"I was like born and raised in this cult. My earliest memories rage," he says of his upbringing. "When you act in fear over something you love, it creates dysfunction because they're opposites" 'It's a no brainer for them,' the author adds about her parents' decision to homeschool their two children when there were no resources at all. "'We condone it. We love it.' That's what my mom told me." The book comes out on September 11th.
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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Music by Kirby Johnston – check out his band Aldaraia on Spotify.