The Survivors Voice

Episode 42, Desiree’s Story

In this raw and devastating episode of The Survivor’s Voice, Desiree shares her story of surviving extreme domestic violence, lifelong trauma, and a fight for survival that nearly cost her life. From severe childhood abuse to years trapped in a violent relationship, Desiree’s journey is marked by unimaginable pain and extraordinary courage.
Desiree opens up about enduring repeated physical assaults, isolation, financial control, and life-threatening injuries while raising two young children, including a nonverbal autistic son with complex medical needs. She recounts the night everything changed, the moment she heard a voice telling her to run, and how leaving saved her life and her children’s lives, proving that even in the darkest moments, escape and healing are possible.
Your Host: Angie SedoreOur Guest: Desiree RobinsonInstagram: @Desireeleann30TikTok: @Justamomma
Trigger WarningThis episode includes discussions of severe domestic violence, child abuse, sexual abuse, medical trauma, threats of homicide, suicidal behavior, and emotional distress. Listener discretion is advised. The views expressed by guests do not necessarily reflect those of the podcast.
DisclaimerThe Survivor’s Voice Podcast provides a platform for survivors to share their personal stories in their own words. The views, opinions, and experiences shared by guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of The Survivor’s Voice, its hosts, or production team. This podcast is not a substitute for professional medical or mental health advice. If you are struggling, please seek help from a qualified professional.
What to Expect:· Growing up with severe childhood abuse and trauma· Entering an abusive relationship and early warning signs· Escalating physical violence and coercive control· Isolation, financial dependence, and fear of leaving· A near-fatal assault and dramatic escape· Surviving homelessness, eviction, and medical recovery· The role of faith, shelters, and community support· Life after leaving and rebuilding with children
Key Takeaways:· Abuse often escalates, not improves· Fear can keep survivors trapped longer than danger· Leaving is possible—even when it feels impossible· Resources and shelters exist to help survivors escape· Listening to that inner voice can save your life· Survival can lead to peace, safety, and joy
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Produced & Edited byKrystina Elder | YouTube: @ElderHouseMedia
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Special Thanks toDan Wise | YouTube: @NorthIdahoPodcastProductionsBowman Carter | YouTube: @BowmanCarterMusic | Spotify: Bowman Carter

