Episode 6: Rescued by Ritual
Sincerely, X
TED
4.1 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 24 August 2017
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
This self-described "Midwestern mom" found a way to heal the trauma of a violent marriage entirely on her own. She created a ritual, which her doctor now recognizes and recommends as a tool for recovery from abuse. Season 2 of Sincerely, X is available exclusively on the Luminary podcast app. Sign up for your free trial and start listening at luminary.link/ted.
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| 0:00.0 | Ted Audio Collective. |
| 0:02.0 | Audio Collective. |
| 0:04.0 | Hey listener, a quick favor. |
| 0:09.0 | We are conducting an audience survey and we'd be really grateful if you could take just a few minutes to respond. |
| 0:14.4 | Please visit survey.PRX.org slash Ted to take the survey today. |
| 0:19.8 | That's survey dot PRX.org. Thanks. |
| 0:24.0 | Our most intimate experience can be our greatest inspiration. |
| 0:31.0 | The place where ideas are born. |
| 0:36.6 | But what if those ideas stay in hiding? |
| 0:39.8 | What if they never have the chance to be shared? |
| 0:46.7 | This show creates a safe space for giving talks anonymously. We value ideas over identity, substance, over style. |
| 0:53.0 | You cannot talk publicly about it. |
| 0:55.0 | We've impacted my whole life. |
| 0:56.0 | I just don't have the Constitution to get up on a stage. |
| 0:58.0 | It's just isn't something you talk about. |
| 1:02.0 | Just not wire that. From Ted and Audible, and Audible, this is something you talk about. |
| 1:05.0 | From Ted and Audible, this is Sincerely X. X. |
| 1:13.0 | I'm |
| 1:15.0 | I'm sure. I'm she's |
| 1:16.0 | ... |
| 1:18.0 | ... |
| 1:20.0 | I felt as if my life was in shambles at my feet. I remember thinking while standing there in the shower with the water running so nobody would hear me cry. |
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