Elizabeth Smart: …that it’s not what happens to you that defines you—it’s the choices you make next

Nobody Told Me!

Business, Entrepreneurship

4.2 • 671 Ratings

🗓️ 19 March 2025

⏱️ 47 minutes

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On this episode, we are honored to welcome Elizabeth Smart, one of the most inspiring guests we’ve ever had. In 2002, at just fourteen years old, Elizabeth was abducted at knifepoint from her home in Utah by a pedophile, enduring nine months of unimaginable abuse, captivity, and terror before her courageous rescue and reunion with her family.

Despite the trauma she endured, Elizabeth has transformed her experience into a powerful force for advocacy, resilience, and hope. As a bestselling author, speaker, and child safety activist, she has dedicated her life to empowering survivors and pushing for change in the fight against sexual exploitation and abduction.

Her book, Where There's Hope: Healing, Moving Forward, and Never Giving Up, is an inspiring guide to resilience and recovery, offering wisdom and encouragement for anyone facing adversity. You can learn more about Elizabeth and her work at elizabethsmart.com.

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0:00.0	We believe in dignity and care for all New Yorkers.
0:03.0	It's why we've been added for 150 years.
0:06.0	At the Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services,
0:08.0	your natural skills can help build deeper connections and better support for every community across the city.
0:14.0	As one of New York City's most extensive health and human services networks,
0:18.0	we provide opportunities to grow and build a career in care and social work
0:21.5	with great benefits. When we look after each other, our city can thrive. Visit Jewishboard.org
0:27.7	slash careers. Welcome. Welcome to Nobody Told Me.
0:43.4	I'm Jan Black.
0:44.6	And I'm Laura Owens.
0:46.4	It's an honor to welcome our guest, Elizabeth Smart, to the show today.
0:50.8	As you're probably aware, in 2002, when she was just 14 years old, Elizabeth Smart was
0:56.8	kidnapped at knife point by a pedophile from her home in Utah. Elizabeth endured nine months
1:02.4	of being shackled, raped, starved, and threatened by her kidnappers, Brian David Mitchell,
1:09.0	and his wife, Wanda Barzee, before she was rescued and reunited with
1:13.1	her family.
1:14.0	Elizabeth, we thank you so much for joining us.
1:16.9	Thank you so much for having me.
1:19.0	Your first book, My Story, was a New York Times bestseller, and now you've written a second
1:24.4	book called Where There's Hope.
1:26.9	Tell us why you decided to write the latest book and what's behind the title Where
1:31.2	There's Hope.
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