The Never Give Up Show!!

”Free The Chained”

Show #15         5/19/2021This Show Is One Very Dear To My Heart, Mostly because I am so glad to see the truth being uncovered but more so because of the support these women are receiving from communities worldwide. This was one of my biggest complaints when I went trough my domestic violence hell, the community was not there for me.Tonight's Guest Is Dina Presser, the daughter of an agunah,She Says, "My involvement in the agunah crisis began with being eyewitness to the abuse my mother endured, and continues to as an agunah, chained to a dead marriage, for nearly 17 years." I graduated Highschool at 24 years old with hopes of becoming an attorney. (I went on to pursue an undergrad in Talmudic law and Halacha; then graduated from pace law school) I worked for a civil rights firm; very passionate about human rights and civil rights.As a justice and truth seeker, I chose this career path in order to advocate for those who do not have a voice of their own. What drives me is my deep-seated passion to make a difference and bring about change. I chose law school to use my passion for making a difference and bringing about change. I will be practicing matrimonial law.I get the full story — hear both sides— help mediate between get refusers and their wives  (Get = Jewish Divorce)I’m Focused on the bigger issue: normalizing prenups, amending the laws around get (Jewish Divorce) refusal, and what constitutes domestic abuse ;She has received so much support, that they have been rallying all around NY, their last one had over 300 people and views on Instagram in the thousands.  Her mother a quiet  woman who has raised her 6 children and lived her life quietly for the last 17years was so overwhelmed by all the supportFree Lonna NOW!! See the information on the rally in Las Vegas this Friday and Sunday....THESE GIRLS MADE IT TO VOGUE...https://www.vogue.com/article/agunah-get-refusal-social-media-campaign-orthodox-womenhttps://gofund.me/357364b3HELP SUPPORT LONNA KIN AND CHILDREN...http://chng.it/Qt8XFGrKpQ SIGN THE PETITION https://soundcloud.com/bailey-smith-369208333/free-the-chained?si=cba25a81cb86451abcf24f866384df51&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharinghttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/friendstalk/2021/05/19/free-the-chained-1http://tobtr.com/11941044

Victim To Hero!

Show #14      5/11/2021My Guest Tonight Is Dr. Petra Deeter Ph.d,An award-winning film director and a social impact builder.  As a survivor of child abuse and domestic violence, she is passionate about creating social impact to advocate for victims. She is the founder and a parental alienation strategist at Victim To Hero Institute where she provides resources and support for victims, raises public awareness, and champions the system and social changes. As a filmmaker, she has made films in many genres, focusing on using the visual story medium to tell the stories that matter. Her film “Reborn”, about domestic violence, premiered at the legendary Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, won over 2-dozen international awards and screened at festivals and theatres around the world. Her upcoming film  is a feature-length documentary “At All Costs” that examines a 5-year custody battle and the system failure in stopping the parental alienation campaign that led to the murder of a 10yr old boy by his father.Parental Alienation is child abuse and domestic violence, but the world is not recognizing this problem.For Any information On Petra Deeter, Her Movies, Podcasts Interviews Are All Posted On https://www.facebook.com/victimtohero/https://soundcloud.com/bailey-smith-369208333/victim-to-hero?si=718dc19f550343bb9be15681544e80de&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing https://www.blogtalkradio.com/friendstalk/2021/05/11/victim-to-hero http://tobtr.com/11941023

How You Got To The Finish Line Doesn’t Matter As Much As You Getting There!

Show #9      4/6/2021My  Guest this evening is Victoria Kelly,She currently resides somewhere in the State of Minnesota in the United States of America. Victoria is the Founder and Managing Director of  A Helping Hand for Healing Souls. She works with support groups, speak at rallies, conferences, police departments and shelters, She works directly with women and children to get their basic needs filled focused mainly on food, shelter and clothing. Her primary mission is Ending Domestic and Sexual Violence. Victoria transcended many forms of childhood abuse that were imposed upon her during her formative years. Tonight she will be introducing her latest endeavor.... The Clothesline Project https://soundcloud.com/bailey-smith-369208333/how-you-got-to-the-finish-line-doesnt-matter-as-much-as-you-getting-there?si=829289785c024822ae4dd1c22290bc90&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharinghttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/friendstalk/2021/04/06/how-you-got-to-the-finish-line-doesnt-matter-as-much-as-you-getting-therehttp://tobtr.com/11924197

