More Than Just Luck

Aliya Has a Message for Curtis

More Than Just Luck

Show Notes

During her time in a Michigan-funded facility, Aliya was violently attacked, had her clothes cut off of her body, and was groped by one of the guards, Curtis Williams of Westland, MI. Now she’s back in the “More Than Just Luck” studio with Greg to talk about her time in the facility, how she has come to empower herself and others after all of the abuse she faced, and of course, to say “F*ck you, Curtis!”Read story here: https://shorturl.at/Lf7ig🕊 Trauma should have no expiration date.✍ Sign the petition and help us demand change: https://c.org/xc6Rkk96rG#MoreThanJustLuck #GregWier #TraumaSurvivor #MentalHealthAwareness #TrueStory#TroubledTeenIndustry #HealingJourney #MentalHealth #TrueCrime #fyp #janedoe #Cornell #InstitutionalAbuse

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