234. The Motel Connection

The Secret Room | True Stories

Ben Hamm

Storytelling, Personal Journals, Story, Podcast, Stories, True, Society & Culture

4.4 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 11 December 2024

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

Ann had a revelation 35 years ago during a night with a sex worker and her soon-to-be husband. She tells us how it changed everything, and nothing.

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0:00.0	Hi Ben, my name is Anne and my secret is that one night 35 years ago, an evening with the sex worker and my husband changed the whole core of my being.
0:11.1	But the revelation I experienced that night has not led me to where I want to be.
0:16.1	Today the secret room presents the Motel Connection.
0:39.2	I was intrigued. I wanted to learn all about her lifestyle. Why was she doing that? Did she have to? Did she make a lot of money? Did she like sex?
0:44.2	Please join me in thanking our sponsor, Home Chef. For a limited time, Home Chef is offering our
0:49.5	listeners 18 free meals plus free dessert for life and of course free shipping on your first box.
0:56.2	Go to homechef.com slash secret.
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1:08.3	personalized weight loss treatment options.
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1:17.5	Hey everyone. Today, my guest, Anne shares her story about a connection she made at a motel
1:22.5	35 years ago. It's the story of how one night with a sex worker decades ago lives fresh in her
1:28.9	consciousness to this day and how it changed everything and nothing. And we'll explain as we dive deep
1:35.3	into her secret. Hi, Ann, and welcome to the secret room. Hi, Ben. Thanks for having me. Thank you for being here.
1:44.5	It's great to have you.
1:47.5	I'm a little nervous, but I'm ready.
1:49.9	We're going to get through it together.
1:53.8	Your secret is about how a date night with a sex worker affected your life.
2:01.0	Yes.
2:02.3	Yes, it is.
2:03.2	Profoundly.
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