Episode 41, Ashley’s Story

When Your Brain Turns Against YouIn this raw and eye-opening episode, Ashley returns to share the deeply personal reality of living with Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD)—a severe and often misunderstood condition that disrupts brain chemistry and emotional stability for weeks at a time. She opens up about her driven, high-achieving life and how a series of illnesses in her mid-20s exposed a condition she had unknowingly lived with for years.Ashley explains how PMDD is not a mindset issue or lack of willpower, but a neurological and hormonal condition that alters brain function without consent. She shares the toll it has taken on her mental health, relationships, career, and sense of identity—along with the grief of canceling plans, losing momentum, and rebuilding life month after month. Her story also highlights the medical gaslighting, limited treatment options, and emotional labor many women face while navigating women’s healthcare.Most powerfully, Ashley advocates for awareness, compassion, and community—reminding listeners that naming what you’re experiencing can be the first step toward hope. This episode is for women who feel like strangers to themselves part of the month, partners who feel helpless watching someone they love suffer, and anyone who has ever been told they’re “too much” when in reality, they’re fighting to survive.Your Host: Angie SedoreOur Guest: Ashley PuyearIG: @greatfalls97 @fromtheclosetoutstyleTrigger WarningThis episode includes discussions of suicidal ideation, mental health struggles, medical trauma, hormonal disorders, and emotional distress. Listener discretion is advised. The views expressed by guests do not necessarily reflect those of the podcast.DisclaimerThe Survivor’s Voice Podcast provides a platform for survivors to share their personal stories in their own words. The views, opinions, and experiences shared by guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of The Survivor’s Voice, its hosts, or production team. This podcast is not a substitute for professional medical or mental health advice. If you are struggling, please seek help from a qualified professional.What to Expect:· What PMDD is and how it differs from PMS, anxiety, or depression· How brain chemistry can change without warning or consent· The emotional fallout of losing consistency, identity, and momentum· Navigating medical gaslighting and limited treatment options· The toll PMDD takes on relationships and partners· Why women are often forced to become experts in their own care· The importance of community, support groups, and shared languageKey Takeaways:· PMDD is a neurological and hormonal condition—not a mindset issue· You are not weak for struggling with something invisible· Naming your experience can reduce fear and isolation· Partners and support systems are deeply impacted too· Women’s health needs more research, compassion, and advocacyPMDD Support & Resources Mentioned:· You Can Have a Better Period by Le’Nise Brothers“This book was where I first recognized and understood PMDD in myself and found language for what I was experiencing.”· WhatsApp support groups: Belle Health PMDD CommunityA peer-led PMDD support community offering moderated chat groups, education, and shared resources for those navigating PMDD.· International Association for Premenstrual Disorders (IAPMD): https://iapmd.orgEducation, peer support groups, provider directories, and crisis resources.Stay Connectedwww.thesurvivorsvoice.net@TheSurvivorsVoicePodcast on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTokIf Ashley’s story moved you, please share this episode and help us bring awareness to hidden struggles and unseen strength.New episodes on Tuesdays.Please follow our show, leave us a 5-star rating, and a review.Do you have a story to share? Contact: booking@thesurvivorsvoice.netTogether, we remind survivors everywhere: Your story matters.Produced & Edited byKrystina Elder | YouTube: @ElderHouseMediaA Special Thank You to Our Sponsor:Safe HarborSupporting survivors with compassion and care.https://safeharborforfreedom.comSpecial Thanks toDan Wise | YouTube: @NorthIdahoPodcastProductionsBowman Carter | YouTube: @BowmanCarterMusic | Spotify: Bowman Carter

Episode 40, A Conversation with a Listener

One Year of Stories
In this special one-year anniversary episode of The Survivor’s Voice, the format shifts from a single survivor’s story to a powerful reflection on the impact of storytelling itself. Ashley joins the show, not as a survivor sharing a specific trauma, but as a devoted listener whose life has been shaped by the stories shared on this platform over the past year.
Ashley reflects on how hearing survivors speak openly about their experiences has changed the way she sees people, community, and vulnerability. From episodes that challenged her assumptions to stories that helped her slow down and truly listen, this conversation explores what happens when we create space for honesty, curiosity, and compassion.
Together, Angie and Ashley look back on the themes that have emerged throughout the year—healing that isn’t linear, trauma that affects entire families and communities, and the quiet strength found in simply being willing to speak. This episode also dives into the ripple effect of storytelling: how one person’s courage can reach someone who may never even listen to the podcast, but hears a piece of a story at just the right time.
This episode is for listeners who may not see themselves as “survivors,” but who believe in the power of testimony, shared humanity, and slowing down enough to truly hear one another.
Your Host: Angie SedorOur Guest: Ashley Puyear
Trigger WarningThis episode contains reflective discussions of trauma, mental health, grief, medical experiences, and difficult life events as referenced through past episodes. While no single trauma is detailed, listener discretion is advised. The views expressed by guests do not necessarily reflect those of the podcast.
DisclaimerThe Survivor’s Voice Podcast provides a platform for individuals to share personal experiences and reflections in their own words. The views, opinions, and experiences shared by guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of The Survivor’s Voice, its hosts, or production team. This podcast is not a substitute for professional medical or mental health advice. If you are struggling, please seek help from a qualified professional.
What to Expect:· A one-year reflection on the impact of survivor storytelling· How listening to others’ stories reshapes empathy and perspective· Why trauma and healing are not linear experiences· The importance of curiosity over judgment· How shared stories create ripple effects far beyond the podcast· The role of community, vulnerability, and slowing down· Why men’s stories and voices matter in healing spaces
Key Takeaways:· You don’t need to share your own trauma to be changed by someone else’s story· Listening well is an act of compassion· Healing often happens in community, not isolation· Vulnerability creates connection, not weakness· Stories have the power to reach people in unseen ways
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Please help us celebrate one year of telling stories! Share this episode and help us bring awareness to hidden struggles and unseen strength.
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Produced & Edited byKrystina Elder | YouTube: @ElderHouseMedia
A Special Thank You to Our Sponsor:Safe HarborSupporting survivors with compassion and care.https://safeharborforfreedom.com
Special Thanks toDan Wise | YouTube: @NorthIdahoPodcastProductionsBowman Carter | YouTube: @BowmanCarterMusic | Spotify: Bowman Carter

