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The Truth Behind Being A Sex Worker

What happens when the beliefs you're raised with become the source of your deepest wounds?

In this episode of The Shadow Sessions, Hiba Balfaqih speaks with Veronica Monet, who was born into a religious cult where isolation, control, and abuse were justified through faith. After escaping, addiction became a way to cope with the trauma she carried until she eventually found recovery.

But recovery didn't lead to the life others expected. Sober and determined to survive on her own terms, Veronica chose sex work—a decision often misunderstood, but one she describes as an act of agency rather than…

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