From Sparks to Light - Inspiring Stories for Challenging Times
From Sparks to Light is the podcast about ordinary people doing extraordinary things. These are the stories of people who are giving back in different ways. Learn what inspires them and what they learned along the way. We hope their stories inspire you to find your spark and encourage you to shine your own precious light in the world.
From Sparks to Light - Inspiring Stories for Challenging Times
Finding Redemption - Elizabeth Quiroz
For roughly 12 years Elizabeth Quiroz was addicted and trafficked on the streets of San Francisco and incarcerated numerous times, eventually losing custody of her 3 month old son.
But this is a story about redemption. About second chances and what happens when you turn your life around. It’s a story about dedicating your life to making sure that what happened to you, doesn’t happen to others.
In the years since her final confinement, Elizabeth battled to reclaim her life. Now, clean for more than a decade, she’s overcome addiction, arrests and incarceration. She’s gotten married and along with her husband, built a new blended family. She earned and a bachelor’s degree in Sociology from Sonoma State University and is currently working on her Master’s degree in Social Justice. In 2018 she received a full pardon from the governor of California.
That same year, Liz and her partner Lisa McQuaid formed Redemption House of the Bay Area. A non-profit dedicated to helping victims of trafficking. Elizabeth’s memoir, Purified in the Flame, will be released next month.
You can learn more about Liz and her work with Redemption House below:
Redemption House of the Bay Area
Survivors of Human Trafficking Extend Lifeline to Victims Still on the Street in Sonoma County
On Instragram @redemptionbayarea
On Facebook @RedemptionHouseBayArea
To learn more about Robert Maggio, the composer of our theme music, please check out his website.
To learn more about the inspiration for this podcast, please check out Suzanne's memoir, Estrellas - Moments of Illumination Along El Camino de Santiago.
To learn more about Robert Maggio, the composer of "Where Love is Love," our theme music, please check out his website.
To learn more about Suzanne, visit her website.
To learn more about the inspiration for this podcast, please check out Suzanne's memoir, Estrellas - Moments of Illumination Along El Camino de Santiago
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