379. Lisa Ortiz - Survivor Story of Hitting Rock Bottom and Choosing to Live

This story comes with many warnings. There are descriptions of cruel violence, rape, addiction, crimes and incarceration, trauma bonding, and abandonment. If listening to this episode becomes too intense, stop and do what is best for you. Lisa Ortiz is an author and the founder of a nonprofit foundation. These are recent developments. In this story, you will hear how she rarely caught a break in life he received middle, if any, guidance and had to figure out so much for herself. There were a long list of mistakes and her mistakes had serious consequence We might be able to identify with lisa and her story as it swings back-and-forth, but she needed to make tough decisions just to stay alive. Knowing this is a survival story, you can be certain Lisa hits a time and a place where she is compelled to draw upon her good side and save herself. This is a difficult story to listen to, but if you want to learn about a woman who turned everything around, this one by Lisa Ortiz was meant for you. Lisa's book is available on Amazon. It is entitled: She Wore Her Scars Like Wings: A Memoir of Pain, Power and Rebirth Her nonprofit foundation is called: "Scars Like Wings." Bill Mitchell NOTE: If you are a survivor and want to share your story of abuse on the WHEN DATING HURTS Podcast, please email me: ⁠⁠BillMitchell@WhenDatingHurts.com⁠⁠ The ⁠⁠WHEN DATING HURTS book⁠⁠ (in paperback, eBook, and audiobook) can be found on Amazon. HELPFUL RESOURCES: • National Domestic Violence Hotline – ⁠⁠The Hotline.org ⁠⁠– Call 800-799-SAFE • ⁠⁠LoveIsRespect⁠⁠ – Call 866-331-9474 • RAINN (Rape Abuse Incest National Network) – ⁠⁠RAINN.org⁠⁠ – Call 800-656-4673 • SUICIDE HELPLINE: Call 988 Thank you for listening to our WHEN DATING HURTS podcast, Bill Mitchell ⁠⁠WhenDatingHurts.com⁠⁠ DISCLAIMER: The WHEN DATING HURTS Podcast is providing this platform for information to be shared. We do not state with any certainty that anything is true or untrue. Understand that what you hear is the viewpoint of the people sharing. The information, opinions, and recommendations presented in this Podcast are for general information only. Any reliance on the information provided in this Podcast is done at your own risk. This Podcast should not be considered professional advice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices