When Listening Becomes Lifesaving

Her Past Didn't Disqualify Her- It Prepared Her.

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2602478/fan_mail/new] Sometimes healing starts with a moment you can't unsee. She looked in the mirror and saw the truth her mind had been trying to silence. And in that moment — something shifted. Some people hit rock bottom and stay there. But then there are people who hear something deeper — a voice that cuts through the noise, through the pain — and choose to rise. Our guest Dawn C. Ewing has a story that will stop you in your tracks. She's been through things most people wouldn't survive. And what she did next? Nobody saw it coming.  Have you ever heard that still small voice in your darkest moment? Drop it below. This is a safe space.  New episodes dropping — subscribe so you don't miss what's coming next.  Follow us: linktr.ee/geraldgthementor [http://linktr.ee/geraldgthementor] linktr.ee/stephharmony [http://linktr.ee/stephharmony] You Don't Know What I Been Through — but we're figuring it out together.  #YouDontKnowWhatIBeenThrough #GodsVoice #AddictionRecovery #HealingIsPossible #FaithOverFear #RealStories #HealingJourney #Transformation #FromSurvivalToStrength Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2602478/support]

When Listening Becomes Lifesaving

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2602478/fan_mail/new] Some communities carry pain that most people never have to see. And then there are people who walk straight into it — every single day — because someone has to. In this episode of You Don't Know What I Been Through, Gerald G The Mentor and Steph Harmony sit down Sidney Johnson, a mental health specialist doing some of the most necessary — and most invisible — work on the far south side of Chicago. This is someone who shows up for people navigating grief, trauma, violence, and survival. Not in theory. In real life. We go deep on what it actually means to support a community that has every reason not to trust the systems that were supposed to protect them. We talk about burnout, boundaries, and what keeps you going when the weight of other people's pain starts to feel like your own. This conversation is for the helpers. The healers. The ones who hold space for everyone else and rarely get asked — but who's holding space for you? In this episode we explore: The human side of community mental health work. 💙 Why trust is everything — and how you build it with people who've been let down. 💙 What it really means to meet people where they are. 💙 The emotional weight of showing up consistently in crisis. 💙 Breaking the stigma around therapy in underserved communities. 💙 What healing actually looks like outside of social media. 💙 How to protect your own peace while carrying 📲 Follow us: linktr.ee/geraldgthementor [http://linktr.ee/geraldgthementor] linktr.ee/stephharmony [http://linktr.ee/stephharmony] You Don't Know What I Been Through — but we're figuring it out together Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2602478/support]

The Weight We Don't Talk About

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2602478/fan_mail/new] This episode is the Introduction of the Podcast, the beginning of your Healing Journey. This is a platform for those who have a voice and want to be heard. This is a safe space that allows you to be your authentic self and begin the healing process with us (your family).  FB: https://www.facebook.com/share/1LKaUDgnwc/      IG: https://www.instagram.com/wibnt_pod     Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/@wibnt_pod Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2602478/support]