Breaking The Silence with Dr Gregory Williams

Guest, Colleen Rouse, Founder of Thrive Today, Board member of Street Grace and Author of "Resilience it's Time to Get Up"

This Week's Guest will be Colleen Rouse. Colleen is the Founder of Thrive Today, which champions women to thrive by merging Scripture and influence. Colleen speaks globally on Biblical truths pertaining to leadership and healthy mindset development. She is Pastor along with her husband, Dennis of Victory Church.

Breaking The Silence with Dr Gregory Williams

Guest, Brooke Ruffin, Vice President and Executive Director of GA at Steet Grace

This Week's Guest will be Brooke Ruffin. Brook is the Vice President and Executive Director of GA at Steet Grace. A survivor of childhood sexual abuse herself. She is dedicated to removing the stigma and educating children on how they can protect themselves from exploitation.

To learn more, visit Street Grace's Website: https://www.streetgrace.org/

Breaking The Silence with Dr Gregory Williams

Turning Trauma into Power with Lurata Lyon, Co-Author of a new book titled The Strength of Resilience

In this episode of Breaking the Silence, Dr. Gregory Williams interviews Lurata Lyon, author of Unbroken: Surviving Human Trafficking. The conversation explores Lurata’s harrowing survival of kidnapping and organ harvesting gangs, her journey of self-healing through writing and fitness, and the profound realization that resilience is not just about bouncing back, but about choosing love over bitterness.

Breaking The Silence with Dr Gregory Williams

Guest, Jacqueline Boylan - Register Nurse and Author of "A Broken Twig Will Sprout"

This week's Special Guest will be Jacqueline Boylan. She is the author of the new children's book "A Broken Twig Will Sprout". This book offers hope to children, teens and adults that you are more than what has happened to us.
She is a certified register nurse and has learned the key to transform pain and loss into power and purpose!

Breaking the Silence with host Dr. Gregory Williams

Guest, DeAntwann "DJ" Johnson, Author of The Sun Is Always Shining

DJ is a devoted husband and father, author parenting and youth empowerment coach, counselor, sports statistician, and owner of DJ Inspires, LLC. He grew up in the Indiana foster care system and yet despite that, has gone on to lead a successful and fulfilling life. Before spending 9 years in the foster care system, DJ suffered child abuse, domestic abuse and emotional trauma.

Breaking the Silence with host Dr. Gregory Williams

Guest, Dr. Kevin Hrebik, Author of Repurposing Scars Meaningful Life After the Enduring Damage of Trauma

This week's Special Guest will be Dr. Kevin Hrebik. He was Chaplain with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice from 2015-2025, serving at the largest female prison in Texas with 2,250 women. Ge was a volunteer Chaplain at Houston's famous Garris County Jail for more than 3 years. He is the author 5 books, including. "Repurposing Scars: Meaningful Life After the Enduring Damage of Trauma."

Breaking the Silence with host Dr. Gregory Williams

Guest, Sally McQuillen, author of Reaching for Beautiful A Memoir of Loving and Losing a Wild Child

Breaking the Silence with host Dr. Gregory Williams

With Special Guest, will be Toni McKinley LPC-S - Executive Director of Magdalene House Austin

Toni is the Executive Director of Magdalene House Austin. She is a licensed professional counselor supervisor and has counseled those who have been trafficked and struggled with SUD and helped their families with the aftermath of the trafficking trauma that their loved sones suffered.
She is the author of "What Happened to Me? A Trafficking Survivors Guide to Healing and Empowerment."

Breaking the Silence with host Dr. Gregory Williams

With Guests, Robert "Bob" Williams - Founder and CEO of Ranch Hands Rescue and Landon Dickeson - MS, LPC, C-DBT, Executive Director of Ranch Hands Rescue

Breaking the Silence with host Dr. Gregory Williams

With Returning Special Guest, New York Time Best Selling Author; Dave Pelzer, Author of "A Child Called 'It'" for a continuation of his story.