With Every Breath by Dr. Dawn Sizemore

Some healing begins when we speak. In this final episode, Dr. Dawn reflects on silence, storytelling, and the moment she chose to share her truth. Through writing, reflection, and vulnerability, she explores how finding your voice becomes an act of freedom and how sharing your story creates space for others to do the same.

Some connections heal us back to ourselves. Joined by community leader Paul Wilson Jr., Dr. Dawn reflects on rebuilding trust through reimagined connections, friendship, faith, and shared purpose. 

Some awakenings begin in silence. Through stillness, faith, and self-compassion, Dr. Dawn reflects on rediscovering the light that has always been there, reminding us that self-love isn’t selfish but the foundation of healing.

Some fires help to refine us. Joined by former colleagues Dominique Fishback and Marcus Prewitt, Dr. Dawn revisits a season of leadership marked by both promise and pain. When trust was tested, purpose was reshaped, and humanity became the greatest lesson of all. Together, they explore how difficult seasons can transform into some of the most powerful lessons and why true leadership often begins w...

Some lessons arrive through loss. In this episode, Dr. Dawn reflects on the relationships that taught her the difference between survival and love. Through stories of heartbreak, healing, and hard choices, she explores what it means to walk away from what breaks you and toward the peace you were always meant to have.

Some moments change who we are forever. In episode six, Dr. Dawn reflects on how motherhood became both her anchor and her awakening—revealing purpose through responsibility, love through sacrifice, and legacy through everyday lessons.

Some dreams lift us; others test our strength. In this solo episode, Dr. Dawn reflects on the drive that shaped her—how ambition became both her escape and her anchor. From gifted classrooms to first-generation milestones, she explores the tension between purpose and exhaustion, and what it means to keep believing when there is no Plan B.

Some families we’re born into; others we choose. Joined by her childhood friend Ki, Dr. Dawn reflects on growing up in single-parent homes, the contrasts that shaped their identities, and the healing power of sisterhood and chosen family.

Absence leaves echoes that last a lifetime. Dr. Dawn shares the ache of growing up without her father, the walls she built to survive, and the faith that helped her transform abandonment into resilience and forgiveness.

When the people we depend on drift apart, the cracks run deep. In this episode, Dr. Dawn revisits her parents’ separation and the instability that followed—how fractured love shaped her understanding of safety, faith, and the light she learned to protect within herself.

This introductory episode will lay the foundation for Dr. Dawn’s journey. She’ll share early experiences of love and the first encounters with loss that began to shape her perspective and the early sense of love she felt through spirituality, despite a chaotic childhood. Themes: Spirituality, faith, family trauma, grief.

With Every Breath is a limited-series podcast by Dr. Dawn Sizemore — an intimate, soul-centered journey through love, loss, and the lessons that shaped a life of purpose. In each episode, Dr. Dawn opens the door to her most defining moments — from childhood trauma and fractured family ties to rediscovered faith, motherhood, leadership, and the radical act of choosing self-love. Through raw honesty...