She was adopted from Russia and brought to the U. Growing up, Charli experienced emotional, physical, and sexual abuse at home. The police and Child Protective Services investigated, but nothing happened, so she ran away from home at She now has over k people on TikTok who have been following her life story. Charli's Links: TikTok charli.
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Feel free to take a break or stop entirely at any point. Mental health and other resources are linked in the show notes. She ended up in an orphanage, which she's described as having crowded rooms filled with about 15 to 20 children, and babies who were given sedatives to sleep and stay quiet. But Charli didn't get a fairytale ending with her adoptive parents. Charli experienced emotional, physical, and sexual abuse at home. And at some point, both the police and Child Protective Services got involved.
So at the age of 18, Charli managed to escape from her home with the help of some friends. And we're going to hear all about that journey and what's happened since then. So with that background, let's jump into our conversation. Charli, thanks for coming on the show and being willing to share your story. If it's all right with you, I'd like to start as early as possible. You've spoken before about being given up for adoption and living in an orphanage. What would you want listeners to know about this and any other parts of your early childhood?
It's the Japan side of Russia, so it's nowhere near Moscow. It's the complete other side. And pretty much those rooms, being there, they would, um, put two babies per crib, one diaper a day, and you were fed soup.