Episode 39, Michelle’s Story

Healing What Hurt
In this episode, Michelle shares her journey through bullying, identity struggles, unhealthy relationships, marriage repair, grief, and personal healing. As a first-generation Filipino American, she reflects on navigating cultural expectations, childhood shame, and insecurity, and how unaddressed wounds carried into adulthood, relationships, and marriage. Michelle discusses surviving a manipulative and emotionally abusive relationship, and how unresolved trauma later threatened the stability of a healthy marriage.Michelle also opens up about losing her mother during COVID and the complicated grief that followed, including a moment that reshaped her understanding of healing, faith, and hope. Throughout the conversation, she emphasizes boundaries, counseling, personal responsibility, and the importance of healing in order to build healthy relationships and communities. Her story speaks to those learning to move beyond survival patterns, people-pleasing, and one-sided relationships—and choosing growth without being defined by the past.
Your Host: Angie SedoreOur Guest: Michelle Carey
Trigger WarningThis episode includes discussions of bullying, emotional abuse, narcissistic relationships, anxiety, panic attacks, grief, death of a parent, marital conflict, and emotional distress. Listener discretion is advised. The views expressed by guests do not necessarily reflect those of the podcast.
DisclaimerThe Survivor’s Voice Podcast provides a platform for survivors to share their personal stories in their own words. The views, opinions, and experiences shared by guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of The Survivor’s Voice, its hosts, or production team. This podcast is not a substitute for professional medical or mental health advice. If you are struggling, please seek help from a qualified professional.
What to Expect:· Growing up with cultural pressure and childhood bullying· The lasting impact of insecurity and unhealed trauma· Surviving narcissistic abuse and gaslighting· Anxiety, panic attacks, and emotional burnout· Marriage breakdown, counseling, and rebuilding trust· Grief, faith struggles, and losing a parent during COVID· Setting boundaries and letting go of unhealthy relationships· Healing yourself to become a healthy part of community
Key Takeaways:· Unhealed wounds often resurface in our closest relationships· Boundaries are an act of protection, not punishment· Growth requires self-reflection, not blame-shifting· Healing yourself changes the quality of every relationship· Community thrives when individuals are willing to do the inner work
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If Michelle’s story moved you, please share this episode and help us bring awareness to hidden struggles and unseen strength.
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Produced & Edited byKrystina Elder | YouTube: @ElderHouseMedia
A Special Thank You to Our Sponsor:Safe HarborSupporting survivors with compassion and care.https://safeharborforfreedom.com
Special Thanks toDan Wise | YouTube: @NorthIdahoPodcastProductionsBowman Carter | YouTube: @BowmanCarterMusic | Spotify: Bowman Carter