Divorcing A Narcissist Can Be Dangerous

 #13       5/4/2021Tonight's Guest Is:Barbara La Pointe, A Divorce Coach for women, guiding them through the process of leaving a narcissist, dealing with lawyers and abuse in the courtroom..Marriage to a narcissistic partner almost always includes some form of abuse. Emotional abuse, psychological abuse, financial abuse, physical or even sexual abuse often occur. Because of this, when it comes to getting a divorce from a narcissistic partner, abuse is generally heightened as the relationship turns into a “fight to the death” kind of battle. If you think you were walking on eggshells around a narcissist during the marriage, you will find running away from them on eggshells is even more challenging. Statistically, more men than women have NPD or narcissistic personality disorder, by a two to one ratio. Also, almost 70% of divorces are initiated by women across North America. But there are women narcissistic partners who are equally abusive in their marriages, and also in the divorce process.She also helps practice mindfulness! In the list of top 10 stressors in life, Divorce almost always ranks as number 2. This is not surprising!  As the storm of stressful losses swirls around and inside you, learning how to center your thoughts in the moment is extremely important and enormously helpful. “Mindfulness” is a powerful stabilizing and calming practice you can easily learn and experience the benefits. Her Website https://www.barbaralapointe.com/freeresources and download of her book ERASED BY A NARCISISSThttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/friendstalk/2021/05/04/divorcing-a-narcissist-can-be-dangeroushttp://tobtr.com/11937619https://soundcloud.com/bailey-smith-369208333/divorcing-a-narcissist-can-be-dangerous-1?si=be461707a1b64051b7d16fffc4658376&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing"There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside of you"  Maya Angelou

Preserving Family Ties

Show #12   4/27/2021My  Guest this evening is Dr. Mark D. Roseman Ph.D.Dr. Roseman is an expert and international speaker on high conflict divorce, parental alienation and child custody. He has worked in the co-parenting field since 1999 when he served as Assistant Director for Child Access Services with the Children’s Rights Council in Washington, DC. He worked closely with Attorney David L. Levy, co-founder of the Children's Rights Council to help bring joint custody to nearly 30 states.Dr. Roseman is the CEO of the Toby Center for Family Transitions which he founded in 2010. Based in Delray Beach, the Toby Center has emerged a major provider of supervised visitation services and reunification therapy in Florida and Connecticut. As a mediator and consultant with family members enduring social and personal stress, Dr. Roseman has found different modalities to be most effective in ameliorating these difficulties.He served as a columnist with Knight Ridder Tribune Syndicate and a current contributor to the Huffington Post Online. A father of three, Dr. Roseman earned his doctorate in Family Studies from the Union Institute & University with a specialty in therapeutic interventions for high conflict divorce, and shared parenting issues accompanying parental separation and divorce.Humor frequently peppers his public speaking, trainings, personal coaching and presentations. Says Dr. Roseman “if it takes less energy to laugh, and it helps, then, “why not!” It couldn’t hurt!” https://soundcloud.com/bailey-smith-369208333/preserving-family-ties-1?si=badd33b8ecb14ac694f0e19b8f0f4f3f&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharinghttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/friendstalk/2021/04/27/preserving-family-ties http://tobtr.com/11934857

Epiphanies Are Awaiting

Show #11     4/20/2021My Guest this evening is Ann O'Keeffe Rogers. Ann is originally from Washington DC and is currently living in Florida. She has degrees from Washington University, majoring in Spanish and Political Science.  Ann has worked in corporations for the majority of her career and is currently a Consultant at the Resolution Center of Jacksonville. Her work involves relating to people from all backgrounds and nationalities, marketing effectively to serve families across a diverse population, manage community outreach, and understand marketing & trends.   Additionally, she has held many volunteer positions and successfully fundraised for various community organizations, including Hope Springs Florida, Inc., which she co-founded.  Ann brings with her a long history and understanding of family dynamics, professional consulting and relationship building. She is ready to shift gears to a more mission driven type of work, especially one based around children’s and parent’s rights and relationships.   Ann is the mother of 4 and lives with her husband in northeast Florida. Tragically she lost her children, including a special needs child with autism, at an early age to a high conflict divorce. It is through this loss that her interest in supporting organizations that focus on children’s issues began. By joining the Epiphany Awaits team, Ann will have the opportunity to use her skills and experiences to make a difference in the lives.https://soundcloud.com/bailey-smith-369208333/epiphanies-are-awaiting-1?si=6c594052fdd84ebd9a337e3b312b6b24&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharinghttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/friendstalk/2021/04/20/epiphanies-are-awaitinghttp://tobtr.com/11931083https://www.facebook.com/groups/2679627255383557/?ref=share

When There Is No Justice You Have No Peace!

