Trauma Interrupted with Jan Broberg
Our Purpose
Trauma Interrupted with Jan Broberg exists to change the way trauma is understood, discussed, and healed. It is the primary public-facing voice of the foundation and the main audience entry point into the JBF ecosystem. The show bridges lived experience, survivor testimony, education, systems critique, recovery tools, and cultural conversation into one platform.
Why It Matters?
Trauma narratives are often fragmented, sensationalized, or oversimplified. Survivors are either ignored or reduced to their worst moments. Trauma Interrupted reframes trauma as a human experience, not an identity, and recovery as a collective responsibility, not an individual burden.
The podcast is not just storytelling, it is movement-building media.
Episodes
283 episodes
Sarma Melngaili's Story • The Girl with the Duck Tattoo, In Her Own Words
[Content Warning]: Discussions of coercive control, financial abuse and exploitation, isolation, dissociation; non-graphic mentions of child sexual abuse and sexual assault by a partner, suicidal ideation Sarma Melngailis was a W...
Jessica Anne Pressler's Story • Naming the Traitor Within
[Content Warning]: Discussions of childhood emotional neglect, adoption-based abandonment wounds, inappropriate aged relationship, domestic violence, suicidal ideation Jessica Anne Pressler grew up in a home that looked safe from...
Sophia Moreno's Story • Letters to My Abuser and the Power of Being Believed
[Content Warning]: Discussions of childhood sexual abuse, family disbelief and blame, self-harm, and domestic and financial abuse. Sophia Moreno is a survivor, author, and advocate who turned decades of silence into a mission of ...
Kristin Howe’s Story • Trusting The Truth In Fragments
[Content Warning]: Discussions of childhood trafficking (including trafficking by a parent), fragmented and somatic trauma memories, mild language, two near-death experiences involving resuscitation (mention of suicide) Kristin H...
Lisa Arrigo's Story • Epigenetics, the Body, and Breaking Cycles of Trauma
[Content Warning]: discussions of childhood sexual abuse, addiction and substance use, and generational family trauma.What if the trauma you're carrying didn't start with you? In this episode of Trauma Interrupted, host Jan Brobe...
Kelly Sutliff's Story • Finding Safety in Canine Companions
[Content Warning]: Discussions of domestic violence, strangulation, prolonged stalking, attempted murder, failures of the legal system. In this episode of Trauma Interrupted, Jan Broberg sits down with psychotherapist and domesti...
Kristine Jensen's Story • Healing the Shame of a Troubled Childhood
[Content Warning]: Discussions of childhood emotional neglect and humiliation, description of a sexual assault survivor's experience, references to substance use disorder, and grief following the death of a family member. Kristin...
Anna Lopes' Story • What It Means to Be Your Own Brave
[Content Warning]: discussions of domestic violence, coercive control, child abuse, grooming, sexual abuse, spiritual abuse, and complex PTSD. What happens after you escape abuse? In this deeply personal conversation, Jan Broberg...
Dr. Kate Lund’s Story • The Keys to Resilient Parenting
In this episode of Trauma Interrupted, Jan Broberg sits down with Dr. Kate Lund, licensed clinical psychologist, resilience expert, author of Bounce and her new release Step Away: The Keys to Resilient Parenting, for a convers...
Devin M. Scott's Story • Rage, Resilience, and the Return to Authentic Self
[Content Warning]: Discussions of childhood trauma, family violence, compulsive coping behaviors, religious and cultural trauma tied to LGBTQ identity and shame, and grief following the death of a parent. What happens when the an...
Jessica Baum's Story • The Science of Safe Connection and Breaking Trauma Cycles
[Content Warning]: Discussions of childhood trauma, addiction, feelings of isolation, abandonment wounds What does it actually take to heal, not manage, not cope, but truly heal, from the wounds we carry from childhood? In this ...
