From Pieces to Peaceful
We can turn our pain into our purpose and move from pieces to peaceful. It's time to RISE UP and HEAL. Join Blaze Bell as she shares inspiration from her own journey and as she interviews amazing leaders in the healing field. This podcast will arm you with practical tools that will help you release pain and step into the beautiful badass life you came here to live!
From Pieces to Peaceful
Life as an SVU Detective, feat. Chris Thomas
This incredible conversation was originally recorded for the ISAAC Podcast.
Due to the nature of this podcast, please know the content may be difficult to hear and can be triggering to those listening. Please take all necessary precautions and care while listening to this podcast.
Access the transcript for this episode.
In this conversation, Chris shares in depth about the role of law enforcement in a SVU case.
Presenter Bio:
Christopher Thomas is a detective with the Special Victims Unit at the Anchorage Police Department. He has been employed as a police officer for over 18 years. He has spent about 13 years as a detective between the Crimes Against Children Unit and the Special Victims Unit. Since 2009, he has investigated (either as the primary case detective or in some other role) over 1200 cases involving sexual abuse and sexual assault. He has received extensive training around interviewing victims of sexual violence, and around interviewing and interrogating offenders.
Interviewer Bio:
Blaze Bell is a lifelong Alaskan, Speaker, Singer, and Transformational Coach, who has turned her pain into her purpose. She is on a mission to help others heal, in the ways that she has, from trauma and addiction. Blaze has a popular podcast highlighting healing tools and a new video series interviewing leaders in the healing industry. She is the Board President of Victims for Justice and also frequently works with Standing Together Against Rape (STAR), a rape crisis intervention service in Anchorage, Alaska. As a certified holistic health coach and award-winning singer, Blaze combines her unique skill set to bring the world healing through mindfulness, health, music, and joy.
Helpful Links and Resources:
Indigenous Sexual Assault and Abuse Clearinghouse (ISAAC) - www.isaaconline.org
This project was supported by Grant No.2019-SA-AX-K001 awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this presentation are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women or the International Association of Forensic Nurses.
