Episodes

  • Transforming Trauma

    Transforming Trauma
    Dec 12 2024
    It's an Epidemic! 1 out of 3 girls and 1 out of 5 boys will be sexually abused before they reach age 18.
    3.6 million cases of child abuse are reported every year in the U.S. –

    The effects of child sexual abuse can be long-lasting and affect the victim’s mental health.

    Victims are more likely than non-victims to experience the following mental health challenges:

    About 4X more likely to develop symptoms of drug abuse
    About 4X more likely to experience PTSD as adults
    About 3X more likely to experience a major depressive episode as adults.

    https://transformingtrauma.inf...
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    12 mins
  • Episode 13: AliefVotes - Youth Empowerment

    Episode 13: AliefVotes - Youth Empowerment
    Oct 2 2023
    25 mins
  • Episode 12: The War Against Human Rights

    Episode 12: The War Against Human Rights
    Aug 20 2023
    26 mins
  • Episode 11: The Ursel Hughes story cont.

    Episode 11: The Ursel Hughes story cont.
    Apr 9 2023
    Ursel is a woman and mother in long-term recovery. She's also a survivor of human trafficking, exploitation and active addiction. Today, Ms. Hughes is a certified Recovery Coach for Boston Medical Ctr and a mentor for early survivors of trafficking for Jasmine Grace Outreach Ministries.


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    34 mins
  • Episode 10: The Ursel Hughes story

    Episode 10: The Ursel Hughes story
    Apr 2 2023
    Ursel is a woman and mother in long-term recovery. She's also a survivor of human trafficking, exploitation and active addiction. Today, Ms. Hughes is a certified Recovery Coach for Boston Medical Ctr and a mentor for early survivors of trafficking for Jasmine Grace Outreach Ministries.
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    33 mins
  • Episode 9: Creating Healthy Skin

    Episode 9: Creating Healthy Skin
    Mar 26 2023
    Tune into Masks Off with Host Toseika Thomas Episode 9!

    Join me as I discuss how to create healthy skin with Maretta Williams.
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    28 mins
  • Episode 8: Understanding the International Human Trafficking Struggle

    Episode 8: Understanding the International Human Trafficking Struggle
    Mar 19 2023
    Angela Karanja is a world renowned adolescent psychologist and parenting teenagers expert and the bestselling author of the young adult book SMUGGLED tackling the issues of child trafficking and exploitation.

    Angela rose from an extremely impoverished background and childhood abuse and like a lotus thrived despite the mud and the muck. She is the founder of Raising Remarkable Teenagers, an organisation that helps parents of teenagers raise mentally healthy and highly effective teenagers without losing their minds.

    She also works with teenagers and highschool leaders and staff to create highly motivated and therefore successful schools.
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    36 mins
  • Episode 7: Human Trafficking 101

    Episode 7: Human Trafficking 101
    Mar 12 2023
    Christa Mayfield serves as the Director of Educational Programs for Unbound Houston, the local office of Unbound, an international anti-human trafficking organization which focuses on domestic minor sex trafficking with specific emphasis on prevention efforts with at-risk youth. Unbound Houston works to activate the local community to fight human trafficking. They are dedicated to public awareness, demand reduction efforts, professional training, and survivor advocacy. Drawing on public speaking skills from her background in the performing arts, Christa has empowered thousands of students to identify and avoid exploitation and equipped hundreds of professionals to recognize the signs of trafficking in their own spheres of influence. Christa served three terms as Chair and Co-Chair of the Houston Rescue and Restore Coalition’s Education Committee and currently serves to lead a working group for the Human Trafficking Rescue Alliance (Southern District of Texas) Summits. In her work to promote prevention education for human trafficking she is currently developing an innovative video curriculum for Unbound and is collaborating with Rotary International and Mental Health Professionals to develop a social media app designed to reach vulnerable student populations as they navigate healthy vs. unhealthy relationships.
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    35 mins