Christina Prokos’ Story • Shadow Work, Inner Child Healing, and the Path to Relief
[Content Warning]: Discussions of childhood sexual abuse, trauma responses, addiction, and intergenerational trauma What happens when talk therapy takes you as far as it can go, and something still feels missing? I...
Dr. Hector Rodriguez’s Story • Rewiring the Traumatized Brain
[Content Warning]: Discussion of childhood sexual abuse, grooming Trauma doesn't just leave emotional scars; it rewires the brain. In this episode of Trauma Interrupted, Jan Broberg sits down with Dr. Hector Rodriguez, an integr...
Kat Emrick’s Story • Backyard Trafficking and the Girls Nobody Noticed
[Content Warning]: Discussions of child sexual assault/abuse, neglect, child sexual exploitation, discussion of sexual acts, mild language Kat Emrick grew up in a single-parent household in Michigan, moving between her mother's h...
Roanna White’s Story • A Teacher’s Journey Through Trauma, Loneliness, and Healing
[Content Warning]: Discussion of child sexual abuse, suicidal ideation, intrusive thoughts of self-harm, and youth suicide. What happens when the body holds a secret the mind hasn't found yet? In this episode of Trauma Interr...
Sonny Von Cleveland’s Story • Our Voice Is Our Healing Mechanism
[Content Warning]: Discussion of childhood sexual abuse, sexual assault in a carceral setting, and graphic statistics related to child sexual abuse material and human trafficking. What if the very thing you've been hiding is the...
Dr. David E. Clarke’s Story • When Your Body Won't Let You Forget
[Content Warning]: Discussions of childhood sexual abuse, physical and emotional abuse, parental betrayal, chronic trauma-related physical illness, and medical dismissal.When doctors can't find anything wrong, it doesn't mean not...
Royce Rendon's Story • Acknowledging the Aftermath of Trauma
For the first time, Royce Rendon tells his story in full on Trauma Interrupted with Jan Broberg.Content advisory: child sexual abuse, childhood neglect and abuse, addiction, and suicide.Jan Broberg sits down with ...
Welcome to Trauma Interrupted with Jan Broberg
The Wound, the Work, and the Way Forward. Trauma Interrupted with Jan Broberg is here. In our first episode, Jan Broberg, Teresa Agustin, and her son Austen Tanner share the story behind the show and why it exists.Content advis...
Jan Broberg's Story • Leaving Camelot • With a Farewell to the Jan Broberg Show
We're saying goodbye to The Jan Broberg Show by returning to where it began. Jan Broberg shares her story in full with good friend and fellow podcaster Dave Markel.Content advisory: child sexual abuse, rape, kidnapping, bra...
Places Nowhere : Thriving After Intrafamilial Sexual Abuse With Lee Cooper [Re-Release]
Photographer and survivor Lee Cooper joins Jan Broberg to talk about thriving after intrafamilial sexual abuse, and the photography collective, Places Nowhere, that grew out of his healing.Content advisory: intrafamilial ch...
What One Sacrifices To Save Their Child : Ruthie's Story [Re-Release]
A mother does the unthinkable to protect her child. Ruthie joins Jan Broberg to share her family's story of surviving child sexual abuse and the fight to save her daughter's life in the aftermath.Content advisory: child sex...
Little House, Advocacy, and Legislation With Alison Arngrim [Re-Release]
Today, Jan is joined by the one and only Alison Arngrim!Content advisory: sexual abuse and mature language.She discusses her experiences with abuse and her involvement in The National Association to Protec...
Cultivating Self-Worth After Trauma With Rachel Hunter [Re-Release]
Today, Jan is joined by Rachel Hunter, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist whose passion is working with survivors of trauma and Complex PTSD.Content advisory: rape, sexual assault, and suicidal ideation.
Kendra Crompton : Holistic Health Coach, Therapist, & Author [Re-Release]
Today, Jan & Dave are joined by Kendra Crompton, a visionary and dedicated mentor, life coach, and motivational speaker.She has witnessed a perfect confluence of physical, emotional, social, and mental health throug...