From an abusive relationship and low self-esteem to dancer and author with Jennifer Anne Gordon

In 2004 I moved to the mid-west to be the person I thought I would spend the rest of my life with. &nbsp;&nbsp;The relationship quickly soured, he was jealous, possessive moody, a chronic liar, emotionally abusive, and eventually physically abusive. I lost any confidence I had in myself. I had been an actress and performer, and an artist, and after several years with him, I was a broken person, too scared to even leave the house. Depression and fear we retaking over my life. &nbsp;I wanted more than anything to learn to ballroom dance, there was a studio close to my home and it took years to build up courage enough to walk in those doors.&nbsp; Dancing was the beginning of me finding my way back to myself. I became a professional ballroom dance instructor 8 months after my first lesson. &nbsp;I have been a professional ballroom dancer since 2010 (covid has changed that). I have also been a burlesque dancer and was the creative director and choreographer of a burlesque troupe for 5 years.&nbsp; I published my first novel last year, Beautiful, Frightening, and Silent. (currently a finalist for the Kindle Awards for the Horror Category). The novel deals with grief, surviving trauma, and domestic violence. A lot of my own experiences have found their way into my work. I have also published the Victorian Gothic Novel "From Daylight to Madness" and its sequel will be released on November 19th. &nbsp; FIND HER HERE:&nbsp; website - http://www.JenniferAnneGordon.com Amazon Author Page - amazon.com/author/jenniferannegordon Facebook Author Page - https://www.facebook.com/ JenniferAnneGordonAuthor/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jennifergenevievegordon/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/ JenniferAnneGo5Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/20063036. Jennifer_GordonSlasher - @JenniferAnneGordon --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-naked-podcaster/message <a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/momof18">Support this podcast</a>