Episode 38, Emma’s Story

In this deeply moving and courage-filled episode of The Survivor’s Voice, Emma shares her story of chronic illness, reproductive trauma, infertility, and the long road toward healing. Both physically and spiritually. From childhood autoimmune struggles and undiagnosed Lyme disease to years of debilitating reproductive pain, Emma’s life was marked by suffering that often went unseen and unexplained.
Emma opens up about living with endometriosis and adenomyosis long before she had language for them, enduring years of medical dismissal, isolation, and survival-mode living. She shares how these conditions shaped her adolescence, marriage, and early years of infertility, as well as the toll they took on her identity, faith, and sense of safety in her own body.
Through it all, Emma reflects on the role of faith, perseverance, and unwavering support, especially from her husband, as she navigated misdiagnoses, repeated hospitalizations, pregnancy loss, and eventually, miraculous pregnancies. Her story does not shy away from the complexity of healing: the physical therapies, surgeries, trauma work, forgiveness, and spiritual surrender required to reclaim quality of life.
This episode is a powerful testimony to the reality that healing is rarely linear—but it is possible. Emma’s story offers hope to women walking through chronic pain, infertility, and faith-tested seasons, reminding listeners that survival does not have to be the final chapter.
Your Host: Angie SedoreOur Guest: Emma Brannen
Trigger WarningThis episode includes discussions of chronic illness, reproductive trauma, infertility, miscarriage, medical procedures, pain, and emotional distress. Listener discretion is advised. The views expressed by guests do not necessarily reflect those of the podcast.
DisclaimerThe Survivor’s Voice Podcast provides a platform for survivors to share their personal stories in their own words. The views, opinions, and experiences shared by guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of The Survivor’s Voice, its hosts, or production team. This podcast is not a substitute for professional medical or mental health advice. If you are struggling, please seek help from a qualified professional.
What to Expect:· Growing up with chronic illness and undiagnosed autoimmune disease· Living with endometriosis and adenomyosis without answers· How reproductive trauma and pain shaped marriage and identity· Infertility, miscarriage, and navigating high-risk pregnancies· The role of faith, forgiveness, and trauma-informed healing· Learning to live in a healed body after years of survival
Key Takeaways:· Chronic pain does not define your worth or future· Healing often requires addressing both body and soul· Advocacy matters—especially when you’re too weak to advocate for yourself· Faith can coexist with fear, grief, and unanswered questions· Survival seasons can give way to restored life
Stay Connectedwww.thesurvivorsvoice.net@TheSurvivorsVoicePodcast on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok
If Emma’s story moved you, please share this episode and help us bring awareness to hidden struggles and unseen strength.
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Together, we remind survivors everywhere: Your story matters.
Produced & Edited byKrystina Elder | YouTube: @ElderHouseMedia
A Special Thank You to Our Sponsor:Safe HarborSupporting survivors with compassion and care.https://safeharborforfreedom.com
Special Thanks toDan Wise | YouTube: @NorthIdahoPodcastProductionsBowman Carter | YouTube: @BowmanCarterMusic | Spotify: Bowman Carter

