In this episode, the RAFT team is joined by survivor, author, and advocate Emily Bernath. She shares her survivor story, how she healed through spirituality, and how that led to her book series, Broken Lenses.
Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions about sexual violence and assault, including personal survivor experiences. We encourage you to prioritize your well-being while listening.
Episode Time Codes
00:00 Intro
00:25 Trigger Warning
00:55 Gratitudes
05:00 Who is Emily Bernath?
06:55 How Emily’s writing started
09:30 Emily discusses levels of healing through her advocacy journey
15:15 “How do you know that it’s love?” — How did you know who to trust through this journey
16:15 “Coincidences don’t just happen” – Emily speaks about faith leading her journey
19:10 “Freedom brings healing”
21:10 “The world hasn’t given survivors a lot of hope to report”
21:30 How Emily knew she was being sexually assaulted
23:15 “As soon as a survivor comes to me – the one thing I can not do is nothing”
25:38 Emily shares how she found her trust in her faith
33:05 “What do you believe is the biggest challenge in the sv/dv field?”
39:00 Emily speaks on trusting and obeying the voice of God.
46:15 Emily discusses a peak point of advocacy
49:50 Emily discusses her books.
52:55 Should everyone write/share their story?
57:10 Emily tells us more about her social work/grad school journey
1:00:55 “How do you stay healthy and balanced?”
1:03:35 Nicole talks about leaning into our strengths & Emily shares her individual strengths
1:11:00 What’s in the future for Emily?
1:12:55 Appreciations
1:14:35 Outro
