Jenny Leone's Inspirational Journey to Healing from Sexual Trauma and Addiction
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What role did Jenny's childhood play in her later struggles with addiction?
Your father wouldn't believe you? I was somewhat detached from reality. I had these different characters I played in this like double life within myself as a young girl because that's how I coped. And I've known so many people that have died because of this. You just, you cannot use it recreationally.
At what age did Jenny come forward about her sexual abuse?
This is the We're Out of Time podcast. Sitting to my right, the man who revolutionized addiction recovery and treatment, Richard Tate. I'm Jason Lachance, a certified addiction recovery coach, and our guest, the lovely Jenny Leone. Good to see you again, my friend. Yeah, good to see you too. So I've known you for a few years, but we've never really talked our journey. Like I don't even know your addiction story or anything. We've just talked like support. Yeah, yeah, exactly. So I don't know about you, Richard. I'm always curious because childhood. I mean, I've named so much. So I'm curious about what you were like as a little kid, some of the circumstances, home life. Yeah. And that's where it all started for me. You know, I always say like the root of addiction comes from trauma. And that was my story. You know, I was raised in Vancouver, Canada, and normal family on the outside, right? Little town and lived right off the forest. And mom, dad, you know, they were still together and seemed like the perfect life. I was in sports. I did the right thing.
But there was a major secret behind closed doors. And that was that I was being sexually abused by my older brother my whole entire childhood. Real brother? Yeah, real brother under the same roof. So this went on from as far back as I can remember. And then before then, babysitters came forward. One of my cousins came forward with inappropriate and touching way back to two or three years old.
How did Jenny's family dynamics affect her recovery journey?
And so that went on until I was 12, until I finally came forward. And as you can imagine, it's just like the biggest, can I swear on here? It's okay. Like the biggest mind ever, right? Because at such a young age, You're learning what feelings are, what love is, what trust is, what support is, all these things. And the people you should be feeling it the most from is your family, your parents and that trust. And so it was all twisted up in my head. It was like I was somewhat detached from reality. I had these different characters I played in this double life within myself as a young girl because that's how I coped. It just became like the way that my life was. And I was so brainwashed in it at the time because it got to the point where he had me thinking like if I ever told, then something would happen to my parents. This is your brother? Yeah, this is my brother. Something would happen to them. And so it just like became this total mind. How much older was your brother than you? He was only like five years older.
So something was happening to him, obviously, which is what I've come to like think about and learn. Did you figure that out? Was he sexually abused too?
What is the main reason Jenny shares her story of childhood trauma?
That's never come out that it's the truth. I just, in my mind, unless he's just completely evil, have to believe that somebody did something to him. Do you speak to him today? No. No. No, I don't. So when I was 12, I finally came forward. I told my best girlfriend that I grew up with, and I told her, and she was like, you got to tell your parents. And so I sat them down. I told them. My dad, like gnarly Italian, you know, so he... Didn't want to believe it. You know, he was the son, the apple of his eye, you know, and I was like this troubled kid for obvious reasons, right? And so they didn't want to believe it. And so, you know, I've held it in for all those years, right? I finally come forward and I finally say something and I'm not believed. So what did I do? I just like closed down, you know?
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What role did Jenny's childhood play in her later struggles with addiction?
0:14–0:32
2
At what age did Jenny come forward about her sexual abuse?
0:32–2:06
3
How did Jenny's family dynamics affect her recovery journey?
2:06–3:25
4
What is the main reason Jenny shares her story of childhood trauma?
3:25–4:18
5
How did addiction lead Jenny to the adult entertainment industry?
4:18–5:03
6
What challenges did Jenny face during her recovery from addiction?
5:03–5:47
7
How did Jenny detox from anxiety medication after 15 years?
5:47–6:34
8
What advice does Richard give about sharing recovery stories?
6:34–38:07
Speakers
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