The Never Give Up Show!!

Domestic Violence And The Continued Fight For Change!

Show #23                                7/12/2021My Guest Tonight, Is Joslyn Wolfe,   An Awardee SHE Economy Conference in Bangladesh and Presenter on How fake News Erodes the Social Fabric, Recipient of various Journalism Fellowships and Civic Awards.  Former Commissioner with the Women's Commission in my residence state of Maryland,Thriver of Domestic Violence, Marital Rape, and extreme Narcissistic Abuse, and Coercive Control.  By Product of an indifferent Family Court, the Cruel Purveyors of Family Disintegration and Parental Alienation as demonstrated in the case with the eldest daughter.  Author of a Children's book, Playwright, and creator of Circle Sacs by J and Company, TM.  Publisher of Focus on Women Magazine,  Intern Supervisor to students interested in Journalism.I Am A Mother of two daughters, one, 23, who has been painfully alienated from me since she was 15, as her father stated when we parted that it would be worth it to see me suffer, and another daughter, 18.  Instrumental in getting legislation passed in my state and signed into law by the Governor, which is now a Case Study in a High School Civics textbook.  Recently, in 2021, gave testimony on behalf of a Domestic Violence Bill that would require most parties of the court to report abuse and neglect in cases of Domestic Violence.Www.prosefuels4 focusonwomen.comhttps://soundcloud.com/bailey-smith-369208333/domestic-violence-and-the-continued-fight-for-change?si=a3fa5e50553f42e88a2c5cb855592f49&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharinghttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/friendstalk/2021/07/13/domestic-violence-and-the-continued-fight-for-changehttp://tobtr.com/11971702"We are all Jennifer. Whether we are male or female, black or white, gay or straight, young or not so young, we are all susceptible to the abuse of power that can come from the people we trust the most.  This legislation declares that abuse of power inside"

Coercive Control! The Impact On Children..

Show #22                                  7/6/2022  REPLAYED ON 12/28/2021My Guest Tonight Christine Cocchiola, She Is An LCSW is a tenured professor at a Connecticut community college teaching in the Pre-Social Work Studies Program for over 19 years.  Christine began her career in social work by becoming a Certified Domestic Violence Sexual Assault Counselor for Safe Haven of Greater Waterbury at the age of 19 where she remains a volunteer.  Her expertise is in the area of intimate partner violence, sexual abuse, and trauma along with child abuse and neglect and has developed various trainings on these topics, presenting regionally and nationally.  Ms. Cocchiola is a 2022 candidate for a Doctorate in Social Work, attending New York University (NYU) where she is also an adjunct instructor;  her Capstone Project and publications focused on Intimate Partner Violence, specifically on Coercive Control and the impact that this abuse has on adult and child victims.  She has been on numerous podcasts educating on the topic of Coercive Control, Post Separation Abuse, The Trauma Bond, the role of the protective parent in supporting child victims of coercive control, and is actively involved in supporting legislation that will codify coercive control as part of domestic violence, creating a policy brief that may be used by sponsors of such bills. Most recently, Ms. Cocchiola has been appointed to the Board for the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence. Ms. Cocchiola has a private practice serving adolescents, families, and couples and runs a support group for victims of coercive control. www.christinecocchiola.comDomestic Violence Can Be A War Zone For Our Children!!On Facebook:  @Coercive Control Is IPV On IG:  @Coercive Control Is IPVhttps://soundcloud.com/bailey-smith-369208333/coercive-control-the-impact-on-children?si=0c25cbefe71c4be6a90a492d761e7c7b&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharinghttp://tobtr.com/s/11968463https://www.blogtalkradio.com/friendstalk/2021/07/06/coercive-control-the-impact-on-children

Eating Disorders, Trauma And Triggers

Show #21                                                6/29/2021My Guest Tonight Is Cole Monge,I used to believe that my eating disorder was my enemy... I felt like I was stuck in a cage within my mind and I couldn't find the light... I believed strongly that my ED was here to ruin my life....today, I SEE my eating disorder as a blessing in disguise.It's become my greatest teacher, It taught me compassion and understanding toward myself, and others. It showed me that being vulnerable can be the most liberating thing for our mind and soul. My battle with my eating disorder has helped me develop strength and courage. Its given my life purpose in so many ways...now that I can honestly and happily say that I am fully recovered, I dedicate my life to show others through my example that, It IS possible to fall in love with ourselves again... I want to share my story in the hopes that it helps, if only just one person, believe in themselves enough to fight to find their light again. Cole Is a Coach at my gym @intensityX3 where she gives a ton of classes a week, does small group training and personal training... She also gives Nutrition Advice.You are enough! believe in yourself and you can overcome anything....https://soundcloud.com/bailey-smith-369208333/eating-disorders-trauma-and-triggers?si=d966e454b9004969860a4e173fab1be0&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharinghttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/friendstalk/2021/06/29/eating-disorders-trauma-and-triggershttp://tobtr.com/11965832

Lets Talk Mental Health And PTSD!