Episode 37, Jessaca’s Story

In this powerful and deeply vulnerable episode of The Survivor’s Voice, Jessaca shares her story for the very first time. It’s a story shaped by generational trauma, severe childhood abuse, abandonment, addiction, and survival in environments where chaos was the norm.
Born to teenage parents and raised amid violence, substance abuse, and instability, Jessaca recounts growing up without safety, consistency, or protection. From physical and sexual abuse to being left with strangers for extended periods of time, her childhood was marked by trauma that never seemed to pause. Yet even in the darkest seasons, God quietly placed safe people, unexpected lifelines, and moments of refuge along her path.
Jessaca reflects on how unhealed trauma followed her into adulthood, impacting her relationships, parenting, marriage, and sense of identity. Through counseling, faith, and a courageous commitment to break generational cycles, she began the long work of healing. Her story is one of reckoning, repentance, restoration, and learning what it truly means to live outside of survival mode.
This episode is a testament to the reality that trauma doesn’t have to define your future. And that healing, while costly, is possible.
Your Host: Angie SedoreOur Guest: Jessaca Willis
Trigger WarningThis episode includes discussions of childhood physical abuse, sexual abuse, domestic violence, substance abuse, abortion, emotional trauma, and family estrangement. Listener discretion is advised. The views expressed by guests do not necessarily reflect those of the podcast.
DisclaimerThe Survivor’s Voice Podcast provides a platform for survivors to share their personal stories in their own words. The views, opinions, and experiences shared by guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of The Survivor’s Voice, its hosts, or production team.This podcast is not a substitute for professional mental health advice, diagnosis, or treatment. If you are struggling, please seek help from a qualified professional or call your local crisis hotline for immediate support.
What to Expect:· Growing up in generational trauma and survival-based households· Childhood physical and sexual abuse that went unnamed for decades· How unhealed trauma shapes adulthood, marriage, and parenting· The role of faith, counseling, and boundaries in breaking cycles· Learning to live outside of fight-or-flight· Why strength born from survival must eventually be laid down
Key Takeaways:· You are not destined to repeat what hurt you· Survival skills don’t always serve healing seasons· Boundaries can be loving—and necessary· Healing often begins when the truth is finally spoken· God can redeem even what was never protected
Stay Connectedwww.thesurvivorsvoice.net@TheSurvivorsVoicePodcast on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok
If Jessaca’s story moved you, please share this episode and help us bring awareness to hidden struggles and unseen strength.
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Produced & Edited byKrystina Elder | YouTube: @ElderHouseMedia
A Special Thank You to Our Sponsor:Safe HarborSupporting survivors with compassion and care.https://safeharborforfreedom.com
Special Thanks toDan Wise | YouTube: @NorthIdahoPodcastProductionsBowman Carter | YouTube: @BowmanCarterMusic | Spotify: Bowman Carter

Episode 36, Dena’s Story

In this special Christmas episode of The Survivor’s Voice, Dena shares a story of heartbreak, endurance, and unexpected grace during one of the most painful seasons of her life.
What began as a marriage rooted in faith slowly unraveled into a double life marked by betrayal, abandonment, and crushing financial strain. As the holidays approached, Dena found herself navigating pregnancy, illness, and uncertainty—while holding everything together for her children with little support and even less stability.
In the middle of scarcity, shame, and silence, hope arrived in an unexpected way: a quiet act of compassion that preserved her dignity and reminded her she wasn’t forgotten. Dena reflects on the “glimmers” that carried her through—small moments of provision, community, and faith that changed everything.
This episode is a reminder that even when life feels stripped down to survival mode, God sees the details. Especially the ones no one else notices.
Your Host: Angie SedoreOur Guest: Dena Thaut
Trigger WarningThis episode includes discussions of marital infidelity, emotional distress, financial hardship, and illness. Listener discretion is advised. The views expressed by guests do not necessarily reflect those of the podcast.
DisclaimerThe Survivor’s Voice Podcast provides a platform for survivors to share their personal stories in their own words. The views, opinions, and experiences shared by guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of The Survivor’s Voice, its hosts, or production team. This podcast is not a substitute for professional mental health advice, diagnosis, or treatment. If you are struggling, please seek help from a qualified professional or call your local crisis hotline for immediate support.
What to Expect:· When faith-based marriages quietly fall apart· The emotional toll of living alongside deception· Navigating pregnancy and illness under extreme stress· The power of dignity-preserving help· Finding hope and “glimmers” in dark seasons· Why the smallest acts of kindness can be life-changing
Key Takeaways:· God sees needs before we can name them· Help doesn’t have to come with humiliation· You don’t have to carry everything alone· Hope often arrives quietly· Survival seasons don’t define the rest of your story
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Produced & Edited byKrystina Elder | YouTube: @ElderHouseMedia
A Special Thank You to Our Sponsor:Safe HarborSupporting survivors with compassion and care.https://safeharborforfreedom.com
Special Thanks toDan Wise | YouTube: @NorthIdahoPodcastProductionsBowman Carter | YouTube: @BowmanCarterMusic | Spotify: Bowman Carter

