The Me I’m Becoming

Welcome back! After taking a short break last week to prioritize my health, I’m back and ready to dive into a topic that is deeply uncomfortable, raw, but absolutely necessary for healing. In this episode, I am opening up about a hidden roadblock that has been making me freeze up and self-sabotage my biggest goals: the fear of success. But this isn't just standard imposter syndrome. I’m unpacking...

Have you ever found yourself in a genuinely dangerous situation, only for your first thought to be: “Am I just overreacting?” In today’s episode, I share a terrifying incident that happened to me just yesterday at a local laundromat. A situation that should have been an immediate call to 000, but instead left me hesitating, doubting my own instincts, and calling a non-emergency line because I was...

This past week marks exactly 3 years and 11 months since I escaped my abusive mother. To honor that milestone, I wanted to talk about a raw reality that so many cycle breakers live through, but rarely see talked about openly: what it actually means to have literally no one. There is a massive difference between having a distant or complicated family and having zero safety net . In this episode, I’...

Trigger Warning: This episode discusses sexual assault, rape, and childhood abuse. I’ve spent a long time being unsure if I would ever cover this topic because of how painful it is to talk about. But I know I am not alone, and it’s time to break the silence. This episode was born out of several recent, deep conversations with someone I consider a a force to be reckoned with - my long-lost soul sis...

What finally awakens someone to leave an abusive situation? In this episode, I share the moments that changed everything for me. I talk about a trip to Darwin that gave me my first real glimpse of what a healthy parent-child relationship looked like, why returning home left me feeling unexpectedly heartbroken, and the moment I realised I could no longer stay where I was. I also open up about the c...

In this episode, I open up about something I spent my entire childhood longing to hear: “I’m proud of you.” I talk about growing up with an abusive mother who refused to give me words of affirmation, how that impacted my self-esteem well into adulthood, and the ways trauma can quietly shape the way we see ourselves long after we leave toxic environments. This episode is about healing, rewiring neg...

In this bonus episode, I open up about something many survivors experience but rarely have words for: grieving the person you could have been if abuse never happened. I talk about lost potential, resentment, healing, creativity, and the complicated emotions that come with rebuilding your life after survival. I also share the concept of ambiguous grief - mourning the future, confidence, and version...

In this deeply personal episode, I open up about what dating looked like after escaping decades of domestic violence and narcissistic abuse - and how trauma can unconsciously draw us toward relationships that feel familiar, even when they hurt us. I share the story of a relationship that mirrored many of the painful dynamics I experienced growing up, the psychological reasons survivors often confu...

In this episode of “The Me I’m Becoming,” I talk about the loneliness trauma creates after narcissistic abuse and how hyper-independence can become a survival response. For years, I believed being alone was safer than trusting people after being repeatedly hurt, discarded and made to feel “too much” for loving deeply. I open up about the friendships and connections that have recently started heali...

In this deeply personal episode, I open up about the painful reality that not everybody who walked beside you in survival will be able to walk with you in freedom. Healing from abuse changes you. Your standards become higher, your peace becomes sacred, and you begin noticing the people who genuinely celebrate your growth… and those who quietly resent it. I share my experience of cutting off someon...

This episode is for the survivors who struggle silently around Mother’s Day. After six months away from the podcast, I wanted to come back with an honest conversation about the complicated grief that can come with being no contact with an abusive mother or family. In this episode, I open up about the emotions this time of year brings up for me personally - the sadness, anger, grief, flashbacks, an...

" Leaving abuse doesn’t mean the pain disappears overnight." In this episode, I share what really happened after I left my narcissistic mother - the sickness, the chaos I kept attracting, and the hard truths of coming down from survival mode after decades. This is a honest look at the recovery stage: the patterns, the setbacks, and the healing journey that slowly leads to peace and freedom.

After surviving more than 25 years of domestic violence, I escaped and began the long journey of healing. The Me I’m Becoming is a podcast for trauma and abuse survivors who are ready to feel seen, heard, and supported. In this trailer, I share why I created this space, what you can expect from each episode, and how we’ll walk this healing path—together.