Monica Lewinsky

You know, and that whole, and so the, and her sort of talking me through, no, that's an unwanted sexual, you know, no, no, but I liked him and the whole thing. And I was fucking 14. Right.

So, and yeah.

So, and yeah.

And there was no, consent wasn't a thing and the whole, whatever. But what we also see, right, is like Vessel Bandelkork, I never say his name right, but the body keeps the score. And so the reality is like you were saying, about when you were 28, that you had suppressed all these memories. And so they were living in you.

And there was no, consent wasn't a thing and the whole, whatever. But what we also see, right, is like Vessel Bandelkork, I never say his name right, but the body keeps the score. And so the reality is like you were saying, about when you were 28, that you had suppressed all these memories. And so they were living in you.

And so it just is, so sometimes it can take a long time to see the damage. Like they'll say about a car accident, you know, if you've like hurt your neck in a car accident, that may not, you know, show up for 10 years, like the actual damage. And so I think that's what sort of,

And so it just is, so sometimes it can take a long time to see the damage. Like they'll say about a car accident, you know, if you've like hurt your neck in a car accident, that may not, you know, show up for 10 years, like the actual damage. And so I think that's what sort of,

Always the German. German or Japanese. It's always, right, the best words.

Always the German. German or Japanese. It's always, right, the best words.

At 24, I lost my narrative, or rather it was stolen from me. And the Monica Lewinsky that my friends and family knew was usurped by false narratives, callous jokes, and politics. I would define reclaiming as to take back what was yours. Something you possess is lost or stolen, and ultimately you triumph in finding it again.

At 24, I lost my narrative, or rather it was stolen from me. And the Monica Lewinsky that my friends and family knew was usurped by false narratives, callous jokes, and politics. I would define reclaiming as to take back what was yours. Something you possess is lost or stolen, and ultimately you triumph in finding it again.

That's so interesting. I have to think about that because my initial reaction is I don't agree with that. And what do you mean? Well, I think in the sense that if there had not been any element of trauma in that experience... We wouldn't be making the connection. We wouldn't be drawing the line from a later thing looking back at something.

That's so interesting. I have to think about that because my initial reaction is I don't agree with that. And what do you mean? Well, I think in the sense that if there had not been any element of trauma in that experience... We wouldn't be making the connection. We wouldn't be drawing the line from a later thing looking back at something.

So I think listeners can expect me to be chatting with folks, both recognizable and unrecognizable names about the way that people have navigated roads to triumph. My hope is that people will finish an episode of Reclaiming and feel like they filled their tank up. They connected with the people that I'm talking to and leave with maybe some nuggets that help them feel a little more hopeful.

So I think listeners can expect me to be chatting with folks, both recognizable and unrecognizable names about the way that people have navigated roads to triumph. My hope is that people will finish an episode of Reclaiming and feel like they filled their tank up. They connected with the people that I'm talking to and leave with maybe some nuggets that help them feel a little more hopeful.

I think we just may not experience it in the linear way that we look at trauma or think of trauma.

I think we just may not experience it in the linear way that we look at trauma or think of trauma.

Right.

Right.

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