When Silence Isn't an Option: Standing Up for the Most Vulnerable Children with Dr. Renee Fredrickson (USA)

Send us Fan MailDr. Renee Fredrickson's life journey exemplifies courage, resilience, and reinvention. From her humble beginnings in a small Minnesota town, she describes how formative experiences like Model UN and Girl Scouts opened doors that would have otherwise remained closed. These opportunities propelled her into a psychology career where she bravely confronted the darkest aspects of human behavior—working with infant and childhood sexual abuse victims for over three decades.With remarkable candor, Dr. Fredrickson reveals the profound challenges of advocating for vulnerable children when powerful forces resist exposure. "It takes a village to abuse a child," she notes, explaining how fear, helplessness, and our own unresolved traumas often lead society to turn away from children's suffering. Despite facing 32 years of harassment and stalking from those she confronted, she stood firm in her conviction that "sometimes there's not two sides to every story"—a powerful reminder that moral clarity sometimes outweighs cultural pressures toward false equivalence.The conversation takes an unexpected turn as Dr. Fredrickson shares how pandemic isolation led to finding love with physicist Jim Coates and discovering his revolutionary water purification technology. Their "reverse diffusion" innovation operates at the molecular level, removing contaminants from water using minimal energy—the equivalent of powering a flashlight. The potential applications span from household use to agriculture, shipping, and even space exploration, with particular potential to transform life for marginalized communities worldwide. "Every person I've talked to about climate change has some feelings about it," she observes, "but when you bring up water and microplastics and chemicals, people's faces change." Her vision of "global greening" offers hope that solutions to our most pressing environmental challenges may come not just from policy changes, but from applied physics brought to the everyday level. Join us for this inspiring conversation about reinvention, courage, and the power of believing in possibilities—both in ourselves and in science.Music, lyrics, guitar and singing by Dr Ariel Rosita KingTeach me to live one day at a timewith courage love and a sense of pride.Giving me the ability to love and accept myselfso I can go and give it to someone else.Teach me to live one day at a time.....Support the showThe Business of LifeDr Ariella (Ariel) Rosita KingOriginal Song, "Teach Me to Live one Day At A Time"written, guitar and vocals by Dr. Ariel Rosita KingDr King Solutions (USA Office)1629 K St, NW #300, Washington, DC 20006, USA, +[email protected]