TRAFFICKED

On our season finale, Cheryl sits down with the one and only Jenna Mckaye! Jenna is a survivor of human trafficking with an incredible life story she now shares through advocacy groups throughout the US. Jenna's extraordinary journey offers hope that inspires others through education and training. She continues to train hospital staff, law enforcement, and other professionals how to identify victims of sex trafficking and labor trafficking and respond with victim-centered care. Her personable keynote speaking engagements leave a notable impression among a variety of audience demographics including the United Nations. In 2016, Jenna started the Jenna McKaye Foundation to engage in a broader advocacy training model. Visit jennamckaye.com [http://jennamckaye.com/] for upcoming news/events and details on her soon-to-be-published book. To keep up with all of our latest work, please follow us on Facebook and Instagram at The Trafficked Series and on Twitter at TheTrafficked. Please be sure to rate, review, share, and subscribe to our podcast. Thank you for your listenership!

On this week’s episode, Cheryl sits down with the incredible and heroic, Brandy Jenkins! Brandy is passionate about her advocacy work alongside Coco's Angels! You can learn more about Coco's Angels at cocosangels.org or on Instagram at cocosangelsnonprofit! To keep up with all of our latest work, please follow us on Facebook and Instagram at The Trafficked Series and on Twitter at TheTrafficked. Please be sure to rate, review, share, and subscribe to our podcast. Don’t forget to catch our season finale next Friday!

Susan Patterson is a national leader in the fight against human trafficking and author of the book “How You Can Fight Human Trafficking, Over 100 Ways to Make a Difference” which has been acclaimed by anti-human trafficking advocates nationwide to be one of the best resources out there because it is practical. Her community YouTube channel “Winning the Fight Against Human Trafficking and Child Exploitation” features videos of people and churches that are making a difference in the fight against human trafficking.  In addition, she created a platform where churches can teach other churches what works to prevent human trafficking and serve survivors through the National Faith Coalitions meetings that she hosts with her team. Susan has spoken to over 100,000 people about the dynamics behind human trafficking in such a way that the path becomes clear as to where one can use one’s gifts and talents to join the fight. To keep up with all of our latest work, please follow us on Facebook and Instagram at The Trafficked Series and on Twitter at TheTrafficked. Please be sure to rate, review, share, and subscribe to our podcast, and stay tuned for more episodes dropping every Friday!

This week Cheryl listens to a story that is filled with heroism and determination, a story like no other! Alisha is a woman who sought revenge on the pimp who beat and tortured her for 17 years. After Alisha was trafficked, she obtained her high school diploma then attended college where she studied to become a paralegal! Listen to her full story now. To keep up with all of our latest work, please follow us on Facebook and Instagram at The Trafficked Series and on Twitter at TheTrafficked. Please be sure to rate, review, share, and subscribe to our podcast, and stay tuned for our next episode dropping on December 3rd!

This week Cheryl sits down with the first North American Jain female-monk, a US Army Iraq veteran, international speaker, author, documentarian, and activist for social justice. Driven by her deep-seated devotion to humanity, she uses her talents and skills to raise awareness about violence in the world and ways to change it. Not only is she passionate about social movements that focus on non-violence, human rights, gender equality, trafficking, and the youth but her latest work, STOPPING TRAFFIC [http://t.yesware.com/tt/7264744d0b748f15c8a149c54b0518193daea0e4/63b402f231713e173d841d60e229ba1d/71b3bc55e22359c63ad55056014ef070/stoppingtrafficfilm.com/] is a life-changing documentary piece about trafficking. Be sure to keep an eye out for her next documentary film, Stopping Traffic 2. To keep up with all of our latest work, please follow us on Facebook and Instagram at The Trafficked Series and on Twitter at TheTrafficked. Please be sure to rate, review, share, and subscribe to our podcast, and stay tuned for more episodes dropping every Friday!