When I Was a Girl

Host, Stephanie shares her story in this final episode of the first season. Listen to hear her inspiration behind starting the podcast, the learning lessons taken from the first season and the call to action to actively address sexual victimisation in the year 2021!

Whitney Rochester is a trained Female Empowerment Coach whose mission is to provide holistic emotional and mental support to victimised adult women who suffered sexual trauma as girls. Whitney’s life did not always seem as fulfilling as it is today, as she suffered child grooming and sexual abuse at the hands of someone close to her family. This was the open door to years of rebelliousness as a teenager, before her encounter with Christ brought forth the starting of her healing journey. Today she is a wife and mother of two beautiful girls. Listen to her story of survival on this episode of When I Was a Girl.

Sandrina Davis came from humble beginnings and being the youngest of many siblings, primarily brothers, she felt a sense of protection. In spite of that, she was faced with victimisation for several years during her childhood. At 19, Sandrina’s life took a turn for the better when she decided to pursue her mental and emotional healing through clinical counselling. Listen as she shares in full what her healing journey has looked like as she highlights the benefits of counselling and shares lessons on how to gain closure in the absence of apologies. 

This is Part 3 of a 3-part story of survival from child sexual abuse, domestic abuse and sex trafficking. Delmarine Williams spent most of her upbringing in the rural parish of St. Mary, Jamaica where she was raised by her grandmother, before she passed away.  Various unfortunate circumstances eventually led her to become homeless in her early teenage years. This heart-wrenching story will give listeners a clear picture of what sex trafficking in Jamaica can look like, including the range of circumstances that often lead to it. Delmarine’s life story will amaze you as she proves that, by the power of God, life-transformation is indeed possible.

This is Part 2 of a 3-part story of survival from child sexual abuse, domestic abuse and sex trafficking. Delmarine Williams spent most of her upbringing in the rural parish of St. Mary, Jamaica where she was raised by her grandmother, before she passed away.  Various unfortunate circumstances eventually led her to become homeless in her early teenage years. This heart-wrenching story will give listeners a clear picture of what sex trafficking in Jamaica can look like, including the range of circumstances that often lead to it. Delmarine’s life story will amaze you as she proves that, by the power of God, life-transformation is indeed possible.

This is Part 1 of a 3-part story of survival from child sexual abuse, domestic abuse and sex trafficking. Delmarine Williams spent most of her upbringing in the rural parish of St. Mary, Jamaica where she was raised by her grandmother, before she passed away.  Various unfortunate circumstances eventually led her to become homeless in her early teenage years. This heart-wrenching story will give listeners a clear picture of what sex trafficking in Jamaica can look like, including the range of circumstances that often lead to it. Delmarine’s life story will amaze you as she proves that, by the power of God, life-transformation is indeed possible.

She grew up in rural Jamaica and had a sheltered upbringing marred by fatherlessness and destitution. When Chriseve moved to a more fast-paced life in Kingston with the intention of going to university, financial challenges forced her to delay her enrolment by a year and instead enter the work force at a young age. There she met someone she trusted and befriended only to be abducted and sexually assaulted. Listen to this story of survival from what is an unfortunately common situation faced by many young women in the world of work, who have suffered silently. She sheds light on how her negative experiences led to a full fledged hate for men and eventually brought her to her lowest point. Her story of rising from the ashes will inspire and bring more awareness to serious issues facing young women in our society.

Our guest talks about her experiences of victimization as a child and how those affected her views of herself and others. She reveals her journey of managing anger, clinical anxiety and a number of physical ailments in adulthood, as a result of childhood trauma. Today, she accredits her healing process greatly to the power of forgiveness and engaging habits such as the practice of mindfulness, as part of her daily way of living.

Our guest talks about her experiences of victimization as a child and how those affected her views of herself and others. She reveals her journey of managing anger, clinical anxiety and a number of physical ailments in adulthood, as a result of childhood trauma. Today, she accredits her healing process greatly to the power of forgiveness and engaging habits such as the practice of mindfulness, as part of her daily way of living.