Show #20                                  6/21/2021June Is PTSD Awareness MonthTonight's Guest Is;Dr. Ahmadi, I have worked on non-communicable disease projects of the World Health Organization, practicing medicine at the Isfahan University Hospital, along with my post-graduate training at the University of Southern California (MS in clinical and biomedical investigations 2010) and University of California Los Angeles, postdoctoral fellowships in preventive cardiology and cardiovascular imaging at Harbor-UCLA, Cedars Sinai, and Greater Los Angeles VA, assistant professor of medicine at UCLA and doing a residency in adult psychiatry at Chicago Medical School, and child & adolescent psychiatry fellowship at UCLA. It provided me with a unique set of skills and knowledge that will allow me to pursue my academic career as a clinician-neuroscientist in child, adolescent, and adult psychiatry, neuromodulation intervention, and positive psychiatrist and daily practice integrated psychosomatic medicine to passionately server our patients, community, and enhancing mental wellbeing.As many as 80% of children are exposed to a potentially traumatic experience in childhood.  PTSD is a significant public health crisis in the U.S. With a 16-25% prevalence of PTSD in youth and is associated with increased psychiatry emergency room visits, suicidality,  adult mental health disorder, and major adverse events. Early identification of adversities and symptoms of  (PTSD) and grief may be an avenue to effective early treatment that can mitigate the negative impact of such problems. Trauma-informed screening is associated with early diagnosis and risk stratification of youth at risk for PTSD in busy communities.https://www.savantcare.com/naser-ahmadihttps://soundcloud.com/bailey-smith-369208333/mental-health-and-ptsd?si=751d4daf539a468c952c89ee636a108e&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharinghttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/friendstalk/2021/06/22/lets-talk-mental-health-and-ptsdhttp://tobtr.com/11962456

From Victim To Survivor To Warrior!

Show #19                                                 6/15/2021Tonight's Guest Is,Esther Laiacona is the CEO of Dream Believe Become and DBB Global.She is a social justice advocate for those who are facing economic hardship, such as food insecurity and homelessness, victims of sexual assault and childhood abuse and neglect.She supports others in being the best version of who they are  in the present..Esther has her own personal journey of healing her own experience of childhood neglect and abuse , sexual assault and the hardships resulting from extreme economic hardship, survival and ultimately creating her dream life, free of toxic connections, energies and abuse.She is a mother of three amazing children and lives on the beautiful, iconic island of Martha’s Vineyard, MA.At age 18 was held against my will in a mans car and raped repeatedly , impregnated by the rape, 4 1/2 years later the man sued me for custody of a child he never knew the man who raped me , i went through a horrific 5 1/2 years custody battle having to normalize a violent rape in probate court . I can talk about that and how I won the case and ultimately ended it. I was taken to court hundreds of times over five and 1/2 years and I was re-traumatized again and again by the experience of having to face the man who raped me. I did not report the rape because I was traumatized severely by the experience. The courts normalized what was a life changing event and awarded visitation to a man whom the court's own appointed psychiatrist evaluated said he was a Sociopath and should not be alone with children. It was quite an ordeal. I fired the attorneys, left my job and focused on squashing the case once and for all to set myself free. It cost me everything. He drained my finances, my health, and my life for years. He ended up abusing my child severely and hardly paid child support.He got away with so many things and no one would help me or help me protect my child.elaiacona@gmail.com"We can take the horrible things that happen to us and give up! Or we can continue the journey of healing by helping those less fortunate"https://soundcloud.com/bailey-smith-369208333/from-victim-to-survivor-to-warrior?si=db6d78410cc246b183bac58cf9bc4485&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharinghttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/friendstalk/2021/06/15/from-victim-to-survivor-to-warriorhttp://tobtr.com/11959118

The Forensic Trial Expert, A Must In The Family Courtroom!

