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Thank you so much for listening. Amber Rogers is a business professional and creative from Texas.

As early as she can remember,

her life was filled with chaos. By the time she was 14, she was a multi-crime survivor,

and by 19, she would serve as a witness in her best friend's murder trial. After the criminal

justice process ended, Amber moved forward by

cultivating a successful career and loving family, until her past trauma instigated a cascading

effect in her mental health and relationships. Although Amber has shared portions of her story

at large, it took her decades and a life-altering mental health

journey to realize the deep impact her teen years had had on her. The Broken Cycle Media team

is deeply appreciative of Amber's transparency, rawness, and advocacy in the following two episodes.

These episodes are dedicated in loving memory of Katrina Marie Lacassio.

Hi, I'm Amber Rogers.

I was born in Irving, Texas. My first memory as a child was literally laying over my younger brother in his crib. And the cops were at the house. My dad was trying to break in. There had been some kind of fight. I was scared and the officers removed

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