A Survivor's Story of Trafficking and Hope with Kate Ouimette-Wedell
About this episode
Kate Ouimette-Wedell shares her harrowing experience of trafficking and her journey towards healing and hope.
This week, Dan and Rachael sit down with survivor, advocate, and Narrative Focused Trauma Care alumni Kate Ouimette-Wedell for a conversation that is both heartbreaking and deeply hopeful. After moving to Los Angeles to pursue a career in music, Kate was trafficked and spent more than a decade in the commercial sex industry. In this episode, she shares part of her story with remarkable courage, offering insight into the realities of exploitation, the long road of recovery, and the resilience that makes healing possible. Together, they explore the power of story, the importance of being seen and believed, and why healing often begins when someone is willing to sit with us in our pain rather than rush to fix it. Through her own healing journey and her work with survivors through Cherished LA, Kate bears witness to a hope rooted in the belief that every person has immeasurable worth and that no story is beyond the reach of compassion, restoration, and delight. Please note: This episode includes discussions of human trafficking, sexual exploitation, abuse, and trauma. Listener discretion is advised. About the Allender Center Podcast: For over a decade, the Allender Center Podcast has…
People in this episode
Hosts: Dan Allender, Rachael Clinton Chen
Guest: Kate Ouimette-Wedell
Topics covered
- human trafficking
- survivor stories
- trauma recovery
- hope and resilience
- exploitation
- healing
Keywords
- trafficking
- sexual exploitation
- abuse
- trauma
- recovery
- narrative focused trauma care
- resilience
- healing journey
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Cherished LA
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