While You Were Sleeping
4/21/202651 min
Sleep — a time to rest, recover, and reset, allowing you to wake refreshed and ready to face a brand new day. That elusive eight hours we all strive for, filled with dreams that quietly keep us company through the night. But for Cindy, sleep wasn’t a luxury. It was something a little more complicated
And while those complications can steal those dreams away - what you don’t expect is for them to be replaced by nightmares — not the kind you have in your sleep, but the kind that are happening in real life.
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 0· Soundbite0:00
[upbeat music] You're listening to a Mamamia podcast.
Georgia Love· Host0:03
Mamamia acknowledges the traditional owners of the land and waters this podcast is recorded on. This episode deals with discussions of sexual abuse, mental ill health, and pregnancy termination, and won't be for everyone. If you or anyone you know needs help, there is a list of support services in our show notes. [upbeat music] Sleep, a time to rest, recover, and reset, allowing you to wake refreshed and ready to face a brand new day. That elusive eight hours we all strive for, filled with dreams that quietly keep us company through the night. But for Cindy, sleep wasn't a luxury. It was something a little more complicated.
Cindy· Guest0:44
I'm the type of person, you get on a plane, I am dead asleep until that thing lands. Like, I can sleep through a lot. I enter REM in a couple minutes. I sleep heavy. I've had things in the past at, like, gatherings or parties, you know, I've fallen asleep.
Georgia Love· Host1:00
While those complications can steal those dreams away, what you don't expect is for them to be replaced by nightmares. Not the kind you have in your sleep, the kind happening in real life.
Cindy· Guest1:10
I started waking up knowing that something had happened, but having no recollection of it, and I brushed it off each time. And then I woke up one morning and he was actively doing things to me.
Unknown speaker1:26
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