One of the reasons I created the Crossing the Line podcast was simple: some of the most important voices in the movement to protect students are voices that the public rarely hears in depth. Episode one begins with one of those voices. My guest is Faith Colson, a survivor of educator sexual misconduct who has…Continue reading Crossing the Line Ep: 1—Faith Colson and the Power of Survivor Advocacy
Over the past few months, I’ve had the privilege of hosting a series of conversations for NCSESAME with some of the leading thinkers, researchers, survivors, and advocates working to prevent sexual abuse in schools. The podcast—Crossing the Line—explores a difficult but essential question: How do we create schools where students are truly safe? In these…Continue reading Introducing the Crossing the Line Podcast
For years, I believed my teenage abuse “didn’t count.” As I rebuilt the NCSESAME website and read other survivor stories, I finally saw the truth I had minimized for decades — and the silence that shaped my life began to crack.
9/16/25 Editors Note: The civil case against Timothy Ramaekers has been dismissed. Original post: I admit it: I’m one of those true crime dorks. I can’t get enough. But I’m picky—there have to be clear stakes. The good guys win. The bad guys get caught. Survivors get some form of justice and closure. Still, in…Continue reading It’s time to stop doubling down on asbestos and abusers.
For too many institutions, survivors aren’t seen as people. They’re seen as problems. Not because they lied. Not because they exaggerated. But because they spoke up. Because they had the nerve to interrupt the status quo. Because they refused to stay silent about the harm that was done to them—and often, the harm still being…Continue reading The Difference Between a Survivor and a Problem
