• Once An Orphan

  • By: Jasmin
  • Podcast

Once An Orphan

By: Jasmin
  • Summary

  • Today's society doesn't like to acknowledge trauma. As a result, it perpetuates from one generation to the next. From adoption, abandonment, neglect, sexual abuse, incarceration to so much more, we are telling our stories.

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Episodes
  • An Arab, A Muslim and A Gay Man: It's BoujeeBoy95
    Feb 5 2025

    In his very early years, @boujeeboy95 was just a "normal" kid. After his parents split, he was shared between two homes. At the young age of 7, his older cousin by 10/11 years introduced him to sex through homosexuality. He was raped. He was traumatized. After a number of times, he became what he was a victim of. Can this really happen in the Arab community and Muslim faith? Well, of course! But with that, he was disowned by his father and for a short time, his relationship with his mother was estranged. But let him tell it.

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    1 hr and 18 mins
  • Surviving Suicide
    Feb 2 2025

    On Instagram, he's unleavened_bread1 and he faced a hard life being bounced around in foster care. From one home to the next and center to center, he found it hard to make friends and fit in. While his mother dealt with addiction, the state gave his father a difficult time to gain custody. Naturally, this would cause a child to feel alone. A year out of high school, Triston felt like life was no longer worth living and with a 12 gauge shotgun, attempted to take his own life.

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    31 mins
  • Her Grandfather, Her Abuser w/ @Meloyadina ​
    Jan 29 2025

    Ms. Melanie was just a toddler when she was molested by her grandfather. Unaware of what he was doing, her 5 year old mind couldn't fathom why he would want to kill her, but he wasn't! Not understanding how she was being used for his orgasm, she felt like her life was ending.

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    57 mins

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