'I always Knew Leaving Was Not an Option' Alexandra Stevenson The Laughing Survivor
Trigger Warning: Please note this episode has adult themes including prostitution, child sexual abuse, larceny, substance abuse, self-harm, homelessness, suicidal ideation, substance use, sex trafficking, rape, etc.
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Alexandra Stevenson started her anti-trafficking work at 11 years old. 10 years later, she was trafficked herself. After Alexandra was able to restart her life, she dedicated herself to learning everything she could about trauma, its effects, and aftereffects by focusing her studies on criminology, victimology, psychology, and justice services. It would be another 10 years before she understood that her experience with her abusive boyfriend was, in fact, human trafficking. This realization lit a fire in Alexandra, and she co-founded the anti-human trafficking nonprofit organization, Uprising, based in Wyoming and her personal brand, The Laughing Survivor, based in British Columbia. Alexandra now combines her lived experience expertise with more than a decade of post-secondary education and shares publicly about her story to educate individuals, inform policy, and empower community heroes.
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