Episode 133: Part II: The Unexpected End of an Era — Laying Her to Rest

Guest: Rishma GovaniFor the last time on this platform, the seats are reversed. Rishma Govani steps into the interviewer role, holding space as Salima shares the untold story that could not be spoken until now — the lived experience of losing her grandmother, losing her mother just twenty days later,...

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Episode 132: Part I: The Unexpected End of an Era — The Spoken Closing

Guest: Rishma Govani In this deeply reflective episode of Dare to Share Your Untold Story, the seats are intentionally reversed. Returning guest Rishma Govani steps into the interviewer role, creating space for Salima to explore an untold story of her own — one rooted in discernment, timing, and quiet internal reckoning....

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Episode 131: Beyond the Comparison: A Triplet’s Journey Through Trauma, ADHD, and Self-Trust

Guest: Sarah Pezzutto Growing up as a triplet, Sarah spent much of her childhood feeling overlooked, misunderstood, and constantly compared to her siblings. While they excelled academically, Sarah struggled silently inside a school system that wasn’t designed for her brain. She carried the weight of feeling different, disconnected, and uncertain of...

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Episode 130: The Story She Stopped Editing: Healing Through the Language of Scars

Guest: Tracey Brown In this episode, Tracey shares the powerful parallels between the physical scars she carries and the emotional ones she spent years learning to understand. At eight years old, Tracey survived life-threatening burns when a candle ignited her homemade costume. She recalls going into survival mode instantly, brushing off...

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Episode 129: Perfectionism as a Shield: Rewriting a Childhood Marked by Sexual Abuse

Guest: Nicole Braddock Bromley In this episode, Nicole shares the story she once believed she would never speak — the decade of childhood sexual abuse she experienced while the world around her saw a bright, high-achieving, “perfect” young girl. At fourteen, a single, intuitive question from her mother led to a...

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Episode 128: Radical Self-Awareness: She Reclaimed Her Power

Guest: Jennifer Wren ToloJennifer was raised to be strong and independent—and she carried that identity proudly. As a critical care nurse, she believed she knew the answers to what it meant to be healthy and well. But life had other lessons waiting. Her journey shifted in 2002, when her second...

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Episode 127: A Bold Step Led Her to the Journey of Healing and Calling

Guest: Julie HallJulie’s story unfolds at the intersection of faith, identity, and self-compassion. Raised in a culturally and religiously conservative South Asian household, she grew up surrounded by clear definitions of what was right and wrong — spoken and unspoken rules that guided how one should live and belong. But...

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Episode 126: Moving Through the Storm and Rebuilding from the Rubble: A Story on Trauma, Resilience, and Renewal

Guest: Felicity Nicole Felicity’s story is one of survival, silence, and rediscovery after enduring over forty years of physical, emotional, and mental abuse. At ten years old, she witnessed her father attempt to kill her mother with a crystal ashtray — a moment that changed everything and taught her to stay...

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Episode 125: The Silent Spiral: When Stage IV Cancer Became My Greatest Gift

Guest: Jennifer GreenhutIn this deeply honest and transformative episode, Jenn Greenhut shares a story that began in quiet emotional suppression and perfectionism—and evolved into a journey of awakening, trust, and healing. As a young elite gymnast training for the Olympics, Jenn was conditioned to dismiss her emotions, believing that worth...

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Episode 124: The Silent Spiral: Walls Torn Down: A Story of Policing, PTSD, and Healing

Guest: Glen WilliamsIn this raw and courageous episode, Glen opens up about the emotional cost of living behind the badge—sharing how years of witnessing trauma, bottling up pain, and keeping secrets from loved ones quietly unraveled his inner world. He speaks with striking honesty about the toll of suppressing his...

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