TSM16/18 “THE ABOLITIONISTS” ending Child Sex Trade with Tim Ballard

April 22, 2016January 29, 2025Self Discovery Wisdom Podcast

Their Story Matter with Sara Troy and her guest Tim Ballard aired from May 3rd on.

Former CIA and Homeland Security Agent Rescue Child Sex Slaves in Remarkable Undercover Documentary Footage…

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Gerald Molen, Academy Award-winning producer of Schindler’s List, brings the fight against child sex trafficking to the big screen with the release of the documentary THE ABOLITIONISTS, was in partnership with Fathom Events for a one-night event in select movie theatres. Featuring former CIA and Homeland Security operative Tim Ballard, the documentary contains undercover footage from rescue operations conducted around the world.

Human trafficking has become the world’s fastest-growing crime, with over 27 million people enslaved–nearly 2 million of them children. THE ABOLITIONISTS takes viewers behind the scenes as Ballard and his team of highly trained operatives risk their own lives to free innocent children from captivity.

On December 10th, 2013, Special Agent Tim Ballard turned in his Homeland Security badge and resigned from his employment with the United States government after spending a decade rescuing children from child sex tourism domestically and overseas. Though his job was difficult, he was proud that his country was one of very few in the world actually doing anything about this problem.

However, despite the U.S. government’s best efforts, Tim observed that red tape and bureaucracy left many children falling through the cracks. These children constitute over 90% of the children lost to child sex slavery, and Tim could do nothing to help them while in the employment of the US government.

Now the Founder and CEO of Operation Underground Railroad (O.U.R.), Ballard and his team investigate and rescue enslaved children from around the world, while undercover film crews posing as traffickers record each of these dangerous rescue operations.

Utilizing hidden cameras and surveillance equipment, directors Darrin Fletcher and Chet Thomas capture every moment of freedom fighters triumphing over evil that will leave viewers inspired to join in the fight of THE ABOLITIONISTS.

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Timothy Ballard is the Founder and CEO of Operation Underground Railroad (O.U.R.). He also serves as O.U.R.’s Jump Team Commander for rescue operations. Ballard began his career at the CIA where he dealt with terrorism and Latin America. He spent over a decade working as a Special Agent for the Department of Homeland Security where he was assigned to the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and deployed as an undercover operative for the U.S. Child Sex Tourism Jump Team.

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Tim has worked every type of case imaginable in the fight to dismantle child trafficking rings. Ballard has worked undercover in the U.S. and in multiple foreign countries to infiltrate child trafficking organizations. In this effort, he has successfully dismantled dozens of these organizations and rescued countless children from sex slavery. He is an expert at managing Internet investigations, particularly those dealing with file-share networks where pedophiles and traffickers go to trade in child pornography. He has trained hundreds of law enforcement officers at home and abroad in best practices to liberate children from sex slavery.

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TSM16/16. Journalistic Wonderment with Amy Ellis Nutt

April 11, 2016April 20, 2025Self Discovery Wisdom Podcast

Their Story Matters with Sara Troy and her guest Amy Ellis Nutt aired April 19-25th

Mental Issues, Transgender, Ship wrecks, Science Writer, Fact checker, Amy has done it all.

BECOMING NICOLE: The Transformation of An American Family
by Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist Amy Ellis Nutt.

“BECOMING NICOLE is a miracle. It’s the story of a family struggling with—and embracing—a transgender child. But more than, it’s really about accepting each other, and ourselves, in all our messy, contradictory glory. The Maines family is as American as they come. In the journey, they take toward authenticity, and justice, we see a model for the future of our country, a future in which all of us somehow find the courage, and the love, to become our best selves.”

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In 2012, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Amy Ellis Nutt began reporting on a family that is ordinary in many ways – middle class, politically conservative, from rural America – with one exception: one of their identical twin sons, at the age of about two, began identifying as a girl. On October 20, 2015, Random House published BECOMING NICOLE: The Transformation of An American Family, a book about gender identity, transgender rights, community, and, above all, a family tested beyond what they could ever imagine. It’s also a book steeped in the history of transgenderism, putting Nicole’s story into a larger cultural and medical context.

