Surviving Sex Trafficking :: an Interview with Rebekah Charleston :: Momfessions Podcast :: Episode 9

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Is this content hard to hear? Is it hard to wrap your mind around? Is it so scary because it’s so real and so right in your backyard? Yes. But PLEASE LISTEN.

Rebekah Charleston started life in all the average, every day ways but found herself in her teens and twenties a victim of sexual violence and exploitation. Her story sparks a discussion mothers neeeeeeed to be having: How do we raise children who value and respect sex and other people?

Take a listen and join the conversation below by adding your comments. 

To report any and all confirmed and/or suspected — or even if something just doesn’t seem right — PLEASE call the human trafficking hotline:  1-888-373-7888 or text 233733. For more information or to get help, visit https://humantraffickinghotline.org/.

Unbound Fort Worth is another organization dedicated to helping those impacted by human trafficking and fighting against these horrors. You can call its hotline for help, 817-668-6462, or visit its website: https://unboundfortworth.org/.

Through her work as a consultant with the National Justice Training Center and executive director of Valiant Hearts, Momfessions guest, Rebekah Charleston, has dedicated her life to preventing others from having to experience what she did. In the years that have passed, Rebekah has won numerous awards for her work, including 2016’s Survivor Leader Award; has been featured by numerous news outlets such as Deadline Crimes and TEDx; received a master’s degree in criminal justice; and has given birth to her loving son. Follow Valiant Hearts on FacebookInstagram, and Twitter and visit its website: www.valianthearts.org.

You can follow Momfessions on Facebook — and follow Fort Worth Moms on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Pinterest, and Twitter.

Artwork provided by Emily Duke with original musical composition, “Play Time,” created by Jacob Tilton.

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