This episode features the detailed account of Joanna Rudenborg, who was raped and sexually harassed by Mark Rivera, a lay pastor at Christ Our Light Anglican, a church in Big Rock, Illinois. Although much of her story is already available online in different forms (see the links below) here Joanna speaks in her own voice and offers insights about how this happened to her, and, to quote the episode, "the decisions she made, how she finally found a path up out of the darkness, and clawed her way out." In reclaiming her voice over these next two episodes she also offers it as an example for other abuse survivors and anyone seeking to learn from her experience.
Episode transcript:
https://www.acnatoo.org/episode-5
Relevant Links:
Joanna's original Twitter thread
Joanna's Twitter thread from July 3, 2021
Quotes from Steven Spielberg and George Lucas about Indiana Jones referenced in the episode
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