About this episode
Renata shares her experience of having her identity stolen by a family member and the subsequent challenges she faced.
-We're All Insane Plus for Bonus Episodes, Ad-Free Listening, Access to New Show, Guided Mediations: https://wereallinsane.com Growing up in Brazil, things looked pretty normal on the outside—but there were always weird things happening. Letters showing up in her name, people coming to the house asking for her… and none of it made sense at the time. When she was 12, she found out why. Someone in her own family had stolen her identity and created companies in her name, leaving her with a massive amount of debt before she was even a teenager. We talk about what that actually looked like growing up—dealing with legal issues as a kid, having her assets frozen at 18, and spending years trying to fix something she didn’t do. Renata’s Links: Instagram: @safewithrenata Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tU-lC6_801E Resource for victims of child identity theft: https://www.idtheftcenter.org/recover/ - Join We’re All Insane Mailing List for EXCLUSIVE Content + Discounts: https://mailchi.mp/6d0e5d7a3998/were-all-insane If you have a unique story you'd like to share on the podcast, please fill out this form: https://forms.gle/ZiHgdoK4PLRAddiB9 or send an email to…
People in this episode
Host: Devorah Roloff
Guest: Renata
Topics covered
- identity theft
- family issues
- legal challenges
- childhood trauma
- debt
- mental health
Keywords
- identity theft
- family
- debt
- legal issues
- Brazil
- childhood
- mental health
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: idtheftcenter.org, YouTube, Google Forms
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