TW and CW: child sexual abuse, family sexual abuse Welcome back to Thru the Undertow. I’m your host Nicole Lowell. In this episode, I had the privilege of sitting down with Kalpashree Gupta. She is the owner of Knekxt and she dreams of making a kinder world for children and women who have been sexually abused so that they can claim their power, live their joy, and engage with life. Kalpa experienced childhood sexual abuse and has gone through her own healing journey in the last decade. She shares her journey and what led her to be in the position she is in today. Together, we discuss the compl ..read more

Welcome back to Thru the Undertow. I’m your host Nicole Lowell. I am sorry for my absence, life has been happening. Hopefully, this episode will provide some additional context to our ongoing journey toward healing. As always, going forward I will try and provide all episodes with content and trigger warnings so you can decide if now is the time for you to listen to that episode or not. We all step forward at different paces and it’s okay to not be ready to hear some of what needs to be said. TW/CW: sexual abuse, seizures, assault, hidden memories, forced control through drugs, rape. Similar c ..read more

TTU: Episode 104 – One of Many with Melinda Prince Show Notes Episode Summary Hello and welcome to Thru the Undertow. This week’s episode is our One of Many series where we interview parents that are raising survivors. Today’s guest is Melinda Prince. Please note: Episode was recorded in April (reference to Sexual Assault Awareness Month). Also, Melinda was at home when we interviewed so you might hear some background noise indicative of that. Guest Bio Melinda Prince is a mom who’s family has been going through a difficult journey, and who also began a Facebook support group for parents who ..read more

TTU: Episode 103 - Truckers Against Trafficking with Helen Hofer Show Notes Episode Summary Hello and welcome to Thru the Undertow. This week’s episode is an interview with Helen Hofer from Truckers Against Trafficking. We discuss how this amazing organization came to be and the great things they are doing to help in the fight against trafficking. Guest Bio Truckers Against Trafficking is an organization created to educate, equip, empower, and mobilize members of the trucking, bus and energy industries to combat human trafficking. It began as an initiative of Chapter 61 Ministries in 2009 but ..read more

Ep 102 – All Things Dissociation with Dr. Christian Vincent Episode Summary: Hello and welcome to Thru the Undertow. This week’s episode is All Things Dissociation with Dr. Christian Vincent. Today’s episode will be diving into the complex world of Dissociative Disorders.   Guest Bio: Dr. Christian Vincent is Clinical Director at Iris Healing Center. Dr. Christian Vincent has a passion for the the treatment of trauma and dissociative disorders. Her clinical work is informed by an extensive knowledge of depth psychology, where soul and psyche come together for deep healing and transfo ..read more

Ep 101 – Her Side of the Story – Show Notes Episode Summary: Hello and welcome to Thru the Undertow. I’m your host Nicole Lowell. This week’s episode is Her Side of the Story, so come join us as we wade Thru the Undertow. Thank you so much for joining us today on our premiere episode of Thru the Undertow. (music fade out) For those of you who don’t know, thru the undertow is a podcast that hopes to provide a place of support, education and information for those who seek to assist and advocate for victims of child sexual trauma. In the coming weeks you’ll hear about different healing and diagno ..read more