Show #18                                                    6/8/2021Tonight's Guest Is Dean Tong,Dean is an American author, public speaker, consultant, and trial expert in thefield of false child abuse allegations. He has consulted for the media on high profilecases such as that of Elian Gonzalez, JonBenét Ramsey, Kobe Bryant, and MichaelJackson. He is the author of three books inspired by his personal experience with beingfalsely accused of child abuse in 1985. In addition to testifying as an expert witness in15 states and consulting as an expert for Attorneys in court cases from all 50 states, hehas appeared on numerous national broadcast shows and print stories on the topic offalse and unfounded abuse accusations and child custody battles.. He has also beenquoted by numerous publications on the topic including by the ChicagoDefender, Christian Science Monitor, Rolling Stone Magazine, Boston Globe, and TheDenver Post. Mr. Tong obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and Pre-Medicinefrom Northeastern University in 1979. He went on to study at the University ofPortsmouth and Leeds in the United Kingdom where he obtained a Double Master'sdegree in Psychology and the Law in Child Forensic Studies in 2006. His MasterThesis at the University of Portsmouth entitled "Penile Plethysmograph, AbelAssessment for Sexual Interest, and MSI-II: Are They Speaking the Same Language"was later published in the May/June 2007 issue of The American Journal of FamilyTherapy. Mr. Tong runs a consultancy in Florida by the name of Dean Tong, MSc.. He has beenretained by attorneys and parents in  high conflict court cases over the past 25 yearsHis consultancy is concentrated in the fields of divorce, child custody, abuseaccusations, sexual or physical child abuse, domestic violence, parental alienation, andsexual allegations in divorce.www.abuse-excuse.comProfession / Specialty / Expertise  False abuse allegations trial specialist including parental alienationhttps://soundcloud.com/bailey-smith-369208333/the-forensic-trial-expert-a-must-in-the-family-courtroom?si=6a44dafeb4a840d68d1d2c6e32149c24&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharinghttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/friendstalk/2021/06/08/the-forensic-trial-expert-a-must-in-the-family-courtroom-1http://tobtr.com/11956450

After Facing Many Years Of Hell She Came Out On Top!

5/25/2021                                                             Show #16Tonight's Guest Is Carissa Daniels,She is a survivor of child abuse raised in a home with domestic violence, her escapes were reading and music. At the age of eleven she began a solo career as a singer, guitar player and songwriter. She is also a classically trained lyric soprano and has acted in music theatre as well. It was after a music rehearsal that she was stalked and then overpowered by a criminal who held her prisoner for hours, raping and assaulting her.  Eventually he left, and she survived the attack,  unlike 3 of his other victims, who he brutally murdered in cold blood. Eventually he was executed for his crimes.Prior to the assault, she was on the verge of creating a successful career in Contemporary Christian music.  A few months later, she was left disabled after a nearly-fatal car crash. Eventually she started over and thought she would build a life, even if it wasn’t the one she’d dreamed of.  She graduated from broadcast school and began working in radio. She met someone, but the man of her dreams was actually the creator of nightmares as she became the victim of domestic violence.  When her miracle daughter was 3, they went underground after he threatened her life, and eventually moved to a place where they knew no one.  Wanting to help others, she was certified as a victim advocate, but because of disabilities, was unable to work in a shelter. B/C her ex would periodically go looking for them and harass them, she got online seeking support, and began volunteering to help other victims to get and stay safe, start over and build successful new lives.http://shriverreport.org/people/carissa-daniels/In Our Journey To Heal, Many Times Helping Others We save Ourselves In The Process!!https://soundcloud.com/bailey-smith-369208333/after-facing-many-years-of-hell-she-came-out-on-top?si=98861ef7942f47f9b62dbfa264e19643&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharinghttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/friendstalk/2021/05/25/after-facing-many-years-of-hell-she-came-out-on-tophttp://tobtr.com/11948941

”Exposing Family Court Corruption” Ground-Breaking Feature Film In The Making!

