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The Goode Fight Begins Within
Season 2 Episode 59
Twelve years ago, Demetria’s ex-husband brutally beat and stabbed her. Months later, she nearly ended her life — until a small voice and a bigger purpose pulled her back. This conversation is a maste…
Published on 2 weeks ago
I Survived Columbine
Season 2 Episode 57
Heidi was a sophomore studying in the library when smoke, alarms, and gunfire split her world in two. She describes the moment-by-moment terror, the years of dissociation and panic, and the heavy rel…
Published on 2 weeks ago
The Rest of Your Life Can Be the Best of Your Life
Season 2 Episode 56
This one is fire and truth. Jeremy walks us through surviving childhood molestation, parental addiction, rage, and repeat suicide attempts, then shows how he rewired his life with radical responsibil…
Published on 2 weeks ago
Using Pain on Purpose
Season 2 Episode 58
Coach Latrea grew up navigating disability, hospitals, and a home shaped by addiction. Survival mode taught her to aim for “just get through today.” Adulthood tried to keep her there. She said no. In…
Published on 2 weeks ago
Raised on Dysfunction, Dressed as Tradition
Season 2 Episode 60
Born into survival mode, Maz Alexander spent decades navigating emotional neglect, sexual abuse, religious manipulation, and toxic cultural norms masked as “tradition.” From being told she should’ve …
Published on 2 weeks ago
The Fight From Grooming To Grace
Season 2 Episode 51
Mickey pulls the mask off survival mode and names what too many of us were trained to hide: grooming, child sexual abuse, manipulation, addiction, homelessness, and violence. This is not trauma porn.…
Published on 3 weeks ago
Prepared For War Yet Met With Love
Season 2 Episode 55
Survival wasn’t a phase for Frankco, it was the air he breathed. Abusive home. Public bullying. “Pick a struggle” became “I had all of them.” He fled Bermuda, lived homeless in NYC, cycled through ad…
Published on 3 weeks ago
The Day I Stopped Dying Quietly
Season 2 Episode 53
Today’s guest is not here to perform strength. She is here to tell the truth. Molested at 7. Silence, fights, and promiscuity by 13. A teenage pregnancy. Multiple suicide attempts. Law enforcement wo…
Published on 3 weeks ago
The Fight From Grooming To Grace PART 2
Season 2 Episode 52
This powerful conclusion tracks Mickey’s path through Drug Treatment Court, relapse, jail sanctions, a high-risk pregnancy, and the moment surrender became a choice. She names the difference between …
Published on 3 weeks ago
The Audacity To Be Authentic
Season 2 Episode 54
Bermuda raised her. Purpose pulled her. In this episode, Desta walks us through leaving a 21-square-mile comfort zone for engineering school in Toronto, pounding on closed doors back home, and finall…
Published on 3 weeks ago