Episode 784: Heather Prinz, LDS Married Mother of 4, Sexual Assault Survivor

Listen, Learn & Love Hosted by Richard Ostler

Richard Ostler

Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 839 Ratings

🗓️ 16 October 2024

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Summary

My friend Heather Prinz (lives in Fayetteville Arkansas, Speech Pathologist, Sexual Assault Survivor: Dr. Broadbent OBGYN lawsuit) bravely joins us to share her story. Heather talks about her sexual assault under the guise of medical care, discovering she was one of hundreds of other victims, and her journey through trauma and healing. Heather talks about how she felt at the time of the assault, her inability to accept what had happened, how the assault negatively impacted her life over the following 15 years, and her road (with the help of great therapy) to find healing. Heather also talks about her decision to come out publicly after 2 years as an anonymous 'Jane Doe' in the ongoing civil lawsuit against Dr. Broadbent and the community of support this group of survivors developed throughout their attempts to prevent this from happening to others. If you are a victim of sexual abuse or want better tools to help others, please listen to Heather’s podcast. Thank you, Heather, for being on the podcast and your courage to share your story—which will help so many. Links: @thatsnothealthcare - survivors' advocacy Instagram @heather.prinz - individual Instagram

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0:00.0	Welcome listeners to another episode of Listen, Learn, and Love, hosted by Richard Osler.
0:09.4	As you know, we cover a lot of sensitive topics in the LDS space, and many of those podcasts are about LGBTQ.
0:16.7	Today's podcast will not.
0:19.1	It will be from a guest that's in the middle of a civil lawsuit because of being a
0:24.8	sexual assault survivor and going through that difficult road of being a sexual
0:29.3	assault victim.
0:31.2	As I read her outline, I've been visiting with her.
0:33.6	I'm just overcome with her courage and how brave she is to be able to share her story.
0:39.3	Her name is Heather Prince, P-R-I-N-Z.
0:42.3	Welcome to the podcast, Heather.
0:44.3	Thank you for having me.
0:47.3	Just a little background on Heather.
0:50.3	She lives in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
0:53.3	She's a speech pathologist, married mother of four. They have four boys,
0:59.6	ages nine to 17. She grew up in Northern California. I asked her where she met her husband.
1:07.8	She met him in school before they went off to college. So she married
1:13.1	her high school sweetheart, and they have made their way to Arkansas where they're raising their
1:17.4	family. They're active in the church. Her husband's the local bishop in their ward in the
1:22.4	Fayetteville area. Some of you may be aware of the Dr. Broadbent's story in Utah County, and many women have come forward.
1:33.1	And she is one of those victims that is part of a civil suit that is now in making its way through court.
1:41.4	There's been over 200 victims that are part of that civil suit.
1:45.5	They're also victims part of the criminal suit. That has a statute of limitations. That's a lower
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