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Christy Heiskala, Survivor Advocate

Christy Heiskala, Survivor Advocate

Pandemonium

Life as you know it changed almost instantly. For some, your whole world has come crashing down. Immediately unable to work, soon you…

Jul 15, 2020

Pandemonium

Jul 15, 2020

Christy Heiskala, Survivor Advocate

Quit Relying on Background Checks & Sex Offender Registries to Protect Children

Background checks and sex offender registries give parents, youth-serving organizations and the general public a false sense of security…

Aug 23, 2019

Quit Relying on Background Checks & Sex Offender Registries to Protect Children

Aug 23, 2019

Christy Heiskala, Survivor Advocate

School Districts would be Sued Less if they Worried Less about being Sued

Parents, you will have to be the ones to teach this lesson.

May 28, 2019

School Districts would be Sued Less if they Worried Less about being Sued

May 28, 2019

Christy Heiskala, Survivor Advocate

Are On-Demand Rideshares like Uber & Lyft Safe for Women to Ride Alone?

Uber & Lyft are supposed to be the safe bet for getting home safely after a night out drinking, are they?

Feb 8, 2019

Are On-Demand Rideshares like Uber & Lyft Safe for Women to Ride Alone?

Feb 8, 2019

Christy Heiskala, Survivor Advocate

Why I March

The Women’s March is not about man hating.

Jan 19, 2019

Why I March

Jan 19, 2019

Christy Heiskala, Survivor Advocate

Sports Slogans: Inspiring Athletes or Silencing Victims?

“Believe in Something Even if it Means Sacrificing Everything” is another well intended slogan that sends the wrong message to athletes.

Sep 12, 2018

Sports Slogans: Inspiring Athletes or Silencing Victims?

Sep 12, 2018

Christy Heiskala, Survivor Advocate

How Victims of Abuse, Assault and Harassment Benefit from a Certified Victim Advocate In the…

Victim advocates help build the strongest plaintiff while you focus on building the strongest case. Having a victim advocate as part of…

Jul 12, 2018

How Victims of Abuse, Assault and Harassment Benefit from a Certified Victim Advocate In the…

Jul 12, 2018

Christy Heiskala, Survivor Advocate

When your fight or flight response does more harm than good

The amygdala is the part of your brain designed to keep you safe by triggering your fight or flight response. When you have been abused or…

Jul 6, 2018

When your fight or flight response does more harm than good

Jul 6, 2018

Christy Heiskala, Survivor Advocate

A must for your family summer bucket list

Summer is the perfect time for parents to get formally trained on personal safety and abuse prevention for your kids. I understand you want…

Jun 10, 2018

A must for your family summer bucket list

Jun 10, 2018

Christy Heiskala, Survivor Advocate

If you don’t serve justice, we will and we did! #RecallPersky

Hearing the slap-in-the-victims-face sentence Judge Aaron Persky gave Brock Turner after a jury convicted him of raping an unconscious…

Jun 6, 2018

If you don’t serve justice, we will and we did! #RecallPersky

Jun 6, 2018

Christy Heiskala, Survivor Advocate

Christy Heiskala, Survivor Advocate

Credentialed advocate on a mission to change survivors' experience seeking accountability, justice, & healing. I also train lawyers how to be trauma informed.

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