Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions of childhood trauma, domestic violence, and more. Viewer discretion is advised.

In Episode 98 of the No Street Lights Podcast, we sit down with Caralyn Dreyer, a powerful mental health advocate, trauma survivor, and author of Darkness to Dialogue. Caralyn opens up about her harrowing journey through childhood abuse, sexual assault, adoption trauma, and the shadows of mental illness. But this isn’t a story about being broken, this is a story about reclaiming your narrative.

Caralyn shares:

• Her lived experience with depression, anxiety, and disordered eating

• How blogging and advocacy helped her find her voice

• The importance of naming your trauma and moving through it, not around it

• The complicated aftermath of abuse, and what healing actually looks like

🎧 Whether you’re a survivor yourself, someone supporting a loved one, or simply trying to better understand the mental health landscape, this episode is raw, real, and deeply human.

• Adoption and identity trauma

• The intersection of PTSD and everyday life

• Processing assault and healing in your own time

• Why language and storytelling are vital tools in recovery

• Strategies for finding “glimmers” of hope through the darkness

• 🌐 Website: https://msha.ke/thecaralyndreyer

• 📝 Blog: Darkness to Dialogue

• 📸 Instagram: @caralyn_dreyer

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