119. Carrie Eberts (formerly Grant): Carrie Catches Us Up on Her Healing, and Shares Even More of Her Story!

Carrie is a return guest. The last time she was on this show was in April, 2023, Episode 29. She told us her harrowing story of being adopted into a situation of childhood sexual assault (CSA) at the hands of her adoptive father. The impact was devastating. Yet, Carrie survived and became a strong, resilient woman whose goal became doing all she could to raise awareness of CSA and help bring justice to victims and survivors to help reduce the prevalence of CSA. That goal and her efforts to advocate for victims and survivors has only amplified since last we talked on this show. Since then, Carrie and I have maintained contact, on and off, mostly through texting and social media. Just a few weeks ago, I suggested to Carrie that maybe it was time to have her back on this show to tell us how life has been since she was last interviewed, and how her healing journey has progressed. Since her last appearance, Carrie has gotten married: she's now Carrie Eberts. And she's moved to Missouri. And also she has geared down in her presence on social media. Where she once had a site that had 1000+ followers, she had downgraded to a much smaller presence. She explains why in this episode. But what she hasn't done is downgraded in her desire to be an advocate for child victims and survivors of sexual assault. Nor has she become less of an influence. She just takes a different approach now. And part of that is appearing on this show to bring us all up to date. Carrie maintains her strong presence and her desire to raise awareness of childhood sexual abuse and still works hard to bring down the prevalence rate. She proclaims that she will always strive to help victims and survivors on their healing journey. She is relentless in her will and efforts to do just that. And I am proud that she is back to tell us all about it. As I said last time Carrie joined us, "I appreciate Carrie and all she is doing to help victims and survivors. And after listening to her story and words of encouragement, I think you, too, will appreciate Carrie." Thank you for being a SASS listener. Please subscribe to the show, then give it a five-star rating. This helps in the grand scheme of algorithms to increase the opportunity of more people to know about and listen to this important and powerful podcast. I hope you will also do your part to bring justice to victims and survivors of rape and sexual assault. You can do that by sharing this episode with others, and that when you listen to others tell their story of rape or sexual assault, you'll Start by Believing. Also, please follow the Instagram page of sexualassaultsurvivorstories. It also helps the show grow, which is what I hope to accomplish to help lessen the prevalence of rape and sexual assault, as well as the prevalence of rape culture that surrounds us all. It only takes a minute and I truly appreciate your support. And as always, here are some important and meaningful websites I hope you'll take a look at and learn about. And, finally, again…HAPPY NEW YEAR! I hope each of you find joy, happiness, fulfillment, healing, and love this coming year! Thanks again for listening! https://thejanbrobergfoundation.org https://www.napanews.org/ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/invisible-no-more-lady-veterans-stories-of-military/id1754061590 www.arcigrey.com https://www.arcigrey.com/survivorschool https://startbybelieving.org https://evawintl.org/ https://safeinharmsway.org dave@sasstories.com #napanews #arcigrey #thrivivors #thejanbrobergfoundation #janbroberg #safeinharmsway #epizonstrategy #intentionallyfearless #thelastimsorry #feelingsmall #sasspodcast #traumainformed #sexualassaultsurvivorstories #traumainformedexpert #sexassaultvictim #survivorsunite #rapevictim #sexualassaultsurvivorstories #podcast #markelconsulting #jessicapridelawfirm #awareness #boundaries #gettraumainformed #safeinharmsway #projectbeloved #saan #irishangel #crimevictimsassistancecenter #coloradoassociationofsexcrimeinvestigators #girlsfightback #outdoordefense #worthfightingfor #supportsurvivors #mysurvivorstory #confidence #violenceprevention #awareness #boundaries #empowerment #speaker #trainer #thejanbrobergshow #thrivivors #thejanbrobergfoundation #internationalspeaker #genderequality #equality #selfdefense #selfdefence #safety