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Secrets from the Closet

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Little Emma's childhood is a tumultuous and traumatic story...from being born to a teenage mother that suffered from mental illness to going into foster care and eventually being adopted. Emma's story touches on many difficult subjects from child abuse and neglect, to molestation, being a teenage runaway, drugs, alcohol, homelessness, sextrafficking, rape, grief, loss and so much more. It's about her will to overcome, her determination to find a place where she finds true connection, this is a brave and honest reflection of her life, on her terms, join her on her journey to self love, self car...

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Episodes

Connections, Time, Healing and Separation - Season 2 Episode 1 08.10.2023 27:25

This episode speaks of the communication issues between Emma and her bio father, his inability to accept her inevitably leading to the demise of their relationship.

Footnotes - Episode 15 02.10.2023 6:12

Emma's Connection With Siblings - Episodes 15 25.09.2023 24:09

This episode speaks of Emma finding and connecting with her sister and some childhood memories as told to her by her biological mother.

Footnotes - Episode 14 24.09.2023 8:02

Emma Unfolding Family Secrets - Episode 14 17.09.2023 30:28

This episode speaks of Emma finding out about Christine's mental illness and her warrior grandmother. This episode also speaks of finding her bio brother and their first time meeting.

Footnotes - Episode 13 17.09.2023 5:39

Emma's Search For Christine - Episode 13 09.09.2023 28:30

This episode speaks of Emma's journey to find her biological mother Christine.

Footnotes - Episode 12 08.09.2023 6:18

Emma's Diagnosis Learning Herself - Episode 12 31.08.2023 30:48

This episode speaks of Emma's mental health diagnosis, her battle with anxiety and learning and accepting herself good and bad through mental health therapy.

Footnotes - Episode 11 29.08.2023 6:29

Suicide, Acceptance and Forgiveness - Episode 11 22.08.2023 40:10

This episode speaks of Emma's deep depression, her struggle to grow, learn and accept parts of her that were difficult. And how she learned to forgive Gary and Beth.

Footnotes - Episode 10 21.08.2023 9:20

Part 2 - Emma's Detachment from Self/Sex Trafficking - Episode 10 14.08.2023 30:53

This episode continues to speak of Emma's time with her trafficker and in the sex trade,

Part 1 - Emma's Detachment from Self/Sex Trafficking - Episode 10 07.08.2023 43:45

This episode speaks of Emma's time with her trafficker and in the sex trade.

Footnotes - Episode 9 06.08.2023 6:54

Emma's Time in Los Angeles - Episode 9 31.07.2023 33:43

This episode is about Emma's time in Los Angeles living with James's Aunt Carol, and being in a relationship with "D".

Footnotes - Episode 8 30.07.2023 6:48

Emma's Transition to Seattle - Episode 8 24.07.2023 30:20

This is Emma's story of how she arrived and made Seattle her home, her transition and process, Following James her boyfriend to Seattle, and speaks of details in an attempted rape by one of James friends

Footnotes - Episode 7 23.07.2023 6:30

Emma's Job Corp Journey - Episode 7 14.07.2023 27:27

This episode details Emma's Job Corp journey, the boyfriends, friends and her consistent inner struggle to find love and acceptance.

Footnotes - Episode 6 14.07.2023 5:25

Bonus content of important information in regards to the cycle of abuse and how to address it.

Learning and Breaking the Cycle of Abuse - Episode 6 06.07.2023 34:25

This episode details Emma's path to realizing what the cycle of abuse is and how to break the cycle of generational family abuse.

Emma's Path to Resistance - Episode 5 05.07.2023 27:43

This episode details Emma's time in specialized foster home - where weekly mental health counseling was a requirement.

Footnotes - Episode 5 05.07.2023 5:45

Bonus content of important information not included in episode 5.

Footnotes - Episode 4 26.06.2023 6:47