#18 - From Struggle To Strength: A Story Of Survival And Faith | Dusty May Taylor Jeffrey Van Leeuwen podcast

#18 - From Struggle to Strength: A Story of Survival and Faith | Dusty May Taylor

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Dusty reveals how she grew up in a chaotic environment - with violence, witchcraft, and even mafia ties - and went through it strengthened by faith, choice, and forgiveness. She also shares her views on creativity, artificial intelligence, trauma culture, and government overreach, weaving humor and hope throughout.

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OUTLINE:

00:00 Introduction

01:49 Family Context

12:47 Mother’s Sadism, Mafia Ties, & Witchcraft

25:22 Childhood Trauma, Fear, & Self-Reliance

42:33 Encountering Faith

53:43 Rejecting ‘Trauma Culture’

01:18:56 Creative Inspiration & Elon Musk

01:28:37 Art & Artificial Intelligence

01:59:05 Government Overreach & Living in Canada

02:34:04 Dusty on Telling Her Story

02:36:35 Final Thoughts & Outro

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This episode has been co-produced by Kate van Leeuwen.

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