💜 NEW EPISODE: Silence Was My First Language — Rich Dunning

What happens when silence becomes your way of surviving childhood, only to become something that nearly destroys you as an adult?

In this deeply moving conversation, Rich Dunning shares his journey through childhood trauma, addiction, anxiety, and some of the darkest moments of his life. He also opens up about sobriety, forgiveness, and discovering that healing can lead to a purpose greater than ourselves.

Through his work with the First Language Foundation, Rich is helping vulnerable children find support and a voice of their own. His story reminds us that our past may shape us, but it doesn't have to define our future.

🎧 Listen now to Silence Was My First Language on Break the Silence.

💜 If you're struggling, you are not alone. Your story matters, your voice matters, and hope is possible.

Break the Silence — One Story at a Time.

Links to Rich:

https://www.richdunningbooks.com/the-first-language-foundation/https://www.facebook.com/richdunningbooks/

https://www.instagram.com/richdunningbooks/?hl=en

https://www.amazon.com/stores/rich-dunning/author/B0H96M454T?ref=ap_rdr&shoppingPortalEnabled=true

What happens when the life you were taught to want isn't the life you end up living?

Sara grew up believing marriage was supposed to be forever. She entered her marriage believing she knew what being a wife meant—and soon found herself facing things she never expected.

In this deeply personal conversation, Sara shares her experience with faith, marriage, control, isolation, and the gradual realization that something wasn't right. She also talks about the moments that helped her begin finding her voice again.

This isn't simply a story about what happened to Sara. It's a story about questioning what we've been taught, recognizing what we deserve, and finding a path forward.

Content note: This conversation includes discussions of emotional abuse, sexual coercion, religious pressure, and isolation.

I'm grateful to Sara for trusting me with her story and allowing us to share it.

💻 Learn more about Sara and He Called It Love:
hecalleditlove.com

He Called It Love offers free healing workbooks, guides, and checklists for people rebuilding after difficult and painful experiences. He Called It Love

🎙️ Break the Silence: One Story at a Time

What happens when the pain we've buried for years finally demands to be heard?

In this powerful conversation, Tiffaney Childers shares her journey through unimaginable loss, grief, trauma, silence, and healing.

Tiffaney lost both of her parents to suicide—one year and five days apart. For years, she did what many of us do with overwhelming pain: she survived, she kept moving, and she buried it.

But eventually, that buried pain began showing up in other ways.

Tiffaney opens up about the impact of grief and isolation, turning to alcohol to cope, finding sobriety, rebuilding her life, discovering the importance of community, and learning to take responsibility for her healing without shaming the person she had to become to survive.

She also shares about her years volunteering with the Local Outreach to Suicide Survivors (LOSS) Team, helping families navigate the unimaginable aftermath of suicide loss.

And throughout our conversation, one message keeps coming back:

You don't have to carry it alone.

For Suicide Prevention Month, this conversation is a reminder that breaking the silence can begin with something as simple as telling someone, “I need you to listen.”

🎙️ Listen to Tiffaney's story on Break the Silence — One Story at a Time.

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