sexual abuse / Sifu Mimi Chan

280. ICYMI: Child abuse prevention month

April is child abuse prevention month. Although this is a difficult subject to discuss, it is an important one. Please listen with an open mind and be mindful of any emotional triggers you may have in listening to this episode.

As many of you know, I am a survivor of childhood sexual abuse and only began sharing my story a few years ago. I had the privilege of touring a local child advocacy center in Orlando called Kids House and interviewed the CEO Juliette Kong.

231. Juliette Kong on child abuse prevention month

As many of you know, I am a survivor of childhood sexual abuse and only began sharing my story a few years ago. I had the privilege of touring a local child advocacy center in Orlando called Kids House and interviewing the CEO Juliette Kong. Kids House is dedicated to preventing child abuse and helping child abuse victims and families by providing coordinated services in a safe, child-friendly environment from report and investigation through treatment and resolution.

Mimi Chan on Believe Survivors from Sexual Abuse

189. Believe Survivors from Sexual Abuse

In this episode, I discuss a sensitive and personal subject: my experience with childhood sexual abuse and our opinions on why survivors are not believed, steps to healing, and what each of us can do to improve this societal issue.

168. David F. Walker on learning during a time of adversity

David F. Walker is an award-winning comic book writer, author, filmmaker, journalist, and educator.

142. Representative Anna Eskamani on making a difference in Florida

Representative Anna V. Eskamani is an Orlando native and daughter of Iranian immigrants. She is the first Iranian-American to serve in the Florida Legislature.

[Rebroadcast] CChat 18: Helena Lucia on leaving Laestadianism to save her life

What if #metoo was #youtoo?

54. Survivors helping ISIS survivors

I had the pleasure of sitting down with director Kristen Blalock and associate producer Mickie Garcia to discuss their film in the making: Survivor in White. I was grateful they reached out to me about their all female crew that is venturing to Iraqi Kurdistan to share the stories of women who are victims of sexual assault. The all female crew is not just in place to sport #girlpower, but is an important factor in their access to the survivors without re-victimizing them in any manner.

50. Chong Kim, from victim to survivor of human trafficking

January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. Human trafficking is definitely a subject that makes people, including myself very uncomfortable… but like so many issues of today, we need to speak about things that make us uncomfortable. Chong Kim speaks to me today about her experience as a victim of child abuse and human trafficking in the United States. Chong has appeared on CNN, Tyra Banks, and CNBC, and recently authored her memoir Broken Silence. She also speaks at colleges around the country to advocate against human trafficking and child abuse. Her story was used for the film Eden, starring Jamie Chung.

18. Helena Lucia on leaving Laestadianism to save her life

What if you were taught: Reason and questioning can take our faith away, contraception is a sin, homosexuality is a sin, wearing any makeup is a sin, having a TV is a sin, however many children God gives you is what you were meant to have…. These are just a few of the teachings of Laestadianism. My conversation with Helena was a chilling, but inspiring discussion. Prior to our conversation I had never heard of Laestadianism. I now analogize the Laestadian church to the town that Kevin Bacon moved to in Footloose, except this is real, and there is no dancing at the end.