danger of false reports, while also explaining why statistics show that it is always the better option to believe.Show notes:-View the full transcript and related links at elizabethsmartfoundation.org/smart-talks-3-