Hope in suffering, 2: Surviving abuse in a Soviet orphanage

31/12/2024 39 min Episodio 234
Hope in suffering, 2: Surviving abuse in a Soviet orphanage

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Episode Synopsis

WARNING: This episode features physical and sexual child abuse, as well as suicide.

She is a cherished wife and mother of four successful children. She owns her own cleaning business. She is usually the most positive person in the room. And yet she started life in an orphanage in Moldova, surviving years of some of the worst trauma.

What was life like in Soviet and post-Soviet culture? What gave her the ability to overcome her challenges? How can we overcome ours? Learn the answers in this two-part episode.

Resources mentioned:
"Open Fields & Iron Curtains: Hope, Endurance, Suffering & Grace" by Lilia Klaczynski
The Murray Method