February 1, 2025

February 1, 2025

Through Their Eyes: Why This Name Matters

Through Their Eyes: Why This Name Matters

Through Their Eyes isn’t just a name - it’s a mission.

Through Their Eyes isn’t just a name - it’s a mission.

Scott Burch

Founder & Content Director

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Seeing Beyond the Headlines


Human trafficking is often misunderstood. Most people only see what the news reports—big rescues, criminal mugshots, or sensationalized Hollywood portrayals. But what about the survivors we never hear from? The ones whose stories don’t make headlines? The ones still trapped, unseen, unheard?

That’s why this program is called Through Their Eyes—because to truly understand human trafficking, we have to stop looking at it from the outside and start seeing it from the perspective of those who have lived it.


A Name Rooted in Experience


This isn’t just another training course filled with statistics and definitions. Through Their Eyes is built on real survivor stories, combined with expert insights, to give people a deeper, more human understanding of trafficking. Instead of just learning what trafficking is, this program helps people experience what it feels like—the manipulation, the fear, the loss of control, and ultimately, the journey to survival.

For too long, survivors’ voices have been overlooked in favor of simplified narratives. This program changes that. Every lesson, every module, every interview is designed to place the audience inside the world of those who have suffered and survived.


Challenging Assumptions

By looking through their eyes, we shatter misconceptions:

🚫 “Why didn’t they just run?”

🚫 “Trafficking only happens overseas.”

🚫 “It’s just about sex trafficking.”


Instead, we uncover the truth:

✔️ Many victims can’t escape due to psychological, financial, or physical control.

✔️ Trafficking happens everywhere—in homes, workplaces, and online.

✔️ Labor trafficking, familial trafficking, and digital exploitation are just as real and devastating as sex trafficking.


Why This Name Matters

Because this isn’t about us - it’s about them.

Because no one should have to fight for their story to be heard.

Because when we start seeing the world Through Their Eyes, we stop looking away.


This program is more than education - It’s a call to action. To listen. To learn. To see differently. And, most importantly, to help change the story for those still trapped in silence.

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When Politics Silences Progress

Some posts are easier to write than others. This one isn’t. I’ve started and stopped it more times than I can count because the truth is, this topic hits too close. Not just because we’re seeing human trafficking rise in places like Texas and Florida, but because I’m building a program to help people understand it, and I’m watching that work get stalled by politics, fear, and a system that seems more interested in looking the other way than results. It’s frustrating. It’s exhausting. And it makes you wonder how many more survivors have to fall through the cracks before someone decides to listen. What I’m sharing here isn’t just data and headlines. It’s what happens when real people trying to make a difference get told to wait. To prove they’re legit. To sit still while the government freezes funding that was meant to help kids in danger, workers being exploited, and families with no way out. It’s what happens when you pour your heart into something and then have to fight twice as hard just to keep it alive. So yeah, this post is personal. Because if you’ve ever tried to fix something that’s broken while the people in charge argue over paperwork, then you’ll get it. And if you haven’t...then I hope this helps you see what’s at stake. ⸻

May 14, 2025

Scott Burch

Founder & Content Director

Not Everyone Gets the Training They Need And That’s a Problem

Most people picture human trafficking as something that happens far away, in dark corners of the world. But here’s the uncomfortable truth: it’s showing up in everyday places like motels, gas stations, ER waiting rooms, and even school hallways. And the people in those spaces, the ones who could speak up, ask questions, or make a call, often haven’t been trained to see the signs. It’s not just about compliance. It’s about care. About turning everyday workers into lifelines. And about finally addressing the silence that lets trafficking thrive. ⸻

Apr 21, 2025

Scott Burch

Founder & Content Director

When Politics Silences Progress

Some posts are easier to write than others. This one isn’t. I’ve started and stopped it more times than I can count because the truth is, this topic hits too close. Not just because we’re seeing human trafficking rise in places like Texas and Florida, but because I’m building a program to help people understand it, and I’m watching that work get stalled by politics, fear, and a system that seems more interested in looking the other way than results. It’s frustrating. It’s exhausting. And it makes you wonder how many more survivors have to fall through the cracks before someone decides to listen. What I’m sharing here isn’t just data and headlines. It’s what happens when real people trying to make a difference get told to wait. To prove they’re legit. To sit still while the government freezes funding that was meant to help kids in danger, workers being exploited, and families with no way out. It’s what happens when you pour your heart into something and then have to fight twice as hard just to keep it alive. So yeah, this post is personal. Because if you’ve ever tried to fix something that’s broken while the people in charge argue over paperwork, then you’ll get it. And if you haven’t...then I hope this helps you see what’s at stake. ⸻

May 14, 2025

Scott Burch

Founder & Content Director

Not Everyone Gets the Training They Need And That’s a Problem

Most people picture human trafficking as something that happens far away, in dark corners of the world. But here’s the uncomfortable truth: it’s showing up in everyday places like motels, gas stations, ER waiting rooms, and even school hallways. And the people in those spaces, the ones who could speak up, ask questions, or make a call, often haven’t been trained to see the signs. It’s not just about compliance. It’s about care. About turning everyday workers into lifelines. And about finally addressing the silence that lets trafficking thrive. ⸻

Apr 21, 2025

Scott Burch

Founder & Content Director