Episode 4
Teenage Wildlife
Narrated by Sam Mostyn this story follows a young woman who at five years old was sexually abused by a trusted neighbor’s son, threatened into silence with the lie that her adoptive parents would reject her if she spoke. The trauma led to years of self-destruction—street life, heroin, brothels, and violence. Salvation came through rock climbing, rehab, and finally, therapy where she disclosed her abuse. Though she took her abuser to court in the 1990s, he faced no consequences. Now 55, she’s alive when many she loved are not. With raw honesty, she rejects pity and issues a challenge: Why do we accept a world where children are betrayed in plain sight? Her story is one of hard-won healing—and a demand for change.
Narrator: Sam Mostyn AO
Sam Mostyn AO - BUSINESSWOMAN | ADVOCATE
Chief Executive Women President Sam Mostyn AO addressed the National Press Club - 24 November 2021
Sam is an Australian businesswoman and climate change and gender equity advocate, and first woman AFL commissioner. As of 2021 Mostyn is president at Chief Executive Women. She is a board member on numerous boards, including the Climate Council, the GO Foundation, Mirvac, Transurban, Virgin Australia and The Sydney Swans. The Mostyn medal, for "best and fairest" women in AFL, is named after her.