Not My Shame: A memoir of trauma, taboos and the path to healing

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We first meet Martina as a self-assured 19 year old, working in an up-market brothel in Sydneys Surry Hills and a recent recruit to the Rajneesh cult. The story of why an young woman from a middle-class, conservative family became a sex worker and Rajneeshee, is at the heart of this intensely personal narrative.

The hidden tragedy of Martinas life is revealed to be the continuous and brutal sexual abuse she endured from her uncle and grandfather as a young girl - that which she kept repressed for many years. Rather than letting this be her source of shame, Martina confronts her past and learns to process her trauma through devoting her life to helping other sexual assault survivors navigate the Criminal Justice System.