Selina Waterman-Smith
The Say It Louder Podcast
I survived what should’ve destroyed me, and now I’m telling my story. I’m Selina Waterman-Smith: writer, survivor, former The Apprentice candidate, and advocate for women who’ve been silenced. This channel is where we dive into real-life trauma: childhood abuse, coercive control, narcissistic manipulation, kidnapping, betrayal, and the brutal systems that failed me in Dubai and almost cost me my life. I'm going to share my experiences as well as what healing actually looks like.
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Oct 6, 2025
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Episodes
Episode 8: Say It Louder - The Escape 06.10.2025 23:46
When the fraudulent civil case turned my world upside down, I became the villain in someone else’s story, and this time my fight for justice was rewarded with punishment and every penny stolen from my bank account. I was jailed, threatened, and left with one impossible choice: stay and be destroyed, or risk everything for freedom. In this episode, I share the truth about my final days in Dubai, th...
Episode 7: Say It Louder - The Mirage of Millions 30.09.2025 20:00
The thing about con artists is… they don’t show up looking like villains. They show up looking like saviours. They speak your language, they mirror your dreams, they promise you the world and fatally - it’s all too easy to believe them. This episode isn’t about one man. It’s about the pattern. About how people with fraudulent intentions use love bombing, grandiose claims, and smoke-and-mirrors dea...
Episode 6: Say It Louder - The Apprentice Unmasked 23.09.2025 31:27
What’s it really like to be on The Apprentice UK? In this episode, I answer your burning questions, spill some behind-the-scenes secrets, and share the highs and lows of sudden fame. But fame has a dark side, too: gossip columns, fake stories, and two rumours damaging enough they pushed me to go public with my own experience of sexual assault - something I’d been protected by with worldwide anonym...
Episode 5: Say It Louder - The Mirror Lies 16.09.2025 17:41
Growing up with narcissistic parents means inheriting a distorted reflection of yourself—one that conditions you to believe you’re never enough, never loveable, never worthy. In this episode, I discuss how that conditioning took root, how it bled into every part of my life, and how I began the long process of unlearning worthlessness. Listen to reclaim your voice, rewrite your patterns, and find y...
Episode 4: Say It Louder - Breaking Point 08.09.2025 22:56
The battle ended with a conviction - but not before I was nearly detained again. Threatened with being locked in a mental institution, I fought a dual battle for justice and my sanity. In this episode, I share how I clawed my way back from the edge, reclaimed fragments of my life, and began to stitch myself back together. I’ll also show you how dark humour can be a literal life saver.
Episode 3: Say It Louder - Trial By Fire 01.09.2025 21:52
In the courtroom, survival took on a new meaning. Coming face to face with my attackers, hearing the details of the kidnapping in shocking detail and enduring the harassment from their families to drop the case. Navigating the terrifying Dubai legal system solo, I discovered that seeking justice was its own kind of battle. This is what happens when you’re compelled to stand, speak, and fight when...
Episode 2: Say It Louder - Punished for Surviving 25.08.2025 19:28
What happens when speaking the truth makes you the target? In this episode, I uncover how my search for justice - not just for me, but for other women too - was met with retaliation. Instead of focusing on the attackers, the men in power fabricated a charge against me, twisting the system to silence my voice and push me to back down. I made a decision to forge ahead with the criminal case despite...
Episode 1: Say It Louder - Grateful to Be Alive, My Story of Surviving Kidnapping and Rape in Dubai 18.08.2025 20:00
In 2012, my life was turned upside down when I was kidnapped and gang raped in Dubai — and then treated like the criminal. In this raw, unfiltered first episode of Say It Louder , I share the truth about what really happened, how the system failed me, and why I now speak openly about the darkest chapter of my life. Trigger warning: This episode contains discussions of sexual assault, kidnapping,...
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