The Epic All Day Podcast With Jim Simcoe

https://www.rainn.org/statistics (Statistics state that every 98 seconds someone in the US is sexually assaulted. And every 8 minutes that victim is a child.)   This is my story of sexual abuse and how I overcame what happened to me when I was a kid.    It’s raw, unedited and in many ways still very painful to tell. You’ll probably be able to tell in the audio times when I was having a hard time getting words out. I apologize for the delivery but the message is important.   I choose to record it today because Chester Bennington from the band Linkin Park committed suicide yesterday.  They are a favorite of mine and I’ve been listening to them for a long time. He had often spoken about being sexually abused as a kid and his story was eerily similar to mine. When I heard he passed it really shook me. It spurred me to record this  podcast- one that I’ve wanted to for a very long time but couldn’t bring myself to do until today.   My sincerest hope in recording this podcast is that it helps one person. I hope the