Downtown Depot: Dr. Soo Battle
In Episode 81 of Downtown Depot, show host Austin Meek interviews Dr. Soo Battle. Dr. Battle is the Medical Advisor for the Advocacy Center for Crime Victims & Children and the founder of Camp Careful, an engaging forum in which she educates parents and children on how to prevent and reduce child sexual abuse. She also gives her perspective on the latest news surrounding the developing coronavirus pandemic. Before that interview, residential real estate expert Austin Hooper discuses the local housing market and commercial expert Gregg Glime previews two retail and office developments soon to open in Waco.
Inside the Episode:
0:37 - The Residential Recap with Austin Hooper
5:01 - What's Happening Here? with Gregg Glime
9:31 - Dr. Soo Battle's Waco history
12:22 - Her work with the Advocacy Center for Crime Victims & Children
14:02 - What makes her great as a medical examiner
16:30 - At what age should we introduce kids to body awareness?
18:27 - The importance of using anatomically correct terminology
21:20 - Giving parents the tools they need
22:31 - Trusting children with their own bodies
24:47 - Giving agency to young people
26:12 - Levity in her daily life
26:49 - Dr. Battle's recommendations for avoiding the coronavirus