Single Mother Survival Guide

In this episode, single mum Jenny shares Part 1 of her story.   **Please note this episode and topic may act as a trigger for some people, and this episode is not suitable to listen to within earshot of children.** In part 1 of this series, Jenny shares her life from her childhood and the sexual abuse she received from her father which started when she was nine years old. She talks about: what life was like growing up with an alcoholic father and the sexual abuse she got from her father, the pain she had to overcome when she exposed her father, and the shame that came with it, the discovery that her father was also doing the same thing to her sisters, the court case and how she was let down by the people who should have protected her, how her father continued abusing her throughout it, how she was betrayed by her own mother to protect her father, how her own children coped with the truth about their mother's abuse, the power of forgiveness, and overcoming and thriving after sexual abuse. This is not just a