The Jan Broberg Show

• Word of the Month : Denial

  [Content Warning]: Self-harmIn this series, Jan selects a word to focus on for each month, encouraging growth in a specific area, challenging herself and her audience. This year Jan will be focusing on the difficult words we tend to tie to ourselves, offering insight and tools to manage or overcome these obstacles. This month, the focus is on denial. In today’s episode Jan reflects on the month of May, highlighting various celebrations, then focusing on the theme of denial, particularly in the context of motherhood and family dynamics. She shares personal stories and insights about how denial can manifest in relationships, especially regarding abuse and trauma. Jan closes by emphasizing the importance of acknowledging painful truths and seeking support to navigate through denial, ultimately fostering healing and understanding.If you or someone you know is experiencing emotional distress or suicidal ideation, please access the resources below:National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: Call/Text 988National Sexual Assault Hotline  (RAINN) : 1-800-656-HOPE (4673)National Alliance for Mental Illness: 1-800-950-6264Subscribe / Support / Contact:🍎 Review on Apple🎶 Review on Spotify✍ Share Your Story🌐 Podcast Website🔴 YouTube📷 Instagram   Jan Broberg Foundation:💝 Foundation Website📒  The Jan Broberg Story🗞 Sign Up For Our Newsletter💞 Thrivivors

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• IFS Informed EMDR : The Power of Naming Our Pain with David Polidi

  Today Jan is joined by David Polidi, a dedicated trauma therapist and social worker who blends compassion with clinical expertise. Through his practice Empowered Through Compassion, David guides adults and couples using Internal Family Systems (IFS) and EMDR therapy—two powerful approaches for trauma recovery. A passionate advocate for self-healing, he’s also co-authoring *IFS-Informed EMDR* (2025/26), a collaborative book featuring insights from 20+ therapy experts.Jan and Dave's conversation explores how trauma reshapes identity, beginning with David’s own family story about names and generational legacy. They discuss his transition from school counseling (where systemic barriers limited trauma work) to private practice, where he now helps clients reprocess pain through EMDR and IFS. David breaks down these modalities: how EMDR rewires traumatic memories, and how IFS teaches us to listen to our inner ‘parts’ without judgment.They also tackle harder truths—how schools fail traumatized kids, why the justice system retraumatizes survivors, and how healing requires both individual work and community support. Throughout, David emphasizes hope: that self-energy (marked by qualities like courage and compassion) can help survivors reclaim wholeness.Where To Find David:EmpoweredThroughCompassion.com Empowered Through Compassion Podcast Insta: @Empowered.through.compassion Mentioned Resources:No Bad Parts by Richard SchwartzIf you or someone you know is experiencing emotional distress or suicidal ideation, please access the resources below:National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: Call/Text 988National Sexual Assault Hotline  (RAINN) : 1-800-656-HOPE (4673)National Alliance for Mental Illness: 1-800-950-6264Subscribe / Support / Contact:🍎 Review on Apple🎶 Review on Spotify✍ Share Your Story🌐 Podcast Website🔴 YouTube📷 Instagram   Jan Broberg Foundation:💝 Foundation Website📒  The Jan Broberg Story🗞 Sign Up For Our Newsletter💞 Thrivivors

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• Pushing Back the Darkness : Surviving Cult Abuse and Spiritual Manipulation with Jennifer Redcay [Part 2]

  [Content Warning]: Religious cult, physical abuse, sexual abuse, psychological abuse, abortion, self-harmToday, Jan is again joined by Jennifer Redcay to finish her story of cult abuse and escape. Said abuse turned sexual when the cult leader claimed Jennifer’s "fantasies about him" required "acting out" to purge demons. For nearly two years, he coerced her into increasingly degrading acts—always framed as "spiritual cleansing." When she became pregnant, he froze her out for three days, then ordered her to get an abortion. His wife took her across state lines to a clinic, where Jennifer endured the procedure alone. That trauma became a turning point. "How could God want this?" she asked herself. Small rebellions followed: a customer’s prayer about God’s love ("Greater is He that is in you") clashed with the cult’s teachings. Finding a book on deliverance ministries, thinking it would help reaffirm her belief in the cult, turned out to be literature denouncing the practice and exposed the leader’s identical tactics. After a couple of failed attempts and a discussion with fellow christians at her waitressing job, she finally fled. Now 17 years free, Jennifer shares how forgiveness (of herself and her abusers) and motherhood—adopting five children from trauma—rebuilt her life. "Healing is like an onion," she says. "You peel layers over years."Buy Jennifer’s Book:Pushing Back The Darkness by Becca Anderson and Jennifer Redcay Where To Find Jennifer:JenniferRedcay.comTiktok: @jenniferredcayauthorIf you or someone you know is experiencing emotional distress or suicidal ideation, please access the resources below:National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: Call/Text 988National Sexual Assault Hotline  (RAINN) : 1-800-656-HOPE (4673)National Alliance for Mental Illness: 1-800-950-6264Subscribe / Support / Contact:🍎 Review on Apple🎶 Review on Spotify✍ Share Your Story🌐 Podcast Website🔴 YouTube📷 Instagram   Jan Broberg Foundation:💝 Foundation Website📒  The Jan Broberg Story🗞 Sign Up For Our Newsletter💞 Thrivivors