Show #10    4/13/2021Tonight's  Guest Is Jen, She lives in Connecticut. Jen worked in film and television prior to starting a family. As life went on Jen became disabled by a rare genetic connective tissue disease known as Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (EDS). Jen is the Mom of 2 and a Grandma. Jen's 15 year old daughter is a nationally ranked cheerleader, she too has EDS. Jen is involved with EDS advocacy & awareness. She recently began speaking out on Narcissist Abuse & DV after a horrific experience with a Covert Malignant Narcissist (CMN) whom she'd known since the age of 7. Jen didn't know he was a narcissist until they moved in together. CMN's are extremely difficult to spot because they disguise themselves from everyone other than their intimate partner in the privacy of the home. To others they are the do-gooders, saviors & angels. Jen barely escaped alive. She left with a carotid artery dissection from blunt force trauma & an incurable STD.  Her abuser was arrested multiple times. He continued to threaten and gaslight her. She was hospitalized after a suicide attempt. When she escaped the bond of trauma, she reported all of the abuse. That's when she learned how corrupt the system is. Her case spans 2 states and 4 counties. Jen has been retraumatized. She has been provided no justice for her. Her abuser has had little to no consequence. She continues to be victim shamed/slandered by her abuser & his cohorts. Jen is writing her story titled "All You Need". She is creating support groups for DV Survivors. She is raising awareness on the failures of the DV court system. Jen says, Telling your story and reporting your abuser, takes an enormous amount of strength. To receive no justice is to be revictimized all over again. Let's not allow it to cost a life.https://soundcloud.com/bailey-smith-369208333/when-there-is-no-justce-you-have-no-peace?si=0d1c456f5f73492b973be1c77fcc9f68&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharinghttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/friendstalk/2021/04/13/when-there-is-no-justice-you-have-no-peacehttp://tobtr.com/11927550

”A Silenced Voice Finds It’s Sound”

Show #8   3/30/2021My  Guest Tonight Is Tanisha Bankston.,Tanisha recently spoke to her Mom and found out that she had been raped at the age of 5 or 6. She thinks it was around 5 because that's when her mind shut off. Tanisha failed kindergarten because her mom didn’t send her to school. DHS took her brothers, sister, and her away from their mom. Tanisha's aunt adopted her baby brother and her. Her other siblings were adopted by other family members. The man who raped Tanisha at the age of 5 or 6 was never locked up. Her mom said they said they didn’t have enough evidence. Tanisha had to relearn how to walk. She remembers looking out of a window with a gown on being a little girl. She told her mom what happened. She wasn’t believed by some of her family members or the hospital. She went into a shell and never came out. She lost her inner voice at the age of 6. The abuse didn’t stop there. At the ages of  10, 11, 13 and 14 she was repeatedly raped by various men. Those men were grown and none of them were ever locked up. Some were friends of family members while others were members of the neighborhood she lived in. She was told not to tell so she didn’t. When she did tell she wasn’t believed. She had a baby at 14. The father of that child is her cousins husband. Even after DNA proved he was the father, nothing was done to hold him accountable. When she was 14 her youngest son's dad began to have sex with her , she ended up in a 9 year domestically violent relationship. She escaped at the age of 23. She found her inner voice last year at the age of 32 when she spoke up and spoke out. She got a lot of backlash from some of her family members. She is on her healing journey.https://soundcloud.com/bailey-smith-369208333/a-silenced-voice-finds-its-sound?si=912a047639df4bdc9752993d183c5281&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing https://www.blogtalkradio.com/friendstalk/2021/03/30/a-silenced-voice-finds-its-sound http://tobtr.com/11920381

”Living With Dissociative Identity Disorder”

Tonight’s Guest is Jo Calk,She is a child abuse and neglect survivor, author,volunteer, and child welfare advocate.Jo will share her story, as well as what it’s like to live with Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) resulting from the child abuse.Under the pseudonym “Megan Erin Galloway,” Jo wrote a memoir titled “Pieces: Help for Your Life Journey,” which explains her creation of the various persona tofill the internal empty space due to a “lack of personality.”Tonight, Jo briefly discusses her childhood, and then updates us with a recent triggering event that fragmented the “integrated self” Jo had maintained for about 10 years. Jo hasreintegrated and merged her “selves” and feels stronger now than ever before.She will also explain “isolating” with “12 intimate personas” during the COVID-19 lockdown.Jo is currently designing, creating, and advocating a Child Welfare System Redesign Strategic Action Plan, which is described on her website www.Jo-Calk.comhttps://soundcloud.com/bailey-smith-369208333/living-with-dissociative-identity-disorder?si=350770c067984b259c9be36ffb7d97f8&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing https://www.blogtalkradio.com/friendstalk/2021/03/23/living-with-dissociative-identity-disorderhttp://tobtr.com/11917151

Victim By Force, Survivor By Choice, Activist By Design

Episode #6   3/16/2021Tonight's Special Guest is "Sheri Kurdakul" She is the Founder of EBinRA, Inc. doing business as Victims Voice and serves as its Chief Executive Officer. Formerly, she was the Managing Partner of Holistic Business Solutions, a small business, and nonprofit consulting firm. As a survivor of child abuse and domestic violence, she has devoted herself to ensuring victims of discrimination, harassment, and abuse are heard, believed, and able to seek legal justice. She resides in Central New Jersey with her husband and daughter, as well as a myriad of adopted furry family members.  https://victimsvoice.app/https://soundcloud.com/bailey-smith-369208333/victim-by-force-survivor-by-choice-activist-by-design?si=8dfd61a9b4c3481582c262297e0a0ee3&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharinghttps://www.blogtalkradio.com/friendstalk/2021/03/16/victim-by-force-survivor-by-choice-activist-by-designhttp://tobtr.com/11913621