⚠️ TRIGGER WARNING
This deeply emotional episode contains discussions of childhood sexual abuse, physical and emotional abuse, incest, mental illness, addiction, eating disorders, homelessness, foster care, the drowning death of a child, violence and suicide. Please listen with care and step away if you need to.
In this powerful episode of AuDHD and Then Some, Ellie AuDHD Capstick speaks with Adriene Caldwell, author of the forthcoming memoir Unbroken: Life Outside the Lines.
Adriene shares her extraordinary story of surviving childhood trauma, abuse, extreme poverty, homelessness and the foster care system. This is an honest and deeply moving conversation about what happens when a child is repeatedly failed by the people and systems that should have protected them.
But Adriene’s story is not only about surviving. It is about refusing to be defined by what happened to her.
Together, Ellie and Adriene explore the lasting effects of childhood trauma, learning to recognise and manage triggers, the complicated subject of forgiveness, the people and moments that can alter the course of a life, and what it really means to move from surviving to thriving.
Adriene speaks openly about the realities faced by former foster children and the importance of offering genuine hope without minimising the cruelty and pain people have experienced.
This episode is raw, emotional and incredibly important. It is a reminder that even when somebody is living through their darkest chapter, their story is not necessarily over. There can still be a sliver of light at the end of an unimaginably dark tunnel.
Learn more about Adriene, receive bonus content and sign up for updates about Unbroken: Life Outside the Lines at:
https://www.unbrokencaldwell.com/
