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Truth and Consequences

Miranda Pacchiana, MSW

46 episodes

8 months ago

Named as one of the “top 10 religion newsmakers” of 2022, Christa Brown has persisted for two decades in working to peel back the truth about clergy sex abuse and coverups in the nation’s largest Protestant denomination, the Southern Baptist Convention. As one of the first to go public with substantiated child molestation allegations against a Baptist minister—and documentation that others knew—she has consistently demanded reforms to make other kids and congregants safer. Kathryn Robb and I ...

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Named as one of the “top 10 religion newsmakers” of 2022, Christa Brown has persisted for two decades in working to peel back the truth about clergy sex abuse and coverups in the nation’s largest Protestant denomination, the Southern Baptist Convention. As one of the first to go public with substantiated child molestation allegations against a Baptist minister—and documentation that others knew—she has consistently demanded reforms to make other kids and congregants safer. Kathryn Robb and I ...

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Society & Culture,

Self-Improvement

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Truth and Consequences

Christa Brown, Author of Baptistland

Named as one of the “top 10 religion newsmakers” of 2022, Christa Brown has persisted for two decades in working to peel back the truth about clergy sex abuse and coverups in the nation’s largest Protestant denomination, the Southern Baptist Convention. As one of the first to go public with substantiated child molestation allegations against a Baptist minister—and documentation that others knew—she has consistently demanded reforms to make other kids and congregants safer. Kathryn Robb and I ...

1 year ago

1 hour 1 minute

Truth and Consequences

Trapped In Treatment Podcast Hosts Caroline Cole and Rebecca Mellinger Grone

The docu-series podcast Trapped In Treatment, from Paris Hilton, returns for a second season to expose the dark underbelly of the “Troubled Teen Industry”. We talk with Caroline Cole and Rebecca Mellinger Grone, hosts of the podcast and passionate advocates for legislative change to help protect kids from institutional abuse and mass incarceration. You’ll hear Kathryn Robb propose and discuss innovative ideas for reforming this industry with our guests in real-time. Show Notes The Trapped In...

1 year ago

1 hour 18 minutes

Truth and Consequences

Sibling Sexual Abuse: What the Research Reveals, with Dr. Peter Yates

Sibling sexual abuse is revealed to be every bit as harmful as sexual abuse by a parent and affects the entire family. Yet, it’s not adequately understood or addressed, even by authorities and professionals. Show Notes CSA Centre 2021 SSA Report by Yates and Allardyce Link to report supporting working with families professionals Enough Abuse Find the Truth & Consequences website, Facebook page, Instagram & Twitter accounts. Find the Second Wound website, Facebook page, Ins...

1 year ago

1 hour 8 minutes

Truth and Consequences

Michelle Horton, Author of Dear Sister: A Memoir of Secrets, Survival, and Unbreakable Bonds

Michelle Horton is the author of Dear Sister, “A breathtaking memoir about two sisters and a high-profile case: Nikki Addimando, incarcerated for killing her abuser; and the author, Michelle Horton, left in the devastating fall-out to raise Nikki's young children and to battle the criminal justice system.” Show Notes We Stand With Nikki Website Donate to Nikki’s Go Fund Me Survived and Punished Sanctuary for families Danger Assessment Tool Puppies behind bars Our beautiful theme song is writ...

1 year ago

56 minutes

Truth and Consequences

Asian Discrimination in Hollywood & Beyond with Rowena Chiu, Ashley Chiu & Angela Yeoh

It’s hard enough trying to make it in the entertainment industry. When you factor in discrimination against non-White actors the obstacles and challenges multiply. In today’s conversation we examine the barriers faced by Asian actors in Hollywood with my former guest, Rowena Chiu and her friends Angela Yeoh and Ashley Chiu who played her in the movie, She Said. From the lack of Asian roles and the phenomenon of White actors being cast as Asians, to decades of highly offensive portrayals and t...