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• Pushing Back the Darkness : Surviving Cult Abuse and Spiritual Manipulation with Jennifer Redcay [Part 1]

  [Content Warning]: Religious cult, physical abuse, sexual abuse, psychological abuseToday, Jan is joined by Jennifer Redcay, who spent 10 years of her late 20s and early 30s in a cult that nearly extinguished her soul, spirit, and life. Jennifer opens with her childhood—abandoned by her father and raised by a mother whose remarriage to a bipolar man left her longing for love. That void made her vulnerable when a charismatic couple running a "deliverance ministry" lured her in, promising spiritual fulfillment. What began as Bible study spiraled into total control: she sold her home, cut off family, and handed over $400,000 to her abusers. The cult leader, just nine years her senior, declared himself her "father" and rewrote her identity—forcing her to call his wife "Mother" and her own mom by her first name. Jennifer describes the escalating abuse: sleep deprivation, food restrictions, and brutal beatings for disobedience. She recounts horrifying rituals like watching movies (even porn) to "expose her sins," followed by hours of "exorcisms" for fabricated demons. All of this and more were overshadowed by the cult’s isolation tactics. Though Jennifer and her mom lived together, they were forbidden from speaking unless supervised, which was supported by the cult leader somehow knowing when they had broken that rule. "He didn’t want us comparing stories," she says. By the time physical violence became routine, Jennifer was trapped—convinced leaving would condemn her to hell. The abuse turned sexual when the cult leader claimed Jennifer’s "fantasies about him" required "acting out" to purge demons. For nearly two years, he coerced her into increasingly degrading acts—always framed as "spiritual cleansing."Buy Jennifer’s Book:Pushing Back The Darkness by Becca Anderson and Jennifer RedcayWhere To Find Jennifer:JenniferRedcay.comTiktok: @jenniferredcayauthorIf you or someone you know is experiencing emotional distress or suicidal ideation, please access the resources below:National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: Call/Text 988National Sexual Assault Hotline  (RAINN) : 1-800-656-HOPE (4673)National Alliance for Mental Illness: 1-800-950-6264Subscribe / Support / Contact:🍎 Review on Apple🎶 Review on Spotify✍ Share Your Story🌐 Podcast Website🔴 YouTube📷 Instagram   Jan Broberg Foundation:💝 Foundation Website📒  The Jan Broberg Story🗞 Sign Up For Our Newsletter💞 Thrivivors

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• The Long Road to Conviction : Nia Durant’s Battle for Accountability

  [Content Warning]: Child sexual abuse, self-harming, eating disorder, suicidal ideationToday, Jan is joined by Nia Durant, who shares her harrowing journey from a happy childhood to becoming a victim of grooming and abuse by her cheerleading coach to seeing her abuser put in prison. Nia discusses the stages of grooming, the manipulation she faced, and the isolation from her family and friends. Nia highlights the psychological impact of the abuse, her eventual realization of the situation, and the challenges she faced in reporting the abuse to the authorities. Her story is one of resilience and the struggle for justice. In this powerful conversation, Jan and Nia discuss the impact of grooming on mental health, Nia’s challenges faced during the court process, and the importance of having someone believe her. Nia emphasizes the need for awareness and education around abuse and grooming, and how her experiences have shaped her approach to coaching and supporting young athletes. Ultimately, she highlights the ongoing journey of healing and the importance of questioning survivors in a trauma informed manner as well as starting by believing survivors.Where To Find Nia:Nia’s Insta: @x_niia_xAbuse Dedicated Insta: @abusesurvivor_97If you or someone you know is experiencing emotional distress or suicidal ideation, please access the resources below:National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: Call/Text 988National Sexual Assault Hotline  (RAINN) : 1-800-656-HOPE (4673)National Alliance for Mental Illness: 1-800-950-6264Subscribe / Support / Contact:🍎 Review on Apple🎶 Review on Spotify✍ Share Your Story🌐 Podcast Website🔴 YouTube📷 Instagram   Jan Broberg Foundation:💝 Foundation Website📒  The Jan Broberg Story🗞 Sign Up For Our Newsletter💞 Thrivivors

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