Can I Help My Abused Sister?

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4.4 • 6K Ratings

🗓️ 30 July 2024

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

Adina wants to know what she can do for her sister who is on drugs and in an abusive relationship. Searching for advice? Call 1-800-DR-LAURA / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment at DrLaura.com

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0:00.0	Thanks for listening to my call of the day podcast. You can hear my live
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0:11.1	Nina, welcome to the program.
0:14.0	Hi, thank you for taking my call.
0:15.8	I am honored to be speaking to I've been listening to ever since I was a little kid.
0:22.2	My mom even was listening to you when I was younger.
0:27.0	Oh, wow. We go back. All right. How can I help today?
0:33.0	I am calling because I need, I was asked to give advice to my sister.
0:40.0	About three or four days ago, my sister's friend sent me a photo of my sister.
0:48.3	She was beaten by a new boyfriend of her.
0:51.7	She was put in the hospital. I drove seven hours to see my sister.
0:58.1	My sister is doing drugs with an abuser. She at first said it was an abuser.
1:08.0	She at first said it was an accident of what happened. After talking to my sister for a few hours, she did, I said if this was me that it was happening to and you were desperate to save my life, what would you do if you are me?
1:20.0	And she said, I would help you get into a rehab and I would sit down with you and come up with a plan for you to get away from the guy you're with.
1:32.0	So I said, okay, do you want me to do that for you?
1:36.0	And she said, yes. So now I need to speak to my sister about getting away from this guy, but she's still texting him.
1:46.6	I even saw their posting photos on Facebook together.
1:49.7	Adena, Adena, you're going to be useless in this.
1:53.0	Oh, geez, really?
1:56.0	Yes, useless.
1:58.0	I suggest you don't do this.
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