cover of episode 285: What if your life was not your own?

285: What if your life was not your own?

2023/7/4
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The guest discusses her upbringing, her volatile relationship with her father, and her early life struggles that set the stage for her later involvement in a dangerous underworld of sex work.

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After growing up with a father she could never fully please and a trauma she couldn’t share, a woman is slowly groomed into an underworld of sex work beyond what she bargained for. 

Today’s guest requested to remain anonymous, but if you’d like to reach out to her, you can email at [email protected])

**Producers: **Whit Missildine, Aviva Lipkowitz, Andrew Waits

Content/Trigger Warnings:  rape, domestic abuse, sex work, suicide attempt, explicit language

 

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Intro Music: ""Illabye" – Tipper

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If you or someone you know is struggling with the effects of trauma or mental illness, please refer to the following resources:

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