Best Christine Diaz Podcasts (2024)

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10. 5 Ways to Protect Your Peace 47:48

2M ago47:48

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Throughout this season, we have opened up and shared some of the baggage we carry, so we thought it is only right to end Season 1 on how we protect our peace. In this episode, we are getting vulnerable about deeper conversations from the fear of abandonment and body dysmorphia, to our experiences during COVID. We hope that in sharing some of our me…

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9. Ultimate Relationship Test "How Well Does She REALLY Know Me?" 29:55

2M ago29:55

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Join us for a hilarious and revealing episode of She Comes With Baggage, where we put our relationship to the test with "How Well Do You Know Me?" This interactive game isn't just about us; it's an opportunity for you, our valued audience, to get to know us better as we ask each other a series of personal questions. Who knows... you might even know…

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8. Traveling With Pride : How to Travel Mindfully as LGBTQ+ 43:24

2M ago43:24

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Nearly 70 countries still criminalize LGBTQ+ identities. Join us in this episode as we discuss the complexities of traveling as a queer couple and how we explore destinations where LGBTQ+ rights are still not fully recognized. We are discussing why boycotting may not always be the most effective solution, and sharing insightful tips on navigating n…

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7. Kirstie's Coming Out Story - Hardships Growing Up in the Bible Belt 50:13

3M ago50:13

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Kirstie was born and raised in Tennessee aka the Bible Belt. The South is known for religious rhetoric which was instilled in a lot of her life growing up. This week, Kirstie shares her experiences coming out to her family and the hardships she went through when she told her friends. Come on this journey to hear how she moved from Tennessee to Cali…

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6. Christine's Coming Out Story - Being Queer in a Religious Latin Family 49:41

2M ago49:41

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Join us on an emotional journey in our next podcast episode, "Christine's Coming Out Story." Brace yourself for a rollercoaster ride as we dive into Christine's journey of self-discovery, starting at the young age of 11 in a latin family. In this heartfelt episode, Christine shares the struggles, unexpected triumphs, and her experience coming out a…

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5. Questions You Should NEVER Ask Lesbians 26:29

3M ago26:29

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When navigating life as queer women, it is often we are confronted with some really ridiculous questions, especially from straight men. For this episode, we asked all of you to submit some of the most common questions you have been asked as a lesbian or queer woman. We are going to be talking through these submissions and... yall, some of these que…

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4. The Start of Our Platform "On Airplane Mode" 34:20

3M ago34:20

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In 2019, we quit our jobs, sold all of our things, and moved to South East Asia. It was one of the riskiest things we have ever done, but also the year that completely changed our lives. Tune in to Episode 4 of "She Comes With Baggage" as we take you through our backpacking adventures and the start of our platform On Airplane Mode. Get ready for so…

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3. Does Kirstie Ditch Christine For New Zealand?! 32:44

3M ago32:44

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As a sequel to Episode 2, we are continuing to unfold Kirstie and Christine's love story. Now, brace yourselves for Episode 3, where we unveil the stories behind Kirstie's final days with Christine before embarking on a life-altering journey to New Zealand. The air is thick with suspense—did Kirstie choose to stay for love or travel into the unknow…

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2. Our First Date Needed an Emergency Exit Plan 40:36

4M ago40:36

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In Episode 2 of "She Comes With Baggage," we are taking it back to the beginning - how we actually met, our first date, and the early days of our relationship. Get ready for some laughs and cringe-worthy moments as we share the nitty-gritty details that kicked off our love story. This episode is all about the unfiltered and cute beginnings that set…

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1. Baggage Claimed: Getting to Know the Voices Behind our Podcast 26:35

4M ago26:35

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The first official launch of She Comes With Baggage is here! Thank you for tuning in - we can't wait to go on this journey together. In this episode you are going to be learning about why this podcast is important to us and a little introduction to who we are. Have any questions or suggestions for any upcoming episodes? Use this link to submit! she…

