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Writer Margie Allman on Survival, Healing & The Sufferfest
Welcome to a new edition of Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino. On this episode, we talk with survivor, writer, and author Margie Allman, whose powerful memoir The Sufferfest: How Sex, Drugs and Triathlon Saved My Life chronicles an extraordinary journey of resilience, recovery, and self-discovery.
Margie’s story explores how she survived institutionalized child abuse at a controversial youth facility known as Straight, Inc., along with years of addiction, exploitation, and profound personal trauma. Against overwhelming odds, she rebuilt her life—eventually becoming an Ironman triathlon…
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