Episodes
Published 06/23/22
Mycroft is impressed with Reid's heightened ability and plan. Ben reconnects with a lost part of himself... and a possible friend. Attie encourages Cora to keep herself safe.
Published 05/26/22
Alcorn confronts her abuser using the Haven's existing protocols. Pheeny gets a disturbing message. Nena advocates for a survivor's needs. Topher works with Pheeny & Persy to develop appropriate reactions to dangerous conditions.
Published 05/24/22
Pheeny makes a traumatic and overwhelming decision. Jeanette is surprised by a survivor's choice. Jenna makes a change with Truman and Rosie's full support.
Published 05/19/22
Helena, Trip, Dana, and Persy support each other through the pain of confronting the abuse while Helena makes an important discovery. Ashley and Attie help Pheeny accept support from Persy. Kari shares a new dimension of her healing with her advocate.
Published 05/17/22
Reid creates plans with his mentor, Mycroft, to move forward on his agenda to get the one last piece. Attie confronts Ben with the smear campaign that persists after the inquiry. Topher and Pheeny help Persy find a balance after troubling news.
Published 05/12/22
Truman and Kari approach a difficult problem together. Nena provides Persy with a twist on a tool. Jenna confronts a painful truth using radical acceptance.
Published 05/10/22
Trigger Warning - this is an emotionally challenging episode that addresses the specifics of abuse and mentions suicide, grief, trauma, and childhood gaslighting. Please exercise caution and use self-care as your guide while listening. Pheeny tries to connect with his father after a tragedy. Jeanette finds Pheeny's overwhelming distance to be a barrier to connection in session. Pheeny offers Rose some foundations for peace in her first session after residence.
Published 05/05/22
Trigger Warning - this is an emotionally challenging episode that addresses the specifics of abuse and mentions suicide, grief, trauma, and childhood gaslighting. Please exercise caution and use self-care as your guide while listening. A surprise for Sonia turns into difficult news for the little Haven community. Ashley and Persy try to encourage their compassionate Advo partners to address vulnerable and tender emotions. Pheeny faces a break from reality while dealing with unresolved trauma...
Published 05/03/22
Reid continues to get information from his mentor about how to assert control over his situation. Kari and Ben examine the aftereffects of abusive deception. Cora surprises Attie and Gold with a request.
Published 04/28/22
Trip, Dana, and Persy help Helena process the regret associated with the abuse from the former Senator. Nena and Persy examine the many aspects of isolation after gaslighting. Kari creates a space for insight.
Published 04/26/22
10-year-old Phoenix waits on a promise with Mama Jayne. Jeanette works with Pheeny to see his past in context. Topher meets with Nena and Jeanette to discuss growing concerns about the mental health of the Co-Directors of the Haven.
Published 04/21/22
Sonia and Truman discuss Sonia's return from an important trip and a change to family life for her and Franklin. Attie and Persy have some exciting news of their own to share with Pheeny and Ashley. And using the mentoring/paired model Truman pioneered, Rosie models how to address the ongoing effects of Jenna's abuser's trial.
Published 04/19/22
Reid learns about how to transition from love-bomb to devalue. Ben shares a message of remorse with Pheeny. Cora meets Attie and shares a concern with Gold.
Published 04/14/22
Trip's Survivor Group discussion leads to connection for Helena, Dana, and Persy. Persy meets with her new advocate, Nena. Topher seeks information from Pheeny.
Published 04/12/22
Jayne makes a choice in response to Warren's demand. Pheeny relies on Jeanette to center on his own healing. Kari chooses to set an example.
Published 04/07/22
Alcorn has a special request. Westlee delivers news that will affect The Haven. Ashley returns from a successful tour while Attie & Pheeny both refuse to reveal secrets. Jenna's brother makes contact.
Published 04/05/22
Reid gets a lesson in love-bombing. Persy & Ben make a plan. Topher shares his 3-part agenda with Pheeny & Persy
Published 03/31/22
Persy hands out assignments to new staff members at Haven One. Pheeny seeks help from an unexpected source. Rosie meets a personal hero.
Published 03/29/22
Pheeny finds himself in an odd situation. Jeanette guides a survivor to confront difficult emotions. Sonia has a surprise for Pheeny & Persy. The Reclaimers is a fiction podcast that follows a group of advocates in the near future where emotional abuse has been deemed a crime. The scripted series is part sci-fi, part therapy session, and part philosophical fiction. For more information about the tools and methods used in the session in this episode, please visit the Empowering Tools Website.
Published 03/24/22
Senator Emilia Gold delivers good news and accepts an invitation. Reid receives a surprise visitor. Pheeny, Persy, and Topher begin working with a new survivor. The Reclaimers is a fiction podcast that follows a group of advocates in the near future where emotional abuse has been deemed a crime. The scripted series is part sci-fi, part therapy session, and part philosophical fiction. For more information about the tools and methods used in the session in this episode, please visit the...
Published 03/22/22
An invitation from Senator Everett catches Persy off guard. As Pheeny helps Persy consider the implications of her response, they are interrupted by an invitation from the Haven's Intake Team to welcome a new resident at the Haven. Persy makes use of the chance to confront her abuser in open court and also, to issue an invitation to Survivors all over the world. Pheeny and Attie make good on their promise to stand by Persy's side to create the future. Together.
Published 05/20/21
In our last visit to the past this season, 'Sephy' returns from the Encampment to find comfort in the company of her dear friend. Pheeny is both supportive and suspicious as he tries to get his friend to share why she is so changed. Even as 'Sephy' assures Pheeny that the trauma is in the past, doubt arises. Persy may be confused about how to explain everything to Pheeny, but one thing is clear to them both: it's time to reclaim Sephy.
Published 05/18/21
After the end of the Inquiry, Phoenix & Persephone make the rounds on a public relations circuit, ending with an interview on The Last Word. Meg chats with them about Persy's abuser's trial, Haven procedures, and Sonia's chosen career path. Meg also gets them to open up about what they'll be focusing on now that the Haven's line item status is assured.
Published 05/13/21
Pheeny and Attie are surprised by the lingering emotion after the end of the Inquiry and Persy's confession. They are led to a surprising insight about the tools just as Franklin arrives to deliver news that he worries will be misunderstood.
Published 05/11/21