Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions of infidelity, grief, suicidal thoughts, and pet loss. Please listen with care.

In this raw, unfiltered chapter of Grit + Grace Unfiltered, Alicia pulls back the curtain on the truth she’s held in the dark for years. From the moment she escaped an abusive relationship to meeting Josh — the man who once felt like safety — this episode dives headfirst into the real story of what happened next.

A broken foundation.
Years of hidden cycles.
Betrayal layered on top of unimaginable grief.
The loss of her father.
The loss of her emotional lifeline, Axel.
And the moment that nearly ended everything.

But this isn’t a tragedy.
It’s a reckoning.

Alicia walks listeners through the unraveling — and the rebuilding. The counseling, the accountability, the brutal honesty, and the slow, imperfect work of trying again. Not blindly. Not naively. But intentionally.

This episode doesn’t offer a clean ending or a fairytale.
Instead, it offers something more powerful:
truth, self-honoring, and the courage to rebuild from the inside out.

If you’ve ever stayed, if you’ve ever left, if you’ve ever lost yourself in the chaos of love, grief, or survival — this one will hit you straight in the ribs.

This is not the end of the story.
It’s the next step.

Welcome to the very first episode of Grit + Grace Unfiltered. I’m Alicia Hyatt—and today, I’m sharing the story behind the mic.Before I was a mortgage broker, a mom of four, and a woman chasing big dreams—I was just someone trying to survive some of the darkest seasons life could throw at me. From complicated grief, divorce, and surviving narcissistic abuse, to starting completely over with my kids—I’m pulling back the curtain on it all.This episode isn’t polished or pretty—it’s real.
 It’s messy.
 And it’s the reason this podcast even exists.Inside this episode:
 ➔ Losing my mom and the grief I couldn’t process
 ➔ How my marriage ended with more silence than anger
 ➔ Falling into—and surviving—an abusive relationship
 ➔ The night I knew I had to escape to survive
 ➔ How a random TikTok post (and one powerful message) changed everything
 ➔ Finding love, rebuilding trust, and starting The HomeRun Lender
➔ Turning pain into purpose—and why I believe you're battle-tested, not brokenIf you’re in a season where you’re rebuilding, questioning everything, or just trying to hang on—you’re not alone. And this space? It’s for you.Thanks for being here.
 This is just the beginning. 💛🔔 Make sure to subscribe, leave a review, and share this episode with someone who needs a little extra hope today.