Episode 35, Rebecca’s Story part two

In part two of Rebecca’s story, the layers deepen—and so does the cost of telling the truth. Rebecca shares how patterns of manipulation and dishonesty from her childhood repeated in adulthood through marriage, motherhood, and systems that were supposed to protect her.
Rebecca walks us through a relationship built on lies, emotional abuse, and control, including infidelity, gaslighting, and boundary violations that escalated over time. As she sought safety for herself and her daughter, those dynamics culminated in an unimaginable betrayal: a coordinated kidnapping involving her ex-husband and her own mother.
This episode exposes how family systems, legal systems, and enmeshment can further traumatize survivors—and how reclaiming your voice sometimes means walking away from everything familiar to protect what matters most.
Your Host: Angie SedoreOur Guest: Rebecca Mora
Trigger WarningThis episode includes discussions of marital betrayal, parental kidnapping, international abduction, and emotional trauma. Listener discretion is advised. The views expressed by guests do not necessarily reflect those of the podcast.
DisclaimerThe Survivor’s Voice Podcast provides a platform for survivors to share their personal stories in their own words. The views, opinions, and experiences shared by guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of The Survivor’s Voice, its hosts, or production team. This podcast is not a substitute for professional mental health advice, diagnosis, or treatment. If you are struggling, please seek help from a qualified professional or call your local crisis hotline for immediate support.
What to Expect: · How childhood trauma can influence adult relationships and partner selection · Recognizing patterns of manipulation, dishonesty, and control · The impact of emotional and psychological abuse within marriage · Navigating custody, legal systems, and institutional failure · A mother’s fight to protect her child at all costs · Grieving family while choosing safety and boundaries
Key Takeaways: · Familiar dysfunction often disguises itself as normal · Boundaries are not cruelty—they are protection · Systems can retraumatize survivors when truth is ignored · Believing yourself is sometimes the bravest act · Protecting your child may require losing people you once trusted
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If Rebecca’s story moved you, please share this episode and help us bring awareness to hidden struggles and unseen strength.
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Produced & Edited byKrystina Elder | YouTube: @ElderHouseMedia
A Special Thank You to Our Sponsor:Safe HarborSupporting survivors with compassion and care.https://safeharborforfreedom.com
Special Thanks toDan Wise | YouTube: @NorthIdahoPodcastProductionsBowman Carter | YouTube: @BowmanCarterMusic | Spotify: Bowman Carter

Episode 34, Rebecca’s Story part one

In this conversation, Rebecca courageously opens up about her childhood and the painful reality of being silenced after experiencing assault at just five years old. Raised between two contrasting cultures and faith backgrounds, Rebecca shares how confusion, fear, and denial shaped her early understanding of safety and truth.
Rebecca recounts the moment that shattered her sense of security, the generational silence that followed, and how gaslighting and emotional manipulation from her mother affected her into adulthood. Through her story, Rebecca helps listeners understand how trauma lingers when children are told their truth isn’t real. And how reclaiming your voice can begin with one moment of courage.
Your Host: Angie SedoreOur Guest: Rebecca Mora
Trigger WarningThis episode includes discussions of childhood sexual abuse, manipulation, and emotional trauma. Listener discretion is advised. The views expressed by guests do not necessarily reflect those of the podcast.
DisclaimerThe Survivor’s Voice Podcast provides a platform for survivors to share their personal stories in their own words. The views, opinions, and experiences shared by guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of The Survivor’s Voice, its hosts, or production team. This podcast is not a substitute for professional mental health advice, diagnosis, or treatment. If you are struggling, please seek help from a qualified professional or call your local crisis hotline for immediate support.
What to Expect:· Growing up between two cultures and faiths· How early experiences of abuse shaped Rebecca’s understanding of safety· The long-term impact of being disbelieved by a parent· Generational trauma and breaking cycles of silence· What it means to find your voice after years of suppression
Key Takeaways:· Your truth is your truth—no one can take that from you· Validation is healing after years of disbelief· Trauma can repeat through generations unless confronted· Protecting your child means believing them first· Safety begins with awareness and boundaries
Stay Connectedwww.thesurvivorsvoice.net@TheSurvivorsVoicePodcast on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok
If Rebecca’s story moved you, please share this episode and help us bring awareness to hidden struggles and unseen strength.
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Together, we remind survivors everywhere: Your story matters.
Produced & Edited byKrystina Elder | YouTube: @ElderHouseMedia
A Special Thank You to Our Sponsor:Safe HarborSupporting survivors with compassion and care.https://safeharborforfreedom.com
Special Thanks toDan Wise | YouTube: @NorthIdahoPodcastProductionsBowman Carter | YouTube: @BowmanCarterMusic | Spotify: Bowman Carter

