Nowhere to Turn

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Stand Up Speak Up

59 episodes

9 months ago

Tune in for the Stand Up Speak Up Podcast, with more than fifty inspiring stories from people who have beaten the odds and persevered through trauma and discrimination. Why listen? Because in listening to others’ stories of healing, we are reminded of the potential we all have to find the light, even in the darkest of moments. No matter what we are up against, we are all survivors worthy of finding healing and happiness.

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Nowhere to Turn

Stand Up Speak Up

53 minutes 49 seconds

7 years ago

Nowhere to Turn

Today’s guest has 5 kids from 4 different fathers and was abused as a child. Rose is an artist with designs in the Stand Up Speak Up. Growing up, she faced physical, mental, and sexual abuse. She had nowhere to turn and was failed by everybody who should have helped her. Rose and her brother lived a terribly sad, cruel, and abusive childhood. At the age of 11, Rose was thrown out by her mother. For the next 5 years, she’d spend time in multiple foster homes, moving around as some were only temporary or others were abusive. At the age of 16, she was free from foster care, but was no better off, and had nowhere safe or clean to live. She had also begun seeking the love and attention she craved, from men. To make a sad story worse, Rose’s brother and best friend would later pass away, leading her to a breakdown. Despite everything, Rose doesn’t consider her life to be sad, and leaves us with some inspiring words. Host: Karla Stephens-Tolstoy Editor and Co-Producer: Joel at East Coast Radio Creative Rose’s Facebook page: www.facebook.com/groups/1902129090005530 Receive our newsletter, contribute show ideas and feedback by emailing: karla.tolstoy@standupspeakup.ca Support the show: www.standupspeakup.ca/give/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.