Making a Mother E5: This Is Not Your Fault
Amanda spends two years of her impressionable adolescence under the care of Larry Nassar, former family medicine physician and team doctor of the US women’s national gymnastics team. Having not fully understood that what she experienced was abuse, it’s only later—when Amanda and her husband struggle to conceive—that the details of her painful story come to light. Then, just as the case against Larry begins to hit the media, Amanda becomes pregnant. She steps forward, along with 155 other women, to testify against Nassar in court. Amanda uses her voice for the daughter she’s carrying, and in the process re-discovers her own. Content warning: sexual abuse.
Show Notes
Mentioned in this episode:
Sometimes / Song by Amanda Cormier
For additional reading:
What Is a Girl Worth? by Rachael Denhollander
Episode 5 Discussion Guide
At the close of this series, we want to extend a special thank you to each woman who bravely offered their story to the project.
“Making a Mother” is a production of Coffee + Crumbs.
Executive Producer, Writer: Ashlee Gadd.
Producer, Writer, Host: Julie Vlahon.
Writer: Sonya Spillmann.
Music, Sound Design, Mix Engineer: Scott Vlahon.
Special thanks to WDIV in Detroit for permission to use their reporting on the Nassar case and trial. We also want to thank Stacy Kaiser and Dr. Lauren Bouchard for their expertise.
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