I viewed the show on this topic and was a little disturbed. I saw that the womans son was brought on the show to authenticate her experiences... being beaten in front of him and his brothers and sisters etc...... but when asked if the experiences affected him in his teenage life.. no one gave the boy any advice or guidance. He said that he didn't think about what had happened much, and focused on his basketball. Well Dr. K. needs to have a show on the children who survive that type of lifestyle. my mother was a prostitute and my father was a pimp. I know for a fact that the experiences that have taken place in my life have greatly reduced my standard of well- being in my adult life. Seeing that kids face when asked had what happened affected him I could tell he felt insecure and needs some type of therapy. Sports wasn't enough to save me, they helped me cope... but school doesn't last forever. Competition takes your mind off of reality but once it ends we're faced with what ever we've been denying

im 18 and have been in the escort bussiness since i was 14 i started out with a pimp got sold and resold i left for 2 years when i entered the system i live in montreal and thats all there is here to do to make money my body is worn out i always wanted to speak out to teens about not getting into this its dangerous and not fun i had a gun put to my head got beaten to a pulp by a pimp now im pregnat with my new boyfriend that has been with me for a year my father hates him for being a drug dealer crack smoker women beater and most of all his black. so please if you dont want to end up in a dicth or a loveless life turn around from this road and get back home your family loves you even if you dont think so.

I thought the show was very revealing, one of your better shows. I think an excellent show would be on the topic of male prostitutes or hustlers. In Baltimore, on Eastern Avenue, they work the streets for drugs, money or is it just homosexual panic...This would be a good show

I watched this show with alot of fear because I have 2 young girls. The issue of low self esteem came up several times. What do you think about doing a show on how to raise children with good self esteem. I always see things NOT to do with your kids. Rarely, is there ever information out there about how to raise esteem, before it developes, in the first place.

Prostitution is rarely ever solely for the money. I hear this often, about how this lifestyle starts because of circumstances that are (at that time) “in the now” – a financial need or an abusive man. I disagree. It’s something that starts much earlier.

Prostitution is a means and exchange of power. Money is as part of that power exchange as sex. It’s my belief that this power exchange is the true dependence.

Yes the stories are always tragic and of course money plays a factor in building a dependence on the lifestyle, but I bet to differ that the story always starts or ends or has any ultimate affiliation to the financial need. Often from becoming sexually over-stimulated at a young age or too aware of the power of ones sexuality in youth. Often it is an internal battle to fight an emotional reaction to a normal healthy sexual relationship due to memories of childhood abuse that is often confused with affection.

Unfortunately the lifestyle beats hard on the soul of a woman. Additional factors such as emotional and financial needs or even worse drugs and alcohol dependence inevitably become a part of the equation. It’s hard to keep one self so inhibited so “naturally” for an extended period of time.

So ladies my advice is this: Regardless of whether you change careers or not you have to let that beast go that keeps you afflicted go. It’s your own obligation to yourselves to not let the empowerment of your sexual prowess be driven by the evils bestowed upon you. Think intelligently about how to deal with your future. I do not and never would judge you; I merely empathize with the struggle that never ends. How did I become this? Who am I?

Your true power is to control your circumstances regardless of your choices.

I met Dr. Keith, briefly, at a party. I was one of the cowards in the corner who was convinced that he could analyze me upon a handshake. I never expected that I would have had any interest in his show, nor would I have, hadn’t I spoken to a woman who works with him prior to his debut. She spoke highly of him of course, but I could FEEL her conviction. I trust her conviction because I know she’s nobody’s fool. Her recap of what she had seen and experienced was candid and not as sensationalized, as I expected.

I suppose it is difficult to trust any TV personality, but I am relieved, in part, that it that Dr. Keith seems truly interested in pursuing a tough social obligation. My only fear is the possibility that we will learn nothing of it or perhaps drive his ambition in a direction that our entertainment often dictates.

i was moved by your show with the topic of teen prostitution.i am 36 years old and trying to get away from the grips of "the life"I turned my first trick when i was 16 and living on the streets of spokane wa.not chicago or new york,but as i have found a street is a street anywhere.I worked in massage places during the time robert yates was killing , he often came by the place i worked.i did not suffer the same fate as many of my friends but to this day i put myself in a postion where any psycho could do as he pleased.i always figure if i get paid and i am alive . its been a good day.the cycle is old amd i get more scared as time passes,but how to break away? i'v tried and failed lots of times.i no longer have my 2 beautiful children with me ,drug addicted,barley hanging on to a marrige i now beleive i used as a way out,in vein.i ruined a good man.can u help me ?tell me where to begin.i tried to run away before but ended up in nevada doing a "tour"of the brothel system.i fear i have lost my ability to see objectively.

My daughter is not a prostitute but she is a topless dancer. She's had opportunities to come home and her dad and I would support her for a while. She's 22 and has two children.

I am afraid for her every day. I love her so much, Dr. Keith and her children too. I call her and she doesn't seem to want to talk to me.

I know of one instance where she was sexually molested (by the babysitters teenage son) and I think this is part of it. Her father has had years of depression (we later found out it was PTSD). I know she's hurt that her dad didn't pay attention to her and I had to work to keep the family together.

How can I reach out to her, Dr. Keith?

Thank you,
Gerri Curless
Salem, Oregon