Episode 49: Nowhere to Turn

Summary: <div style=""> <br> <div><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Today’s guest has 5 kids from 4 different fathers and was abused as a child. </span></div> <br> <div> </div> <br> <div><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Rose is an artist with designs in the Stand Up Speak Up apparel store. Growing up, she faced physical, mental, and sexual abuse. She had nowhere to turn and was failed by everybody who should have helped her. </span></div> <br> <div> </div> <br> <div><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Rose and her brother lived a terribly sad, cruel, and abusive childhood. At the age of 11, Rose was thrown out by her mother. For the next 5 years, she’d spend time in multiple foster homes, moving around as some were only temporary or others were abusive. At the age of 16, she was free from foster care, but was no better off, and had nowhere safe or clean to live. She had also begun seeking the love and attention she craved, from men.</span></div> <br> <div> </div> <br> <div><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">To make a sad story worse, Rose’s brother and best friend would later pass away, leading her to a breakdown. </span></div> <br> <div> </div> <br> <div><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">
Despite everything, Rose doesn’t consider her life to be sad, and leaves us with some inspiring words. </span></div> <br> </div><br> <div style=""> </div><br> <div style=""><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Host and Producer</strong>: Karla Stephens-Tolstoy</span></div><br> <div style=""><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Editor and Co-Producer</strong>: Joel at East Coast Radio Creative</span></div><br> <div style=""> </div><br> <div style=""><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Links: </span></div><br> <div style=""> </div><br> <div style=""><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Rose’s Design: <a href="https://www.standupspeakupapparel.com/collections/all-tops/products/silent-years-shed-tears-womens-cotton-tee">https://www.standupspeakupapparel.com/collections/all-tops/products/silent-years-shed-tears-womens-cotton-tee</a> </span></div><br> <div style=""></div>