Ep. 18 - Virgia Brewer: From Decades of Abuse and Trauma to Present Happiness (What Made the Difference)

Justice Voices

Dec 30 2023 | 01:10:19

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Show Notes

Virgia Brewer. To meet this wonderful woman today, you would have no idea she is a survivor of decades of abuse and trauma, beginning as a sexually exploited child – exploited and abused by family members no less, beginning at age seven. Now she is happy. Hear what made the difference.

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