Unspoken: Conversations with Candace
Welcome to Unspoken: Conversations with Candace Where we talk openly about “taboo” topics in order to spark difficult and uncomfortable conversations. Where we allow a safe place for anyone who has had trauma to be heard. Unspoken Conversations with Candace is about speaking your truth by using your voice because you matter. Each episode will feature a guest who will talk candidly about their personal journey that will give you the feeling of HOPE that no matter what you are going through, no matter how difficult it can be to talk about, you are not alone and there are plenty of resources to help. We are all about healing, encouragement, and support. Trust that there is power in speaking your truth and sharing your experiences with others because you can have an impact or even save someone’s life. Hosted by yours truly, Candace Sanchez, by day I am a Healthcare IT Professional, I am the Author of my personal story Unspoken -- because I wasn’t supposed to tell. I am also a Life Coach and Motivational Speaker. You can connect with me at www.candacesanchez.com and through my social media platforms on Facebook and Instagram to stay on the loop on all things related to Unspoken Conversations with Candace, the links are in the show notes. You can also support the show by purchasing a copy of my book titled Unspoken available on Amazon. I hope you’ll join me on this path to healing. Now be prepared to spark your own conversations, be encouraged to share your story and envision how your voice can be an impact to many!!
Unspoken: Conversations with Candace
S2 E6: A Word, After A Word, After A Word is Power with Kat Klawes
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Kat Klawes is an educator, advocate and an activist. She serves on the state of Wisconsin Recovery Implementation Task Force as Sexual Assault Victim Advocate and runs a small advocacy organization named The College Campus Oversight Advocates. In this episode, Kat shares her story and finds the power in it to overcome the stigma of sexual assault. Listen to Candace and Kat as they discuss the process of healing and forgiveness from sexual assault.
Highlights
03:13 As survivors we stand together and we’re stronger when we’re working together and doing this important work which you know, I finally know. I’m 50 years old, I finally know what I want to be when I grow up and that’s an advocate. Not only for myself but to allow myself with others that are doing this important work because it is taboo or people try to shush, shush up or don’t talk about it.
03:48 There's power in a story, a power using our voice.
04:24 There is so much healing and power from survivors and survivors of any kind of violence, whether it is domestic or sexual assault or other things like that, in sharing and telling your stories.
13:36 Take your time with healing. I’m thankful that you’re here admitting that because a lot of people don’t want to admit that–that they think it’s a magical thing that just happens. No, it’s a process.
38: 59 I forgave because there is more power in it for me. To be able to move on and to excel in my own life that I’m not harboring and holding on and being bitter and angry towards it–because that energy is not what I need in my life.
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Candace Sanchez
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Kat Klawes
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Aurora Healing Center
College Campus Oversight Advocates
Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault
Recovery Implementation Task Force
Kat Klawes is an educator, advocate and an activist. She serves on the state of Wisconsin Recovery Implementation Task Force as Sexual Assault Victim Advocate and runs a small advocacy organization named The College Campus Oversight Advocates. In this episode, Kat shares her story and finds the power in it to overcome the stigma of sexual assault. Listen to Candace and Kat as they discuss the process of healing and forgiveness from sexual assault.
Highlights
03:13 As survivors we stand together and we’re stronger when we’re working together and doing this important work which you know, I finally know. I’m 50 years old, I finally know what I want to be when I grow up and that’s an advocate. Not only for myself but to allow myself with others that are doing this important work because it is taboo or people try to shush, shush up or don’t talk about it.
03:48 There's power in a story, a power using our voice.
04:24 There is so much healing and power from survivors and survivors of any kind of violence, whether it is domestic or sexual assualt or other things like that, in sharing and telling your stories.
13:36 Take your time with healing. I’m thankful that you’re here admitting that because a lot of people don’t want to admit that–that they think it’s a magical thing that just happens. No, it’s a process.
38: 59 I forgave because there is more power in it for me. To be able to move on and to excel in my own life that I’m not harboring and holding on and being bitter and angry towards it–because that energy is not what I need in my life.
Contact Info:
Candace Sanchez
Resources: