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Laura is a Survivor. In part two of this two-part episode, we continue where we left off at the end of Part One as Laura continues to share her heartbreaking story of growing up as a "gypsy" girl in Scotland at the hands of an abusive father, being prostituted to raise money for the family and left with the undeserved responsibility of caring for her siblings at a very young age.

Experiencing the injustice of being robbed of her childhood because her father and other relatives abused her and "sent her out" to get money for the family, and ultimately having autonomy over her own body stripped from her.

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Laura is a Survivor. In part one of this two-part episode, Laura shares the heartbreak of growing up as a "gypsy" girl in Scotland at the hands of an abusive father, being prostituted to raise money for the family and left with the undeserved responsibility of caring for her siblings at a very young age. 

Experiencing the injustice of being robbed of her childhood because her father and other relatives abused her and "sent her out" to get money for the family, and ultimately having autonomy over her own body stripped from her. 

If any of the content in this episode has caused you any concern, please reach out to Lifeline or a similar organisation in your country.
Feel free to connect with others through our Facebook Group and Share your Story through our website.

Our community of survivors is here for you. Please know this… “You’re not alone in your pain, and, you have the ability to rise above the tragedy life has placed upon you.”

Jennifer B


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Lindawella and her Loss is the story of an amazing South African Mum who's suffered beyond what any of us would expect to. Her daughter was murdered by her boyfriend in front of their own 3 year old son. 

After appearing in court five times, the case was dismissed. This is the story of her fight which still continues, and the angels that have helped here through this horrific journey.

Listen carefully to this relatively short podcast episode and keep Lindawella in your thoughts and prayers.

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 Emma is a Human Trafficking Survivor. The South African advocate shares her powerful story encouraging listeners to be aware of the tactics some of these despicable operators use to lure their unsuspecting targets into their trap. 

" The struggle is real...there is a real struggle out there and it's time we made people aware of this...our own Government aids in human trafficking...South Africa is one of the biggest (and I'm gonna call it a hotspot) for trafficking to take place because of the corruptness that is going on in our country. Rape here is the only crime where you are considered guilty until proven innocent...and that is the victim it's not even the perpetrator! "

Listen to Emma's powerful story as a Survivor who is passionate about seeing change occur.

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Tam's Triumph: From Victim to Empowered Survivor ...that's just one way to describe her horrific journey. She bravely joins us to share her story of horrendous child abuse, and then suffering inside a domestic violence relationship at a young age. 

Growing up in an environment where you're living with a certain amount of stress in your system, your first relationship (at least for Tam) is typically something that meets the same level of stress. When Tam started working on herself about half-way through that first relationship, things got worse, and she has her kitten to thank for preventing an attempted "end to it all". 

The detail of her story includes things we should never expect to experience, but unfortunately are all too common.

The good news is that despite it all, Tam is a Survivor, and expresses what that means and why she's chosen to become vocal about her journey and stand up for 
others.

Have some tissues handy, be ready for some shocks, but at the same time, be empowered by her resilience and strength.

If any of the content in this episode has caused you any concern, please reach out to Lifeline or a similar organisation in your country.
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Our community of survivors is here for you. Please know this… “You’re not alone in your pain, and, you have the ability to rise above the tragedy life has placed upon you.”

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Madonna’s first Domestic Violence situation, didn’t start until about ten years into her first marriage. Madonna has had other relationships where she experienced both emotional and physical abuse. We pick up here story from the end of Part One when we left you concerned for her well-being and safety as her partner had his hands around her neck.

Listen to the concluding Part Two of Madonna’s story and learn about what she considered were “Pink Flags” as opposed to Red Flags.

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Madonna's Domestic Violence Story may sound familiar to those of you who are Survivors, but is perhaps also unique, in that Madonna's first Domestic Violence situation didn't start until about ten years into her first marriage. 

Her first husband had serious issues getting work, so he went to University where he got involved in drugs, partying hard, and evidently, seeing other women. Madonna shares she doesn't know how he passed Uni but he managed.

That landed him a high-profile marketing job with a major building firm...still doing drugs...drinking heavily and still seeing other women.

"So...the abuse started then...and it didn't stop until he left me for one of those women...who happened to be one of my best friends!"

Listen to Part One of this Two Part Podcast as Madonna shares her experiences of both emotional and physical abuse in this powerful story.

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The story of Toni's Promise continues with Part Two of her journey in this first episode of the Second season of the Survivor Revival Podcast. 

Toni has bravely chosen to share an update of her story of trans-generational physical and mental abuse, at the hands of a narcissist. The tragedy and pain of the impact not only on her life, but the lives of her innocent children and grandchildren. She continues her decade-plus journey for justice in a system that seems to be broken.

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Our community of survivors is here for you. Please know this… “You’re not alone in your pain, and, you have the ability to rise above the tragedy life has placed upon you.”

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Dr. Bodour Salhia PhD is a translational genomics scientist with extensive knowledge and expertise in mechanisms that underlie tumorigenesis and tumor biology. She merges cutting-edge genomics/epigenomics analyses with cell biological and functional studies toward the investigation of clinically relevant problems in human cancer. 

During her graduate training, she focused on understanding the molecular and cellular determinants of glioma invasion. Her post-doctoral work focused on the genomics and epigenomics of breast cancer metastasis and multiple myeloma.

In this Survivor Revival Podcast episode, Jen discusses the epigenetics of child abuse, the impact on the life of the person, and the possibility for that to impact further generations. It's a complex yet extremely interesting topic, that needs to be highlighted, and Dr Bodour does an excellent job of communicating a very complex topic, in simpler-to-understand terms.

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Ros Bates MP is an Australian politician and has been a Liberal National Party member of the Queensland Parliament since March 2009, representing her electorate of Mudgeeraba. Her previous positions have included the Shadow Minister for the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence, and the Shadow Minister for Child Safety, and Ros still holds her role as Shadow Minister for Women, alongside Shadow Minister for Health and Ambulance Services, and Shadow Minister for Medical Research.

During this Survivor Revival Podcast episode, Jen chats with Ros about her frustration with the lack of situational change she's seen in the current Government, particularly around child safety and domestic violence. Ros is a powerful advocate for women and children and gets exactly what needs to happen from a policy perspective to see a significant change in the areas of domestic violence and child safety. 

Ros shares about her our background of experiencing domestic violence, and her desire to see a change in legislation to include areas of protection not currently being considered.

A powerful interview, well worth 35 minutes of your time.

If any of the content in this episode has caused you any concern, please reach out to Lifeline or a similar organisation in your country.
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Our community of survivors is here for you. Please know this… “You’re not alone in your pain, and, you have the ability to rise above the tragedy life has placed upon you.”

Jennifer B


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