169: [Jen Higgins] A Nightmarish Loop
What Came Next
Broken Cycle Media
4.4 • 628 Ratings
🗓️ 27 March 2026
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
Content warning: self-harm, suicidal ideation, domestic violence, intimate partner violence, and suicide.
Jen Higgins is a resident of Arkansas, mother, and founder of Anyway Socks, a company on a mission to help end domestic violence. Jen was inspired to create the company after the loss of her best friend, Brooke. In years prior, Brooke had been surviving and attempting to escape a violent relationship, and Jen was doing her best to be Brooke’s support person. However, it was after the tragic loss of Brooke, that Jen was left with a gaping hole in her heart, and a mission on her mind. She now offers support to domestic violence resources by way of her company, and she continues to share Brooke’s memory with the world in order to make change. She also works hard to bring awareness to the deep impact that being a co-victim of abuse can have on a loved one’s trajectory. The Broken Cycle Media team is incredibly grateful for Jen’s strength, perspective, and mission. This episode is dedicated in loving memory of Brooke.
If you or someone you know is a victim of domestic violence, please consider seeking safety resources via https://www.thehotline.org/. For a list of additional resources and related non-profit organizations, please visit http://www.somethingwaswrong.com/resources
Anyway Socks: https://anywaysocks.com/
Anyway Socks on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anywaysocks/
Northwest Arkansas Women's Shelter: chttps://peaceathomeshelter.org/
Peace at Home Family Shelter: https://peaceathomeshelter.org/
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| 0:00.0 | Thank you to First Day for sponsoring this episode. |
| 0:04.0 | What Came Next is intended for mature audiences only. |
| 0:08.4 | Episodes discuss topics that can be triggering, such as emotional, physical, and sexual violence, animal abuse, suicide, and murder. |
| 0:17.6 | I am not a therapist, nor am I a doctor. |
| 0:23.0 | If you're in need of support, please visit something was wrong.com forward slash resources for a list of non-profit organizations that can help. |
| 0:30.2 | Opinions expressed by my guests on the show are their own and do not necessarily represent the |
| 0:35.6 | views of myself or Broken Cycle Media. |
| 0:38.9 | Resources and source material are linked in the episode notes. |
| 0:42.8 | Thank you so much for listening. |
| 1:17.8 | Thank you so much for listening. Jen Higgins is a resident of Arkansas, mother, and founder of Any Way Sox, a company on a mission to help end domestic violence. |
| 1:22.7 | Jen was inspired to create the company after the loss of her best friend, Brooke. |
| 1:28.0 | In years prior, Brooke had been surviving and attempting to escape a violent relationship, |
| 1:31.7 | and Jen was doing her best to be Brooke's support person. |
| 1:37.9 | However, it was after the tragic loss of Brooke that Jen was left with a gaping hole in her heart and a mission on her mind. |
| 1:40.6 | She now offers support to domestic violence resources by way of her company, and she continues to share |
| 1:46.3 | Brooke's memory with the world in order to make change. She also works hard to bring awareness to the |
| 1:51.7 | deep impact that being a co-victum of abuse can have on a loved one's trajectory. The Broken |
| 1:57.8 | Cycle Media team is incredibly grateful for Jen's strength, perspective, and mission. |
| 2:03.7 | This episode is dedicated in loving memory of Brooke. |
| 2:13.5 | I am Jen Higgins. |
| 2:15.9 | I live in Fayetteville, Arkansas. |
| 2:21.6 | I started a company called Anyway Sox about 2021 that supports our mission of trying to get people to leave a bad situation any way they can, |
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