About this episode

Liz shares her poignant perspective as a survivor of childhood trauma and the realities of healing in adulthood.

Content warning: stalking, child sexual abuse material, childhood sexual abuse, kidnapping, rape. Liz is a mother and survivor from New York. When she was 14 years old, the police launched an investigation with her next door neighbor as the subject because they suspected he had a nefarious plan to groom and likely abuse Liz. After several months navigating an eye-opening, life-changing criminal justice process, Liz was left to heal largely on her own as her freshman year of high school ended. In this episode, Liz shares her poignant perspective of what it means to be a survivor and the reality of healing from adolescent trauma in adulthood. The Broken Cycle Media team is so grateful for her time, energy, & desire to help others by sharing her story. For additional resources and a list of non-profit organizations that can help, please visit http://www.somethingwaswrong.com/resources Thank you to Rula & Lola Blankets for sponsoring this episode. Don't forget that Rula patients typically pay $15 per session when using insurance. Connect with quality therapists and mental health experts who specialize in you at https://www.rula.com/wcn #rulapod And all listeners can get 40%…

People in this episode

Guest: Liz

Topics covered

• survivorship
• childhood trauma
• healing
• criminal justice
• mental health
• abuse

Keywords

• stalking
• child sexual abuse
• kidnapping
• rape
• healing
• survivor
• criminal justice
• mental health resources

Sponsors

Rula & Lola Blankets

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Broken Cycle Media, Rula, Lola Blankets, Something Was Wrong

Places: New York

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