We discuss our views on aging as individuals and getting older as a couple.

We discuss our views on aging as individuals and getting older as a couple.

We discuss our views on aging as individuals and getting older as a couple.&nbsp;

Episode 5 | “Forever Young”

Welcome to The Uncomfortable Truth . This is a space for people who've lived through experiences that were confusing, painful, or simply too heavy to carry alone.
Maybe it happened in a doctor's office, when your symptoms were brushed aside or your pain wasn't taken seriously. Maybe it happened in a courtroom, where you felt small, unheard, or lost in a process you didn't understand. Maybe it happened in housing, when you were treated like a number instead of a person, or when decisions were made about your home without anyone listening to your story. Maybe it happened in mental health services, where you reached out for help and were met with judgment, dismissal, or indifference. Maybe it happened in social care, education, policing, or any of the systems that are supposed to protect us, but sometimes fail us.
For some people, it wasn't one moment. It was years of being ignored, doubted, or made to question your own reality. Years of being told you were overreacting, imagining things, or misunderstanding what was happening. Years of being gaslit by people or institutions with more power, more authority, or more control over your life than you ever wanted them to have.
This podcast is for you. For the people who've been dismissed, neglected, silenced, or pushed aside. For those who've been abused in ways that don't always leave marks, but leave scars all the same. For anyone who has ever walked away from a meeting, an appointment, a hearing, or a conversation and thought, 'Why does nobody believe me?'
Here, we slow everything down. We listen. We make room for the stories that don't fit neatly into reports or official statements. We talk about the human side of systems, the part that gets lost in paperwork, procedures, and power.
This isn't a place for judgment. It's not a place for blame. It's a place for truth, the kind of truth that comes from lived experience, from pain, from resilience, and from the courage it takes to speak up after being silenced for so long.
If you're watching this and you've ever felt unseen, unheard, or unbelieved, you're not alone here. You're welcome here. Your story matters here.
Thank you for listening

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Welcome to The Uncomfortable Truth . This is a space for people who've lived through experiences that were confusing, painful, or simply too heavy to carry alone. Maybe it happened in a doctor's office, when your symptoms were brushed aside or your pain wasn't taken seriously. Maybe it happened in a courtroom, where you felt small, unheard, or lost in a process you didn't understand. Maybe it happened in housing, when you were treated like a number instead of a person, or when decisions were made about your home without anyone listening to your story. Maybe it happened in mental health services, where you reached out for help and were met with judgment, dismissal, or indifference. Maybe it happened in social care, education, policing, or any of the systems that are supposed to protect us, but sometimes fail us. For some people, it wasn't one moment. It was years of being ignored, doubted, or made to question your own reality. Years of being told you were overreacting, imagining things, or misunderstanding what was happening. Years of being gaslit by people or institutions with more power, more authority, or more control over your life than you ever wanted them to have. This podcast is for you. For the people who've been dismissed, neglected, silenced, or pushed aside. For those who've been abused in ways that don't always leave marks, but leave scars all the same. For anyone who has ever walked away from a meeting, an appointment, a hearing, or a conversation and thought, 'Why does nobody believe me?' Here, we slow everything down. We listen. We make room for the stories that don't fit neatly into reports or official statements. We talk about the human side of systems, the part that gets lost in paperwork, procedures, and power. This isn't a place for judgment. It's not a place for blame. It's a place for truth, the kind of truth that comes from lived experience, from pain, from resilience, and from the courage it takes to speak up after being silenced for so long. If you're watching this and you've ever felt unseen, unheard, or unbelieved, you're not alone here. You're welcome here. Your story matters here. Thank you for listening

Welcome to The Uncomfortable Truth . This is a space for people who've lived through experiences that were confusing, painful, or simply too heavy to carry alone.
Maybe it happened in a doctor's office, when your symptoms were brushed aside or your pain wasn't taken seriously. Maybe it happened in a courtroom, where you felt small, unheard, or lost in a process you didn't understand. Maybe it happened in housing, when you were treated like a number instead of a person, or when decisions were made about your home without anyone listening to your story. Maybe it happened in mental health services, where you reached out for help and were met with judgment, dismissal, or indifference. Maybe it happened in social care, education, policing, or any of the systems that are supposed to protect us, but sometimes fail us.
For some people, it wasn't one moment. It was years of being ignored, doubted, or made to question your own reality. Years of being told you were overreacting, imagining things, or misunderstanding what was happening. Years of being gaslit by people or institutions with more power, more authority, or more control over your life than you ever wanted them to have.
This podcast is for you. For the people who've been dismissed, neglected, silenced, or pushed aside. For those who've been abused in ways that don't always leave marks, but leave scars all the same. For anyone who has ever walked away from a meeting, an appointment, a hearing, or a conversation and thought, 'Why does nobody believe me?'
Here, we slow everything down. We listen. We make room for the stories that don't fit neatly into reports or official statements. We talk about the human side of systems, the part that gets lost in paperwork, procedures, and power.
This isn't a place for judgment. It's not a place for blame. It's a place for truth, the kind of truth that comes from lived experience, from pain, from resilience, and from the courage it takes to speak up after being silenced for so long.
If you're watching this and you've ever felt unseen, unheard, or unbelieved, you're not alone here. You're welcome here. Your story matters here.
Thank you for listening

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