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This episode is longer than our typical 15-20 min length; however, I know you will find it time well spent. Parts of Laura’s story touch upon sensitive subjects, such as sexual abuse of a minor and torture, so you may want to use headphones if you have children nearby.

Laura was raised in Alabama by an overly protective single-mother who, to protect Laura, forbade her from even playing in the neighbor’s yard or going for sleepovers. What her mother did not know, however, was that the real monsters lurked inside the family. When Laura was just nine years old, they repeatedly molested her over many years and made her keep it secret.

Eager to escape the abuse at home, Laura left the moment she turned eighteen with only a backpack full of clothes and a teddy bear. She married her boyfriend the next day to make sure her mother couldn’t get her back. Two days later, her husband beat her.

Thus began Laura’s string of abusive marriages, including one sadistic ex-husband who locked her up and administered torture so cruel that it only exists in the most brutal prisoner of war camps.

In Laura’s words, she probably would have stayed, because by then, she believed that she deserved what she got. Then one day, while being pummeled on the ground, Luara looked up and saw her toddler’s face, and something inside of her snapped.

Despite having only a high school education and no money, that night, Laura waited until her husband was sound asleep, grabbed her daughter, and made for a desperate escape.

Hear Laura tells her story of surviving the unimaginable, her dangerous escape from a psychopath, how she found love, and how she turned making beautiful soup from a hobby to curb PTSD nightmares to a blossoming business that ships globally today.

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About our guest: Laura Hatt is the founder of Dolphin Woodhouse, an online store that sells Laura’s handcrafted artisanal soap, lotions, and scrubs. Recently, Laura left her 9-5 job to run Dolphin Woodhouse full-time. Congratulations Laura!