Podcasts by Truth and Consequences
Truth and Consequences is a podcast about trauma and its aftermath. Each episode explores the difficult and often surprising challenges that affect us in the wake of trauma and other life-altering events, including the destructive effects of revictimization.
Further podcasts by Miranda Pacchiana, MSW
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Somatic Experiencing Therapy for Trauma Survivors from 2023-04-07T00:00
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 ...
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Dr. Judith Herman Listens to Survivors from 2023-03-14T00:00
What would true justice look like for survivors of interpersonal trauma? Acknowledgement, validation, accountability for offenders, support from their communities, and offender rehabilitation. T...
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Breaking the Silence: An Interview with Rowena Chiu from 2023-03-03T00:00
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 i...
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Investigative Journalist Nicki Weisensee Egan, Chasing Cosby since 2005 from 2023-02-10T00:00
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 t...
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The ‘Troubled Teen’ Industry (Continued) from 2023-01-13T00:00
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-regulat...
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The ‘Troubled Teen’ Industry from 2023-01-06T00:00
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 faciliti...
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Andrew Pledger: Recovering from A Christian Cult from 2022-12-16T00:00
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 t...
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Sexual Abuse Lawsuits: Your Legal Questions Answered Part 3 from 2022-12-01T11:00
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 bei...
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Sexual Abuse Lawsuits: Your Legal Questions Answered Part 2 from 2022-11-11T01:00
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...
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Sexual Abuse Lawsuits: Your Legal Questions Answered Part 1 from 2022-10-28T00:00
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 ...
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The Brave Women Behind The Keepers from 2022-07-01T07:00
If you have watched the Netflix documentary series The Keepers you will recognize our three guests today: Gemma Hoskins, Abbie Schaub, and Teresa Lancaster. Each of these brave, determined, mora...
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Sarah Klein, Attorney, Advocate,&Former Elite Gymnast from 2022-06-09T11:00
Sarah Klein is an attorney for the California law firm Manly, Stewart and Finaldi and a leading voice on sexual abuse and other legal issues in the media. She is also the first known victim of f...
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Stephen Mills Author of CHOSEN from 2022-04-25T16:00
Stephen Mills is the author of CHOSEN: A Memoir of Stolen Boyhood published by Henry Holt & Company. In this first of many interviews I will be co-hosting with my friend, attorney and advoca...
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Donna Palomba: Victimized and Vindicated from 2022-03-18T01:00
Donna Palomba is a nationally-recognized speaker, author, and advocate for survivors of sexual crimes whose story was recently featured in a special 2-hour episode of Dateline. Following a harro...
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Chandra Moyer on Flashbacks, Fragments&Facing Trauma from 2022-02-18T00:00
Chandra Moyer was 37 years old when her high-functioning life was disrupted by frightening flashbacks. Chandra set out to piece together the fragments of her emerging memories and, when she put ...
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Chandra Moyer on Flashbacks, Fragments & Facing Trauma from 2022-02-18T00:00
Chandra Moyer was 37 years old when her high-functioning life was disrupted by frightening flashbacks. Chandra set out to piece together the fragments of her emerging memories and, when she put ...
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Kevin Hines from 2022-02-04T07:00
Kevin Hines tells the story of his attempted suicide by jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge at age 19, his traumatic infancy, and his struggles with mental illness. We talk about suicidal ideatio...
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Maddie&Me from 2021-08-24T01:00
Maddie Morris is a contemporary folk musician who won the BBC Radio 2 young folk award in 2019 and has been ...
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Beneath the Surface of Sobriety Lies Trauma from 2020-09-11T01:00
Jen Elizabeth speaks openly about addiction recovery with an emphasis on the trauma that frequently underlies addiction and the emotional work required to stop using, develop new coping mechanis...
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Moment of Truth from 2020-09-04T01:00
It's just me, Miranda, in the first episode since filing a sexual assault lawsuit. I talk about what's happened in my life since and discuss statutes of limitations for child sexual ab...
