From Abuse To Triumph — The Inspiring Story Of Dolphin Woodhouse Founder Laura Hatt

From Life Is Love School (LifeIsLoveSchool.com)

When someone sees Laura today, they see a spirited entrepreneur that is married to an English gentleman that adores her. People do not know that Laura had to overcome the unimaginable to get to where she is today. In this episode, Laura shares her story for the first time.

This episode is longer than our typical 15–20 min length; however, I know you will find it time well spent. Parts of Laura’s story touch upon sensitive subjects, such as sexual abuse of a minor and torture, so you may want to use headphones if you have children nearby.

Laura was raised in Alabama by an overly protective single-mother who, to protect Laura, forbade her from even playing in the neighbor’s yard or going for sleepovers. What her mother did not know, however, was that the real monsters lurked inside the family. When Laura was just nine years old, they repeatedly molested her over many years and made her keep it secret.

Eager to escape the abuse at home, Laura left the moment she turned eighteen with only a backpack full of clothes and a teddy bear. She married her boyfriend the next day to make sure her mother couldn’t get her back. Two days later, her husband beat her.