For 25 years… I asked for my baby books.

Every time I saw him, I asked.

And every time… there was an excuse.

What was taken from me wasn’t just a book.

It was proof that I was there… proof that I loved my kids… proof that I mattered in their story.

After all that time, I finally got them back.

But sometimes… getting the truth doesn’t fix anything.

It changes everything.

This episode is about what was taken, what was returned…

and the unexpected cost of both.

If this helps even one person see something sooner than I did… then it means something.

Episode 13: Building From the Breakdown

For the first time, I’m not sitting here alone.

In this episode, I’m joined by my first guest—someone whose story stopped me in my tracks. At just 24, she’s lived through abusive relationships, struggles with family, and battles with alcohol… and she’s still trying to figure out who she is on the other side of it all.

This isn’t polished.

This isn’t perfect.

This is real.

We talk about what it looks like to grow up fast, to survive things you never should’ve had to, and how you start rebuilding when everything feels broken.

Because sometimes… the breakdown is exactly where the rebuilding begins.

If you’ve ever felt lost, stuck, or like you’re still trying to find yourself after everything you’ve been through—this one’s for you.

What happens when your past doesn’t stay in the past…

and moves in right down the street?

In this episode, I share what it felt like to come face-to-face with the man who hurt me as a child—and the truth that changed everything:

He didn’t move back into my life…

I just hadn’t finished taking my life back from him.

If your past has ever shown back up uninvited, this one’s for you.

You are not broken.

You are not weak.

And you are not alone.

For 20 years, I drove without a license.

Not proud of it.

Not hiding it either.

This episode isn’t just about DWIs, arrests, or driving illegal—it’s about what happens when you learn how to survive inside a life you know isn’t right… and you stay there anyway.

I talk about the choices, the people who enabled me, the fear I lived with every time I got behind the wheel, and the moment everything finally shifted.

I did the work.

I got sober.

I went back to counseling.

I did everything right…

…and still crashed into the back of someone the day I finished.

Because change doesn’t happen halfway.

And neither does healing.

This episode is about accountability, survival, and the ripple effect our lives have on the people watching us—especially our kids.

If you’ve ever lived in something you knew you needed to fix…

this one’s for you.

For most of my life, love felt like something I had to fight for.

Something I had to prove myself for.

In this episode, I talk about what happens when you finally experience a love that’s safe… and learning how to believe you deserve it.

Sometimes the people who hurt us the most are the ones we grew up with.

This episode was one of the hardest ones I’ve recorded.

For years, I protected people in my story.

Today, I stopped protecting the silence.

In this episode of Unchained, I talk about a kind of trauma people rarely talk about — the kind that happens inside your own home. The kind where you still wake up the next morning, share a bathroom, sit at the same table, and pretend everything is normal.

My brother and I shared a childhood, a home, and a mother. But some things happened that changed our relationship forever.

This episode isn’t about revenge.

It’s about truth.

And it’s about healing out loud.

If you’ve ever carried something painful from a place that was supposed to be safe, I hope this episode reminds you of something important:

You are not crazy.

You are not weak.

And you are not alone.

🎙 Unchained with Rebecca

New episodes every Tuesday at midnight.

For years I believed I was the problem.

In this episode I talk about trauma, survival, addiction, and the moment I realized I was never broken — I was just trying to survive things I didn’t deserve.

If you’ve ever felt like you’re too far gone… this episode is for you.

Sobriety wasn’t a straight line for me.

I’ve had more Day Ones than I can count — and every relapse came with so much shame that I stayed stuck longer than I had to.

In this episode, I talk about the cycle no one posts about: relapse, self-hatred, and learning how to get back up faster.

This isn’t about being perfect.

It’s about not living in the fall.

Five years sober — because I stopped hating myself when I struggled.