Content Warning: This episode contains discussion of childhood sexual abuse, physical abuse, and emotional neglect. Please Take of yourself while listening.

A note before you listen — this episode was originally recorded differently. This week someone came out of the woodwork to remind me of my place. To question why I had gone no contact. To perform hurt about being disregarded. It sparked something in me. That felt a lot like rage.

I went back and I recorded the truth. The whole truth. The version I have been too careful to say out loud until now. So if this episode feels different from the others — it is. Because I am done being careful about this particular chapter.

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Special thanks to Jamie for her assistance in retrieving records, to Kate for her investigative insight, and to Dale for helping fill in important missing pieces.

Cold & Blue is written and produced by Chelsea, with executive production by Lisa Sydney.

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