Welcome to the Affair Podcast. I'm Anna Williamson. Now, if you don't know me, I'm a relationship

therapist, coach and TV personality. One in five people have admitted to having an affair. Each

episode features a different real-life affair story told by the people involved and offers

insights into the emotions, causes and

consequences of infidelity in today's world. Available to listen to on Apple Podcasts, Spotify,

Amazon Music or wherever you get your podcasts.

We're about to go. Hello and good evening, everybody. I am deeply honored to have Kelly Patterson with us this

evening. And it is a harrowing story. So viewer discretion advised. And we've got Kelly's links in the

description box for her book. We've got the USA Amazon link Link, we've got the UK, Amazon Link.

We've also got the Treasured Lives website

because she's doing fantastic work.

Before we proceed, Kelly, then,

I've just got to make sure that you waive your anonymity

because of the nature of what you're talking about

and we have permission to publish this story.

Absolutely.

All right, thank you. Let's go back to the very beginning then of what your life was like growing up before these things happened.

Before. Ah, that's a good place to start.

I don't remember a lot before.

But, well, so I have little inklings of memories that are not good, even in diapers.

And definitely very specific ones at age four is when the grooming began.

So, but I could tell you that I come from an unusual situation, but it's not.

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