Growing up Muslim in the Middle East, a woman juggles the chaotic expectations of a severely abusive mother with her desire for self-expression; but when she comes into a sexual awakening, a secret world opens where a deeper healing waits.

Producers: Whit Missildine, Aviva Lipkowitz, Andrew Waits

Content/Trigger Warnings: domestic violence, domestic abuse of a minor, sexual fetish and kink, BDSM, explicit language

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Intro Music: ""Illabye" – Tipper

Music Bed: “Uncertain Outcomes” - SkyeVoyager

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