Shattered but Unbroken

ชีวิตอยู่กับความมืดแต่ในใจยังมีแสงสว่าง🥰☺️❤️🙏🏻 ในชีวิตที่ผ่านมา ฉันได้เจอกับความลำบากมากมาย ผ่านทุกสิ่งทุกอย่างที่ทำให้รู้ว่าชีวิตจริงยิ่งกว่าละคร การสูญเสียการมองเห็นคือสิ่งที่ยากที่สุดในชีวิตของฉัน แต่ถึงแม้จะอยู่ในความมืด ฉันก็ยังอยากช่วยทุกคน อยากมาแบ่งปันประสบการณ์ที่ผ่านมาด้วยหัวใจที่เข้มแข็ง การดำเนินชีวิตโดยไม่มีแสงนั้นไม่ง่ายเลย ทุกวันคือการเรียนรู้ใหม่ แต่ฉันได้พบว่าความมืดไม่ได้หยุดเ...

Episode Title: Silence After the Layoff Episode Description: In this episode, I share my thoughts and feelings after the recent layoffs at the Lighthouse For The Blind. The atmosphere at work has completely changed — it’s quiet, heavy, and filled with worry. People don’t talk much anymore, especially about those who were laid off. Everyone is scared, wondering who might be next. I spoke with one o...

Episode Title: Silence After the Layoff Episode Description: In this episode, I share my thoughts and feelings after the recent layoffs at the Lighthouse For The Blind. The atmosphere at work has completely changed — it’s quiet, heavy, and filled with worry. People don’t talk much anymore, especially about those who were laid off. Everyone is scared, wondering who might be next. I spoke with one o...

Episode Description การเดินทางของชีวิตเต็มไปด้วยความทุกข์ ความลำบาก และการต่อสู้เพื่อความอยู่รอด ฉันอยากถ่ายทอดประสบการณ์อพยพหนีภัยสงครามจากประเทศลาว ก้าวแรกเริ่มจากความหวาดกลัวและการสูญเสีย ทุกอย่างเปลี่ยนไปเมื่อชีวิตต้องลี้ภัยมายังประเทศไทย ภาพความทรงจำของความอดอยาก ความหิวโหย และความสิ้นหวังยังคงชัดเจน โดยเฉพาะช่วงเวลาที่อยู่ศูนย์อพยพเชียงของและศูนย์นาโพธิ์ ที่เต็มไปด้วยความยากลำบากจนเปรียบเสมื...

Surviving a Mass Layoff: Stress, Uncertainty, and Hope In this deeply personal episode, host Anousone opens up about the intense stress and fear following a significant mass layoff at her workplace, The Lighthouse For The Bride. After a year and a half on the job, Anousone recounts the terrifying experience of the "big clear" yesterday, where colleagues—nice people and friends—were let go. She sha...

Sometimes life changes in ways we never expect. I never imagined I would find myself in this situation—isolated and unsure of where to turn. That changed when I began working at the Lighthouse for the Blind. Amen to that blessing. There, I met wonderful people who truly care for one another. When I get lost, they guide me back; when I struggle, they offer a helping hand. It’s not a grammar or desk...

ชีวิตของคนเราต้องผ่านทั้งความลำบาก ความทุกข์ยาก และการสูญเสีย ดิฉัน “อนุสรณ์” ชาวลาวผู้เคยอพยพลี้ภัยกว่า 30 ปี หนีภัยมาที่ประเทศไทยในศูนย์อพยพ ต้องเผชิญความหิวโหย ความยากจน และการขาดโอกาสทางการศึกษา หลบเลี่ยงอันตรายเพื่อเอาชีวิตรอดหลังคอมมิวนิสต์เข้าปกครอง ก่อนจะเริ่มต้นชีวิตใหม่ที่สหรัฐอเมริกา การเริ่มต้นที่นั่นเป็นเรื่องยากที่สุดในชีวิต แต่ในที่สุดก็ผ่านมาได้ มีครอบครัว มีลูก เป็นกำลังใจสำคัญในว...

In this episode, I want to share my journey of learning how to navigate life with the support of my family, friends, and coworkers. Every day brings its own challenges, but also lessons and blessings. I’ve learned how to use technology, how to adapt at work, and most importantly, how to accept my situation while continuing to grow. Work can be tough, but I’ve discovered that it’s not just about th...

In this episode, I open up about my everyday challenges and the ups and downs of life after losing my eyesight. Some days I manage to stay positive, while other days I feel lost—misplacing things, struggling to navigate, and facing obstacles that many might not think about. Life is full of good days and bad days, moments of joy and moments of frustration. Through it all, I’m learning how to keep m...

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Episode Description In this episode, I open up about the painful mistakes I’ve made since losing my eyesight. When my world changed, I struggled with denial, sadness, depression, and anger. I pushed people away, lost precious time with family, and even lost friends who once stood by me. For a long time, I felt trapped in regret, wishing I could go back and fix what was broken—but I know now that l...

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Episode Title: Navigating the Darkness – My Journey Through Vision Loss In this deeply personal episode, I open up about the beginning of my vision loss journey — a time filled with pain, confusion, and emotional struggle. I was stuck, overwhelmed by stress, depression, anger, and fear. Losing my sight was not only a physical change but an emotional and mental battle that challenged everything I k...

We’re kicking off Season 2 with a powerful story of resilience and transformation. In this episode, Anousone shares her deeply personal journey of losing her sight in 2017 due to a sudden eye condition that left her completely blind. What followed were years of emotional struggle—grief, anger, sadness, anxiety, and the overwhelming question: How do I live in darkness? For the first four to five ye...

Season One Finale: From the Ashes — A Journey of Survival, Gratitude, and New Beginnings In this powerful season finale of Shattered but Unbroken , Anousone takes us on an emotional journey through her early life, revisiting the shadows of her past to honor how far she’s come. From growing up in Laos under the grip of a communist regime, to her daring escape and time spent in a refugee camp in Tha...

In this heartfelt episode, we dive into the story of resilience, community, and ambition rooted in a small town in southern Minnesota. Fifteen people, including singles from a refugee camp with nowhere else to go, found shelter together under one rented roof. Led by Anousone’s family, everyone came together—working jobs, learning English, and sharing rent to build a new life from the ground up. As...

In this deeply personal episode, Anousone steps away from recounting her journey as a refugee to open up about another life-altering chapter: losing her sight. With honesty and vulnerability, she shares what it was like to go blind—how suddenly the darkness came, and how overwhelming the questions were that followed: What happened? Why me? What did I do to deserve this? Anousone describes the raw...

What does the American Dream look like when you arrive with no English, no money, and no idea what comes next? From Refugee to the Line is an unflinching, deeply human story of a young woman’s first two weeks in the United States—told through the eyes of someone who fled Laos in search of a better life. This podcast follows her journey step by step: from getting her ID and applying for a green car...

In this deeply moving episode, we continue the journey of Anousone, a young woman whose life changed forever when she and her family left the Philippines in search of a better future. After a harrowing three-day journey—from a refugee camp to Manila, through several connecting flights, and finally landing in South Sioux City, Nebraska—Anousone found herself living with nine family members in a cra...