When I became part of the solution instead of part of the problem,
I realized I was going to take all the pain that I had and give it a purpose.
She fled a broken home. She spent 22 years in a world that nearly destroyed her. Then God intervened.
Jeanne Roberson's story doesn't begin with victory — it begins with survival. In a recent conversation with award-winning host Marion MacKenzie on The UPside Conversations — the TV talk show and audio podcast that brings remarkable stories of hope and resilience to life — Jeanne opened up about a journey that is as raw as it is redemptive.
Fleeing a deeply dysfunctional home in Massachusetts as a young teenager, Jeanne arrived in Florida searching for something better. By her mid-teens she was married and a young mother, doing her best to build a life from very little. Then came a woman with promises — stardom, stability, a way forward. What followed was an introduction into the adult entertainment world that would consume the next 22 years of her life. What looked like opportunity was actually a carefully laid trap, and Jeanne would spend two decades inside an industry built on exploitation, false identity, and quiet desperation. Jeanne Roberson's story begins with a dysfunctional home she escaped as a young teenager. Lured by false promises of stardom and stability, she was drawn into the adult entertainment industry —exotic dancing and club culture — by someone she trusted. What followed was more than two decades of exploitation, addiction, shattered dreams, and failed attempts to break free.
But God never stopped pursuing her.
In this powerful testimony, Jeanne shares how a rock-bottom moment and a divine encounter changed everything — leading her out of captivity and into a life of healing, purpose, and restored identity in Christ. Today she is a survivor advocate, author, and speaker whose memoir Shattered for Glory is transforming lives and stirring faith around the world.
If you've ever felt trapped — by trauma, shame, addiction, or your past — Jeanne's story is proof that freedom is possible and restoration is real.
