Episode 163: Underwater Daughter

Suffer the Little Children

Suffer the Little Children Pod

True Crime, Social Sciences, Science, Society & Culture

4.6 • 937 Ratings

🗓️ 25 October 2023

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

As a child, Antonia Deignan believed that her father’s nighttime visits to her bedroom showed the special love he had for her. Still, some part of her knew that what he was doing to her was wrong. She began to create fantasy worlds in her mind to escape. As Tuni grew up, she traded her fantasies for dancing, but her inner turmoil also manifested in self-destructive ways. After she suffered a serious bike accident that forced her to face the demons from her past, Tuni finally began to work through her trauma by writing a hauntingly beautiful memoir about her experiences.

For today’s episode, I spoke with Tuni about her book, Underwater Daughter: A Memoir of Survival and Healing, which delves into the way childhood trauma affects every part of a person’s life going forward.

This is Underwater Daughter, the story of Antonia Deignan.

Tuni’s website: https://antoniadeignan.com

Underwater Daughter: A Memoir of Survival and Healing on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Underwater-Daughter-Memoir-Survival-Healing/dp/1647424224

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0:00.0	Ah, she's brilliant. Miss, I finally got plans out the group chat. We get it. Four votes for a festival,
0:05.9	three for a city break. It's hard to adhere to everyone's needs. There's Betty with her
0:09.6	oversized tent. Sarah and her six foot eight boyfriend.
0:13.0	All right.
0:14.0	Roger Junior and his dog, Roger Senior.
0:16.0	And don't get us started on Mel.
0:19.0	But, like a marriage counselor, she's the one keeping things together.
0:22.0	All aboard, Miss I finally got plans out the group. a marriage counselor, she's the one keeping things together.
0:22.6	All aboard Miss I finally got plans out the group chat.
0:25.6	Keep everyone's plans alive when you travel with us.
0:28.0	P and Dau Ferris, there is another way.
0:30.0	This podcast contains descriptions of violence against children and adult language and is not suitable for all audiences.
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1:24.7	of child abuse murder and their families.
1:27.0	I'm your host, Lane, and this is episode 163, Underwater Daughter.
1:34.8	As a child, Antonia Deagnan believed that her father's nighttime visits to her bedroom
1:39.3	showed the special love he had for her.
1:42.2	Still, some part of her knew that what he was doing to her was wrong.
1:45.6	She began to create fantasy worlds in her mind to escape. As Tuni grew up, she traded her fantasies for dancing, but her inner turmoil also manifested in self-destructive ways.
1:58.0	After she suffered a serious bike accident that forced her to face the demons from her past,
2:03.3	Tuni finally began to work through her trauma by writing a
2:06.3	hauntingly beautiful memoir about her experiences.
	...

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