The Sadie Green Story.
What are the repercussions of abuse? This podcast tells my story of childhood degradation and survival. Each episode features a conversation between me and my longtime friend, Pam Colby, and includes excerpts from a memoir that I wrote when I was younger. We share this in an attempt to understand how early trauma can affect a lifetime. Thank you for listening.
The Sadie Green Story.
Latest Episodes
E15. More Psych Ward
We return to Station 64 as Sadie remembers the joys of a locked psychiatric ward where clothes, movies, and music become a lifeline. Outside the hospital walls, on the University of Minnesota campus, protest, freedom, and the f...
E14. More Docs and Psych Ward
Pam and Sadie dig into hospital records written when Sadie was 14, reading what doctors and psychiatrists recorded and what they only hinted at. Medical notes describe red scaly skin and scratched extremities. Psyche notes flag learned isol...
E13. Hospital Records
Page by page, the records turn into personal proof that what happened was real, that the struggle was seen, and that family denial doesn’t get the last word.It’s a rare look at how child neglect can be described in official language, how sy...
E12. Junior High and Courthouse
We return to Sadie’s junior high, where shame and hunger shape the days. A simple lunch ticket becomes a symbol of belonging. The story turns to school staff, a juvenile courtroom, and a social service system that finally pushes back. A medical...
