
EP254: Surviving Trafficking and Becoming a Voice of Courage with Andi Buerger
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FINDING SAFETY AFTER TRAUMA SUMMIT Andi is one of our sponsors at the Finding Safety After Trauma Summit, happening October 22–23, 2026, from 10:00 AM–5:00 PM ET each day. Join us: https://hub.htdholisticservices.com/finding-safety-summit
In this powerful episode, I welcome Andi Buerger, JD, international best-selling author, survivor, founder of Voices Against Trafficking, Inc., and global advocate, for an honest conversation about surviving trafficking, reclaiming courage, and using her voice to create change.
Andi shares her personal journey of resilience and how her lived experience shaped her mission to help eradicate human trafficking. We talk about the importance of advocacy, awareness, community support, and standing together against the business of profiting from human lives.
As the founder of Voices Against Trafficking, Inc., Andi brings together international partners dedicated to ending human trafficking. She is also the author of multiple books, including the international best-selling title Voices Against Trafficking: Courage Is Contagious, Uniting Voices and Nations in the War Against Human Slavery.
This conversation is a powerful reminder that courage can grow from pain, voices can create change, and healing is possible.
CONNECT WITH ANDI BUERGER Website: https://voicesagainsttrafficking.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VoicesAgainstTrafficking YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@voicesagainsttrafficking LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/voices-against-trafficking/
BOOKS BY ANDI BUERGER Voices Against Trafficking: Courage is Contagious: Uniting Voices and Nations in the War Against Human Slavery https://amzn.to/4m7H4Os
A Fragile Thread of Hope: One Survivor's Quest to Rescue https://amzn.to/4sb01RF
Voices Against Trafficking: The Strength Of Many Voices Speaking As ONE https://amzn.to/3QkoJBP
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