Breaking Silence Season 2 Laulima Hansen
Health & Wellbeing
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10m
Research shows victims of childhood abuse are twice as likely to enter an abusive relationship as adults. Lima, who once rejected her Samoan roots to escape her past, found strength in her faith. It gave her the power to forgive and the courage to share her powerful story of survival and healing.
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