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Doc. Now, here is your host, Eric Squarsensky. If you've been listening to the show for a while,

you probably remember my interview with

Ashley Easter, who runs the organization, Courage 365. And if you want to head over to the

Courage 365 Facebook group, you'll be able to listen to the full version of the audio clip

I'm going to play for you today. I recently had the chance to be one of the keynote

speakers at the 30 Days of Courage Challenge that was hosted by Ashley Easter over in the

Courage 365 Facebook group. In my talk, I talked about the importance of passing the mic.

What I meant by that was the importance of advocacy and how we can create platforms for victims and victim advocates

to better use their voice to serve their communities. And so I really hope you'll enjoy

this small portion of my keynote speech for the 30 Days of Courage Challenge. Remember,

if you want to watch the entire 45-minute speech, you can head

over to the Courage 365 Facebook group, and you'll really appreciate all of the content

that Ashley has worked so hard to put together there. There's interviews with a lot of really

interesting people, including the guy that runs naked pastor, David Hayward, the accusers

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