I imagine that at least had to have helped alleviate some anxiety. Yeah, and I'm sure him not being in town physically helped because there's that fear of like, what if somehow, you know, he sees me leaving. What if he does this? What did he do that? So I just took advantage of the opportunity and bought a one-way ticket and laughed like I had five years of my life. He still lives in the neighborhood. My parents live in. Like, so I see him almost every single time I go there. Kind of crazy.
Amanda Catarzi is a speaker, strategist, MMA fighter, and sex trafficking survivor.
After escaping her trafficker, Amanda dedicated 10 years to fighting sex trafficking. In her journey, she counseled the New Zealand Government, wrote federal legislation, and went undercover to expose trafficking rings.
Currently, she is the owner of the copywriting agency Inkery Co, where she and her team are passionate about helping others find their voice and using it effectively to make a positive change in the world.
Some of the topics we dive into are:
- The misconceptions about sex trafficking
- Childhood abuse within the family and church
- Growing up in a cult
- The impact of trauma and PTSD
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Grief and postpartum depression
- Domestic violence
- Post-traumatic growth
- Amanda’s experiences working with sexually abused and trafficked children
- Entrepreneurship and putting yourself out there as a content creator
- And lots more
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