Healing From Emotional Abuse: Workplace Sexual Harassment & Survivor Justice: Legal Rights with Attorney Arlene Haeggquist

Attorney Arlene Haeggquist, survivor advocate and legal powerhouse, shares how women can take legal action against workplace sexual harassment, assault, and abuse. Learn documentation strategies, your legal rights, and how to empower yourself through the court process. This episode covers: ✨ Workplace sexual harassment and assault—50% of women experience it ✨ How to document abuse for legal cases (emails, screenshots, timestamps) ✨ Your legal rights as a survivor of workplace abuse ✨ Breaking the silence: why reporting matters ✨ Building support systems during litigation ✨ Toxic workplace culture and power dynamics ✨ Healing from financial abuse and exploitation ✨ Arlene's story: From abuse survivor to advocate for thousands Perfect for survivors, advocates, and anyone wanting to understand workplace rights, boundaries, and legal empowerment. Your journey from victim to survivor to thriver starts here. If you're ready to reclaim your life and learn from others' healing journeys, hit subscribe and join our community of resilient souls. Have a story to share? Email us at [e-mail] —we'd love to feature your questions, healing strategies, opinions and survivor testimonies on the podcast. Transcript of Episode:   📍 📍 📍 📍 📍 📍 Welcome to Healing From Emotional Abuse, the award-winning podcast that sheds light on the journey from victim to survivor. I'm your host Marissa f Cohen, and I'm thrilled to have you join us on this empowering and healing adventure, the Healing from Emotional Abuse podcast. Isn't just another conversation. It's a sanctuary for those who have endured abuse and are determined to reclaim their lives. Through interviews with inspiring survivors, experts, and advocates, we aim to break the silence surrounding abuse and empower our listeners with the knowledge. Support and resources they need to break free from their past. Our mission is to provide a safe space where survivors can share their stories, find solace in knowing they're not alone, and discover the strength within themselves to heal and thrive. Each episode is filled with powerful narratives, practical strategies, and compassionate guidance to help you overcome the lingering effects of abuse and build a brighter future. It brings me immense joy to announce that the Healing from Emotional Abuse Podcast has been honored with the prestigious Purple Ribbon Award for outstanding domestic violence podcasts by domestic shelters.org, recognizing our commitment to raising awareness about abuse. And offering hope to survivors worldwide. We have hit top 10% globally and top podcast in 25 countries. This accolade is a testament to the incredible guests who have shared their stories and the tremendous support from our devoted listeners. Thank you so much. Whether you're a survivor seeking healing, a friend or family member wanting to understand and support, or an advocate dedicated to creating a safer world, this podcast is for you. Our conversations delve into topics such as emotional, physical, financial, and psychological abuse, recovery techniques, self-care strategies. Legal rights and much, much more. Join us as we embark on this transformative journey together. Subscribe to healing from emotional abuse on your favorite podcast platform. And remember, your story matters, and you have the power to break your silence from the chains of abuse. I'm your host. Marissa f Cohen, and this is healing from emotional abuse. Let's reclaim our lives and empower one another.   📍 Welcome back to The Healing for Promotional Abuse Podcast. I am your host, Marissa. And I'm your co-host, Sami Litchert. Yay. Welcome Sami. We're so excited today 'cause we have a really cool interview with Reen Quest. But before we get into that we really wanted to talk about something that is really important. And I know Sami has brought up to me workplace dynamics. And so we wanted to share some like workplace sexual harassment issues just because. It's so common and Irene touches on it in her interview and it happens to 50% of women and we're both women and we are each on the other side of the 50%, oh gosh, so many times from actually from male bosses and female colleagues. I've experienced all kinds of harassment from women. It's usually more of like commentary on my body or like complaining about my clothes or trying to make me feel intimidated or uncomfortable by overpowering me or getting in my face. When I worked at the military base, I had a female coworker who. This is all, my perception of it, but my assumption is that she was jealous of the attention I was getting, but my job was to be friends with everybody, so I just did my job and she didn't like that. The men on base, which made up probably 85 to 90% of my base, really liked me, right? And not liked me in a sexual or intimate way. But like we got along really well. I went to the gym with them. We had lunch ...