Pondering Thoughts Podcast
Pondering Thoughts Podcast
K. Wilkes
How Do We Talk to Kids About Child Abuse? A Conversation with Ashley-Lauren Elrod
56 minutes Posted May 28, 2026 at 10:00 am.
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According to the CDC, at least 1 in 7 children in the United States experienced child abuse or neglect in the past year—raising an urgent question: Are the conversations that could help protect children happening too late, or not happening at all? In this powerful and trauma-informed episode, host K. Wilkes is joined by Ashley-Lauren Elrod — child-abuse survivor, board-certified mental health coach, artist, and founder of Visionary Woman Productions. Ashley-Lauren shares her journey from surv...