Markie Ethier, Human Trafficking Survivor Turned TedX Speaker and Empowerment Coach: Human Trafficking, Sex Work Industry, Battling Addiction, Healing From Trauma, Failure, and Building A Positive Life
The Dream Bigger Podcast
Siffat Haider
4.8 • 625 Ratings
🗓️ 18 November 2019
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
On today's episode I'm chatting with Markie Ethier. Markie is a human trafficking victim turned empowerment coach. It’s a conversation that gave me a complete perspective shift on how I view human trafficking victims, the sex work industry, and the complexities of it all. Markie discusses how she was forced into human trafficking and why she stayed in it. We discuss the industry in detail, and then, how Markie escaped it, and ultimately decided to rebuild a life where she empowers people. Her story will inspire you and is definitive proof of how resilient people can be, and how we always have a choice to turn our lives around.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey guys. What's up and welcome back to the Dream Bigger podcast. I'm your host, SIF, and I'm the founder of Icing and Glitter, which is a blog, Instagram page, and YouTube channel. |
| 0:27.9 | I'm recording this intro like minutes after this particular interview and boy, let me tell you I'm still reeling. What a story. So Markey is a human trafficking victim turned empowerment |
| 0:35.9 | coach. You guys, what an education this conversation was. |
| 0:40.7 | I truly feel lucky to have sat down and spoken to her. First and most importantly, what I learned |
| 0:47.7 | was like it was a complete perspective shift in how I think of human trafficking victims. |
| 0:56.1 | Like, just picture a human trafficking victim. |
| 0:58.8 | What comes to mind? |
| 0:59.9 | For me, before this conversation, it was a girl who's been physically abused and dying to |
| 1:05.1 | escape and is just looking for someone to come and save her. |
| 1:08.9 | Sure, that's one kind of victim, but the whole business of human trafficking is so much more |
| 1:13.8 | sophisticated than that, and Markey breaks it all down for us in today's episode. |
| 1:18.5 | And what was even more shocking is how common human trafficking really is, even in a place like |
| 1:24.7 | Canada. |
| 1:25.8 | This episode is an eye-opener and a must listen for absolutely |
| 1:30.0 | everyone. But before we dive in, a reminder that as always, I really appreciate any support |
| 1:37.2 | that you can show the podcast. You can do this by rating and reviewing the show. It takes |
| 1:41.6 | about a minute of your time, but it really helps us grow and |
| 1:44.8 | secure awesome guests. And it helps me get a better understanding of what kind of episodes you |
| 1:50.1 | like so that I can continue bringing them to you. So with that said, let's welcome Markey Eti |
| 1:55.3 | to the Dream Bigger podcast. Okay, so Markey, you are a human trafficking survivor, which is something that most people don't even realize is a phenomena in Canada. |
| 2:11.0 | And like, I'm just going to dive into this interview and ask, like, I think what most people would want to know is how you even got |
| 2:18.9 | into like share your story sure um well it was very it was a very effortless way how I got into |
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