Exposed

Exposed is Kate Ouimette-Wedell's candid story of finding her way into and out of the commercial sex industry. After arriving in Hollywood to pursue her dream of breaking into the music business, Kate was soon trafficked by a man she believed was a friend. She escaped, but with no other means of survival, she went to work as an exotic dancer and sex worker.

Kate's story takes you through the terror, desperation, and exhaustion of life in the sex industry. Across nightclubs, sex dungeons, and the mansions of A-listers in the Hills, Kate exposes the sex industry for what it is: trauma, exploitation, sexual abuse, and human trafficking. The details may shock you. But, most of all, Kate will inspire you.

Because this is also the tale of how Kate managed to stay hopeful enough-despite betrayal, unrelenting disappointment, and a traumatic past-to rise to a place where she now offers hope and healing to other survivors.

"Dear Survivor," she writes: "I wrote my story for the two of us. I tell it with boldness for you, because you matter and your story matters. My hope is that you find yourself in these pages, no matter where you are on your journey. You are not alone. And, as you are my witness, I am not alone in it anymore, either."

Auteur

Kate Ouimette-Wedell is an experienced public speaker, writer, educator, narrative-focused trauma care practitioner, and advocate for survivors of human trafficking. Kate also is a survivor of ten years in the commercial sex industry and knows what the effects of Complex-PTSD from a life of exploitation can cause. Kate speaks firsthand to what it's like to go from being a trauma- and human-trafficking survivor to an advocate for women to discover their value and purpose. Kate created Cherished, a residential program with a social enterprise, because of her own understanding of the need to begin again. Emerging from the industry is as much of a beginning as it is an ending, and this precarious nexus is where Kate has committed much of her life to work.Kate has been trained in leading story group workshops through narrative-focused trauma care and healing art therapy, and loves bringing this into how she helps other survivors find healing. Kate is the mother of three loved children and enjoys dancing, art, traveling to other countries, and learning about different cultures.