EPISODE · May 27, 2025 · 50 MIN
Episode 19 Fighting the Monsters: Rescuing Children & Confronting Evil with Tyler Schwab
from Taboo Talk with Sarah · host Tyler Schwab, Sarah Jordan-Ross
📌 Main Topics & Takeaways:✔️ The Moment Everything Changed – A 13-year-old girl in a brothel ignites Tyler’s mission ✔️ The Emotional Toll of the Work – “We fight the monsters most people pretend not to see” ✔️ Rescue Is Just the Beginning – The long road to recovery, justice, and empowerment ✔️ Healing as Liberation – Survivors need more than freedom—they need dignity and self-determination ✔️ How You Can Help – Think globally, act locally, and never underestimate your voice 💬 Standout Quotes:🗣️ “Silence is not neutral. If you see injustice and say nothing, you’re siding with the abuser.” 🗣️ “I don’t know if I could survive what they’ve survived—but they choose healing every day. That’s real courage.” 🗣️ “I couldn’t save them all. But I could save her. And that made it worth it.” ⏳ Key Moments in the Episode:00:01 – Sarah introduces Tyler and sets the tone for this courageous conversation 02:00 – Tyler’s first mission trip and witnessing exploitation in the Dominican Republic 05:00 – The heartbreaking story of the girl who disappeared before he could return 09:00 – How Tyler keeps his humanity while confronting darkness 11:00 – A story of hope: the girl with the graduation ring engraved with her rescue date 15:00 – Speaking at the UN and seeing survivors reclaim their voice 22:00 – Long-term healing: diapers, degrees, and dreams fulfilled 29:00 – When the abuser is family: the deepest betrayal and hardest truths 33:00 – The justice system’s failings and what needs to change 38:00 – Conversations we’re not having and what we must do now 45:00 – Why common ground matters and how humanity is built in dialogue 🌟 Notable Guest:Tyler SchwabFounder & President of Libertas International Human trafficking abolitionist Speaker at the UN and survivor advocate Podcast host and storyteller📱Follow Tyler on Instagram | Facebook 📢 Call to Action:This episode doesn’t end when you hit pause.💜 If it moved you, share it. 💬 If it made you think, talk about it. 🛠️ If you feel called to act, start local.And if you want to support Tyler’s mission, visit libertasinternational.org to donate, volunteer, or learn more.Because silence is not neutral—and every voice matters.
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What happens when you can no longer pretend the monsters don’t exist? In this deeply moving and necessary episode of Taboo Talk with Sarah, Tyler Schwab—founder of Libertas International—joins Sarah to discuss the raw, confronting, and often heartbreaking reality of child trafficking and exploitation. From witnessing horrors abroad to founding a nonprofit that rescues and rehabilitates survivors, Tyler shares the emotional toll of fighting evil, the resilience of those he serves, and why silence is not neutral. This is not an easy conversation—but it’s one we must have.
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