Episode 250

What does it take to protect what matters most? Sara Gadd leads the Human Trafficking Education and Response Program at Ascension St. John in Tulsa and chairs the Oklahoma Coalition Against Human Trafficking, and her message is a hopeful one: knowledge reduces vulnerability, relationships matter more than rules, and everything we do makes a difference.

We talk about how a kid who volunteered in Southern California grew into this work one step at a time, the three kinds of parents she sees and why the healthiest place is in the middle, staying close to your kids' world, and being the trusted adult a young person can come to even after a mistake. Awareness works better than fear, and a calm, informed adult changes the outcome.

How to help: the Oklahoma Coalition Against Human Trafficking (ocatoklahoma.org). If you are ever worried about someone's safety, do not step in on your own. Call the National Human Trafficking Hotline at 1-888-373-7888 (text 233733) or law enforcement. Anyone who needs help can walk into any Ascension St. John hospital or clinic, or the Family Safety Center.

Today's sponsor: Five Star Painting of Tulsa (fivestarpainting.com/tulsa).
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Chapters:
0:00 Coming up
0:30 Sharing Passion and Purpose
0:47 Welcome: meet Sara Gadd
2:26 A calling that built one step at a time
4:36 A young law and what we are still learning
5:20 What most of us picture, and what is real
7:15 Why young people are always protected
7:34 A book for teens: knowledge reduces vulnerability
10:01 What to notice: context over checklists
12:42 Why awareness is for everyone
14:28 Technology: a good tool that needs guidance
17:03 Privacy, sharing, and staying in your kids' world
19:13 A word from our sponsor
20:07 Practical steps for parents: finding the middle
22:41 Be the adult they can come to
25:13 How the community can help: the Oklahoma Coalition
28:55 Everything we do makes a difference
31:43 One more thing: help safely
32:24 Until next time
32:35 Sharing Passion and Purpose outro

ABOUT NANCY
Nancy Moore is the host of Sharing Passion and Purpose, a weekly podcast offering career and creative inspiration to help you build a purpose-filled life. Pursuing a career with passion, tapping into your creative potential, and building on your best resource: yourself.

ABOUT SARA GADD
Sara Gadd manages the Human Trafficking Education and Response Program at Ascension St. John in Tulsa, training healthcare professionals to recognize trafficking and connecting survivors with resources. She chairs the Oklahoma Coalition Against Human Trafficking, is the author of a trafficking-prevention book for teens, and was named one of TulsaKids Magazine's Impactful Women of the 918 for 2026.

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