LifeWarrior Podcast

She was 14. She did nothing wrong. And her life was never the same.In October 2023, Elliston woke up to a text from her best friend. Someone had taken photos from her Instagram - normal vacation photos - and used AI to generate explicit images of her. Within hours, they were spreading across Snapchat. Within days, terroristic threats were being made. Within weeks, the school made clear they didn't care.She never sent a single image. It didn't matter.This is Episode 2 of the Life Warrior Podcast - and it might be the most important episode we ever record.Elliston sits down with her dad to walk through what that week felt like. The panic. The shame spiral. The moment she thought she didn't want to be here anymore. And then - the decision. The one that changed everything.Her mom Anna joins to tell the other side: a parent with no playbook, no law to stand on, and no one willing to listen. What followed was two years of refusing to take no for an answer - from their school, from Snapchat, from Congress, from anyone.That fight became the Take It Down Act. Signed into law at the White House Rose Garden. Inspired legislation in the UK, Japan, Australia, and beyond. And it started with one mom making phone calls nobody wanted to return.FBI data shows sextortion victims jumped from 34,000 to 54,000 in a single year. UNICEF estimates 1.2 million children had their images turned into sexual deepfakes in the past year alone. Most schools are silent. Most kids never tell a parent. Most families have no idea this is happening until it's already too late.This episode is for every kid carrying this alone right now. Every parent who doesn't know what to do. Every person who thinks this could never happen to their family.It can. It is. And now, finally, there's a path forward.If this is happening to you or someone you know: Report it. The Take It Down Act is law. You are not alone.Crisis support: 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline — call or text 988 Report to the FBI: tips.fbi.gov Free AI Safety Curriculum: AdaptiveAI.comResources: https://ui.adaptivesecurity.com/modules/40ebd915-03e3-4c8d-8cc4-1ee4e01fb0c4/frames/7a9c7e3e-0d82-48d3-8c63-702f150a7551https://www.ncmec.org/Abouthttps://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/146

Emily Cameron was on the verge of losing everything - her health, her identity, and nearly her life.In this episode, Emily shares her battle with bulimia and alcoholism, and the heart attack she suffered after a fitness show that changed everything. For years, she fought through physical breakdown, mental exhaustion, and spiritual emptiness. What pulled her through was her faith and a family who refused to give up on her.Emily's story isn't about having it figured out. It's about choosing to keep going when everything inside you says quit.If you feel trapped, broken, or out of options this episode is proof there's a way forward.