S1: Ep 6 - The Third Floor

06/15/21 • 44 min

PART SIX - Siblings Joan and Sue both join the Missionaries of Charity, and they steal secret moments on the third floor — the only time they can be alone to talk. Like all MC sisters, they live by the vow of obedience. Their story shows how power works in the order: who has power, and what happens when you push back on it. Sue grapples with this from above, as a superior; Joan from below.

Content warning: This episode includes a mention of suicide.

If you are having thoughts of suicide, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline in the United States at 1-800-273-8255 (TALK). You can find a list of additional resources at SpeakingOfSuicide.com/resources.

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06/15/21 • 44 min

The Turning: The Sisters Who Left - S1: Ep 6 - The Third Floor

Transcript

Speaker 100:00:02.160

Hey, everyone, I want to let you know that we talk about suicide in this episode. There are some links to resources in the episode description if you need them. I loved everything about my life, and then I joined this convent to follow God, thinking in my mind that everyone was going to love everyone and it was going to be double what I had at home, and it was completely different. I said, meet me up on the third floor, and then she came up and I

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