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Breaking The Silence: Stories Of Survivors

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In this episode of the ChristiTutionalist Politics podcast, we had the privilege of speaking with Michelle Jewsbury, the founder of the non-profit organization Unsilenced Voices. Michelle’s personal journey and the impactful work of Unsilenced Voices are truly inspiring, and we’re excited to share the key takeaways with our readers.

Michelle’s story begins in the small town of Sandpoint, Idaho, where she was raised by a military family. Despite the challenges of frequent moves, she excelled in school and pursued her dream of becoming an actress in Hollywood. However, her journey took an unexpected and devastating turn when she found herself in a violent, abusive relationship.

After escaping that traumatic situation, Michelle realized her calling was to empower others who had endured similar experiences. In 2017, she founded Unsilenced Voices, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing a platform for survivors of domestic violence, sexual abuse, human trafficking, and other forms of trauma to share their stories.

One of Unsilenced Voices’ flagship initiatives is the “Breaking the Silence: Voices of Survivors” book series. This powerful collection features personal narratives written by individuals who have endured unimaginable hardships but have found the strength to overcome and share their stories. As Michelle powerfully states, “Trash is somebody else’s treasure, and it’s so important to be able to use that voice to speak up.”

Beyond the book series, Unsilenced Voices offers programs like Legacy Camp, a 12-week coaching initiative that empowers survivors to share their stories through various creative outlets, from public speaking to book publishing and content creation. The organization also hosts virtual summits, providing a platform for countless individuals to step into the light and be heard.

What sets Unsilenced Voices apart is its global reach and commitment to addressing systemic issues that perpetuate cycles of abuse and trauma, particularly in underserved communities both domestically and internationally. Michelle’s insights into the stark contrasts between the resources available in first-world countries versus developing nations are eye-opening and serve as a call to action.

Throughout our conversation, Michelle shared practical wisdom and insights that can benefit anyone facing adversity or seeking to make a positive impact in the world. Her infectious energy, unwavering commitment to empowering others, and personal journey of resilience and determination are truly inspiring.

As Michelle eloquently states, “No matter what your story is, you are then able to help.” Whether through sharing your own experiences, supporting the work of Unsilenced Voices, or simply extending a compassionate hand to those in need, we all have the power to make a difference.

We encourage our readers to explore the resources and opportunities available through Unsilenced Voices. By amplifying the voices of those who have been marginalized, we can collectively work towards a world where healing, hope, and empowerment prevail.

This episode of the ChristiTutionalist Politics podcast is a testament to the transformative power of storytelling and the profound impact we can have when we come together to support one another. We’re grateful to Michelle Jewsbury and the Unsilenced Voices team for their tireless efforts in breaking the silence and creating a more just, equitable, and compassionate world.

 

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Key Takeaways

Sharing one’s story of surviving trauma or adversity can provide hope and healing for both the storyteller and others going through similar experiences.

Small acts of kindness and perseverance can have a ripple effect and positive impact on others, even if the impact is unseen.

Maintaining hope and a positive attitude, despite challenges, can influence the energy and responses received from others.

Platforms like Unsilenced Voices’ book series provide an opportunity for survivors to have their voices heard and feel less alone.

The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated mental health challenges and societal issues, making support and human connection even more crucial.

Every life has value and meaning, even if the impact is not immediately apparent.

Persevering through adversity and challenges can lead to unexpected opportunities and positive outcomes in the future.

Expressing oneself through writing, art, or sharing stories can be a powerful tool for healing and advocacy.
 

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Key Quotes

People are confused, they have anxiety now going back to work. There’s all kinds of different things and it’s. It’s great to go back to in person events and kind of slowly integrate back into the way society is meant to be, where we are in person talking with one another.- Michelle Jewsbury

In Finding Nemo, Nemo gets lost, and Nemo’s dad goes out and tries to find Nemo. Well, Nemo, along his journey, he meets a fish called Dory, and Dory is an airhead. So Dory, every 15 seconds forgets what, where she’s going, what she’s doing. However, the one thing that she keeps singing to herself is just keep swimming.- Michelle Jewsbury

Oftentimes, trash is somebody else’s treasure and it’s so important to be able to use that voice to speak up, as Joseph said. The British would say. We put on that faith that keep that stiff upper lip right and wander around pretending like nothing’s happening or nothing’s wrong. And that doesn’t help you and certainly doesn’t help others. If you keep that bottled up, it will eat away at you. And again, by sharing, it can help others.- Michelle Jewsbury

You don’t know what tomorrow brings, or next week or next month or next year or next decade until you carpe diem it. And even little things you may never realize Smile to a stranger, right? I like to talk about the old Pantene commercial. They tell two friends, they tell two friends. Pretty soon you got a movement, right? So your little gesture may spark a gesture from somebody else to somebody else who may help someone down the line. You don’t know.- Joseph M. Lenard

