E.120 A Tale of Survival: Navigating Past Abuse, Addiction, and the Justice System
Finding Your Way Through Therapy
Steve Bisson
5 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 4 October 2023
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
What would you do if you were forced to confront a dark chapter from your past after 15 years? Join us as Lynn Kee, a survivor and embodiment of resilience, opens up about her painful journey towards recovery from childhood sexual abuse and addiction. Lynn dives deep into the legal repercussions she navigated, illustrating how the justice system can, unfortunately, contribute to secondary trauma for survivors.
Lynn's narrative is a powerful testament to survival and courage. She recounts the chilling moment she encountered her offender, despite having a lifetime stay away order, shedding light on the emotional turmoil and legal complexities involved in such situations. But there's more. Lynn also discusses her struggle with addiction and how navigating the healthcare system became a tumultuous journey layered with additional challenges. She underscores the crucial role of trauma-informed care and the urgent need for specialty case management services for those dealing with similar circumstances.
Finally, we delve into a heartening discussion about AJ's Way, a beacon of hope in the form of a non-profit organization being set up in remembrance of Lynn's sister, Amanda Hernandez. This initiative aims to support others embarking on their recovery journey. This episode is a riveting collision of trauma, addiction, and legal implications, shining a light on the often overlooked perspectives of survivors. Don't miss out on this opportunity to learn, empathize, and grow alongside Lynn's inspiring story.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi and welcome to Finding Your Way Through Therapy. |
| 0:06.9 | The goal of this podcast is to demystify therapy, what can happen in therapy, and the wide |
| 0:12.0 | array of conversations you can have in and about therapy. |
| 0:16.0 | Through personal experiences, guests will talk about therapy, their experiences with it, |
| 0:22.2 | and how psychology and therapy are present in many places in their lives. |
| 0:27.3 | With lots of authenticity and a touch of humor, here is your host, Steve Bisson. |
| 0:34.4 | Merci, if you need me, thank you, and welcome to episode 120. |
| 0:38.1 | If you haven't listened to episode 119 yet, please go back and listen to it. |
| 0:41.8 | This is a very important documentary called First Responders in Crisis, and I had the |
| 0:46.8 | privilege to have one of the main people from the documentary as well as the director |
| 0:53.7 | producer and another director producer, so please go back and listen to that. |
| 0:58.5 | But for episode 120, we're bringing back Lynn Key. |
| 1:02.0 | Lynn is someone who was on episode 109 and 110. |
| 1:05.2 | She discuss her grooming and sexual abuse that she went through as well as the following |
| 1:11.4 | substance use and addiction, the loss of her sister, and on episode 120, she's going |
| 1:16.7 | to talk about the legal ramification of all this and what happens after there's a conviction. |
| 1:22.5 | So I hope you enjoy the interview and here it is. |
| 1:25.0 | Well, hi, everyone, and welcome to episode 120 of Finding Your Way Through Therapy. |
| 1:30.4 | I am Steve Bisson, and I'm so excited to have Lynn Key back. |
| 1:34.8 | She was on episode 109, episode 110, and we needed to talk about the legal ramification |
| 1:40.3 | of her whole story. |
| 1:42.4 | And what's interesting is that when you know your story and you know what you went through |
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