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She Comes With Baggage Trailer 0:51

4M ago0:51

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Hello, we are Kirstie Pike and Christine Diaz—your hosts for "She Comes With Baggage." We all know that when it comes to relationships, it's not just love that's in the air; baggage is floating around too. So, get ready for turbulence, laughter, and a whole lot of fun! Whether you know us from Instagram and TikTok or you've just stumbled upon us he…

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Your Right to Travel with Jen Ruiz 30:53

4M ago30:53

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Jen Ruiz holds many titles including lawyer, a TEDx speaker, #1 Amazon Bestseller, 2018 Reader's Favorite Award Winner and the 2023 Bessie award winner for the category "Most Impactful Piece of Writing”. Before her 30th birthday, Jen decided to take 12 trips in 12 months. She not only surpassed her goal completing 20 trips in 12 months, but within …

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On Airplane Mode with Kirstie Pike and Christine Diaz 23:14

4M ago23:14

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Kirstie and Christine are an award-winning multicultural LGBTQ+ couple using their platform and production company On Airplane Mode to inspire others to follow their passions all while celebrating who they are and who they love! They started their platform from the ground up to empower women and the LGBTQ+ community to have their voices heard. In u…

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A Vessel for Their Stories with Yulia Denisyuk 25:45

4M ago25:45

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Yulia Denisyuk is an award-winning travel photographer and writer who turned to travel journalism after serving in the US military and working as a Fortune 500. She’s written for The New York Times, National Geographic, TIME, Conde Nast Traveler, BBC Travel, and more, on unique assignments that have brought her to share a roof with nomads in Mongol…

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Respectful Tourism with Joelle Sfeir and Nada Raphael of Tourleb 27:29

4M ago27:29

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Joelle Sfeir and Nada Raphael are co-founders of Tourleb, a socially responsible tour operator owned by women and based in Lebanon, and a finalist at 2023's Bessie Awards for Travel Startup of the Year. Although their company began by accident, they have been nothing but intentional in making sure they work within their values including giving back…

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27: Chapter 24 | Ringing In 2024 with Kim & Kara 29:15

5M ago29:15

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Kim & Kara drop a bonus update episode to kick off 2024. Kara's almost done with growing her tiny human, Kim launched her online merch shop, and aligning our language to reflect our emotions is carrying us into our second year of SGTC. A special thank you to everyone who has been listening, interacting, sharing, and supporting us throughout our fir…

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26: Chapter 23 | The SANE Corner with Shaun Johnson 1:11:10

8M ago1:11:10

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It's our last episode of season 1! We will announce our season 2 date soon, but rest assured we will still be doing minisodes and having fun on Patreon during our break. Kim and Kara catch up in the midst of travel and Kara shares what she's having! Much to Kim's chagrin, it is NOT a velociraptor. Today's guest is forensic nurse Shaun Johnson. In a…

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25: Chapter 22 | Podcast Movement with Anna Van Valin and Christine O'Donnell 43:49

9M ago43:49

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This year, during the world’s largest podcasting conference, a group of survivors and independent producers will be taking the stage with a panel titled, “True Crime Podcasts That Help Not Hurt: How to Produce True Crime Ethically.” Their goal is to start a conversation about changing the way we approach, produce, and commodify these dramatic stori…

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24: BONUS | Kim's Parole Hearing Update 35:59

9M ago35:59

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Kim talks with Kara in real-time to process and dissect her experience with her attacker's recent parole hearing. Kim also plays the recordings of her and Michael's testimonies to the parole board for the first time as Kara reacts. "I am the best-case scenario, and it's still this hard for me. And that needs to change." Join Kim and Kara's "Captive…

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23: Chapter 21 | Shadowed with Julie Whitehead 49:57

10M ago49:57

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This episode discusses suicide and suicidal ideation. Some listeners may find this disturbing. If you or someone you know is contemplating self-harm, please, contact your physician, go to your local ER, or call the suicide prevention hotline in your country. For the United States, the numbers are as follows: The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline…

