<description>&lt;p&gt;Hannah Sward was abandoned by her mother, and lived with her poet father on an island with no stores or cars.&amp;nbsp;Kidnapped and molested by a stranger at age six, she grew up to be a stripper and a sex worker with a taste for crystal meth - with stops along the way for silent gurus, sugar daddies, and drinking in the public bathroom before therapy sessions. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Painstakingly honest, Hannah shares her journey from innocence to a dark existence, and beyond it to a world of empowerment and reclaiming her voice.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;๐ŸŒŸ Guest featured: &lt;a href="https://hannahsward.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Hannah Sward&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;๐ŸŒ Show Notes: &lt;a href="https://ww.othersideofsuccess.com/008-hannah-sward" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;www.othersideofsuccess.com/008&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;๐Ÿ“บ Watch on &lt;a href="https://youtu.be/Bl_a5O0gWFU?si=n4V3SA0oYOdc26VN" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;YouTube&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;๐ŸŒŸ Hosted by &lt;a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucas-averett/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Ella Lucas-Averett&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;๐ŸŽง Check out Ella's women's wellness podcast, &lt;a href="https://on-air-with-ella.captivate.fm/listen" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;On Air with Ella&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;------------------------------------------&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;------------------------&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;NOMINATE A GUEST:&lt;/strong&gt; do you have (or know of) an epic story of failure on the path to success? &lt;a href="https://www.othersideofsuccess.com/contact" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Nominate our next guest here.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;๐ŸŒ &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.othersideofsuccess.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;othersideofsuccess.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;CONNECT WITH ELLA:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;โžก๏ธ LinkedIn: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucas-averett/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Ella Lucas-Averett&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;โžก๏ธ Instagram: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/onairwithella/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;@onairwithella&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;------------------------&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="ql-align-justify"&gt;โœจThe Other Side of Success is where we share stories of people who&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;win&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;big &lt;/strong&gt;- and when they&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;failed hard&lt;/strong&gt;. By sharing true tales from the trenches, we expose an important truth of success: that failure along the way is not only inevitable, but required. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="ql-align-justify"&gt;This is true in business, in entrepreneurship, in relationships, and in personal accomplishment - really, in the effort to build ANYTHING that matters.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="ql-align-justify"&gt;It's not about &lt;em&gt;glorifying&lt;/em&gt; failure, it's about &lt;strong&gt;humanizing success&lt;/strong&gt;. Because, behind every success story, &lt;strong&gt;there's a tale of epic failure waiting to be told. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="ql-align-justify"&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="ql-align-center"&gt;- a LIVE BETTER MEDIA production -&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description>

The Other Side of Success | business + personal stories

Ella Lucas-Averett

008: "I Reclaimed Myself" - Hannah Sward's Memoir of Rejection & Redemption

OCT 29, 202423 MIN
The Other Side of Success | business + personal stories

008: "I Reclaimed Myself" - Hannah Sward's Memoir of Rejection & Redemption

OCT 29, 202423 MIN

Description

Hannah Sward was abandoned by her mother, and lived with her poet father on an island with no stores or cars. Kidnapped and molested by a stranger at age six, she grew up to be a stripper and a sex worker with a taste for crystal meth - with stops along the way for silent gurus, sugar daddies, and drinking in the public bathroom before therapy sessions.

Painstakingly honest, Hannah shares her journey from innocence to a dark existence, and beyond it to a world of empowerment and reclaiming her voice.

๐ŸŒŸ Guest featured: Hannah Sward

๐ŸŒ Show Notes: www.othersideofsuccess.com/008

๐Ÿ“บ Watch on YouTube

๐ŸŒŸ Hosted by Ella Lucas-Averett

๐ŸŽง Check out Ella's women's wellness podcast, On Air with Ella.

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โœจThe Other Side of Success is where we share stories of people who win big - and when they failed hard. By sharing true tales from the trenches, we expose an important truth of success: that failure along the way is not only inevitable, but required.

This is true in business, in entrepreneurship, in relationships, and in personal accomplishment - really, in the effort to build ANYTHING that matters.

It's not about glorifying failure, it's about humanizing success. Because, behind every success story, there's a tale of epic failure waiting to be told.

- a LIVE BETTER MEDIA production -