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Published Mar 16, 2023

811: Jan Broberg | The True Crime Story of a Young Girl Abducted

Jan Broberg recounts her chilling abductions by a family friend, delving into the insidious manipulation techniques used and the impactful journey towards healing. Highlighting the significance of awareness and advocacy, she calls for legislative action and community support to safeguard children from similar dangers.
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  • Therapies

    shares the therapeutic techniques that have been instrumental in her recovery from trauma. She emphasizes the importance of therapies like EMDR and having a supportive community where survivors feel safe and believed. Jan's foundation, the Broberg Foundation, offers a twelve-step program aimed at helping survivors rebuild trust and form healthy relationships.

    You can't just pretend cancer doesn't exist and that you're going to be okay. You have to actually do the chemotherapy. You actually have to do something right.

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    Jan highlights the need to uproot and examine the shame and blame that survivors often carry, comparing it to pulling out a persistent weed 1 2.

       

    Trust

    Rebuilding trust is a crucial part of the healing process for survivors of abuse. Jan recounts her own journey of learning to trust again, starting with small steps like accepting a date. She explains that reprogramming the brain and engaging in therapeutic exercises are essential for overcoming hypervigilance and fear.

    You have to reprogram your neurosystem. You have to do the exercises that actually fix the brain that your light in your brain for fear of being abused has been turned on.

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    Jan also discusses the extreme manipulation and brainwashing techniques used by her abuser, highlighting the importance of understanding these tactics to aid in recovery 3 4.

       

    Advocacy

    Jan uses her experiences to advocate for and support other survivors of sexual assault and abuse. Through her foundation and online community, she provides a safe space for survivors to share their stories and find support. Jan's twelve-step program is designed to help survivors move from victimhood to empowerment.

    Our intention with Thrivvers, our online community, is to bring together people that really need a group. They need an AA, they need a place for sexual assault survivors to gather, to know they're safe, they're believed, and to be able to tell their stories.

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    She stresses the importance of having a supportive network and the role of therapy in the healing process 1 5.

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