Lurata Lyon was just a young girl when war broke out in the former Yugoslavia. What lay ahead was a nightmare. She endured captivity, torture, and abuse. A girl sold for sex to the highest bidder. Lurata was not only taken once, but twice. Listen to her harrowing story as she explains her journey to positivity despite such unimaginable hardships.
00:00 Intro
2:35 Mo is like a 'father figure'
5:10 Human connection
7:00 Can we truly find connection with other people?
13:50 Lurata's book 'Unbroken'
14:44 Lurata's childhood in Yugoslavia
16:15 Civil war
17:38 Lurata's attempted escape
25:11 Abduction
32:00 Close to death
41:00 Abducted again
45:27 Innocence 'taken away'
47:15 Finally rescued
53:00 What did Lurata learn in solitary confinement?
59:25 Can we have faith in humanity?
1:09:16 How is Lurata so positive?
1:13:06 Working out to feel good
1:15:50 How does Lurata find joy in life?
1:17:00 Why did God let Lurata go through so much?
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