Leah V

Back from Broken

Colorado Public Radio

Society & Culture

5 • 703 Ratings

🗓️ 8 April 2022

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Leah V got married young. Her relationship was tumultuous, with high highs and low lows -- including a physical altercation that ended with Leah in jail. But therapy changed her life and allowed her to heal. Now, she's a successful writer and social media influencer, and a role model to others.

Back From Broken is a show about how we are all broken sometimes, and how we need help from time to time. If you’re struggling, you can find a list of resources at BackFromBroken.org.

Host: Vic Vela
Lead producer: Rebekah Romberg
Editors: Jo Erickson, Erin Jones
Additional producer: Luis Antonio Perez
Music: Daniel Mescher, Brad Turner
Executive producers: Brad Turner, Rachel Estabrook

Thanks also to Kevin Dale, Hart van Denburg, Jodi Gersh, Clara Shelton, Matt Herz, Martin Skavish, Kim Nguyen.

BackFromBroken.org
On Twitter: @VicVela1

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Vic. This episode contains a lot of strong language and some vivid descriptions of domestic violence.
0:07.5	Please be advised.
0:09.9	In three, two, one.
0:14.5	For most people, getting married is one of the happiest days of your life.
0:19.2	It's something that requires months of preparation
0:21.5	and sometimes years of anticipation.
0:24.5	When Leah V got married, though,
0:26.7	that's not how she felt.
0:28.9	It was very, very shady.
0:30.8	Actually, I call it my practice wedding.
0:32.7	Okay.
0:33.4	And I don't count it at all
0:35.2	because it was so fucked up.
0:41.4	Okay. And I don't count it at all because it was so fucked up. So I just graduated from college.
0:44.4	No job.
0:45.3	I have to find somewhere to live outside of the campus.
0:49.1	So I end up finding this kind of month-to-month roach-infested apartment in the ghetto.
0:55.3	But I'm like, I'm grown out.
0:56.6	You got to do what you got to do.
0:58.5	Leah grew up in a black Muslim community in Detroit.
1:02.4	She was preparing for her wedding day after just graduating college at the age of 19.
1:07.6	So it's really interesting because I never really wanted a family.
	...

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