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The official podcast of AncoraTN (formerly End Slavery Tennessee).

Someone Like Me was created to amplify the voices of human trafficking survivors, shed light on this complex crime, and highlight how this organization continues to grow one of the most innovative and effective human trafficking restoration programs in the United States. We’ll explore the complexity of trauma, the nuance of exploitation, and its impact from survivors themselves and program leaders invested in this vital work.

Apr 9, 2021

Trafficking survivors may not have had opportunities to build work experience, so offering ways to gain this experience is essential to their healing and thriving.

In this episode, Stacy and Leslie talk with Lauren Carpenter, co-founder of Branded Collective, an employer of many survivors from End Slavery Tennessee. Branded Collective not only sold jewelry that helped fund survivors and their healing journey, but provided jobs for survivors, to ready them for the workforce.

If you're a business owner, or looking for creative ways to help in the rehabilitation of survivors, listen closely to this episode, it'll give you some important takeaways for developing opportunity for these women. Then stick around after our conversation with Lauren to hear from previous employees of Branded Collective who have special messages from their time there.

As a content warning, this conversation has references to subjects that may be triggering or difficult for some, so please use your discretion when listening.