Tree

Straight from the Roots

Arts EN ↓ 3 episodes

After being removed from her homeland, a mother invites you on a journey to find her spirit by recounting the day-by-day, month-by-month, year-by-year isolation of conformity, engulfed in prayer, hope, and acceptance. There will be hard conversations with those who know her best and with those who do not know her at all; and bonuses of transparency talks, including some "shake up" talks with experts who will take your breath away in wonder at how she and her three children are alive and thriving today. Tree believes that everyone has a story, and now that the world can listen to Her's. In a s...

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“The Silence I Survived” 01.03.2026 53:29

I recommend watching the reels connected to this episode before listening all the way through. They’ll help your nervous system ease into the story instead of being dropped straight into the heaviness. I’ve linked them below. Please take your time. This isn’t content to rush through. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DRMMKDTjsEY/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ== https://www.ins...

🎙️ Outgrowing Survival Mode 16.02.2026 33:34

In this episode of Straight from the Roots , Tree shares the beginning of her story, not from a place of anger, but from a place of awakening. Growing up hearing stories that weren’t hers to carry, she learned early that silence doesn’t always mean peace… sometimes it means survival. Now in her seventh year of banishment, Tree reflects on what it means to outgrow survival mode, reclaim her voice,...

When Silence Becomes Survival 08.02.2026 30:31

For years, silence was how I survived. In this opening episode of the 30-Day Banishment Series , I will begin at the beginning, before the labels, before the explanations, before the fight to be heard. I share what banishment looks like in real life, not as a legal term, but as a lived experience that impacts identity, family, faith, and belonging. This episode explores the difference between sile...