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Stella Bordoloi is a storyteller, survivor, and soul-led creative originally from Northeast India and now based in North Queensland, Australia. With a background in social work and a voice shaped by resilience, Stella uses storytelling to bridge personal healing with collective empowerment. Her work speaks to those who’ve lived through silence, survived emotional storms, and are now rising—fierce, honest, and sovereign.

In this podcast episode, she shares a glimpse of who she is at her core, and as a person.

Welcome to Phoenix of the Northeast, a memoir podcast by Stella Bordoloi — a story of reclamation, resilience, and rising from the ashes.

In today’s chapter, titled “The Ghosts I No Longer Carry,” we enter the quiet after the storm — the sacred space where healing begins not by forgetting, but by finally putting down what was never ours to hold.

These are the ghosts of childhood, of shame, of generational silence. The ones that haunted my sleep, shaped my walk, and whispered untruths into my mirror. But today, this chapter is not about them. It’s about freedom. It’s about the moment I looked in the rearview mirror and chose not to take them with me.

If you've ever been burdened by invisible weight… this chapter is for you. Let’s exhale together — and release what no longer belongs in our story.

Now, take a breath.
And come with me…
into “The Ghosts I No Longer Carry.”

What happens when the love you were given came wrapped in fear, silence, and shame?
In this searing chapter, Stella Bordoloi unpacks the blurred lines between love and survival in families where obedience is mistaken for care, and endurance is mistaken for loyalty.

This is not a story of heartbreak—this is a story of awakening.
Of realizing that what was labeled love was often just control.
That what passed as protection was sometimes fear.
And that choosing to leave was not betrayal, but a sacred act of self-rescue.

This chapter is for the daughters who grew up parenting their parents.
For the sons who were only ever safe when they were silent.
For the ones who learned to read moods like weather forecasts, and called that "connection."
It’s for everyone who had to teach themselves the difference between love and survival.

Raw, lyrical, and unapologetically honest—this is not just a chapter. It’s a truth spoken out loud, after generations of being swallowed.

In this raw and unfiltered chapter, I revisit the rooms that raised me — not in comfort, but in quiet chaos. This episode explores how love can be conditional, how silence can be violent, and how a child learns to survive in a space that never felt safe. A home is meant to be a sanctuary, but what happens when it's the very place you learn fear?

"Alchemy of the Abandoned" — where discarded pieces of the past are transmuted into sacred power. This is the art of turning pain into gold, and loneliness into liberation. ✨🖤🔥 #PhoenixAlchemy #SacredTransformation #AbandonedNoMore

"Alchemy of the Abandoned" — where discarded pieces of the past are transmuted into sacred power. This is the art of turning pain into gold, and loneliness into liberation. ✨🖤🔥 #PhoenixAlchemy #SacredTransformation #AbandonedNoMore

The first brave little step... I hope this chapter ignites and sparks a little fire in your heart ❤️

Welcome to Chapter 1 of my Memoir.
Let it speak to you gently in ways that warm your heart.

This episode speaks about embarking on a new podcast journey and what the future episodes are going to be about. Just a brief introduction and explanation of the intention behind it. Thanks for listening! 🎶 Lots of love.