Voices Unbound: Decoding the Realities of Human Trafficking and Sexual Violence

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Dr. Phil McGraw

Mental Health, Self-improvement, Society & Culture, Education, Health & Fitness

4.4 • 13.2K Ratings

🗓️ 23 January 2024

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Dr. Phil exposes the shocking truths about human rights violations, specifically focusing on the often misunderstood and pervasive issues of human trafficking and sexual violence. The conversation takes you on a journey from dispelling misconceptions surrounding trafficking to gaining intimate insights into the lives of victims and the insidious strategies employed by their exploiters. The narrative weaves together the intricate tapestry of personal agency, societal responses, and the crucial role of language in both perpetuating and remedying injustices. Join Dr. Phil and his guests, Kay Buck, Jennifer Lentz Snyder, George Mueller, Cheryle Hunter and Wendy Murphy, as they explore the interconnectedness of these critical issues, culminating in a resounding endorsement for transparency, empathy, and truth. This episode is a powerful reminder of our collective responsibility to confront and address the complexities of human trafficking and sexual violence. It's time to break the chains and build a more compassionate and just society. More information: https://drphilintheblanks.com Advertise with us! https://advertisecast.com/philintheblanks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Suffering grows in silence.
0:03.2	Pain grows, it replicates, it increases in size,
0:07.7	and when we can shine the light on it,
0:09.7	the light of being transparent, it has no place to continue to fester. I believe
0:16.4	monsters live in the dark and when you turn the light on it's like oh that doesn't
0:22.4	have as much power over me as I thought it did. K Buck, Executive Director of the Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking, C-A-S-T.
0:45.0	She has over 16 years of experience in the violence against women field
0:51.0	at the state national and international levels.
0:55.0	As the executive, Kaye leads the only organization in the entire country that is exclusively
1:01.6	dedicated to working on the human rights issues of trafficking.
1:06.8	I've done a number of episodes about this over the years and I've learned three things that I hold to be true
1:16.6	and I want you to refine those and teach me some more about them.
1:19.8	Sure. One is that trafficking is not what most people think.
1:25.0	Most people think about it in terms of what you see in movies with people being put in containers and ship direct.
1:32.0	That does happen. I'm not saying it doesn't, but... being put in containers and shipped.
1:32.5	That does happen.
1:33.4	I'm not saying it doesn't, but it's not always nearly
1:37.2	as exotic as that.
1:39.2	Number two, there's, I don't know what the ratio is, but it's typically I've found more slave labor than
1:49.2	sexual in nature, although that's more sensational and salacious,
1:56.0	but it's more getting these people working for nothing
2:01.0	and holding them kind of captive to that. nothing and
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