Welcome to the very first episode of The Raw Rebuild. I’m Melissa — and for most of my life, I stayed silent. About my trauma. About my addiction. About everything that tried to break me.
But silence didn’t protect me.
It protected my abusers. It protected shame. And it kept me hidden — even from the people I love most.
In this episode, I speak out for the first time. I open up about why I disappeared, why I didn’t fight harder, and how I only recently began to believe I’m worth rebuilding. You’ll hear parts of my truth I’ve never shared out loud… and maybe, just maybe, you’ll hear your own story somewhere in mine.
This isn’t a podcast about perfection.
It’s about pain, truth, healing, and finding your way back to yourself — one raw piece at a time.
If you’ve ever felt broken, ashamed, or completely alone —
this space is for you.
You are not too far gone.
You are not broken beyond repair.
And your story isn’t over.
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