As a World War II and Korean War Veteran some would consider Tim Broderick’s father a hero. At home, he was a horror. A raging alcoholic and full of demons which he took out on his family. The beatings Tim endured were brutal. The ones his mother took routinely put her in the hospital.
Repeatedly molested by a cousin as a child, Annie White grew up believing girls have no choices and must obey men. A belief system which laid the foundation for her later becoming what she calls, “the perfect battered wife.”
Dwight Francisco is a survivor… and a warrior. Sexually abused as a young boy in his tribal community, Dwight kept it secret suffering immense physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual damage He spent decades wrestling shame, depression, and addiction before finding therapy and “Wellbriety.”
Chuck Carpenter has told very few people about his abusive childhood. In fact, this is his very first time speaking about it publicly. As a Gen Xer, Chuck grew up in the era of “suck it up” “boys don’t cry” and corporal punishment at school.
When Malaun Rice was 10-years old, she followed a runaway kitten to a neighbor’s yard where she was abducted, held captive and sexually assaulted. Her attacker was convicted, but Malaun remained imprisoned with anger and unwanted emotions.
High profile news anchor by day, drug addict by night. Brandon Lee’s destructive double-life started at a young age. Growing up in an affluent Southern California community, life looked picture-perfect. But privilege couldn’t protect him from abuse, neglect, and being molested by a soccer coach and a piano teacher.
