Sep 11, 2026 · 1h 40m
Survivors need recovery plans, not blame
1380: Is Victim at Fault for Scopolamine Assault? | Feedback Friday
The episode connects trauma recovery with practical action on financial fraud, family boundaries, workplace safety, and addiction without confusing care with responsibility.
- 1A scopolamine-facilitated assault demands survivor-centered support alongside careful banking, legal, digital-security, and therapeutic follow-up.
- 2Introducing a former affair partner requires honesty, patience, and respect for children’s feelings rather than control over everyone’s reactions.
- 3Supporting an alcohol-dependent coworker means protecting privacy, reporting observable safety concerns, and refusing responsibility for another person’s sobriety.
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The hosts directly reject victim-blaming while laying out a concrete recovery framework for a survivor facing trauma, shame, and major financial losses.
The brief
Jordan Harbinger and Gabriel Mizrahi open Feedback Friday with travel stories from China before turning to questions where boundaries and responsibility carry real consequences.
A listener’s scopolamine-facilitated assault in Colombia led to rape, theft, identity and banking losses, unemployment, and shame; the hosts separate responsibility from blame.
The recovery discussion pairs emotional support with practical steps: secure devices, document losses, consult lawyers and banks, report crimes, and choose trusted people for disclosure.
A second letter asks how to introduce a former affair partner to children and family, prompting advice about honesty, patience, slow transitions, and accepting others’ reactions.
The final dilemma concerns an alcohol-dependent coworker: compassion matters, but privacy, professional boundaries, and observable safety concerns matter more than trying to manage someone else’s recovery.
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