Feel. Heal. Rise. - Stories After Silence

Erica Blake
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Feel. Heal. Rise. - Stories After Silence is a mental health and storytelling podcast centered around healing, trauma recovery, and emotional growth. Hosted by Erica Blake, this podcast shares anonymous listener stories, reflections, and real conversations about heartbreak, toxic relationships, abuse, grief, and personal transformation. Each episode creates a space for people to feel seen, understood, and less alone in what they’ve been through. From painful experiences to powerful moments of survival and healing, Stories After Silence explores the real and messy parts of being human. This podcast contains discussions of trauma, including sexual violence and abuse.  This podcast is for anyone searching for healing after trauma, support through emotional pain, or connection through shared stories. It is a reminder that your story matters, your voice deserves to be heard, and healing is possible. This is a space for honesty, vulnerability, connection, and community, a place where people can feel safe, seen, and supported. You’re not just a listener here. You’re a person with a life, a journey, and a story worth being heard. You are now part of a movement centered around awareness, healing, and giving people a voice after silence. Feel. Heal. Rise. 💜

Episodes

  1. 6d ago

    Brain Injury Booby Trap - Coercive Control After Memory Loss

    Send us Fan Mail Total memory loss after a brain injury is already terrifying. Now imagine waking up and learning you’ve been dating someone you don’t remember and he decides to use your confusion to lock you into a life you never chose. We read an anonymous story that traces how vulnerability becomes a weapon in the hands of an abuser, from reproductive coercion and family ultimatums to isolation that slowly cuts off every lifeline. The control doesn’t start with a punch. It starts with pressure, rewritten history, and rules that only apply to her. We hear how coercive control shows up through forced “boundaries” that separate her from supportive family, decisions made over her objections, and financial abuse that drains paychecks while she carries the full weight of childcare and the home. When the violence escalates, we also pause to say plainly what too many people still deny: it is possible to sexually assault a spouse, and consent can be withdrawn at any moment. We also address the question survivors get asked far too often: why didn’t you leave sooner? We talk about threats, dependence, fear for a child’s safety, and the way abuse increases when someone tries to step away. And we highlight what real strength looks like: a safety plan, trusted neighbors, family support, and leaving at the safest moment possible. If you or someone you love needs language for what’s happening, this story offers it. Subscribe, share with someone who needs it, and leave a review so more survivors can find this space. Submit your story anonymously - https://forms.gle/NTfdJJX7zvEKGJHk8 Support the show Your Story Matters

    15 min

  2. Jun 2

    Welcome to a Safe Space For Anonymous Healing Stories

    Send us Fan Mail Welcome to my first episode. I created a space for people who want to feel understood instead of fixed, because connection and community are part of being human. We share anonymous stories and make room for honest healing, then take a breath together to remind you that you’re not alone and your past does not define you. • longing for connection and the need to feel seen • why healing matters even when it is messy and hard • creating a space for truth telling without judgment • sharing anonymous submissions through a simple form • taking a breath after each story to release emotions • building a movement around honesty, healing, and representation I hope you'll come back again, anonymous stories submitted through the Google Forms in my bio or the show notes Google Forms:  https://forms.gle/ZtcURWeMqHUGjfhH8 https://feelhealrisestoriesaftersilence.buzzsprout.com Support the show Your Story Matters

    2 min

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Feel. Heal. Rise. - Stories After Silence is a mental health and storytelling podcast centered around healing, trauma recovery, and emotional growth. Hosted by Erica Blake, this podcast shares anonymous listener stories, reflections, and real conversations about heartbreak, toxic relationships, abuse, grief, and personal transformation. Each episode creates a space for people to feel seen, understood, and less alone in what they’ve been through. From painful experiences to powerful moments of survival and healing, Stories After Silence explores the real and messy parts of being human. This podcast contains discussions of trauma, including sexual violence and abuse.  This podcast is for anyone searching for healing after trauma, support through emotional pain, or connection through shared stories. It is a reminder that your story matters, your voice deserves to be heard, and healing is possible. This is a space for honesty, vulnerability, connection, and community, a place where people can feel safe, seen, and supported. You’re not just a listener here. You’re a person with a life, a journey, and a story worth being heard. You are now part of a movement centered around awareness, healing, and giving people a voice after silence. Feel. Heal. Rise. 💜

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