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America's Dark Secret: Human Trafficking in Suburbia
This episode contains sensitive topics including sexual assault, human trafficking of minors, drug use, and mental health struggles that could be triggering for some listeners. Due to these topics this episode may not be appropriate for all ages. Listener discretion is advised.
In this powerful opening segment, Micaela sits down with human trafficking survivor, Alicia Tappan to shed light on a crisis hiding in plain sight- human trafficking in suburban America. Alicia courageously shares her harrowing journey, revealing how trafficking doesn't just happen in dark alleyways or foreign countries; it thrives in everyday communities, targeting the most unsuspecting victims.
Through her firsthand account, Alicia describes how she was duped, manipulated, and kept in a world she never imagined. She speaks candidly about her experience, the warning signs that may have been missed, the psychological tactics traffickers use to maintain control, the barriers to leaving, and the long road to healing.
As her story unfolds, listeners are confronted with an unsettling truth: trafficking can happen to anyone, anywhere. But Alicia's resilience and advocacy prove that survival is possible- and that awareness is the first step in breaking the cycle.
National Human Trafficking Hotline 888-373-7888 or Text INFO to 233733
Rescue America Hotline 833-599-3733
Written and produced: Micaela Rollo Kirwan
Original Score: Gavin Hoard @GRH_Music
Graphic design: Micaela Rollo Kirwan
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By Micaela HoardThis episode contains sensitive topics including sexual assault, human trafficking of minors, drug use, and mental health struggles that could be triggering for some listeners. Due to these topics this episode may not be appropriate for all ages. Listener discretion is advised.
In this powerful opening segment, Micaela sits down with human trafficking survivor, Alicia Tappan to shed light on a crisis hiding in plain sight- human trafficking in suburban America. Alicia courageously shares her harrowing journey, revealing how trafficking doesn't just happen in dark alleyways or foreign countries; it thrives in everyday communities, targeting the most unsuspecting victims.
Through her firsthand account, Alicia describes how she was duped, manipulated, and kept in a world she never imagined. She speaks candidly about her experience, the warning signs that may have been missed, the psychological tactics traffickers use to maintain control, the barriers to leaving, and the long road to healing.
As her story unfolds, listeners are confronted with an unsettling truth: trafficking can happen to anyone, anywhere. But Alicia's resilience and advocacy prove that survival is possible- and that awareness is the first step in breaking the cycle.
National Human Trafficking Hotline 888-373-7888 or Text INFO to 233733
Rescue America Hotline 833-599-3733
Written and produced: Micaela Rollo Kirwan
Original Score: Gavin Hoard @GRH_Music
Graphic design: Micaela Rollo Kirwan