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22: Chapter 20 | Community As Justice with Lauren Weingarten 58:44

10M ago58:44

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Is it cake or is it trauma? Starting out our return from the almost-dead with some talk about Kim's obsessive personality, Taylor Swift, Kara's grumpy cat tendencies, and those magical, healing moments you experience in life. Our guest this week is Lauren Weingarten, the founder of MTMV (Me Too Many Voices Community). Lauren joins Kara and Kim to t…

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21: Chapter 19 | Trauma-Informed Mental Health with Summer Forlenza 59:16

11M ago59:16

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Summer Forlenza LMFT joins Kim & Kara as an expert guest. Talking about trauma-informed mental health, Summer sheds light on popular therapeutic approaches used for survivors and their support persons. Summer Forlenza helps people to heal from trauma and to support the survivors in their lives so that we can build a world with more compassion, conn…

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20: BONUS | Summertime Cadence and Support for Stalking Survivors 10:37

11M ago10:37

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We are changing up our cadence over the summer--new episodes will drop every other week! Mike's TEDxMileHigh Digital Rewatch premieres Wednesday, June 28th at about 8pm MST (10PM EST). Sign up for free through the Event Bright link and watch on Youtube: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tedxmilehigh-transcend-virtual-premiere-registration-658571333587?k…

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19: Chapter 18 | Catch Up with Kim & Kara 55:51

11M ago55:51

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This week Kim and Kara do a little catching up on random topics they haven't had the chance to discuss with each other until now. Hear about Enneagrams, home birth in an RV, a surprise baby in your sweatpants, ghost farts, Taylor Swift's symbolic $1, jailbreaking blackberries, Apple OS nerd alert via Kara, awareness grenade app (actually called Noo…

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18: Chapter 17 | See Us with Benzii Diaz 1:05:03

12M ago1:05:03

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Get ready to feel some feelings this week. Although for Kara, the feelings are mostly nausea. Pregnancy is kicking her butt this time around so the vibes while Kim and Kara play catch up are rather relaxed. Updates on former guests Avremi Zippel and Michael Rourke are on tap as well as SGTC making a pretty cool ethical true crime top ten list. Benz…

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17: Chapter 16 | Becoming Your Own Superhero with Dr. Sheena C. Howard 55:58

12M ago55:58

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Kim and Kara return from their mid-season break with some BIG news! Dr. Sheena C. Howard joins the podcast detailing her love of comics, writing, and telling her story of how she became the superhero she needed. Dr. Sheena C. Howard is the first Black woman to win an Eisner award at San Diego Comic-Con for her first book, Black Comics: Politics of …

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16: Chapter 15 | Now I Speak with Anna Nasset 1:25:08

1y ago1:25:08

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Kara is back from Italy just in time for Kim to leave for Pebble Beach. Anna Nasset joins K&K for a discussion that could have lasted hours, but brings a crime to light so often shrouded in the dark. Stalking, also known as "slow-motion homicide" rarely allows its survivors to speak publicly, but thanks to Anna's gut instincts, diligent investigato…

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15: BONUS | The Murder Diaries with SGTC 1:01:08

1y ago1:01:08

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In this bonus episode, Kim and Kara joined Natalie and Paige of "The Murder Diaries" podcast to discuss ethics in true crime as both survivors and now show hosts within the genre. From the M Diaries: "Today on The Murder Diaries we're doing something a little different. We're speaking about ethics and advocacy in true crime with two people we've le…

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14: Chapter 14 | Q&A with Kim & Kara 50:26

1y ago50:26

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In the first question-and-answer episode of SGTC, Kim and Kara take listener questions. Some of the topics include communicating your needs and asking for help before its too late. Grief processing doesn't always just mean death and solo travel tips where feeling the feels makes an appearance. Kim would have two nickels and explains why that's not …

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13: Chapter 13 | Not What I Expected with Avremi Zippel 50:46

