People don't realize how close it is to home. It's not all kidnappings and taken scenario. A lot of abusive relationships that turn from domestic abuse into trafficking. They just thought they were sending a titty pic to their Justin Bieber looking boyfriend when it's actually some grungy dude selling their pic on the black market or on the dark web as child pornography. Like you said, you grew up in an Italian circus family in a cult and I'm like, I want to know about that. Yeah. There was a lot.
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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