Conversation with Lisa Goldblatt Grace Co-Founder and Director of My Life, My Choice (MLMC) Boston

The Ugly Truth About The Girl Next Door

Documentary, Society & Culture

4.6 • 626 Ratings

🗓️ 16 February 2024

⏱️ 48 minutes

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In this episode we have a conversation with Lisa Goldblatt Grace, LICSW, MPH who co-founded MLMC in 2002 after a teen was murdered by her exploiter. Join us as we talk through the factors that make a difference in the lives of the victims and survivors as well as the lives of the helpers.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Kate. And I'm Lori. We've always thought that the most compelling story
0:09.8	strikes the perfect balance between an honest look at the mess of life and the humor that can be found in the mess.
0:14.9	To be perfectly honest, we don't really know how to live life without both the humor and the authenticity.
0:20.1	Our podcast might be a little bit of whiplash at times. We can spin from hard, We don't really know how to live life without both the humor and the authenticity.
0:23.5	Our podcast might be a little bit of whiplash at times.
0:27.2	We can spin from hard and deep to humor and laughing on a dime.
0:31.6	The hard will be really hard and the truths we share are the ugliest of humanity.
0:36.1	We don't intend to make it seem like it's all fine or to pretty up the pain.
0:38.4	But we also know that the joy we found is all the more profound because of the pain. So we hope you can stick with us through the ugly
0:43.7	because there will also be joy and hope and humor. Welcome to the ugly truth about the girl
0:48.8	next door.
0:57.0	Guys. Hi. welcome back to our podcast, The Ugly Truth About the Girl Next Door.
1:00.7	I'm Kate.
1:01.3	And I'm Lori.
1:02.3	And we're back.
1:03.5	And today we have a very, very special guest with us.
1:08.5	Lisa Goldblatt Grace, who is the founder and CEO of an organization called My Life,
1:14.3	My Choice in Boston, Massachusetts. So Lisa, I'm going to let you introduce yourself, but I have to
1:18.8	preface it with saying that this organization was one of our first few contacts in Massachusetts,
1:25.8	and we have such high respect for you and
1:29.3	for your organization, and we're really excited to talk to you today. So please introduce
1:33.5	yourself. Thank you. Thank you. I'm about yourself. Sure. And as you know, I'm super huge fans.
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