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Jul 2023
49m 19s

198. Macabre Inspo

BEN HAMM
About this episode

Sarah shares the morbid event that drove her to secretly pursue a new career without telling her family, her friends or her husband.

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See pictures of Sarah geared up to fight fires, on her motorcycle, her tattoo art and with her husband.

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THE SECRET ROOM | UNLOCKED 

 Sarah’s back to tell us about a dark period in her teen life.  She used drugs and attempted suicide.  But it was the surprise opportunity for a tattoo apprenticeship that turned her life around.  Susie Lark hosts

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Producer: Susie Lark. Story Development: Luna Patel. Music and Theme: Breakmaster Cylinder.

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