Rising Up From Prostitution In Nashville http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=135746975&ft=1&f=135746975 For prostitutes looking to get drug free and off the streets, the Magdalene program in Nashville, Tenn., provides a model for healing. Magdalene offers housing, therapy and a business that helps the women gain respect. They make lotions and balms, products intended to heal others and themselves. en Copyright 2013 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.94 Thu, 28 Apr 2011 12:02:00 -0400 http://media.npr.org/images/npr_news_123x20.gif Rising Up From Prostitution In Nashville http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=135746975&ft=1&f=135746975 April 28th Show In the first hour of <em>Talk of the Nation</em>:<em></em> storms batter the southern U.S., and the toll of human trafficking. In the second hour, life after prostitution, and why some skeptics continue to question Obama's birth certificate. Thu, 28 Apr 2011 12:02:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/talk/2011/05/02/135800781/april-28th-show?ft=1&f=135746975 http://www.npr.org/blogs/talk/2011/05/02/135800781/april-28th-show?ft=1&f=135746975 In the first hour of Talk of the Nation: storms batter the southern U.S., and the toll of human trafficking. In the second hour, life after prostitution, and why some skeptics continue to question Obama's birth certificate.

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]]> A Business That Helps Prostitutes Bloom In Recovery For prostitutes looking to get drug free and off the streets, a program in Nashville, Tenn., provides a model for healing. They work at a company called Thistle Farms making lotions, balms and paper. Their emblem is a flowering thistle, whose ability to survive matches their own. Wed, 27 Apr 2011 00:01:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2011/04/27/135702451/a-business-that-helps-prostitutes-bloom-in-recovery?ft=1&f=135746975 http://www.npr.org/2011/04/27/135702451/a-business-that-helps-prostitutes-bloom-in-recovery?ft=1&f=135746975 For prostitutes looking to get drug free and off the streets, a program in Nashville, Tenn., provides a model for healing. They work at a company called Thistle Farms making lotions, balms and paper. Their emblem is a flowering thistle, whose ability to survive matches their own.

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]]> Relapse And Recovery: A Tale Of Two Prostitutes Tara Adcock and Sheila Simpkins used to be bad girls, but it's been years since they turned tricks together. They completed a two-year recovery program in Nashville called Magdalene. Program residents know that relapse is part of recovery, and for these friends, one manages to hold steady while the other stumbles. Tue, 26 Apr 2011 00:01:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2011/04/26/135702065/relapse-and-recovery-a-tale-of-two-prostitutes?ft=1&f=135746975 http://www.npr.org/2011/04/26/135702065/relapse-and-recovery-a-tale-of-two-prostitutes?ft=1&f=135746975 Tara Adcock and Sheila Simpkins used to be bad girls, but it's been years since they turned tricks together. They completed a two-year recovery program in Nashville called Magdalene. Program residents know that relapse is part of recovery, and for these friends, one manages to hold steady while the other stumbles.

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]]> For Prostitutes, An Alternative To The Streets Magdalene is a two-year residential program in Nashville, Tenn., for women with criminal histories of addiction and prostitution. There's therapy, and they also make bath oils and candles, products that its founder — a former Episcopal priest — say promote healing. The message is: Love heals. Mon, 25 Apr 2011 15:47:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2011/04/25/135633315/magdalene-program?ft=1&f=135746975 http://www.npr.org/2011/04/25/135633315/magdalene-program?ft=1&f=135746975 Magdalene is a two-year residential program in Nashville, Tenn., for women with criminal histories of addiction and prostitution. There's therapy, and they also make bath oils and candles, products that its founder — a former Episcopal priest — say promote healing. The message is: Love heals.

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]]> Reflections On Reporting On Nashville Prostitution Host Michel Martin speaks with NPR's Jacki Lyden about a new NPR series airing this week, "Nashville: Up from Prostitution." Lyden and <em>National Geographic</em> photographer Stephen Alvarez spent two months reporting on women trying to break the cycle of prostitution. This segment contains language and graphic descriptions that could be offensive or disturbing. You can find more stories from the "Nashville: Up from Prostitution" series on <em>All Things Considered</em> Monday, and on <em>Morning Edition</em> Tuesday and Wednesday. Mon, 25 Apr 2011 12:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2011/04/25/135704913/reflections-on-reporting-nashville-up-from-prostitution?ft=1&f=135746975 http://www.npr.org/2011/04/25/135704913/reflections-on-reporting-nashville-up-from-prostitution?ft=1&f=135746975 Host Michel Martin speaks with NPR's Jacki Lyden about a new NPR series airing this week, "Nashville: Up from Prostitution." Lyden and National Geographic photographer Stephen Alvarez spent two months reporting on women trying to break the cycle of prostitution. This segment contains language and graphic descriptions that could be offensive or disturbing. You can find more stories from the "Nashville: Up from Prostitution" series on All Things Considered Monday, and on Morning Edition Tuesday and Wednesday.

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