If you exude happiness, you’re bound to get some of it back. Or mostly that back, if your pardon cover the kids head ears an asshole all the time. Why would you then be surprised that if negativity is what you get back most of the time?- Joseph M. Lenard

 

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RELATED/RECENT (Nov. (so far) and some Sept./Oct. 2024; other from me) B4IN PIECES: 

 

Breaking The Silence: Stories Of Survivors | Survival | Nov 27 
 

Christmas (and other) Music with both LuAnne Hunt and Chenille | Entertainment | Nov 27

 

Hope, is great – We need more Hope… | Religion | Nov 25

 

You a #Podcaster? Thinking of becoming a #Podcaster? You just a Fan of a #Podcasts?!?! You will wanna see this…. | Media | Nov 22

 

We The People Demand List (new Contract W/ America) update | Republican | Nov 16

 

Moving from Victim mindset to how to Survive mindset… | Press Releases | Nov 16

 

the “We The People Demand List” (spin-off of “Contract With America”) discussion coming Sat. Nov. 16 on WAAMradio… |  Press Releases | Nov 15 

 

New Testament way: Turn the Other Cheek – doesn’t mean allow be used and abused over and over again… | Christian News | Nov 12

 

Gift buying/giving time again – time too for Buyer Beware warnings | Markets | Nov 12

 

Shakespeare controversies… Sour-grapes jealousy driven Conspiracy? Reality? To Be or Not To Be? instead What Was or Not Was?!?! LOL | Conspiracy Theories | Nov 12

 

Veterans Day (11/11) 2024… Military | Nov 10

 

Buyer Beware Indeed Lots Of Cons Phishing Scams Etc (Quasi-PSA, from CTP, Joseph M Lenard) | Markets | Nov 10

 

BLITZ – Important Historical presentation (based on True Events)….  |  Movies  | Nov 9 

 

Halloween and the 2024 Election… (part 2)… | Alternative | Nov 09
 

Remember Contract With America? Well Here Is the started the We the People (post-election) Demand List | Opinion – Conservative | Nov 09
 

No You CAN NOT REST (part 3, B4IN exclusive)… WE THE PEOPLE have more work to do and pressure to apply…. | Republican | Nov 06

Life, Kids, Animation, Cartoons, Books, Sports, with Devon Taylor…. | Family-Parenting (Cross-Posted from Sports) | Nov 04
 

Devon Taylor – Life, Kids, Books, AND SPORTS…. | Sports | Nov 04

Music: DPB: Bringing GRACE and LOVE back to RAP…. | Entertainment  | Nov 04

Music: Robert Ross “Better With Time” (Wisdom, with Age) and more discussion… | Entertainment | Nov 04

 

Copyright, Trademark, other content Laws… Issues… Questions… via my own Personal ongoing experience… | The Law | Nov 03 

 

Halloween and the 2024 Election… | Economics and Politics | Oct 28

 

MicroSoft (aka: MajorSUCK) Windows 11 endless problems…. | Science and Technology | Oct 26

 

CONCLAVE | Movies | Oct 25
 

When I mess up, I want to acknowledge such and apologize… | Opinion - Conservative | Oct 25

 

Frank Tull joined for Conversation – bottom-line: M. Jackson: starting with the MAN IN THE MIRROR… | African American News | Oct 24 

 

Are there Aliens? Not the Open-Border kind, the ET kind? | Paranormal | Oct 22

 

Just cuz Science makes it Possible, doesn’t mean it’s practical or even a Good idea…. | Beyond Science | Oct 22

 

PR about – Child Trafficking – a certain PR outlet REFUSED to distribute… Guess they are FINE with Abused Children… | Press Releases | Oct 21

 

CTP: Christian based (Bible, Full-Context, Voting Biblically) Monologues plus People of Faith Guests… | Christian News | Oct 21 

 

Christian based (Bible, Full-Context, Voting Biblically) Monologues plus People of Faith Guests… | Press Releases | Oct 21

 

Fight or Flight…. NO, there is at least one other option…. | Survival | Oct 21

 

God and Trump (Richard Lynch) and Left Cancel Culture desperation | Republican | Oct 20

The Profits (of The Left) behind MURDERING BLACK CHILDREN…. | African American News | Oct 19 

 

FLASHBACK: A Republic If You Can Keep It (and 3 bonus other materials here-in) | U. S. Politics | Oct 18

 

[Live from New York it's] SATURDAY NIGHT [not LIVE, in Theaters now]… | Movies | Oct 17
 

The Internet – additional moves to DESTROY the History on it, and gain Control/Power over all of it… Science and Technology | Oct 15 
 

The moves of The Left to SHUTDOWN Speech and Erase History…. | Police State | Oct 15 
 

