Here in this season 1 series 2 episode 7, we will be diving into how my family and I navigated the Crack epidemic. We went from having it all to losing it all. It was as if an explosion had blown up our lives. I recount the first time I saw a table full of what I later learned was cocaine, to home invasions, thefts, and guns being pulled on us as kids. I go into how often we moved around, and at times, not knowing where our mother was during binges. I survived the crack epidemic and have the scars and stories, aka the receipts, to show I made it despite it all.

Hello Everyone (my Linc's)

I wanted to give a little info on why I decided to create this podcast and the LINC organization. I did so primarily to reach other people who have survived different traumas and may not feel comfortable ot safe speaking about and who may also feel stuck in their pain or trauma. I wanted to be a voice and an ear to let them know that they are heard, and I will tell my story so they know that they are not alone and that it is possible to overcome our pain, traumas, and obstacles. We are more than what happened to us or what we have been through. I am living proof that there is a good life once we are healing and during the healing process. Let's Linc with Felicia Nicole is therapeutic and brings me great joy knowing that my story could help someone, even if it is just one person. Thank you for being a part of this journey. I promise it won't be all bad. I share my goods as well.

This is the final episode of this series."How do we keep our children safe from Predators within our own families?" I close this series by saying that we must create a safe space for our children to feel comfortable and safe to talk to us about anything and everything. They have to believe that they will be believed and protected. We must also understand and accept that predators do exist within families and that it could be anyone. These predators must be exposed and the veil of secrecy and protection lifted. Thank you for tuning in to Let' Linc w/ Felicia Nicole

Although it is sometimes hard to believe that kids can be predators too. In this episode, I talk about one of my older brother's bestfriends that lived with my family for a short time. One night, during a family gathering, he came into my bedroom and tried to remove my nightclothes. Thankfully, I was able to fight him off and get my mother, but what if she wasn't home or if I wasn't strong enough to get him off of me?

These are a couple of the questions I want some feedback on

Why are the victims os sexaual assualt, moletation or rape not believed?

Why are the Predators protected and given free rein to prey on the children in the family?

We have to give our children a safe space to talk to us and to feel like they will be believed. Trust our intuition, when our children behaviors change, and they may not want to be around a certain family member.

Let's protect our children.

It is essential to help our children feel safe in sharing anything with us, no matter what it is. Predators use fear and manipulation, which makes us feel as if we would get into trouble or they would hurt our mom and dad if we told. We have to instill in our children that even if someone says that, they should still tell.

It's my story to tell, so I'm telling it. Sexual abuse is not okay, and telling is freedom. The veil of shame and secrecy has to be removed, as it allows the predators to thrive and walk around in families, feeling safe.

It has been too long since the veil of secrecy that protects predators within families, which has allowed them to hunt and prey on family members without fear. I am a survivor of a family predator who smiled and danced at every family function because he was secure in the fact that I wouldn't tell anyone. Once I told my family and took my power back, he shrank, and a few years later, when he died, I felt free.

In this Podcast we are going to unpack family secrets and the power of taking your voice back in every area of life. How can we turn the negatives into positives?