Breaking The Silence Media Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/breaking-the-silence-6be862df-0c2e-480e-b23a-b608f367e565 Breaking the Silence is a bold, truth telling podcast dedicated to raising awareness about Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) and exposing the realities of Child Protective Services and the foster care system. Through lived experiences, expert interviews, and hard conversations, we challenge stigma, amplify unheard voices, and push for meaningful reform. This podcast is a space for parents, foster and adoptive families, professionals, and advocates who believe children and families deserve understanding, support, and systemic change. It’s time to break the silence and create a system that truly protects and heals. 2026MendingBrokenWings 0160d973-5232-551c-80f6-f11c92c84ccd yes en Wed, 11 Feb 2026 07:50:39 -0800 Wed, 11 Feb 2026 07:51:09 -0800 https://img.transistorcdn.com/D_Ha0iU5eKHDFeQbZZxEcQcehT4jYCwUrbOZyjRkvGk/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS80Zjcw/ZjI1NWJlMGEwMDIy/ODM5N2FkZDcwZTI0/ZDhjMS5wbmc.jpg Breaking The Silence Media episodic Mending Broken Wings Breaking the Silence is a bold, truth telling podcast dedicated to raising awareness about Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) and exposing the realities of Child Protective Services and the foster care system. Through lived experiences, expert interviews, and hard conversations, we challenge stigma, amplify unheard voices, and push for meaningful reform. This podcast is a space for parents, foster and adoptive families, professionals, and advocates who believe children and families deserve understanding, support, and systemic change. It’s time to break the silence and create a system that truly protects and heals. Breaking the Silence is a bold, truth telling podcast dedicated to raising awareness about Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) and exposing the realities of Child Protective Services and the foster care system. Jake Tjapkes mendingbw@gmail.com No No When the System Becomes the Trauma: A Georgia Family’s Fight With DFCS 5 5 When the System Becomes the Trauma: A Georgia Family’s Fight With DFCS full d3e828f3-3692-4db2-b917-8ac03597a072 https://share.transistor.fm/s/8f42c39b Breaking the Silence, host Jake Tjapkes sat down with Jordan and Dorian, a young couple from Georgia whose lives were upended by an encounter with the child welfare system. Their story exposes the complexity, contradictions, and emotional toll that families can experience when navigating investigations and interventions by Georgia Department of Family and Children’s Services (DFCS).

This is not a story about neglectful parents. It is a story about how systems, when poorly coordinated and lacking compassion, can become a source of trauma themselves.

]]> Breaking the Silence, host Jake Tjapkes sat down with Jordan and Dorian, a young couple from Georgia whose lives were upended by an encounter with the child welfare system. Their story exposes the complexity, contradictions, and emotional toll that families can experience when navigating investigations and interventions by Georgia Department of Family and Children’s Services (DFCS).

This is not a story about neglectful parents. It is a story about how systems, when poorly coordinated and lacking compassion, can become a source of trauma themselves.

]]> Thu, 15 Jan 2026 17:47:50 -0800 Mending Broken Wings Mending Broken Wings 3478 Breaking the Silence, host Jake Tjapkes sat down with Jordan and Dorian, a young couple from Georgia whose lives were upended by an encounter with the child welfare system. Their story exposes the complexity, contradictions, and emotional toll that families can experience when navigating investigations and interventions by Georgia Department of Family and Children’s Services (DFCS).

This is not a story about neglectful parents. It is a story about how systems, when poorly coordinated and lacking compassion, can become a source of trauma themselves.

]]> No Standing for the Voiceless When the City Chooses Silence 4 4 Standing for the Voiceless When the City Chooses Silence full 37242272-a87a-4f13-9a9b-3cb6c8eb117e https://share.transistor.fm/s/190678c8 When a city claims to regulate “noise,” but ends up regulating speech, something far more serious is happening.

In this episode, Jake Tjapkes takes a firm stand against the newly passed noise ordinance in Grand Rapids, Michigan—an ordinance that, in practice, threatens First Amendment rights, civil liberties, and community welfare by silencing peaceful, audible speech in public spaces.

This is not a partisan issue.
 This is not about one message or one group.
 This is about what happens when government prioritizes comfort over constitutional rights—and how the voiceless are always the first to suffer.

