How Child Grooming Actually Starts | Trafficking Survivor Misti Spencer

Send us Fan Mail Misti Spencer was between twelve and fourteen the first time she was trafficked, and the person who did it was someone her family trusted. In this conversation she walks through how it actually begins - slowly, in small pieces, long before anyone would call it abuse - and why the people who do it are almost never strangers. This episode is a survivor's account, told for the purpose of prevention. It discusses human trafficking, child exploitation, and sexual abuse. Misti serves on the Advisory Board for the University of Central Florida Center for the Study of Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery and is a published contributing author through that Center. Her memoir, "Drinking Beauty and the Seven Narcissists: A Musical Journey," is available at drinkingbeautyjourney.com. If you need help: Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline, call or text 800.422.4453. National Human Trafficking Hotline, 1-888-373-7888 or text JOIN to 233733. Both 24/7. Listen wherever you get your podcasts. Support the showWebsite: mosaicmindspodcast.comTikTok: mosaic.minds.podcastInstagram: mosaic.minds.podcastLinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/mosaic-minds-podcastFacebook: mosaicmindspodcastX (Twitter): mosaic_podcastLinktree: https://linktr.ee/mosaic.minds.podcastContact us for booking and show ideas: [email protected]