1 year ago

1 hour 15 minutes

Truth and Consequences

Lacy Crawford, Author of Notes On A Silencing

Lacy Crawford, author of the critically acclaimed memoir, Notes On A Silencing, talks about the devastating revictimization and institutional betrayal she experienced after being sexually assaulted at an elite New England boarding school as a teenager. Show Notes Lacy Crawford’s website Kathryn Robb is Executive Director of CHILD USAdvocacy Miranda Pacchiana’s website The Second Wound Our beautiful theme song is written & performed by Maddie Morris and produced by Pete Ord at Haystack Re...

1 year ago

1 hour 7 minutes

Truth and Consequences

Trauma-Aware Yoga with Newtown Instructor Aline Marie

Newtown Yoga Center instructor Aline Marie explains the fundamentals of trauma-aware yoga. We talk about the power of choice, maintaining boundaries, an easy technique to calm your nervous system, and Aline’s remarkable path to becoming a yoga teacher. The Newtown Yoga Center Website Peace on Demand App Use code PEACE WITHIN Our beautiful theme song is written & performed by Maddie Morris and produced by Pete Ord at Haystack Records. You can donate to help cover my production costs thro...

1 year ago

1 hour 7 minutes

Truth and Consequences

Julie L. Hall, Author of The Narcissist In Your Life: Recognizing the Patterns and Learning to Break Free

Julie Hall walks us through the dehumanizing effects of being in relationship with a narcissist. We take a look at the experience of growing up in a narcissistic family and discuss common family roles such as the golden child, the lost child, and the scapegoat. Also discussed are the origins of narcissism and how narcissistic traits show up in our larger culture. Julie’s book The Narcissist in Your Life: Recognizing the Patterns and Learning to Break Free The Narcissist Family Files web...

1 year ago

1 hour 2 minutes

Truth and Consequences

Talking Family-Controlled Trafficking with the Hosts of The Ugly Truth About the Girl Next Door podcast

Family-controlled sex trafficking survivor Kait Gannon and licensed clinical social worker Laurie Krull started a podcast together as a last-ditch effort to keep Kait safe. They also sounded an alarm about offenders living in their region of western New York. Kait and Laurie's unique journey from patient and therapist to hosts of the groundbreaking podcast The Ugly Truth About the Girl Next Door is the story of two women determined to bring about change against all odds. Find The Ugly Truth...

1 year ago

54 minutes

Truth and Consequences

Somatic Therapy for Trauma Survivors with Carol Hodson

Somatic Experiencing therapist Carol Hodson returns to talk about “stealth mental health”; simple practices to help us get unstuck from trauma symptoms, especially in the early weeks, days, and even hours after an event. Carol was part of a crisis team dispatched to Florida to help victims of the devastation caused by Hurricane Ian. She also helped me apply stealth mental health with a friend who suffered a sudden trauma. I’ll tell you about that too. Show Notes Visit the Somatic Exper...

2 years ago

1 hour 23 minutes

Truth and Consequences

Dr. Judith Herman on Truth and Repair

What would true justice look like for survivors of interpersonal trauma? Acknowledgement, validation, accountability for offenders, support from their communities, and offender rehabilitation. The renowned and beloved author, psychiatrist, and researcher Dr. Judith Herman has an invigorating discussion with us about her new book, Truth and Repair: How Trauma Survivors Envision Justice. Show Notes Our beautiful theme song is written & performed by Maddie Morris and produced by Pete ...

2 years ago

57 minutes

Truth and Consequences

Breaking the Silence: An Interview with Rowena Chiu

We have the privilege of speaking with Rowena Chiu, a former assistant of Harvey Weinstein whom he silenced for decades, along with her colleague Zelda Perkins. Chiu shares a range of valuable insights as a survivor, and describes the unusual experience of being portrayed in the recent movie "She Said," based on the book by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey. Chiu talks about the difficult decision to go public with her story and the years of being pursued by journalists before she became a source...

2 years ago

1 hour 16 minutes

Truth and Consequences

Investigative Journalist Nicki Weisensee Egan, Chasing Cosby since 2005

Investigative journalist, podcast creator & author Nicki Weisensee Egan is dropping truth bombs and setting the record straight on the twists and turns in the Cosby case. Nicki has covered the allegations against Cosby since 2005 when no other media outlets would touch it. Listen to our compelling discussion with Kathryn Robb, Esq. as co-host. Visit Nicki’s website for more information and links to her projects including the Chasing Cosby podcast and book, and sign up for her Substack. ...

