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The Last Generation with Donna Simmons

The Last Generation with Donna Simmons

Written by: Donna Simmons
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 Welcome to The Last Generation, the podcast where lived experience meets lasting change. Host Donna Simmons, author, survivor, and advocate dives deep into the stories we rarely tell but desperately need to hear. From surviving childhood trauma and breaking free from generational cycles of abuse, to reclaiming identity, purpose, and power, Donna brings raw truth and hard-won wisdom to each episode. With heartfelt solo reflections and meaningful conversations with change-makers, survivors, and advocates, this podcast explores what it really takes to heal from deep wounds, challenge broken systems, and create generational shifts. Whether you’ve lived through trauma, love someone who has, or work to create safer spaces for vulnerable youth, The Last Generation offers honest guidance, powerful stories, and a path toward hope and healing.@Donna Simmons 2026 Relationships Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Beyond Perfect: The Cost of Compliance & the Power of Connection EP 17

    Beyond Perfect: The Cost of Compliance & the Power of Connection EP 17
    Nov 25 2025
    What happens when “being loved” means disappearing a little more each year?In this deeply honest conversation, Donna Simmons sits down with Julie Easley, a lifelong social worker and survivor whose story reveals how easily care can turn into control — and how love rooted in dependency can quietly isolate us from ourselves.Together, they unpack the slow erosion of self that comes from performance-based love, the subtle ways religious and cultural expectations teach compliance over authenticity, and what it takes to begin rebuilding trust — in others, and within.If you’ve ever rationalized red flags, mistaken control for care, or felt guilty for needing connection, this episode will remind you: you were never meant to earn love. You were meant to receive it freely — starting with yourself.🎧 Part 1 of Donna’s conversation with Julie Easley. Stay tuned for Part 2, where they explore recognizing toxic patterns in relationships and coming home to your true self. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    50 mins
  • When Justice is Only the Beginning EP 16

    When Justice is Only the Beginning EP 16
    Nov 4 2025
    ⁠Join the movement and access resources here. What happens after justice is served?For many survivors, the courtroom is not closure — it’s the opening of an entirely new chapter.In this powerful conversation, Laquisha Moore, CEO and Founder of LEVITATE, shares her journey from surviving childhood abuse to prosecuting her offenders — and how that fight for justice led her to become a trauma-focused Licensed Clinical Counselor and advocate for mental health awareness.Together, we explore the intersection of justice, healing, and purpose — what it means to reclaim your voice after years of silence, how trauma shows up in the body long after the verdict, and why real freedom begins when you decide to heal.Because justice is a moment.Healing is a lifetime.And purpose — that’s the legacy we build from the ashes. Get Donna’s Book: Ashes to Flames Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    42 mins
  • Roots & Rituals: Remembering What Oppression Tried to Erase EP 15

    Roots & Rituals: Remembering What Oppression Tried to Erase EP 15
    Oct 28 2025
    ⁠Join the movement and access resources here. For centuries, women, healers, and earth-centered practitioners were branded as dangerous—punished not for wickedness, but for wisdom. The witch trials may seem like ancient history, yet their shadow lingers in today’s culture of control, where fear and shame are still weaponized to silence truth and autonomy.In this episode, we journey from the ashes of persecution to the embers of remembrance. We’ll explore the ancient roots of Samhain—the original earth-based ritual of release and renewal—and how reclaiming these forgotten traditions can help us process grief, restore belonging, and heal the generational wounds of oppression.Because the same wisdom once feared as “witchcraft” is the medicine we need most today: connection, intuition, and the courage to live in rhythm with what is sacred and real.✨ Subscribe on our website to receive your FREE “Roots & Rituals Healing Guide” — a companion to this episode filled with practices for grounding, release, and renewal. Get Donna’s Book: Ashes to Flames Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    26 mins
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