Episode #73
5.8 It Stops With Us: Mothers and Families Disrupting Abuse with Shannon Russell, Carolina Allen, and Grace Raje
Apr 30, 20261h 23mS0
Trigger warning: sexual abuse and suicide Host Shannon Russell opens Currents framing the episode around the Epstein case as a symbol of systemic injustice and the need for a cultural shift toward healing and accountability. Guests Grace Raje and Big Ocean Women founder Carolina Allen discuss survivor dignity, prevention, and recovery, with Grace sharing her childhood sexual abuse and the lasting impacts, including memory suppression, PTSD, chronic illness, and suicide attempts, alongside the validation she found through connection and therapy. They argue abuse is driven by power and dehumanization, not biology, and outline a “rape culture pyramid” versus a “life culture”...
