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Hey friends — welcome back to Dismissed True Stories.
I’m your host, Elissa, and you’re probably already clocking that this episode sounds a little different.

No intro music.
No disclaimer.
Just me and you.

In the spirit of keeping it quick and honest, here’s the update:
Sarah won’t be joining us today —
but that’s actually for all the best reasons.

She’s safe.
She’s happy.
And she’s officially relocated.

Which, if you’ve been following along since episode one,
you know how huge that is.
It means she’s out of immediate danger,
and finally has the chance to start settling into her next chapter.

So today, instead of a full episode,
I just want to take a minute to say thank you.

Thank you for coming back week after week.
Thank you for listening to Sarah’s story,
for sharing it,
for donating,
and for showing up for her in ways that truly made a difference.

Because of that support — your support — Sarah gets to breathe again.
And that’s what this work is all about.

Now, life is lifing — as it does —
so I’m going to give her a little space to get settled and grounded.
But hopefully, next week, we’ll be back with that girl chat we talked about in the last episode —
a real conversation about how she’s feeling now that she’s safe,
and what this next season of her life might look like.

Until then,
thank you for being here,
thank you for caring,
and thank you for helping us do what we set out to do from the very beginning —
help survivors feel seen, heard, and supported.

I’m Elissa,
and this is Dismissed True Stories.
I’ll talk to you soon.

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