1y ago50:46

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Nachos are Kara's favorite food, and you'll all be asking "is the cheese throughout?" the next time you order them. Early interwebs videos, college jobs, and hoping Terry Crews will grace the podcast with an interview someday start this chapter off on an eclectic note before introducing today's guest. Avremi Zippel joins Kim and Kara for a conversa…

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12: Chapter 12 | Tricked: The Reality of Trafficking with Tanya Gould 1:19:29

1y ago1:19:29

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The ladies had a busy week full of advocacy and speaking. Kara trained the crew at Audio Chuck on ethics in true crime and Kim was the closing keynote for EVAWI's annual conference in Chicago. Favorite ice cream flavors, haircuts, rabid internet piercing enthusiasts, and the correct pronunciation of 'measurement' are hot topics before SGTC is deeme…

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11: Chapter 11 | Prosecutorial Vicarious Trauma with The Honorable Michael J. Rourke 1:34:11

1y ago1:34:11

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After a long commute from his living room to his wife's office down the hall, Weld County District Attorney Michael J. Rourke joins Kim and Kara for a conversation about his career as a prosecutor. Better known on the podcast as "Kim's husband", Mike has been a prosecutor in Colorado for the past 25 years. A review of his highest profile cases and …

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10: Chapter 10 | Start By Believing with Alison Jones-Lockwood 1:16:53

1y ago1:16:53

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It's Start by Believing day! Did you know the two behaviors shown to be most helpful to survivors are having someone to talk to and being believed? Well luckily Kim and Kara are here to talk to you and believe you. This week, the ladies discuss triggers vs. avoidance, buying land, and lessons in consent via ear-piercing. Alison Jones-Lockwood joins…

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9: Chapter 9 | Freedom Gets the Final Say with Catie Reay 1:15:45

1y ago1:15:45

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What did the buffalo say to his son when he left for college… Kara's been galivanting around the country delivering keynotes and Kim has been…editing. It's fine. They're fine. Discussion of the TikTok hearings and positive impacts the app has had on Kim and Kara's lives kick off this episode before Catie Reay joins the conversation. Don't mind the …

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Building Gender Inclusion From The Top with Carol Cabezas 45:21

1y ago45:21

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I have another amazing episode for you! If you didn't get an opportunity to listen to the inspiration words of Lola Akinmade, my third guest, click here right after you listen to this episode. Did you know a cruise ship is christened? I was blessed enough to be chosen by this episode's guest, Carol Cabezas, to be the godmother to the Azamara cruise…

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8: Chapter 8 | Hope is Real with Jazz Thornton 1:22:25

1y ago1:22:25

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Kim gets a Buffalo tee! And YOU get a buffalo tee! Everyone gets a buffalo tee! Well, everyone except for Kara because hers still hasn't shipped. The ladies gush over their new skin care products from Maya Chia and talk about the connection between some forms of self-care and feeling in your own body. Mental health advocate and New Zealand's favori…

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How Storytelling Changes Travel with Lola Akinmade 45:06

1y ago45:06

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I have another amazing episode for you! If you didn't get an opportunity to listen to the inspiration words of Nour Brahimi, my second guest, click here right after you listen to this episode. In this episode, I am speaking with Lola Akinmade. Lola was born in Nigeria, educated in the United States and is based in Sweden. She was named one of eight…

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7: Chapter 7 | Surviving Epstein with Jess Michaels 1:12:32

1y ago1:12:32

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Kim and Kara talk about assigning colors to their feelings, the loneliness of advocacy work, creating community, and launching "Captive Audience" on Patreon with bonus content available now. This week's guest pulls no punches in describing her recruitment, manipulation, and victimization at the hands of one of the most prolific human traffickers in…

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Inspiring Women to Step into the Unknown with Nour Brahimi 48:28

1y ago48:28

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I have another amazing episode for you! If you didn't get an opportunity to listen to the inspiration words of Martinique Lewis, my first guest, click here right after you listen to this episode. In this episode, I am speaking with Nour Brahimi. Nour is THE FIRST female Algerian travel Vlogger, Travel content Creator, visual storyteller, and EU goo…

