Welcome to The Cherished Lounge, where soul, story, and wild grace meet.

Hosted by survivor leader, author of EXPOSED, teacher, and Cherished founder Kate Ouimette-Wedell, The Cherished Lounge invites you into meaningful conversations about faith, purpose, resilience, leadership, and the stories that shape who we become.

Each week, Kate sits down with survivors, advocates, attorneys, policymakers, ministry leaders, and changemakers, including voices from some of the most significant human trafficking and exploitation cases of our time. Together, they explore healing, hope, justice, and the courage to move forward through honest conversations that inspire, challenge, and encourage.

If you believe every story deserves to be heard and every soul deserves to be known, we invite you ...