Mother Of A Survivor

In 2012, Karen Bird’s life took a turn; her teenage daughter disclosed she had been sexually abused. "Mother Of A Survivor" shows the eleven-year healing journey of a mother and her family, leading to the creation of Nakehndan, a non-profit weaving Indigenous and modern healing modalities for sexual abuse survivors to heal as a family unit. Filmed at the beautiful Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig (SKG), an Indigenous higher learning institute in Baawaating, Vanessa sits down with Karen Bird about how it all came to be — and how landing the CEO role at Batchewana First Nations brought her back home.The Human Challenge is an award-winning podcast hosted and produced by Vanessa Ferlaino. Watch the full episode on her channel vanessaferlaino. Don't forget to subscribe!The Human Challenge was recognized by Amazon Music and ACAST as an "Indie Podcast Amplifier".Guess what? We're on Rogers TV! Check us out there!---Learn more about Nakehndan: https://www.nakehndan.ca/Learn more about Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig (SKG): https://shingwauku.org/Learn more about Vanessa Ferlaino and The Human Challenge: https://vanessaferlaino.com/thehumanchallengeThe Human Challenge is hosted and produced by Vanessa Ferlaino. Watch the full episode on her Youtube channel here. Don't forget to subscribe!The Human Challenge is an award-winning podcast, recognized by Amazon Music and ACAST as an Indie Podcast Amplifier.Guess what? We're on Rogers TV! Check us out there! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.