She Ran to Be Free. Not Found.

Some kids run away to rebel. Sarah ran to survive.By 16, she had lived in homeless shelters, watched her mother spiral through addiction, been adopted into a deeply abusive household, and slept in a garage while her brothers got bedrooms. When she asked to be placed back into foster care, she was denied. So she packed up her life, lied about her age, and disappeared.In this episode of BHostel, host Bryant Perkins sits down with Sarah Burris—who at the time of this interview in 2021 was 20 years old and working at a hostel in Austin, Texas—to unpack a harrowing but astonishing story of trauma, flight, survival, and redefinition. From escaping the man who tried to groom her in a corporate job, to reuniting with her mother in a moment that feels too cinematic to be real, Sarah's story isn't about being found.It's about finding her way out.This conversation pulls back the curtain on what it means to wake up in a world where every adult failed you—and still choose to keep going. Sarah is funny. Fierce. Grateful. And above all, real.This episode contains themes of abuse, neglect, and survival. Listener discretion is advised.—🎙️ Recorded inside 11th Ave Hostel, Denver, CO📍 Part of our efforts to get you reacquainted with our platform and to launch Season 3 of the podcast with a deeper dive into the lives that don't post themselves online 💼 For survivors, seekers, and soul travelersYou B the Storyteller!Listen now on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you tune in. FollowWatch on YouTubeInstagram