This episode features Annie discussing the deeply sensitive and challenging topic of sexual abuse within her family. She shares her personal experience of discovering the abuse between her children, emphasizing the complexity and hidden nature of such situations. Annie reflects on the signs she missed, the fear and confusion her daughter faced, and the difficult decisions she had to make to protect her daughter's healing and safety. Support the show
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This episode features Annie discussing the deeply sensitive and challenging topic of sexual abuse within her family. She shares her personal experience of discovering the abuse between her children, emphasizing the complexity and hidden nature of such situations. Annie reflects on the signs she missed, the fear and confusion her daughter faced, and the difficult decisions she had to make to protect her daughter's healing and safety. Support the show
Annie shares her complex feelings about adoption and highlights the challenges and systemic failures she encountered. She discusses the lack of support from the adoption system, particularly in accessing necessary resources for children with special needs. Annie emphasizes the difficulties in navigating a system that often requires situations to reach a crisis point before help is available. Despite her love for fostering and open adoption, she criticizes the current system for not being desi...
Things I Can't Say
This episode features Annie discussing the deeply sensitive and challenging topic of sexual abuse within her family. She shares her personal experience of discovering the abuse between her children, emphasizing the complexity and hidden nature of such situations. Annie reflects on the signs she missed, the fear and confusion her daughter faced, and the difficult decisions she had to make to protect her daughter's healing and safety. Support the show
