Dr. Debby Herbenick
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Sexual educator and researcher Dr. Debby Herbenick talks with Sarah about the uptrend in concerning sexual conduct among young people today that prompted her latest book, Yes, Your Kid: What Parents Need to Know About Today’s Teens and Sex. Listen in as Sarah and Dr Herbenick discuss the shocking trends that Dr Herbenick’ s research has revealed and some of the practical, collective solutions we can apply to our collective problem. Silence is not always golden; we all have to talk about the issue if we want to make a change. Dr. Debby Herbenick is a Provost...
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Dr. Kate Truitt
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Distinguished psychologist and neuroscientist Dr. Kate Truitt takes her expert hat off and lets her hair down in today’s candid conversation with Sarah. The bestselling author of Healing in Your Hands and the new title Keep Beathing lays bare her personal odyssey through loss and trauma as well as the key to her renewal- the realization that she wasn’t the problem; her brain was. Wired from years of trauma to keep her ‘safe’, “Amy the Amygdala” was actually keeping her caught in a cycle of negative, intrusive thoughts. Listen to Sarah and Dr. Kate talk about the tenacity of that...
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Rewind: Lauren Sivan
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Today on Bar Fights, we’re reposting one of our favorite interviews with Lauren Sivan, a former New York TV news reporter who is among more than 100 women who have accused media mogul Harvey Weinstein of sexual harassment. Get ready for a thought-provoking episode of the Bar Fights podcast with guest speaker Lauren Sivan, as she joins host Sarah Klein to discuss her personal experience with Harvey Weinstein. Lauren shares how she initially felt like she was alone in her experience, but later realized that there were many others who had been subjected to...
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Laura and Anne from Day One Part 2
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“Relationship skills are not innate. We go where the young people are, give them the space to talk about their relationships, and help them build the skills to ensure those relationships are healthy,” DayOne Executive Director Anne Patterson tells Sarah. On today’s show, Anne and DayOne Board Chair Laura Dukess break down those relationship skills and the education, supportive services, legal advocacy, and leadership development that DayOne provides NYC youth age 24 and under who are struggling with gender-based violence. Learn more at DayOne’s annual Voices Against...
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Laura and Anne from Day One Part 1
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“Love should always be safe” is the tagline for Day One, a New York City nonprofit working to end gender-based violence and the shame and trauma that lurk in its shadow by nipping it in the bud. Sarah sits down with Executive Director Anne Patterson and Chairman of the Board Laura Dukess to discuss their organization’s efforts to end abuse by teaching elementary, middle school, and high school students the skills needed to build healthy relationships, as well as the myriad supportive services they offer to anyone under the age of 24 who has experienced physical, sexual, or...
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Erin Merryn Part 2
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One woman’s story, and one woman’s moxie has protected countless children, and Erin Merryn is not done yet. Six year old Erin was too young to know what sexual abuse was, much less how to talk about it, so she remained silent as her abuse went on for seven years. In part 2 of her conversation with Sarah, Erin explains why she created Erin’s Law, and how she has muscled through resistance from parents, school officials, and legislators to protect children like her younger self by requiring all public schools in each state to implement a...
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Erin Merryn Part 1
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Today’s Bar Fights guest, Erin Merryn, is a testament to the power of a story to move mountains. It took many tumultuous years for Erin to find her voice after having been repeatedly abused for six years of her childhood. Once she found it, though, there’s been no stopping her from using her voice as a compelling force for good. Since 2013, Erin has steadfastly shared her story to press every state to mandate prevention-oriented child sexual abuse education in schools, and she is making real headway. Erin’s Law is currently enacted in 38 states, and she is actively working on the...
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Chris McKenna
Bar Fights
Today, Sarah brings on Chris McKenna, founder of Protect Young Eyes, for a robust conversation about keeping our children safe in digital spaces. Tune in to learn about the 5 layers of digital protection (Spoiler alert- the second layer involves your router), which are the riskiest social media apps and why, and the urgent responsibility we have to hold the entities who profit from the digital space accountable for our children’s safety within that space. “We are responsible for our children’s future wellness, not their current happiness.” Chris McKenna Check out the...
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Dr. Janie Lacy
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Sarah and trauma psychotherapist and relationship expert Dr. Janie Lacy delve into the self-sabotaging patterns programmed into our subconscious by childhood trauma, how to recognize those patterns, unravel their roots, and do the work to reprogram them. Key take-aways from their inspiring conversation 1) Although our programming is not our fault, our healing is our responsibility. 2) Mutual support and unity are empowering; community is healing. Build one if you don’t have one already. Dr. Janie Lacy is an internationally recognized licensed psychotherapist and relationship...
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Diane Tarantini Part 2
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In part 2 of their interview, Sarah and Diane share words of wisdom for keeping our children safe and keeping the doors of communication with them open when it comes to uncomfortable topics. On the table today- the two most common mistakes parents make when it comes to their child’s safety, sextortion, and why our kids are watching pornography, what are they learning from it, and how they are they acting it out. Diane Tarantini is a child sex abuse survivor, author of the children’s book, The Brave Knight, and a Body Safety Educator. Learn more at
info_outlineIn part 2 of their discussion, Sarah and Nicole talk about the powerful impact that one small voice can have when you are willing to say hard things, the “gift of going second,” the responsibility of healing, and the sacred space that survivors have found in Nicole’s weekly e-course, UNLEASH.
An advocate, activist, and survivor of child sexual abuse, Nicole Braddock Bromley is the founder of https://www.iamonevoice.org/ and the founder and Executive Director of https://www.onevoice4freedom.