Cyndi’s Voice

We’re Back! ✨After a four–year break, The Cyndi’s Voice Podcast is officially relaunching! I’m so grateful for everyone who kept supporting and wondering about me during this time—I’m still here, still standing, and ready to bring you powerful new stories and conversations.This new chapter comes with exciting updates: not only will we continue our mission of raising awareness and sharing survivor stories, but we’re also working on a Spanish version of the podcast so more voices can be heard worldwide. 🌍🎙️Follow us on Instagram @cindysvoicepodcast2620 and on Facebook @TheCyndisVoicePodcast to stay updated on episodes, announcements, behind–the–scenes, and more!Let’s make this relaunch a movement together. 💜

Anyone who has experienced a single or repeated experience of sexual, physical, or mental abuse or who has developed post-traumatic symptoms, depression, or anxiety as a result of the loss of a loved one or exposure to violence in the home or community can benefit from TF-CBT. If a child or adolescent also exhibits serious behavioral, substance-abuse, or suicidal-ideation problems, other forms of treatment, such as dialectical behavior therapy, may be more appropriate as an initial intervention and can be followed up with a trauma-sensitive approach.  WARNING: Look for a licensed mental health professional with specialized training and experience in cognitive behavioral therapy as well as further training and supervised experience in trauma-focused therapy. In addition to these credentials, it is important to find a therapist with whom you feel comfortable working. References U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Child Welfare Information Gateway. Trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy for children affected by sexual abuse or trauma. August 2012. Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy National Therapist Certification Program website

Pedophilia can sometimes be a taboo topic but had become a topic of increased interest, awareness, and concern for both the medical community and the public at large. Increased media exposure, new sexual offender disclosure laws, websites that list the names and addresses of convicted sexual offenders, politicians taking a “get tough” stance on sexual offenders, and increased investigations of sexual acts with children have increased public awareness about pedophilia. 

The Nordic Model approach to prostitution, also known as The Sex Buyer Law, decriminalizes all those who are prostituted, provides support services to help them exit, and makes buying people for sex a criminal offence, in order to reduce the demand that drives sex trafficking. This approach has now been adopted in Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Northern Ireland, Canada and many other countries. So, does it works? What are the pros and cons of it? Had anything changed in the countries who adopted it? These are some of the questions we'll be answering in this episode.  FB @cindysvoicepodcast IG @cindysvoicepodcast

Katarina Macleod, a survivor of sexual exploitation for 15 years and Execute Director of Rising Angels, a nonprofit that helps women who are leaving the sex trade by providing them with supportive services and safe environments!! She counsels and helps provide financial assistance to sexually exploited women through her own organization, Rising Angels. Rising Angels https://risingangels.net FB @risingangelscanada [email protected]