Trigger warning: The following podcast episode contains discussions of child sexual abuse and suicide. Listener discretion is advised.
Julie Whitehead is a survivor of many years of abuse and sex trafficking. As a survivor, Julie bravely shares her story in her book Shadowed: How I Became the Sex Trafficked Mother Next Door. She also serves on a survivor advisory board for the Malouf Foundation.
This episode of Consider Before Consuming is part 1 of our 2-part interview. In it, Julie shares about the child sexual abuse she experienced at home, as well as the emotional and psychological abuse she endured by her husband in their 12-year marriage, before meeting the man who would sex traffic her.
Episode Resources
Visit: The Connection of Porn and Sex Trafficking
Article: How Pornography Can Worsen Cases of Domestic Violence
Julie's Book: Shadowed: How I Became The Sex-Trafficked Mother Next Door
Finding the Light: My Journey from Addiction to Freedom from Pornography
How The Normalization of Pornography Impacted My Life
Supporting Youth in the Age of Internet Pornography
You Asked, We Answered: A Conversation with Fight the New Drug
Building Lasting Connections in a Porn-Infused Culture
She Is Not Your Rehab
My Journey to Recovery from Porn Addiction Through Healthy Habits
Julie Whitehead on How She Became the Sex-Trafficked Mother Next Door, Pt. 2
How Porn Harms Individuals, Relationships, and Society
Breaking The Shame Cycle
Carmen, Drug and Alcohol Counselor and Former Porn Consumer
Trauma and Coping Mechanisms with Matthias J. Barker
Do Women Struggle With Porn?
How To Protect Kids In The Digital Age
What You Can Do To Help Prevent Sexual Exploitation
How Porn Impacts Relationships
How the Porn Industry is Connected to Sex Trafficking
How Porn Impacts the Consumer, Their Brain, and Their Behaviors
My Experience Being a Girl Addicted to Porn for 13 Years
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