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Imagine Freedom
The Imagine Freedom podcast is produced by the Survive and Thrive Advocacy Center (STAC) in Tallahassee, Florida. STAC Executive Director Robin Hassler Thompson hosts enlightening conversations with survivors of human trafficking who are working to fortify our communities against the often-misunderstood realities of sex and labor trafficking.
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June 2, 2026 • 51 mins
In this episode, host Robin Hassler Thompson imagines freedom with Daniela Deas, a trauma-informed professional, survivor leader and social justice advocate with over eight years of experience supporting youth and adults impacted by sex trafficking, commercial sexual exploitation and gender-based violence.
Daniela currently serves as a Survivor Mentor with You Are More Than, Inc., providing group and one-on-one mentorship and suppo...
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December 15, 2025 • 27 mins
This Imagine Freedom podcast is a little different because we’ve adapted it from a webinar that STAC hosted, where we featured The Thrive Space, a great website created by and for survivors of human trafficking and exploitation.
In this episode, host Robin Hassler Thompson imagines freedom with Jamie Rosseland, an expert and brilliant consultant to STAC who created the Thrive Space website with us. This platform is dedicated ...
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March 12, 2025 • 31 mins
Katie Papke, LMSW, CAADC, CCHTVSP
In this episode, host Robin Hassler Thompson imagines freedom with Katie Papke, LMSW, CAADC, CCHTVSP. Katie is a human trafficking survivor. She is a Licensed Master Social Worker, Certified Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor and a Clinically Certified Human T...
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January 14, 2025 • 52 mins
Evelyn Chumbow
In this episode, host Robin Hassler Thompson imagines freedom with Evelyn Chumbow, a survivor of child labor trafficking turned anti-trafficking activist and public speaker who has focused her life’s work on ending modern-day slavery, a crime impacting some 40 million victi...
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November 21, 2024 • 46 mins
Katie Papke, LMSW, CAADC, CCHTVSP
In this episode, host Robin Hassler Thompson imagines freedom with Katie Papke, LMSW, CAADC, CCHTVSP. Katie is a human trafficking survivor. She is a Licensed Master Social Worker, Certified Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor and a Clinically Certified Human T...
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July 2, 2024 • 58 mins
Hollie Nadel
In this episode host Robin Hassler Thompson imagines freedom with Hollie Nadel. Hollie’s perspectives and experiences are unique and important to ending human trafficking. They discuss how she trains bankers and anti-money laundering experts all over the country on how to spot ...
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May 9, 2024 • 37 mins
Every year, STAC hosts an event called Imagine Freedom to recognize community leaders who have made a difference in the lives of people who have been sex and labor trafficked. And we use this event to raise funds to support the comprehensive services that STAC provides to survivors.
We also acknowledge and thank those who have worked hard to prevent trafficking from happening in the first place. This year at 621 Gallery, we decided...
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January 17, 2024 • 51 mins
Jamie Rosseland
In this episode, we imagine freedom with Jamie Rosseland. Jamie is a lived-experience expert on the topic of human trafficking – and she brings a wealth of knowledge, compassion and incisive analysis to our conversation.
We go deep to examine the context of how traffickers t...
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September 14, 2023 • 53 mins
July 12, 2023 • 30 mins
Dr. Jacquelynn Hairston
In this episode, we imagine freedom with Dr. Jacquelynn Hairston, a public health consultant and human trafficking survivor with a PhD in public health education who is a passionate and involved community advocate here in the Big Bend of Florida.
During our conversation, y...
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May 10, 2023 • 31 mins
In this episode, host Robin Hassler Thompson speaks with Christabelle Robinson. Christabelle is the communications and media specialist for The Global Center on Human Trafficking, where she is involved in everything from programmatics, media, graphic design and events, to research and training.
A survivor herself, her passion for survivor advocacy and rights is at the forefront of her work. Christabelle has years of survivor advoc...
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March 20, 2023 • 34 mins
In this episode, we imagine freedom with Liz Kimbel, program specialist and board member at the Restoring Ivy Collective. She is a survivor advocate with the Global Center on Human Trafficking at Montclair State University and secretary of the Maryland Survivor Network. Liz is a Survivor/Lived Experience Expert of minor domestic sex trafficking and has been working in the Anti-Trafficking field for over a decade. In our conversation, Li...
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