“I felt like I went through a portal into this evil place…and I immediately knew that we were in a whole different world.”
Today’s storyteller requested to remain anonymous. However, if you’d like to contact her, you can reach out through email at [email protected])
**Producers: **Whit Missildine, Sara Marinelli
Episode Summary: Growing up evangelical in the Purity movement of the 1990s, a woman constructs the ideal life, when piece by piece, her image of family, marriage and her identity begin to be dismantled.
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**Content/Trigger Warnings: **sexual abuse, sexual abuse of a minor, suicidal tendency, explicit language
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Intro Music: "Illabye" – Tipper
**Music Bed: **“Embers/Unknown Outcomes” – SkyeVoyager
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