Our Latest Episodes
What are the Benefits to Therapy?
The benefits to therapy are many. In this episode, DASAS therapists Krista DeBoer, Elizabeth Alderson and child advocate Toriann Lawrence unpack how therapy helps sexual assault and domestic violence survivors.
Sexual Abuse in Sports
Krista DeBoer, Sexual Assault Therapist at DASAS, and Dani Filipek, Sexual Assault Advocate at DASAS join Claudia Pahls to tackle the difficult subject of sexual abuse in sports.
Survivor Story - Hannah's Story for Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Hannah's Story (read by narrator): Did he always intend to go that far? Why me? Was I an easy target? Is it my fault? These questions no longer haunt me, but they still exist.
What is Human Trafficking?
Rita O'Brien, a DASAS intern working on her Masters Degree in social work at Western Michigan University, joins Claudia to discuss what human trafficking is and how it impacts our community.
How Abuse Victims Can Take Their Power Back
Survivors of abuse feel like they've lost their power. The DASAS panel discusses how abuse victims can take that power back.
Ways in Which Abuse Changes You
Claudia Pahls hosts a round table with Deborah Hackworth, Ellen Higgins and Rose Ludwick to discuss some of the ways abuse like domestic violence changes victims and survivors.
