I've met some people that haven't had any sort of serious relationships in their 20 minutes. They have a yeah They have a hard time interfacing because you've got people that have been dating, you know middle school high school Whatever and like they're kind of like children in a waylike it's weird. So I started I needed to lose weight I needed to find something to do at nights because I was getting super depressed Just going to work and coming home and this one guy's like oh go to this MMA gym with me Like I want to go try it out come with me. Okay, so I'm like really good at punching people Shocking sense man.
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
Connect with Amanda
Music by Kirby Johnston – check out his band Aldaraia on Spotify.