When Random House Executive Editor David Ebershoff acquired BECOMING NICOLE in early 2013, little did we know that 2015 would be a watershed year in the trans movement: Laverne Cox has become a superstar; Caitlyn Jenner is telling her story in powerful ways, and newly-minted Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne played an early transgender pioneer in The Danish Girl. BECOMING NICOLE, through its story of one girl and her family, illuminates a complex social and political issue so many Americas are curious about. NOW BEING MADE INTO A T.V PILOT COMING SOON.

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“Born in Staten Island, I grew up in central New Jersey as the middle child of five, daughter of Dave and Grace Nutt. I have a beloved brother and sisters and 12 adored nieces and nephews. An aborted career as an academic serendipitously propelled me, albeit late out of the gate, into journalism. Sports Illustrated magazine, and Bambi Bachman Wulf, gave me my start as a fact-checker. A Masters degree in Journalism, earned at Columbia University in one of the J-school’s first part-time classes, helped me realize that as much as I loved sports, I didn’t want to write about them the rest of my life.”

A breast cancer survivor, bio-polar, 80% deaf as a child, all these things gave Amy the tools and understanding she needed to thrive in her field of expertise.

Nearly everything I know about storytelling I learned at The Newark Star-Ledger, where I was a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize in feature writing in 2009 for “The Accidental Artist,” which eventually became a book, “Shadows Bright as Glass.” In 2011,(Buy Here) I was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in feature writing for my series “The Wreck of the Lady Mary.”

In 2014 I was lucky to land a dream job as a science writer at The Washington Post, where my beat is the “brain.” Currently, I live in Washington, D.C., but I’m still a Yankees fan.

Amy Ellis Nutt is longtime American journalist and author. She won the 2011 Pulitzer Prize in feature writing for a narrative investigation into the deaths of six fishermen in the sinking of their scallop boat off the coast of New Jersey. She is the author of three books including two NYT best-sellers published last year, The Teenage Brain, with co-author Dr Frances Jensen, and Becoming Nicole: The Transformation of an American Family. She is currently a science writer at The Washington Post and lives in the District of Columbia.

Nutt’s beat at the Post is the brain where she frequently writes about mental health issues including most recently a 3-part series into science’s search for new biologically-based methods of predicting, diagnosing and treating mental illness.

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TSM16/15 “Intuitive Living” with Michael Bradford

April 4, 2016October 26, 2022Self Discovery Wisdom Podcast

Their Story Matters with Sara Troy and her guest Michael Bradford aired from April 12th on.

Intuitive Healing is not just the body, but in mind, soul, spirit and heart.

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“Michael Bradford is an International Intuitive Energy Healer, Business Coach, Author and Spiritual Teacher, with extensive expertise in the areas of Health, Healing, Personal Excellence, Spiritual Growth, Entrepreneurship and Success. He has a Masters Degree in International Management and advanced training in Intuition, NLP, Hypnosis, Reiki, Energy Medicine, Reading Energy Patterns and many other specialities. On his travels he has shared healing experiences with Native American Medicine People, Canadian Medicine People, an Eskimo Healer, Peruvian Shamans, the Psychic Surgeons from the Philippines, the Maoris and many hundreds of therapists, healers, psychics, shamans and medical professionals.

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He has assisted the patients of Chiropractors, Holistic Medical Doctors, Psychiatrists and Therapists. Using his unique cutting-edge multidimensional approach, Michael has helped more than 30,000 clients in over 50 countries to break free of their limitations, balance Karma and become more successful. This supports his clients to gain greater access to their intuition, speed up their healing process, accelerate their spiritual growth, gain clarity, improve relationships, attract greater success and increase finances. Michael offers private sessions and in-depth workshops on Personal Breakthrough, Financial Success and Intuition Training.”

Michael Bradford MA (International Management)
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OUR Mental Health Awareness Shows.

April 2, 2016February 26, 2025Self Discovery Wisdom Podcast

Understanding Mental Health awareness and challenges by knowing how to communicate and help live and learn to thrive despite the obstacles. Depression, Anxiety, Stress, P.T.S.D. Autism, Sadness, Mental abuse, Brain damage, Narcissism and more, come hear how our podcast guests manages it and what can be done to live a productive life.

