I asked a Crime Scene Cleaner 100 Questions about PTSD, True Crime & The Emotional Toll of The Job | Lauren Baker

Content Disclaimer: This interviews contains discussions of death and suicide. If you are in a suicidal crisis or emotional distress, you can use the info below to get help: Crisis Resource Panels https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/10726080 YouTubes' Suicide, self-harm and eating disorders policy https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/10726080 United States Get in touch with 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by calling 988 or using https://chat.988lifeline.org Crisis workers are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Calls and chats are free of charge and confidential. Other countries/regions To find a crisis centre in your area, go to the International Association for Suicide Prevention website. https://www.iasp.info/ If you believe that someone else is in danger of suicide, you can https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/if-youre-worried-about-someone-else/ - Get in touch with your local law enforcement for immediate help. Make sure that you have their contact details to share with local law enforcement. - Use the info above to talk to someone about what's going on and how you can help them. Encourage them to get in touch with a suicide prevention hotline using the info above. ------------------------- The 100 Questions Patreon is now live! Just head over to https://www.patreon.com/c/100questions for extended cuts of every episode so far INCLUDING Stephen Fry, Stampy and Professor Brian Cox. Subscribe NOW so you don't miss an episode, with new episodes dropping every Tuesday! Welcome to 100 Questions with Tom Simons. Tom only has 100 questions to truly understand his guest - no more, no less. As soon as he runs out of questions - the episode is over. Lauren Baker is a British crime-scene and trauma cleaner from the Isle of Sheppey, Kent. She founded LIT Biohazard & Trauma Cleaning Specialists. She became publicly known through Channel 4’s 2025 documentary series Crime Scene Cleaners, which followed her team dealing with the aftermath of deaths and other hazardous situations across Kent and Essex. She has also appeared on This Morning and spoken about her work on podcasts. 00:00 - Intro 01:09 - Episode Start 02:19 - How Lauren Entered the Industry 06:01 - What Happens After a Crime 08:07 - Working in Full Protective Gear 10:03 - Cleaning Up a Real Stabbing 12:37 - Self Harm Disclaimer: Her Traumatic First Call-Out 14:26 - End: Self Harm Disclaimer: Her Traumatic First Call-Out 15:50 - The Mental Toll of the Job 18:45 - How She Gave a Grieving Sister Closure 21:31 - Crime Scene Cleaning Myths 23:03 - A Dead Cat in the Fridge 24:31 - Her Most Dangerous Clean-Up 31:32 - How Checking In Can Save Lives 34:27 - More Than Just a Cleaner 36:33 - From £20 to a Dream Career 37:24 - The Final Question Listen to 100 Questions on Spotify! https://open.spotify.com/show/6AzaIexPNKUrdg5NYxhGqa?si=c347c03f3f8b4476 Follow Lauren Baker https://www.instagram.com/lit_biohazard/ https://www.tiktok.com/@litcleanin Follow Tommy https://www.youtube.com/@TomSimonsVloghttps://www.youtube.com/@TommyInnit Follow 100 Questions https://www.instagram.com/100questionswithtomsimons/ https://www.tiktok.com/@questionswithtom Watch 100 Questions with a Criminal Psychologist here! https://youtu.be/yyZlbvrjvIw Watch 100 Questions with an Ex Gang Leader here! https://youtu.be/XeflET5bGl0 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices