About this episode

Forrest Lang discusses his experiences with childhood abuse, foster care, and the Navy's impact on his life.

Forrest Lang is an author and CSA (child sex abuse) advocate. He shares the story of his own childhood abuse, growing up in the foster care system, the death of his best friend, and how the Navy saved him. Look for his memoir, Angel Blue: A Song Of Redemption . More about Forrest etc: https://www.instagram.com/forrestlangofficial?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ%3D%3D&utm_source=qr https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063723156268&mibextid=wwXIfr&mibextid=wwXIfr https://youtube.com/@forrest619?si=5jFDz_OTG7BxCelX https://angelbluebook.com/shop/ https://a.co/d/dGVg9mX https://books.apple.com/us/audiobook/angel-blue-a-song-of-redemption-unabridged/id1641763928 https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/angel-blue-forrest-lang/1147815412 This episode is sponsored Quince . Go to www.Quince.com/mental for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada, too. This episode is sponsored by Alma . Search their directory of over 20,000 therapists with different specialities, life experiences, and identities, and 99% of them take insurance. Go to www.HelloAlma.com/happyhour This episode is sponsored by Timeline . Timeline’s clinically proven formula…

People in this episode

Host: Paul Gilmartin

Guest: Forrest Lang

Topics covered

• foster care
• child abuse
• Navy
• mental health
• memoir
• advocacy

Keywords

• foster care
• child sex abuse
• Navy
• memoir
• mental health
• advocacy

Sponsors

Quince, Alma, Timeline, The Jordan Harbinger Show

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Angel Blue: A Song Of Redemption

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