2 years ago

1 hour 9 minutes

Truth and Consequences

The ‘Troubled Teen’ Industry with Survivors Chelsea Maldonado and Amanda Simmons, Part 2

Kathryn Robb and I continue speaking with highly knowledgeable survivor/advocates, Chelsea Maldonado and Amanda Simmons who educate us on the so-called ‘troubled teen’ industry, an under-regulated system of residential youth treatment facilities that use behavior modification and abusive tactics on minors. Last week, Chelsea told us her story. This week, it’s Amanda’s turn. Show Notes Donate to CHILD USAdvocacy and CHILD USA. They could use your support for their highly targeted work preventi...

2 years ago

39 minutes

Truth and Consequences

The ‘Troubled Teen’ Industry with Survivors Chelsea Maldonado and Amanda Simmons, Part 1

Our guests on this episode are survivor/advocates, Chelsea Maldonado and Amanda Simmons who educate us on the so-called ‘troubled teen’ industry, a system of residential youth treatment facilities & programs. Many of these facilities operate more like prisons where children as young as nine are routinely abused in an extreme system of behavior modification, prevented from telling their parents what’s going on, and kept for unnecessarily long stretches while reaping enormous revenue for th...

2 years ago

1 hour 9 minutes

Truth and Consequences

Andrew Pledger: Recovering from A Christian Cult

Andrew Pledger is 22 years old and on a mission to spread the word about religious trauma after being raised in a fundamentalist Christian cult. He has a gripping story to tell about coming to terms with the harm his family’s religion caused him and the extra layers of shame and fear he carried due to his LGBTQ+ status. He’ll tell us about the controversial interview he gave to podcaster Josh Harris that got him expelled from Bob Jones University, and his mission to better understand religiou...

2 years ago

1 hour 15 minutes

Truth and Consequences

Sexual Abuse Lawsuits: Your Legal Questions Answered with Kathryn Robb, Esq. Part 3

In this last episode of our 3-part special series all about civil lawsuits for child sexual abuse, attorney Kathryn Robb and I discuss depositions (what they’re for, who’s present, advice on being deposed), defense tactics and strategies, impeachment of witnesses (casting doubt on plaintiff’s credibility, trauma and memory, dissociation, abuse disclosure), legal abuse, trial preference provisions, chances of going to trial, Chapter 11 bankruptcies, settlements, NDAs, collecting on awards, the...

2 years ago

47 minutes

Truth and Consequences

Sexual Abuse Lawsuits: Your Legal Questions Answered with Kathryn Robb, Esq. Part 2

In this second installment of the series, we discuss who you can sue and for what, how to get started, finding the right attorney, going public, legal terms, federal versus state court, detailed steps along the way, possible outcomes, and most importantly, what the experience feels like for survivors. Kathryn Robb is the Executive Director of CHILD USAdvocacy. If you appreciate this content, please donate to help cover my production costs through Paypal @Miranda-Pacchiana or Venmo @miranda...

3 years ago

46 minutes

Truth and Consequences

Sexual Abuse Lawsuits: Your Legal Questions Answered with Kathryn Robb, Esq. Part 1

Today’s episode is the first in a special series with attorney/survivor Kathryn Robb all about civil lawsuits for child sexual abuse. Today we will get an update on Kathryn’s own case under the New York Child Victims Act, talk a bunch about defamation including ways for survivors to protect themselves from being sued, statute of limitations revival legislation, anti-SLAPP laws, NDAs and non-disparagement clauses, the Speak Up Act, responsibilities of youth-serving organizations, and how insur...

3 years ago

37 minutes

Truth and Consequences

Leigh Corfman, Silence Breaker

Leigh Corfman went public with sexual abuse allegations against Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore in 2017. She was 14 when she says Asst. DA Moore, age 32, groomed and abused her. Nine other women also came forward with stories of their own. It’s been a difficult road for Leigh, but she says she would do it all over again. In a case that wrapped up earlier this year, Leigh sued Roy Moore for defamation, saying he painted her as a liar while denying her accusations of child sexual...

3 years ago

46 minutes