What Came Next is intended for mature audiences only.

Episodes discuss topics that can be triggering, such as emotional, physical, and sexual violence, animal abuse, suicide, and murder.

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Resources and source material are linked in the episode notes. Thank you so much for listening. Ellie Gargano is an entrepreneur, writer, survivor, and victim advocate from Southern California. She originally

began sharing her story of resilience after attending the Las Vegas Route 91 Festival and surviving

a gunshot wound to the head. After enduring several surgeries and physically recovering,

Ellie began to realize she still had more trauma to digest.

After escaping an abusive nine-year relationship

that persisted throughout her entire healing journey,

Ellie's path of sharing has evolved

and now allows her to advocate

for domestic violence survivors.

The Broken Cycle Media team is so very

grateful for Ellie's tenacity,

resilience, and willingness

to share so much of what came

next for her with our audience today.

Hi, my name is Ellie Gargano. I am 30 years old. I live in Southern California with my six-year-old

yellow Labrador Retriever. I am a small business owner,

entrepreneur, a writer and advocate for domestic violence awareness. I think my friends and family

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