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In June 2002, fourteen-year-old Elizabeth Smart was taken from her bedroom at knifepoint and held captive for nine months, enduring abuse that would have broken most people beyond repair. Against extraordinary odds, she survived, and then she decided to step fully into the public eye; not in spite of what happened to her, but because of it. She has testified before Congress, helped author a Department of Justice handbook for kidnapping survivors, and founded the Elizabeth Smart Foundation to dismantle the shame culture that compounds survivors' trauma. In this powerful episode, Elizabeth walks us through the night that changed everything, how she held onto hope during nine months of captivity, what justice looked and felt like after nearly eight years of waiting, and why she believes that being seen is one of the most radical things a survivor can do.
Chapters:
00:00.199 Content Warning
00:10.748 Welcome to She Pivots
01:32.239 Elizabeth Smart's Early Life
07:10.879 The Night Elizabeth was Abducted
12:08.120 Captivity and Torture
17:57.063 Elizabeth’s Will To Survive
20:16.221 A Sign of Hope
22:41.463 Why Elizabeth Didn't Run
26:17.125 The Rescue
28:45.230 The Return Home and Aftermath
35:32.764 Navigating the Justice System
41:01.070 Advocating for Change & Raising Her Children
45:22.942 The Elizabeth Smart Foundation
46:17.746 Low Point to Launch Point
49:26.239 Unasked Questions and Final Thoughts
50:58.725 Closing Remarks and Resources
51:39.187 Podcast Credits
Learn more about Elizabeth’s work at elizabethsmartfoundation.org
If anything in today's episode brought something up for you and you need help, please reach out to someone you trust or visit rainn.org
Be sure to subscribe so you never miss a pivot story, leave us a rating (it really helps!), and share this episode with a woman in your life who you think needs a little inspiration.
She Pivots is a podcast created by host Emily Tisch Sussman to highlight influential women voices, share stories of bold career moves, and inspire women with interviews about career reinvention and how personal pivots can redefine professional success.
Join our Substack community! Subscribe here for exclusive content and to connect with other pivoters: shepivots.substack.com
Learn more about the inspiring women in our pivoter community by following us on instagram @ShePivotsThePodcast, and check out our website shepivotspod.com for resources and updates.
She Pivots is proud to be an iheart podcast.
Support the show: https://www.shepivotsthepodcast.com/
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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In June 2002, fourteen-year-old Elizabeth Smart was taken from her bedroom at knifepoint and held captive for nine months, enduring abuse that would have broken most people beyond repair. Against extraordinary odds, she survived, and then she decided to step fully into the public eye; not in spite of what happened to her, but because of it. She has testified before Congress, helped author a Department of Justice handbook for kidnapping survivors, and founded the Elizabeth Smart Foundation to dismantle the shame culture that compounds survivors' trauma. In this powerful episode, Elizabeth walks us through the night that changed everything, how she held onto hope during nine months of captivity, what justice looked and felt like after nearly eight years of waiting, and why she believes that being seen is one of the most radical things a survivor can do.
Chapters:
00:00.199 Content Warning
00:10.748 Welcome to She Pivots
01:32.239 Elizabeth Smart's Early Life
07:10.879 The Night Elizabeth was Abducted
12:08.120 Captivity and Torture
17:57.063 Elizabeth’s Will To Survive
20:16.221 A Sign of Hope
22:41.463 Why Elizabeth Didn't Run
26:17.125 The Rescue
28:45.230 The Return Home and Aftermath
35:32.764 Navigating the Justice System
41:01.070 Advocating for Change & Raising Her Children
45:22.942 The Elizabeth Smart Foundation
46:17.746 Low Point to Launch Point
49:26.239 Unasked Questions and Final Thoughts
50:58.725 Closing Remarks and Resources
51:39.187 Podcast Credits
Learn more about Elizabeth’s work at elizabethsmartfoundation.org
If anything in today's episode brought something up for you and you need help, please reach out to someone you trust or visit rainn.org
Be sure to subscribe so you never miss a pivot story, leave us a rating (it really helps!), and share this episode with a woman in your life who you think needs a little inspiration.
She Pivots is a podcast created by host Emily Tisch Sussman to highlight influential women voices, share stories of bold career moves, and inspire women with interviews about career reinvention and how personal pivots can redefine professional success.
Join our Substack community! Subscribe here for exclusive content and to connect with other pivoters: shepivots.substack.com
Learn more about the inspiring women in our pivoter community by following us on instagram @ShePivotsThePodcast, and check out our website shepivotspod.com for resources and updates.
She Pivots is proud to be an iheart podcast.
Support the show: https://www.shepivotsthepodcast.com/
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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