Internet Archives HACKED and still down…. WHY? Ask WHO wants SPEECH SQUELCHED/CENSORED and History Erased? | Conspiracy Theories | Oct 15 
 

Civil War (in USA) redux??? Already in COLD Civil War… might it turn HOT?!?! | War and Conflict | Oct 14

 

Social-Media WARS…. Which are on your Phone/Laptop?!?!? Are you SELF-CENSORING your own Reach?!?!? | Opinion | Oct 14 
 

Video Platforms…. | Resources | Oct 14 

 

Ignorance Vs STUPIDity… difference… | Education | Oct 13

 

End really Nigh? Are you Fighting for Good or just complicit via inaction in the Evil??? [with Special Guest: Christopher Armstrong Stevenson] | Religion | Oct 02
 

Random thoughts… Highlights from this weekend’s (so far) social-media posts… | Opinion – Conservative | Sep 28 
 

World War III inevitable?!?!? | War and Conflict | Sep 27 
 

International Taxation issues (finding that Sweet-Spot, too low ineffective, too high backfire) | International | Sep 25
 

Bill Clinton (then) vs Mark Robinson (now) – thought Adult Sex matters didn’t matter (lets do necessary comparison)… Media | Sep 25 
 

How is it that Criminals are like the new CELEBRITY CLASS and feel ENTITLED to getting CRAZY REQUESTS fulfilled… | Crime All-Stars | Sep 25  
 

EXCLUSIVE share to and with my fellow Christians here on BeforeItsNews… Christian News | Sep 23 
 

Every Black Life Matters (All Lives Matter – All Lives have Value/Meaning) | African American News | Sep 21 
 

Micro vs Macro | Green Living | Sep 21 
 

Gods Not Dead: In God We Trust, Reagan, Forge, Am I Racist, more, films out now… | Movies | Sep 14 
 

Stand Against Tyranny (everywhere)… Highlighting Derek Reimer Canadian DeepState Political Prisoner… | Canada | Sep 14 
 

Do you REALLY want the DMV controlling your Health-Care?? That is what MediCAIDforall would be.. | Healthcare | Sep 13 
 

OK, seriously, let’s examine the Cat, Dogs, Ducks, Geese, Eating in the Room…. NO, seriously look at…. | Immigration | Sep 13 
 

Are you going to let them play FUN WITH NUMBERS spin/games? Or you really checking the Math??? Personal Finance | Sep 10 
 

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH – time to Harden (Security in) Schools NOT confiscate Law Abiding peoples Guns | U. S. Politics | Sep 10 
 

9/11 Somber Remembrance Time Again – 2024 | 9/11 and Ground Zero | Sep 08 
 

Charity (Community (Biblical) vs Communism) – Neighborliness (Free Will) part 2…. | Politics | Sep 07
 

School Shootings… TIME TO ACT and assure Children never again easy targets for mass murderers… | The Law | Sep 05 
 

Books: Fantasy Fare | Books | Sep 03 

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Here are some pieces from me over on TheLibertyBeacon

https://www.thelibertybeacon.com/who-is-baby-sitting-whom/    

https://www.thelibertybeacon.com/principlesnotpersonalities/   

https://www.thelibertybeacon.com/democrat-aka-commiefascisocies-blend-hate/  

https://www.thelibertybeacon.com/finding-the-sweet-spot-no-not-sexual-thing-get-your-mind-out-the-gutter-lol/   

https://www.thelibertybeacon.com/neighborliness/   

https://www.thelibertybeacon.com/wokeists-warping-words/  

https://www.thelibertybeacon.com/the-kamalunist-speaking-on-more-she-knows-nothing-about/ 

Some additional random TLB IMAGES (and these are FAR from all items I’ve dropped at TLB) from pieces over on TLB (reminder, after 1 yr B4IN moves pieces to Archives and images get stripped, so after 1 year they will no longer be visible here) most of which correspond/conjunction with a CTP episode (care to bet CLUELESS err… I mean… ANONYMOUS knows what NORTON V SHELBY is let-alone a damn thing about that or any number of the other things I’ve delved into over last few years on/with/via B4IN and TLB):














































TLB images section end

ALL of my TheLibertyBeacon pieces: 
https://www.thelibertybeacon.com/?s=Joseph+M+Lenard

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Here is a recent piece ABOUT ME rather than FROM ME:
https://www.downriversundaytimes.com/2024/08/07/retired-wyandotte-it-guy-pens-books-creates-podcasts/

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SOME ADDITIONAL ODDS AND ENDS….

