Hi, I'm Tara Schmidt, a registered dietitian and host of On Nutrition, a podcast for Mayo Clinic, where we dig into the latest nutrition trends and research to help you understand what's health and what's hype.

There's a lot of wild stuff out there, so we'll be keeping it science-based, research-informed, and practical.

Mayo Clinics on Nutrition, new episodes every other week, wherever you get your podcast.

You're listening to Behind the Bliss, a weekly podcast where Rachel Autry brings conversations

to you from women that share

what's behind their highlight reel. Each episode is designed for you to see a message from the

mess and encourage you to find balance in the bliss. We know that what you're facing is important

for shaping who God has created you to be. Some may say it's a process that often happens behind the bliss.

Here's today's episode.

Hello everyone and welcome back to another episode of Behind the Bliss. Don't know if you know this,

but fun fact, January is actually national human trafficking prevention month.

And because of that, we have joined forces with today's guest Rebecca Bender to bring you

an incredible story, some next steps and ways to fight human trafficking in your own community.

So with that, we do want to disclose that today's conversation has a lot of harder topics

that might be

difficult to digest if you are a younger listener. We wanted you to know before you continued to listen.

Although it's hard to hear, it's needed and this conversation is coming at a perfect time.

For nearly six years, Rebecca was trapped in the dark, violent world of sex trafficking.

She writes about all of this in her book, In Pursuit of Love,

One Woman's Journey from Trafficked to Triumphant.

And after she escaped her trafficker, she knew she wanted to fight to change culture and offer hope to survivors.

So she launched Elevate Academy, which is currently the largest online school for

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