Natasha Guynes, a member of the Baltimore Human Trafficking Collaborative was shocked to find prostitution on the list. “I had a visceral response to it. It just caught me off guard,” she said. Read More
Natasha Guynes understands all too well the inspirational power of a story. For years, she hid her own, fearful it would destroy the successful career she had built on Capitol Hill. This week on the Make Meaning podcast, Natasha talks with Lynne Golodner about her...
“We need a safe place to live, a support system, help to get a degree, help to get a job. Learning to share those feelings of isolation and shame breaks the cycle.” Read More
Even as women push to break glass ceilings in every industry, there is still one area where too many women are working not by choice, but by necessity: the sex trade. It’s all around us, even in resource-rich cities like Washington, D.C. And I know this all too...
A non-profit in Washington is helping women to find a second chance at life. HER Resiliency Center aids young women in finding housing and jobs while linking them up with mentors. Many of its participants have grown up in shelters, their parents have been in and out...
Working on Capitol Hill, Natasha was terrified her past as a prostitute would come back to haunt her. After 14 years of secrecy, she decided to tell her secret.
