In today's episode I speak with Chase Crossno about teaching theater to medical students.

She shares with us her personal experience with theater, how it helped heal her own trauma, and how she now uses it to teach medical students.
She gives fascinating insight into many ways theater can be helpful to people.

Chase is the Assistant Artistic Director & Assistant Professor of Medical Education at TCU school of medicine.

Tatiana von Furstenberg studied Modern Culture and Media, Comparative Literature and Education at Brown University and did graduate work in Applied Psychology at New York University. In 2016 von Fürstenberg conceived of and collaborated with the organization Black and Pink to create an art exhibit titled On The Inside which spotlights the work of incarcerated LGBTQ artists. 

She uses the freedom of language to explore the adventures of her life, and make sense of them. Tatiana was born with an undiagnosed muscle disease, and spent years not understanding why she was out of step with others. Storytelling became Tatiana’s lifeline. The infinite vastness of language became a vehicle through which she could participate in the world. Tatiana von Furstenberg has crafted language and created narratives across many disciplines, most notably screenwriting (Tanner Hall), and writing lyrics for songs (Playdate).

In today's episode I speak with Katya Martin. She is currently starring in her breakout role as ‘Young Lettie’ on ABC’s epic, generation-spanning drama, PROMISED LAND. Her credits include BBC’s ROADKILL with Hugh Laurie, Lifetime's TEN opposite Dylan Arnold, Showtime’s THE AFFAIR with Dominic West and Ruth Wilson, and MY FIRST MIRACLE with Sean Patrick Flannery. Katya grew up between Spain and the United States and is based in New York City. 

Today on ROAR I speak with Max Frieder.  Max is the Co-founder and Executive Director of Artolution. He is an artist and educator from Denver, Colorado who is based out of New York City. He graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design with honors and a degree in Painting with a focus in “Community Based Public Arts” and received his Education Masters in “Community Arts” in Art and Art Education from the Teachers College, Columbia University. He has worked with communities in different contexts across the globe. His work ranges from community building in refugee crisis, hospital workshops, abuse and addiction counseling through art, trauma relief, reconciliation and conflict resolution. Max shares powerful stories with us about the true healing that comes from art.

In today's episode I speak with Pamela Guest. She is an actress has acted opposite Gena Rowlands, Cathy Moriarty, Ed Asner and Mickey Rooney just to name a few. She is also known for her work as a Casting Director, Writer, Director and Producer. She founded and chairs the first, of its kind, SAG AFTRA LA committee for sexual-harassment and serves as an ambassador for the nonprofits: PAVE and VOICES in ACTION. Today she shares her own very personal story with sexual violence.  She is an incredible leader advocating for survivors everywhere and I was honored to speak with her today.

Today on ROAR I speak with Queen Ava and Stephannie about the difference between sex work, and trafficking, and how the law punishes the person that has been trafficked but rarely punishes the pimp that trafficked them. They are advocates for sex workers rights and both work with Swaidvegas.org, a fund created by sex workers for use by sex workers. This is a very real and personal conversation. I am really grateful to these two women for sharing from their personal experiences with us and bringing awareness to what is really going on with sex trafficking in this country.

Queen Ava is 29 and lives in Arizona. She currently works as an adult content creator. Ava was trafficked when she was 17 and physically and sexually assaulted numerous times. You can learn more about Ava's story by reading her two books, available at http://queensbooks.net/

Stephannie Tucker, MS LPC, NBCC, is a sex worker rights advocate and trauma informed therapist who has worked with sex workers and trafficking victims, as well as advocated for legal changes on the state level.