TRIGGER WARNING! This episode discusses emotional abuse, physical abuse, childhood trauma, alcoholism, poverty and mental health distress/crisis. 

This episode breaks down the frustrating, thought provoking mini series "MAID" on Netflix which follows Alex's journey of leaving an abusive relationship, living off of welfare and 7 different government programs, all while processing generational trauma, childhood abuse and difficult relationships with her parents. There are TONS of spoilers so I advise listening after you have watched the series which is based off of the memoir written by & based off of Stephanie Land's life; "Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother’s Will to Survive". It was the catalyst for Maid, Created/Written/Produced by Molly Smith Metzler.