"Breaking the Silence: A Survivor's Journey from Pain to Power" by Jennifer Kee

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With abuse, you suffer the loss of soul, loss of self, and loss of meaning"
"In the system, you must fight every day, every minute, to keep from feeling
worthless - to keep your spirit alive" K.W. (Survivor)

One of the healing therapies that Jennifer has done, is called ART which stands for
 Accelerated Resolution Therapy

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“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.”

 ―  Maya Angelou 


Hello, good morning. Good morning ladies and gentlemen. Good morning. My name is Bill Clark. Today is August 10, 2023. And I am the host of the Scrambled Eggs and ham podcast. So the Scrambled Eggs and Ham podcast is weekly, and sometimes monthly it's summer. So it's monthly interview show focused upon the reinvention of the lives of each interviewee, as a result of or inspired by the life-changing illnesses or events that have now become part of their daily existence. And this morning, we my special special guests. Is Jen Jennifer key.

Thank you for having me.

Yep, yep. Yep. It's a pleasure. It's always a pleasure. So this morning, I am the scrambled egg. And you are the ham, Jennifer. So Jennifer, tell us a little bit about your background. Tell the audience about you know, Jennifer.

Sure.

Fantastic question. Not quite sure where you'd like me to start. But I am a daughter from a family of four. I grew up in the lovely state of New Jersey. And I am an athlete. I am a fan fanatic. Not quite sure what words you want to use regarding mother nature and the outdoors. I guess a modern-day hippie, I've been told. And I presently am exploring so many new and adventurous journeys, which has now brought me to you.

Wow, that's great. So you love the outdoors? You are. You call yourself a modern-day hippie. So. So, Jennifer, today's podcast is about trauma.

Good one. Okay. Yeah. Great.

Can you tell me a little bit about how it has affected your life? When it does start? You know, was it when you were playing sports in high school, or college? Or when part of your relationships? How did it start? Like how did this thing start? Like, you know, no one just, you know, just glides, glides on the top of the of the water? There's always something underneath the water. Right? So what lately what happened?

Great question, Bill. I really thank you for the opportunity to talk about this as it is one that I think doesn't necessarily get enough attention in this particular country and something that's very near and dear to me, regarding the healing process, from trauma. So for me, it's really centered around sexual trauma. At a very young age I was groomed is the term I've been told by a family member, which the percentage is say that's usually the place where sexual trauma happens. And it happens within my home. And from the age of what I can remember, seven to about 11 years old, there was a nice grooming process. And I say nice, and I'll explain shortly, grooming process of at first, just reading stories, right being told t