Show #17                                                        6/1/2021Tonight's Guest Is James Russell,"James is a Canadian based writer with twenty-seven screenplays and a producer of five short films and a feature film in post-production. An award-winning photographer for ten years, James began producing his own screenplays in the late 90s. His company has four features in various stages of development - including CUSTODY DENIED, an Erin Brockovich-style thriller."... The Why? - I began looking for a family court project to produce about 5 years ago after my ex. cut me off from my two lovely grandchildren. I connected with Maryann when I saw a post about her recently published book. Both Maryann Petri and her story inspired me so much that I asked her if my company could option her story and her book. She graciously agreed. I spend 3 months writing the script, which was inspired by Maryann's story but is more generic - focusing on family court corruption, CPS, crooked lawyers and judges, parental alienation, incompetent social workers and court- appointed psychologists. We hope to attract an A-list actress to the project (Lisa Edelstein, or Amy Adams, or Bryce Dallas Howard) then raise the $1.9m we need to begin shooting.https://www.facebook.com/custodydeniedmovie  company's website... manks-studios.com...Inspired By The Book Written: Maryann Petri https://dismantlingfamilycourtcorruption.com/"The world needs to see the suffering and pain so many are going through, not because it's about the children. It's all about the money.."https://soundcloud.com/bailey-smith-369208333/exposing-family-court-corrupton-ground-breaking-feature-film-in-the-making?si=8bc3373db9f04fd49261680940f82c8c&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharinghttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/friendstalk/2021/06/01/exposing-family-court-corrupton-ground-breaking-feature-film-in-the-makinghttp://tobtr.com/11951915

How Our Judicial System Enables The Abuser’s And Continuously Fails Victims!

Show #41      12/21/2021Tonight's Guest, (Name Has Been Changed For Safety Purposes)I am Anna, I am learning how to become a Survivor.  I have been involved in HCD (high conflict divorce) for almost 3 years.  During my marriage I had experienced, emotional, psychological, physical, sexual and financial abuse.  After I filed for the divorce the abuse got worse because now the whole corrupted system is enabling my abuser.My lawyer hired a GAL (guardian ad litem) who is her best friend.  She has been acting hatefully and biased towards me and my daughter- nobody cares. There have been multiple violations of the Parental Plan, again nobody cares.Financial blockade – forced me to leave our office and he took over my patient.  He has been lying on financial papers and the subpoena has not been answered. I have had threats to my life, so we started exchanging our child at the police station.“Abusers have no boundaries, there is endless gaslighting, chaos and coercive control.  To them drama is the norm they are raised with multigenerational abuse.  How do we get this to end? When the system enables the abusers and fails to protect the victims!The Flying Monkeys Keep The Vicious Cycle  Of Abuse Going"https://soundcloud.com/bailey-smith-369208333/how-our-judicial-system-enables-the-abusers-and-continuously-fails-victims?si=5029fecbad0548b1bfecebc16d1d4a84&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharinghttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/friendstalk/2021/12/22/how-our-judicial-system-enables-the-abusers-andhttp://tobtr.com/12042097

”What Doesn’t Kill Me”

Show #40         12/14/2021Tonight's Guest Is Rachel Meyrick,She is a UK based film editor and director.  She began editing commercials in London in the early 90’s.  After leaving commercials she began as a freelancer working on documentaries and short films.  She cut her first feature film in 2000.  Since then she has worked with many directors and created many short films herself.In recent times Rachel worked with director Jason Barker on his debut documentary feature A Deal with the Universe, about his journey to become pregnant.  Most recently she is completing a documentary feature film: Sweepstakes Hero with director Clair Titley looking at a 1998 Japanese TV show that challenges a man to live on competition prizes alone in 1998 for worldwide release in 2022.What doesn’t kill me is her first feature as director and is about domestic violence and child custody in the US.  It began in 2011 as a short about Charlotta, an amazing DV survivor in Oklahoma but the story soon spiraled when Rachel found out that mothers fleeing domestic violence were losing their children to abusive fathers who sought custody.  What followed was 6 years of journeys to and from to the US to find other mothers and experts who had experience of this aspect of family court.  The film did not attract any funding  so Rachel relied on completing all the roles herself and two small crowdfunding campaigns to pay for the practical costs of filming.  Rachel is a single parent and still lives in the UK.You can watch it here if you have a library card or are a student:  https://www.kanopy.com/product/what-doesn-t-kill-mehttps://soundcloud.com/bailey-smith-369208333/what-doesnt-kill-me?si=a689131740644279aee1aa6108dc1edf&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharinghttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/friendstalk/2021/12/15/what-doesnt-kill-me-1http://tobtr.com/12039060