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Honor with Action from 2020-06-26T01:00
Po Murray, Chair of the grassroots Newtown Action Alliance, is a friend and personal hero. She explains the grassroots group's efforts to stem gun violence through legislation and cultural ...
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EMDR: What it is and How it Works from 2020-06-12T01:00
Psychotherapist and EMDR consultant Barbara Heffernan, LCSW explains how Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing works and walks listeners through the application of this effective trauma ...
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Two Survivors Talk Justice from 2020-05-29T01:00
My first returning guest Kathryn Robb talks with me about changes to Title IX (put in place by Betsy DeVos) that make it harder for victims of sexual assault to get justice, as well as updates i...
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Bikers Against Child Abuse from 2020-05-15T01:00
My guests Irish and Kenaz describe their work as volunteer members of Bikers Against Child Abuse, or BACA. The group’s mission is to create a safer environment for abused children. They do this ...
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The Nervous System Keeps the Score from 2020-05-01T00:00
Somatic Experiencing taps into the science of the autonomic nervous system to treat trauma in a non-invasive manner. Expressive art therapist Carol Hodson explains this intriguing treatment moda...
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Fear, Loss and the Grocery Store from 2020-04-24T00:00
Miranda shares her thoughts about the ways trauma and loss in the present tend to bring up trauma and loss from our past. And how it happened to her on a recent trip to the grocery store.
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You Can Still Have Joy from 2020-04-17T01:00
Francine Wheeler is a singer, songwriter, playwright, and actress whose 6 year-old-son Ben Wheeler died in the 2012 Sandy Hook School shooting. Francine talks with Miranda about coping with her ...
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Talking Trauma&Treatment from 2020-04-02T00:00
La Shanda Sugg is a licensed professional counselor, trainer, and consultant specializing in trauma therapies. We discuss the ways our past trauma shows up in everyday lives and relationships an...
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Season 1 Wrap-Up from 2020-01-10T00:00
Miranda shares her thoughts about the podcast's first season...her mission for the show, what she's learned since episode one, and what's coming up next season. She recalls each ...
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Complicated Grief from 2019-12-27T06:00
Nicole Potter was devastated when her best friend Kimberly died suddenly and under confusing circumstances. At first, Nicole was told it was suicide but the case was never officially resolved. I...
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Fighting for Fairness from 2019-12-13T06:00
Kathryn Robb is an attorney, advocate, and survivor. She tells Miranda about the recent and rapid improvements in statutes of limitations for sex crimes in states across the country, and wh...
Protected&Paying it Forward from 2019-11-29T06:00
Jamie Sivrais, founder of the non-profit A Voice for the Innocent tells his personal story of being emotionally supported by family m...
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Speaking Freely from 2019-11-01T06:00
Artist & writer Emanuella Israel created an honest, healthy life for herself despite growing up stifled by domestic violence. She explains why she's determined to speak her truth, shed ...
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Digging up the past from 2019-10-18T16:00
Erica Dziedzic is an anthropologist and a survivor of both domestic violence and child sexual abuse. Erica realized only recently that the emotional and physical pain which has plagued her for y...
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Safe Spaces from 2019-09-27T06:00
Steve Martin talks with Miranda about his work as CEO of Love146, a non-profit that combats child trafficking & exploitation and provides care for survivors around the globe.
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Lessons in Loss from 2019-09-13T12:00
A frank conversation with my insightful and honest My friend David Wheeler whose 6-year-old son, Ben was killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in 2012. David has a lot to say about...
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The Second Wound from 2019-08-26T17:00
Host Miranda Pacchiana, MSW talks about the aftermath of trauma from several perspectives--as a sexual abuse survivor, personal coach, and resident of Sandy Hook, Connecticut, site of the 2012 s...
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The Second Wound from 2019-08-26T17:00
Host Miranda Pacchiana, MSW talks about the aftermath of trauma from several perspectives--as a sexual abuse survivor, personal coach, and resident of Sandy Hook, Connecticut, site of the 2012 s...
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