Episode 33, Bretta’s Story

Bretta shares her journey of growing up in a family marked by instability, mental illness, and abuse. Raised by a mother with undiagnosed borderline personality disorder and a father with a history of violence, Bretta’s childhood was filled with uncertainty, emotional neglect, and moments of deep fear. From walking on eggshells at home to being pressured by her father to live with him as a teen, she carried the heavy weight of dysfunctional family dynamics.
Despite the chaos, Bretta found refuge in summers with her grandparents and the stability of boarding school. As an adult, she pursued therapy, built a support system, and learned to set healthy boundaries and skills that helped her navigate her mother’s later struggles with dementia and her father’s attempts at reconciliation before his passing. Through forgiveness, firm boundaries, and faith in her own resilience, Bretta has transformed pain into strength and now shares her story so others know they are not alone.
Her story is candid, emotional, and a reminder that even when family wounds run deep, healing is possible.
Your Host: Angie SedoreOur Guest: Bretta Provost YouTube @Brettaprovost74 | Facebook @Bretta.Provost | Instagram @brettaprovost
Trigger WarningThis episode includes discussions of mental illness, suicide threats, childhood neglect, and family abuse. Listener discretion is advised.DisclaimerThe Survivor’s Voice Podcast provides a platform for survivors to share their personal stories in their own words. The views, opinions, and experiences shared by guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of The Survivor’s Voice, its hosts, or production team. This podcast is not a substitute for professional mental health advice, diagnosis, or treatment. If you are struggling, please seek help from a qualified professional or call your local crisis hotline for immediate support.
What to Expect:· Growing up with a parent living with borderline personality disorder.· The impact of emotional neglect, instability, and walking on eggshells as a child.· A father’s history of abuse and a strained relationship into adulthood.· Finding stability through grandparents and boarding school.· The challenges of setting boundaries with toxic parents.· Walking through dementia and end-of-life care with her mother.· Choosing forgiveness, healing, and breaking cycles for her own family.
Key Takeaways:· Forgiveness doesn’t excuse abuse. It frees you to move forward.· Boundaries are an act of love for yourself and others.· Therapy and support systems are essential when healing from family trauma.· Sharing your story releases shame and brings connection.· You can break generational cycles and create a new legacy.
Stay Connectedwww.thesurvivorsvoice.net@TheSurvivorsVoicePodcast on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok
If Bretta’s story moved you, please share this episode and help us bring awareness to hidden struggles and unseen strength.
New episodes every Tuesday.
Please follow our show, leave us a 5-star rating, and a review.
Do you have a story to share? Contact: booking@thesurvivorsvoice.net
Together, we remind survivors everywhere: Your story matters.
Produced & Edited byKrystina Elder | YouTube: @ElderHouseMedia
A Special Thank You to Our Sponsor:Safe HarborSupporting survivors with compassion and care.https://safeharborforfreedom.com
Special Thanks toDan Wise | YouTube: @NorthIdahoPodcastProductionsBowman Carter | YouTube: @BowmanCarterMusic | Spotify: Bowman Carter