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Hi, everyone.

Welcome to I Choose Me.

This podcast is all about the choices we make.

And today, I am going to introduce you to a woman who makes choices every

single day that will astonish you. When Elizabeth Smart was 14 years old, two strangers kidnapped

her from her home and held her for grueling nine months. They took her as their wife,

raped her, and ripped away the life she knew and the

dreams she had hoped for. I'm telling you this now, because that's not the story Elizabeth is here to tell.

She's here to talk about the choices she has made since her rescue, the choice to not only survive, but to thrive.

In her new book detours, Elizabeth explores how trauma can derail our paths, but with the help

of what she calls rest stops along the way, we can navigate inevitable bumps in the road.

She will certainly help us all find strength in our journeys. Please welcome Elizabeth Smart. Hi. Hi, beautiful. Thank you for having me.

I'm so happy you're here. First of, I want to say congratulations on your new book release,

not to mention your new Netflix documentary that

is coming out in January, right? How did that come about? Yeah. Well, first of all, thank you.

Thank you. It's all very excited. I'm excited about everything. You know, every time I kind of think

like the retelling of my story is being put to rest,

usually another opportunity comes along.

And actually for years, I kind of was just like, no, no, people have heard enough from me.

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