Jake breaks down:

  • Why public sidewalks are constitutionally protected spaces
  • How vague “noise” laws become tools for speech suppression
  • The connection between civil rights, community welfare, and free expression
  • Why silence imposed by government is never neutral

This episode is a call to courage—for city leaders to uphold the Constitution, and for citizens to refuse quiet compliance when fundamental rights are at stake.

Because silence protects no one.

]]> When a city claims to regulate “noise,” but ends up regulating speech, something far more serious is happening.

In this episode, Jake Tjapkes takes a firm stand against the newly passed noise ordinance in Grand Rapids, Michigan—an ordinance that, in practice, threatens First Amendment rights, civil liberties, and community welfare by silencing peaceful, audible speech in public spaces.

This is not a partisan issue.
 This is not about one message or one group.
 This is about what happens when government prioritizes comfort over constitutional rights—and how the voiceless are always the first to suffer.

Jake breaks down:

  • Why public sidewalks are constitutionally protected spaces
  • How vague “noise” laws become tools for speech suppression
  • The connection between civil rights, community welfare, and free expression
  • Why silence imposed by government is never neutral

This episode is a call to courage—for city leaders to uphold the Constitution, and for citizens to refuse quiet compliance when fundamental rights are at stake.

Because silence protects no one.

]]> Thu, 15 Jan 2026 17:28:29 -0800 Mending Broken Wings Mending Broken Wings 409 When a city claims to regulate “noise,” but ends up regulating speech, something far more serious is happening.

In this episode, Jake Tjapkes takes a firm stand against the newly passed noise ordinance in Grand Rapids, Michigan—an ordinance that, in practice, threatens First Amendment rights, civil liberties, and community welfare by silencing peaceful, audible speech in public spaces.

This is not a partisan issue.
 This is not about one message or one group.
 This is about what happens when government prioritizes comfort over constitutional rights—and how the voiceless are always the first to suffer.

Jake breaks down:

  • Why public sidewalks are constitutionally protected spaces
  • How vague “noise” laws become tools for speech suppression
  • The connection between civil rights, community welfare, and free expression
  • Why silence imposed by government is never neutral

This episode is a call to courage—for city leaders to uphold the Constitution, and for citizens to refuse quiet compliance when fundamental rights are at stake.

Because silence protects no one.

]]> No Empowering Voices: Understanding FASD 3 3 Empowering Voices: Understanding FASD full c1b88796-95aa-40cb-83dc-0fc5ed2daba4 https://share.transistor.fm/s/56013bc8 In this episode of "Breaking the Silence," host Jake Tjapkes welcomes Patti, an educator, author, and podcast host, to discuss her lived experience with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). Patti shares her journey from working in child welfare to becoming an advocate for FASD awareness, highlighting the importance of understanding and supporting individuals with neurodevelopmental disabilities. The conversation delves into the challenges faced by those with FASD, the misconceptions surrounding the disorder, and the need for systemic change in social services.

]]> In this episode of "Breaking the Silence," host Jake Tjapkes welcomes Patti, an educator, author, and podcast host, to discuss her lived experience with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). Patti shares her journey from working in child welfare to becoming an advocate for FASD awareness, highlighting the importance of understanding and supporting individuals with neurodevelopmental disabilities. The conversation delves into the challenges faced by those with FASD, the misconceptions surrounding the disorder, and the need for systemic change in social services.

]]> Thu, 15 Jan 2026 12:38:51 -0800 Mending Broken Wings Mending Broken Wings 4127 In this episode of "Breaking the Silence," host Jake Tjapkes welcomes Patti, an educator, author, and podcast host, to discuss her lived experience with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). Patti shares her journey from working in child welfare to becoming an advocate for FASD awareness, highlighting the importance of understanding and supporting individuals with neurodevelopmental disabilities. The conversation delves into the challenges faced by those with FASD, the misconceptions surrounding the disorder, and the need for systemic change in social services.

]]> No Patricia Kasper Fatherhood Crisis In America 1 1 Fatherhood Crisis In America full fe8760e1-2989-4bac-b885-b249ded8c25d https://share.transistor.fm/s/23abef8c Join us as we speak with Pastor Lewis, about fatherhood Crisis in America 

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]]> Fri, 09 Jan 2026 14:29:27 -0800 Mending Broken Wings Mending Broken Wings 4102 Join us as we speak with Pastor Lewis, about fatherhood Crisis in America 

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