Breaking Free & Surviving the Unthinkable with Alexandra Ford

The Real Reel

Natalie Barbu

Education, Personal Journals, Society & Culture, Self-improvement, Entrepreneurship, Business

4.8 • 982 Ratings

🗓️ 2 October 2023

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Trigger Warning: Sexual assault, abuse, human trafficking, and grooming. Episode 233: In one of the most difficult yet powerful episodes of The Real Reel to date, tune in as Natalie connects with the incredibly resilient Alexandra Ford, the founder of "The Laughing Survivor”. Alexandra recounts her life's journey from an almost picture-perfect upbringing in Canada to becoming a victim of sexual abuse and human trafficking. Her story sheds light on the complexities of abuse, addiction, and the challenge of navigating through life after trauma. The episode also explores the nuances of sex work and the great debate over whether decriminalization is the answer. It's a raw and eye-opening conversation that advocates for open, fact-based discussions, aiming to empower those seeking freedom from their circumstances and an inspiring story of turning pain into purpose. Please be sure to rate, follow, review, and of course, post to your highlight reel. Follow your host Natalie on Instagram @nataliebarbu and @therealreelpodcast. Follow Alexandra @thelaughingsurvivor and visit www.thelaughingsurvivor.com + www.uprisingwyo.org to learn more about human trafficking and the incredible work she is doing as an advocate. Thank you to our sponsors for making this episode possible. Check out these deals just for you: Honeylove - Get 20% OFF @honeylove by going to honeylove.com/REALREEL Factor – Visit factormeals.com/therealreel50 to get 50% off! Shopify - Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at Shopify.com/realreel Delavie Sciences - Use discount code "REALREEL" for 10% off your purchase! OUAI - Go to theouai.com and use code REALREEL for 15% off your entire purchase! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This podcast
0:03.0	nation.
0:05.0	I'm
0:08.0	I knew.
0:10.0	I knew leaving
0:11.0	I knew leaving wasn't an option
0:12.0	so my choice was to either continue with this
0:15.0	space of cognitive dissonance literally losing my sanity and having my brain snap
0:19.1	or buy-in and so I bought in.
0:29.3	Welcome to the Real Real, where I take you behind the Instagram reel and into the real lives of entrepreneurs, content creators, and anyone who inspires me and may inspire you too. I'm your host
0:34.9	Natalie Barboo and let's get into it.
0:38.6	Hello everybody welcome back to the real real podcast this episode I need to give a
0:46.7	giant trigger warning for we dive into sexual assault we dive into sexual assault, we dive into rape, we dive into sex trafficking, and so if you do not want to
1:01.0	listen to an episode about that, I am letting you know now. Don't listen to this episode. However, I think it is such an important episode and it is such an important message, especially for women, but honestly for anyone.
1:18.0	So if that is not something that triggers you and you are able to listen to this episode,
1:22.0	I highly highly
1:23.6	highly recommend it. I had Alexandra Stevenson on my
1:27.1	podcast and her story is one that is unfortunately common for a lot of women and I wish I could say it wasn't I wish I could say it was this rare instance that never happens to anybody
1:39.1	but it's not it's something that happens to millions of women and it's something that I think we need to open our eyes to as
1:47.7	uncomfortable as it is. That's why I'm saying it's such an important episode for you to listen to.
1:53.3	Alexandra is the founder of this nonprofit organization
1:56.5	called the Laughing Survivor.
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