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Appalachian Rising: Survivors' Journeys

Appalachian Rising: Survivors' Journeys

By: Cassandra D.
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 Weaving stories of walking through the fires of trauma, adversity, and poverty, while showing that we all are connected by our human experiences. We are, if nothing else, all a culmination of one another's stories, after all. We're all humans who have the audacity to heal.Cassandra D. Relationships Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Music (and Ke$ha)

    Music (and Ke$ha)
    Mar 28 2024
    !TW! SA. DV. !TW! Music has played a huge part in my life overall, but it has especially helped me heal over the past two years. Here’s more! https://linktr.ee/appalachian_rising --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/appalachianrising/message
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    13 mins
  • Exclusive (pt. 5): My “Chronic Illness” Journey

    Exclusive (pt. 5): My “Chronic Illness” Journey
    Mar 22 2024
    TW! DV, medical abuse and gaslighting, chronic illness and even poop talk. Sorry, not sorry. It’s par for the course. :) Although I harbor unexplored anger for most of the ways in which my ex wife abused me over the course of a decade, I’m oddly grateful for my journey with chronic illness that resulted from my ex trying to slowly kill me for both pleasure and for my sister’s $1 million in the bank. Perspective is everything. It took me nearly a year and a half to admit to the fact that my ex wife had done this, although it was suggested to me by many people upon my initial escape. But regardless, navigating the medical system gave me perspective and insight to a struggle that is very real and very traumatic, and I’ll always be grateful for what I’ve learned. And I’ll always try harder to believe lived experiences. So, here it is: A little about my chronic illness journey caused by my ex spouse intentionally making me sick. And please excuse the background noise and the throat clearing—I’m recording from my phone and can neither pause nor edit! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/appalachianrising/message
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    24 mins
  • The Mark of the Witch

    The Mark of the Witch
    Mar 18 2024
    TW! Trauma and mention of CSA! TW! I was born with a port wine stain birthmark over my left cheek. Little did I know that after decades of hiding this physical fact about myself, it would later usher in the emergence of me being a more authentic version of myself. This is The Mark of the Witch. https://linktr.ee/appalachian_rising --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/appalachianrising/message
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    10 mins

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