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Bar Fights

Apr 22, 2024

“Love should always be safe” is the tagline for Day One, a New York City nonprofit working to end gender-based violence and the shame and trauma that lurk in its shadow by nipping it in the bud.  Sarah sits down with Executive Director Anne Patterson and Chairman of the Board Laura Dukess to discuss their...


Apr 15, 2024

One woman’s story, and one woman’s moxie has protected countless children, and Erin Merryn is not done yet.

Six year old Erin was too young to know what sexual abuse was, much less how to talk about it, so she remained silent as her abuse went on for seven years. In part 2 of her conversation with Sarah, 


Apr 8, 2024

Today’s Bar Fights guest, Erin Merryn, is a testament to the power of a story to move mountains. It took many tumultuous years for Erin to find her voice after having been repeatedly abused for six years of her childhood. Once she found it, though, there’s been no stopping her from using her voice as a compelling...


Apr 1, 2024

Today, Sarah brings on Chris McKenna, founder of Protect Young Eyes, for a robust conversation about keeping our children safe in digital spaces. Tune in to learn about the 5 layers of digital protection (Spoiler alert- the second layer involves your router), which are the riskiest social media apps and why, and the...


Mar 25, 2024

Sarah and trauma psychotherapist and relationship expert Dr. Janie Lacy delve into the self-sabotaging patterns programmed into our subconscious by childhood trauma, how to recognize those patterns, unravel their roots, and do the work to reprogram them. Key take-aways from their inspiring conversation 1) Although our...