JLD B4IN pieces: https://tinyurl.com/JLDArticles   
JLD TLB pieces: https://www.thelibertybeacon.com/?s=Joseph+M+Lenard   
Joseph M Lenard books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Joseph-M-Lenard/author/B09WFSY5KN   

How am I bringing back the LITTLE WILLIE JOHN “FEVER” Song?
see: /sports/2024/06/will-wnba-actually-put-female-pro-sports-really-on-the-map-or-die-to-dei-correctness-hate-2785791.html

Going further back….

A response I made to someone (SMS Texts, back and forth) in regard to their saying a recent CTP Show “BrainDead (well that’s a harsh title LOL) part 1″ (https://www.buzzsprout.com/2210487/14431880-christitutionalist-politics-s1e33-brain-dead-folks-part-1-well-this-is-a-harsh-show-title-lol) was/is “thoughtful”…

Thx for the feedback on BrainDead1 episode (he will be on my Show soon for an already “Listener Feedback” mini-episode in next several weeks (end of February or early March 2024) when he wanted to react and talk about S1E13 “Censorship” Show) I indeed go for “thoughtful” (always, logic and reason and facts) though I have addressed that sometimes I may indeed get HOT/ANIMATED and sound more like raving lunatic (Leftist) at times (while “spirited” in “tone” and action – still using logic/reason/strategy but just a bit more “passionately” delivered (see related https://www.youtube.com/shorts/bc5yiLorRF0 1m YouTube Short on that))! LOL Thankfully those number of Shows are the exceptions and not the Rule. I am always going for “not the same ole talking-point takes of the usual suspect talking-head parrots” (there is Hannity and a million others for the same-ole bs parrot responses (though, not to say, sometimes a particular talking-point oft heard is not worth repeating too, but parroting cannot be one’s ONE TRICK (and sadly too many are just parrots (or One-Trick-Pony, if you prefer) with never any originality — AT ALL, EVER (at least if delivering the same basic “topics” have some reasonable different approach or other “angle” of delivery than same mono-tone talking-head resting face and voice))).

/u-s-politics/2023/12/actual-full-examination-of-the-14th-amendment-youll-not-hear-this-anywhere-else-2610137.html

Rick Walker joined me on my Show awhile back – see:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2210487/13994568-christitutionalist-politics-s1e22-grey-areas

2023 in review

https://www.buzzsprout.com/2210487/14116746-christitutionalist-politics-s1e25-year-in-review-part-1

https://www.buzzsprout.com/2210487/14156913-christitutionalist-politics-ctp-s1e26-year-in-review-part-2

CTP (S1E33, 20240203 drop, BTS/SP) “Brain-Dead Folks 1 (that’s a harsh title LOL)” BehindTheScenes/SneakPeek Video

[BRIEF NOTE: There has been, continues to be AN ISSUE with BeforeItsNews of late (in certain B4IN category sections, not all) in embedding Videos that I have filed a Support ticket regarding and still awaiting resolve. Normally, I am able to add several embedded Videos within every piece. For some reason I am limited to only including one as attempting more causes entire HTML code and parts of Articles TO VANISH. So, there will be additional links to Videos. Related Videos that I had hoped to embed throughout are...

"(CTP S1E28) SneakPeek/BTS "Can One 'Generalize' About Women Voters?" (Audio Show drops 20231230)"
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6mb9cu63HA
or Rumble: https://rumble.com/v43n19c-ctp-s1e28-sneakpeekbts-can-one-generalize-about-women-voters-audio-show-dro.html

"CTP BTS/SP (S1EDecSpecial (MidWeek 12/6/23 drop)) "Dating in these WOKE times" Politics dividing."
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfn0ZRqO2Ro
Rumble: https://rumble.com/v3z8mij-ctp-btssp-s1edecspecial-midweek-12623-drop-dating-in-this-woke-day-and-age.html

"CTP S1ENov2023Special BTS/SP "Happy Thanksgiving, Merry Christmas""
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nC3UBv1FFhU
Rumble:https://rumble.com/v3wb5r1-ctp-s1enov2023special-btssp-happy-thanksgiving-merry-christmas.html

"CTP S1E25 BTS/SP Video "Year in Review (part 1)" 20231209 Audio podcast drop"
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeDqy-vIL8A
Rumble: https://rumble.com/v3zxj5a-ctp-s1e25-btssp-video-year-in-review-part-1-20231209-audio-podcast-drop.html

"CTP BTS/SP Video (S1E26) Year in Review (part 2)"
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_meLOD8yKg
Rumble: https://rumble.com/v40yiix-ctp-btssp-video-s1e26-year-in-review-part-2.html

These Videos are also available via Bitchute and Brighteon @JLenardDetroit channels.
To see my CTP Show "Soundbites" samples - see: https://vimeo.com/jlenardwyandotte 
Take these, and of course ANY of the ChristiTutionalist TM Politics episodes on the Road (or whatever/where-ever) with you via Buzzsprout or any of the 14 other podcast platforms it is available. ]


 

 


 

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