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[Content Warning]: Discussion of child sexual abuse, clergy abuse, trafficking, harm to an infant, medical trauma, stalking, and suicide. Morgan speaks candidly.
Morgan Scafe is a wife, mother, author, and survivor of childhood abuse. From age eight to sixteen, she was abused inside her best friend's family home, in a community where a Catholic school, a priest, and a diocese were part of the picture. In this conversation with Jan Broberg, Morgan tells that story in three parts: the wound, the work, and the way forward.
Morgan talks about leaving at sixteen, reporting at nineteen with an attorney by her side, and testifying at a trial where the statute of limitations kept much of what happened out of the courtroom. She describes three decades of recovery, including inpatient trauma programs, EMDR, art therapy, and the writing that became two memoirs, Carpenter Road: Sentence to Silence and Carpenter Road: The Inadmissible Years.
She and Jan also discuss forgiving her mother, why unhealed trauma gets passed down, what it costs survivors and the public when laws fall short, and why Morgan is speaking out in support of survivor-rights legislation in Michigan. Morgan also shares how it felt to hear her experience described as trafficking, and why she wants her second book required reading for future teachers.
Buy Morgan’s Books:
Carpenter Road : Sentenced to Silence
Carpenter Road : The Inadmissible Years
Where To Find Morgan:
MorganScafe.net
Insta: @Morgan.Scafe
Mentioned Resources:
Joan of Heart
If you or someone you know is experiencing emotional distress or suicidal ideation, please access the resources below:
National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: Call/Text 988
National Sexual Assault Hotline (RAINN) : 1-800-656-HOPE (4673)
National Alliance for Mental Illness: 1-800-950-6264
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