Some conversations are not easy, but they are necessary. In this episode of the Chris Meyer Podcast, I sit down with my mother, Mary Alice, to talk about one of the most difficult chapters of my childhood: the day I was taken to a police station with a suitcase and placed into the child welfare system. For many years, I carried that story from the perspective of a child. I remembered the fear. I remembered the confusion. I remembered the feeling that my life had suddenly changed, and that I...

A conversation with Dr. Monica Borschel Why does trauma repeat itself across generations—even when parents genuinely want something better for their children? In this episode of the Chris Meyer Podcast , I sit down with Dr. Monica Borschel, a clinician and forensic psychology specialist whose work focuses on attachment, trauma, family systems, and the psychological dynamics that shape relationships between parents and children. Dr. Borschel holds advanced training in clinical and forensic...

In this episode of the Chris Meyer Podcast, I sit down with Rhonda Kuykendall, Task Force Director for the Fort Bend Anti-Trafficking Collective, survivor-leader, licensed social worker, and legislative advocate who helped abolish the statute of limitations for childhood sexual assault in Texas. This conversation explores what human trafficking really looks like in our communities—and what most people misunderstand about it. When many people hear the word trafficking , they imagine...