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MH26-28. Denise Joseph & “Called Into Confidence”. - Mental Health Awareness with Sara Troy and her guest Denise Joseph, On air from July 14th You are Unique by Design: Owning Your Lane Denise Joseph believes we have been sold the idea that the goal is to be equally good at everything, but she advocates that specialization is by design, not a weakness. Using […]

MA26-24. Dr Susan Blumberg on Adult women with ADHD - Mental health Awareness with Sara Troy and her guest Dr Susan Blumberg. On air from June 16th Adult women with ADHD frequently experience delayed diagnosis due to internalizing symptoms like inattentiveness, emotional dysregulation, and heavy masking. Special considerations for women include hormonal impacts on medication efficacy, higher rates of comorbid anxiety and mood disorders, and […]

ADHD and Fibromyalgia - Shared Threads Between ADHD and Fibromyalgia 1. Nervous System Sensitivity Both ADHD and Fibromyalgia involve a heightened sensitivity in the nervous system. In both, the system isn’t broken—it’s over-responsive. 2. Neurotransmitter Imbalances Both conditions are linked to irregular levels of key brain chemicals: This overlap explains why people may experience both focus challenges and chronic pain or fatigue. 3. Brain Fog & Cognitive […]

ReAlign with Kassandra Hamilton MH26-04. - Mental Health Awareness with Sara Troy and her guest Kassandra Hamilton, on air from January 27th I do this work because I know what it’s like to look successful on the outside while feeling disconnected, exhausted, and unsure on the inside. After navigating burnout, grief, identity-loss, and the pressure to hold everything together, I realized […]

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TSM16/14 VASS: DISABLED to ABLE on the Mountain with Anne Bethune

March 28, 2016October 18, 2017Self Discovery Wisdom Podcast

Their Story Matters with Sara Troy and her guest Anne Bethune aired April 5th/16

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Anne Bethune has been living in Vancouver, BC, since she moved from Ontario in 1986 after graduating from Queen’s University in Occupational Therapy. She arrived in BC with a budding career path as an Occupational Therapist (OT) and a passion/expertise for adaptive recreation. As a young girl, Anne took on leadership roles as a camp counsellor, ski instructor, sailing instructor and leader in her school student council and athletics, including class valedictorian.

28 years ago, Anne brought with her to BC her extensive experience teaching sailing to people with disabilities in Ontario and the Caribbean, and she quickly stepped into her leadership in Vancouver, matched energy with Sam Sullivan, to hatch what is now the Disabled Sailing Association of BC at Jericho Sailing Center. At this time, Anne worked at Shaughnessy Hospital as an OT with survivors of traumatic spinal cord injury while teaching skiing at our Cypress, Grouse and Whistler Mountains. Anne combined her passion for the adaptive sport and her love of ski teaching and began her years of volunteering as an instructor for Disabled Skier Association of BC at Grouse Mountain – the roots of what we now know as Vancouver Adaptive Snow Sports.

Her career shifted to working in community-based practice as an Occupational Therapist with survivors of traumatic brain injuries and complex orthopaedic injuries for 12 years followed by work with North Shore Health – Vancouver Coastal Health Authority.

Anne’s leadership and influence within the adaptive skiing world ignited quickly and she has become known as a leader not only within our local community but with our national organization CADS (Canadian Association of Disabled Skiers) as a CADS Examiner and globally with her involvements with the International Paralympic Committee as an IPC Alpine Skiing Classifier. She has been involved on many committees locally and globally in the adaptive sports world.

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Anne was a proud torch bearer during the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games nominated as a leader in our local community within the adaptive sport world. Anne has received many awards most recently ‘2015 British Columbia Community Achievement Award’.

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In addition to Anne’s volunteer work, Anne has a successful home-based global business in the health and wellness industry with Isagenix International and has impacted the lives of thousands of people with her expertise/passion for people and health. She has solutions for Weight Loss, Energy, Performance, Healthy Ageing and Wealth Creation.

In addition to her volunteer and work activities, Anne has the proud mother of three thriving teen boys and has nurtured their passions for music, sport and outdoor recreation. Her youngest has been a singer in the BC Boys Touring Choir and passionate about outdoors/ leadership as youth camp leader, her middle son is focused on an elite level hockey path and her oldest son is a gifted singer/songwriter/guitar player.

The name Bethune may sound familiar – indeed, Anne’s descendant was Dr. Norman Bethune, the famous Canadian physician and international humanitarian – proving that the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.