Welcome to Start By Listening! We are excited to have you on this journey with us toward healing and transformation.  Start By Listening is a podcast about sexual harm, trauma and advocacy.  Season Three - Hodge Podge - We are taking SBL to the community and speaking with various groups and people on the traumas they encounter in their part of the community and asking how they may want their organization to address trauma survivors in the future. This season, we will be delivering exceptional conversations and creative ideas while creating a safe space for connection and thoughtful experiences. We are going beyond sexual harm and really asking, "What does trauma look like and what does this experience look like for the Western Kentucky communities we serve?" We will be talking with various community members, and delving into difficult conversations where trauma intersects our communities and people. Season Three finds us growing and changing how we do our work. Our goal is to drop 2-3 podcasts per month on Fridays and you will find most of our episodes on YouTube as well! Yes, New Beginnings has a YouTube channel.

In this episode, New Beginnings podcasters Jennifer, The Friendly Therapist, and Shelby, Victim Advocate have a very authentic conversation with an amazing group of individuals who have been called to minister to those in jail - they call themselves Jail Ministry and they utilize trauma informed care to spread the word of God to those individuals in our local Daviess County Detention Center. Their message to those in jail is wrapped in love and trauma informed care as they utilize a program called the Trauma Healing Institute - https://traumahealinginstitute.org/.

In this episode, Shelby and I spoke with Joe, Joy, Emil, Carol and Frances. They were delightful, authentic, trauma informed and all about healing. Did I mention how passionate they are in the work they do? They are my cup of tea and then some. I think you will find this podcast refreshing, different and all about helping those find a path to healing that involves the Good News. Let me introduce you to these amazing people.

Joe Collins is from Virginia and he trains people through the Trauma Healing Institute. Joe has served in a leadership role with Good News Jail & Prison Ministry since 1997 and pastors to those incarcerated. Joe is a graduate of Graduate of Belmont University and is a Master Facilitator with the Trauma Healing Institute.

Joy and Emil Herzog - Joy is spouse to Chaplain Herzog at Daviess County Detention Center for 18 years. Joy has ministered to women for 40 years and is an educator. She is an apprentice facilitator working toward being a group healing facilitator through The Healing Institute. Emil is chaplain with Good News Jail & Prison Ministry at the Daviess County Detention Center. Emil pastored two churches in the states of New Mexico and Kentucky. Emil has ministered in jails or prisons in six states throughout his Christian life. As a Good News chaplain, he is non-denominational. Emil has been a credentialed ordained minister with the Assemblies of God since 1984. He is convinced that to change the behavior of a person, the individual must be changed from the inside out. The gospel has that ability and Emil is privileged to have a part in sharing it with men and women who are incarcerated. Emil and Joy, have two sons and three grandchildren.  

Carol Adkins is the co-founder of Fresh Start for Women, a transitional housing program for women in recovery from substance abuse and trauma, along with their children. Carol is also a Physical Therapist. Carol has a heart for helping people heal. She has spent decades working with women who have suffered from various forms of trauma that set them on a path of self-destructive behaviors. Carol is a volunteer with Good News Jail & Prison Ministry. 

Francis Briner has been a Jail Ministry leader since 2009. She is a volunteer with the Good News Jail & Prison Ministry and co-founder of the Fresh Start For Women, a transitional housing program for women in recovery from substance abuse and trauma, along with their children. Frances is a discipler for many women in rehab/recovery and an apprentice facilitator for healing groups.

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Start By Listening will drop on Fridays, 2-3x monthly, bringing you an interesting and intriguing look into the work we do, while educating about trauma and healing. If you would like to reach out and contact Jennifer or Shelby, please email at SBL@nbowensboro.org. Finally, a few shout outs. If you liked our jingle jingle, hop on over to www.uriahwilde.com and talk with Seth Hedges. He created the beautiful music for our podcast. Thank you SETH! Another special thank you to Rodney Newton, he helped us learn how to put this Podcast together and create a beautiful thing. Thank you RODNEY!!!

To find local resources for sexual abuse please visit www.RAINN.org or call the National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673, 24/7/365