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.
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06/15/21 • 44 min
The Turning: The Sisters Who Left - S1: Ep 6 - The Third Floor
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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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