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6: Chapter 6 | Waiting to be Heard with Amanda Knox 1:02:13

1y ago1:02:13

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Kim & Kara start off a little-slap happy discussing their current struggles. They share coping mechanisms, titanium teeth, Kara hitting half a million followers on the clock app, and Kim's love of all things Kim Possible. They welcome Amanda Knox to the conversation to tackle subjects like "unpopular" trauma-responses, secondary survivors, and why …

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Creating DEI in the Travel Industry with Martinique Lewis 44:18

1y ago44:18

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WELCOME TO 85%! I am so excited the first episode of this podcast is dropping on International Woman's Day! I cannot imagine a more wonderful introduction into this podcast than to introduce you to Martinique Lewis. Martinique AKA Marty is an award-winning diversity in travel consultant, President of the Black Travel Alliance, both Travel and leisu…

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5: Chapter 5 | You've Been Summoned with Barrett Pall 1:06:28

1y ago1:06:28

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Catch up with Kim and Kara as they discuss the first month of SGTC episodes. Kim joined Kara at her home in South Carolina for the live premiere of her movie "The Girl Who Escaped: The Kara Robinson Story" on Lifetime. They also invite listeners to submit questions by emailing hello@survivorsguidetotruecrime.com for future Q&A episodes. Kim and Kar…

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85 Percent Trailer 4:02

1y ago4:02

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Women make 85% of travel decisions, so why are we not seen in 85% of travel marketing? What is shown to us when it comes to the "traveling woman"? Two narratives: either we're having a life-changing transformation and devouring pasta OR we're getting kidnapped and in fear for our lives. It's never somewhere in between. As the founder of leading wom…

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4: Chapter 4 | Fight, Flight, Freeze, Appease with Jaycee Dugard and Dr. Rebecca Bailey 51:48

1y ago51:48

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Jaycee Dugard and Dr. Rebecca Bailey join Kim and Kara in a conversation about their therapeutic relationship turned friendship as they explore the psychology behind survival instincts and the "appease" response. Jaycee Dugard is the survivor of a kidnapping and spent 18 years in captivity at the hands of strangers. Since her rescue in 2009 she has…

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3: Chapter 3 | Where There's Hope with Elizabeth Smart 57:19

1+ y ago57:19

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Kim and Kara talk with Elizabeth Smart about being the person at the center of one of the most famous child abduction cases, connecting with fellow survivors, motherhood, and how taking control of her narrative has changed over the past 20 years. The kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart was one of the most followed child abduction cases of our time. Eliza…

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2: Chapter 2 | Victim to Survivor with Kimberly Corban 1:07:36

1+ y ago1:07:36

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In chapter 2, Kimberly tells her story of survival that she chose to share publicly in an effort to help just one person. Her journey led to an unexpected plot twist that's sure to make listeners "feel the feels". Kimberly Corban is a sexual assault survivor turned outspoken victim’s advocate. Upon her attacker’s conviction, Kimberly chose to relea…

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1: Chapter 1 | Not Defined with Kara Robinson Chamberlain 1:13:27

1+ y ago1:13:27

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On the pilot episode of Survivor’s Guide to True Crime, Kimberly and Kara introduce themselves and the intentions which lead to the creation of the podcast. Kara Robinson Chamberlain is a public speaker and survivor advocate. In 2002, at 15 years old, Kara was kidnapped by and escaped from what she would later find out to be a serial killer. Kara’s…

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Survivor's Guide to True Crime 0:59

1+ y ago0:59

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We didn't choose to be victimized. But we did choose to become survivors. Join us, Kimberly Corban and Kara Robinson Chamberlain for 'Survivor's Guide to True Crime'. Each week, we're bringing you true stories from behind the headlines, directly from the survivors themselves. Real crimes. Real conversations. Real inspiration.…

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