cover of episode 295: What if you had to betray your family to save them?

295: What if you had to betray your family to save them?

2023/10/24
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Mev Chubet: 我在充满波斯和印度文化传统的严格家庭中长大,父亲的虐待和母亲的沉默让我感到窒息。为了摆脱这种困境,我曾试图自杀,但最终选择逃离,嫁给了我深爱的John。这虽然意味着背叛我的家人,但也是我寻求自我救赎的唯一途径。我经历了文化冲突、法律纠纷和家庭矛盾,最终在爱与理解中获得了家庭的接纳和幸福。 John: 作为Mev的丈夫,我理解并支持她为了追求幸福而做出的艰难选择。我尊重她的文化背景,并愿意为了她而做出改变,包括皈依伊斯兰教。我们共同克服了来自家庭和社会的压力,最终建立了一个充满爱和理解的家庭。

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Mev, raised in a strict Persian-Indian-American family with an abusive father, contemplates suicide after witnessing her parents' toxic relationship, leading to a decision that will change her life.

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Growing up in a very strict Persian-Indian-American family with an abusive father, a woman vows never to get married and repeat her parents cycle, but after her father arranges for her to meet her future husband, everything changes.  

Today’s episode featured Mev Chubet. You can find out more about Mev on Instagram @mevchubet, you can also reach out to her over email at [email protected]). Mev has also written a memoir about her experiences called The First of Many Flights: A Love of East and West, which you can find on Amazon: amazon.com/First-Many-Flights-Love-Story/dp/B0C6NZHTR4)

Also, a special thanks to Jason Blalock for bringing us this story today. 

**Producers: **Whit Missildine, Andrew Waits, Jason Blalock

Content/Trigger Warnings:  war, domestic abuse, suicide attempt, explicit language

 

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