{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Becoming Lucy","title":"I SAW TWO DEATHS BEFORE THEY HAPPENED: Childhood Abuse, Demonic Possession & Addiction","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":5867,"description":"What would you do if you saw someone’s death years before it happened?\n\nSommer says she experienced two visions of death. She told both people what she’d seen, and years later, both died exactly as she had described.\n\nAnd that’s just one part of her extraordinary story.\n\nFrom being sexually abused as a child and disbelieved by the very people who were supposed to protect her, to surviving a gang rape at 15 and escaping domestic violence with two young children, Sommer’s life has taken some unimaginable turns.\n\nBut there are parts of her story that neither of us could have predicted.\n\nShe describes a terrifying childhood experience involving what she believes was demonic possession, the devastating grief that led to crack addiction, and the unlikely person who helped her find a way out.\n\nIn this conversation, we explore:\n\n▪️ Childhood sexual abuse, speaking out at 13 and the devastating consequences of not being believed.\n\n▪️ Surviving a gang rape at 15 and the lasting impact of sexual violence.\n\n▪️ Marriage, motherhood, domestic abuse and escaping with two young children.\n\n▪️ Two chilling premonitions and the deaths that followed years later.\n\n▪️ Grief, crack addiction and an unexpected turning point in Sommer’s recovery.\n\n▪️ A frightening childhood experience involving alleged demonic possession and exorcism.\n\n▪️ Further heartbreak, difficult decisions and finding the strength to start again.\n\n▪️ Trauma, spirituality, healing and turning painful experiences into a way of helping others.\n\nAfter years of speaking about her experiences anonymously, including sharing her story as part of Comic Relief’s fundraising campaign in 2003, Sommer decided it was time to speak publicly.\n\nAnd despite everything she’s been through, she hasn’t lost her humour, her compassion or her determination to help others.\n\nHer message is simple:\n\nWhat happened to you is part of your story. It doesn’t have to define you.\n\n━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\n\n⚠️ CONTENT NOTE\n\nThis episode contains...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/GuSfZ5U_EMZfpa4Gn3hDD4e3-WqB3IQdq7dcFX40AuE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8xNDBm/ZTMyYTkzYTQ1ZWQ2/YTczN2ZkNWFmZDNi/ZDJkMS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}