What’s something you thought would break you but it didn’t? The It Didn’t Break Me podcast answers this question. Each season of, It didn’t break me, is created with the intention of being a safe space for honest and vulnerable conversations with people, who share their transformational life stories around the messy stuff they didn't think they'd come back from, and yet they are still here, courageously accepting themselves as they are and giving themselves permission to show up as their true self letting their light shine. Join Bianca Kesha Hughes as she is setting boundaries and breaking barriers in all areas of her life, allowing others to share how they have as well and inspiring you to discover the beauty within the mess.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 1 day 2 hours 56 minutes
episode 16: Breaking Free From Approval Addiction with Kimberly Valerie
TRIGGER WARNING: In this episode, my guest and I dive into the following topics: Physical Assault on a Child, Removing children from their home, Attempted Sexual Assault. If you need to pause or stop listening to this episode, please honour that. Thank you.
Per The State of America's Children, a child is removed from their home and placed into foster care EVERY TWO MINUTES...
episode 15: Using Song Writing to Mend Trauma with Emma G
TRIGGER WARNING: In this episode, my guest and I dive into the following topics: Childhood Sexual Assault, Suicide, Smoking, Alcoholism and Drug use. If you choose to listen, please pay attention to your body. If you need to pause or stop listening to this episode, please honour that. Thank you.
At four months old, Emma G already had brain surgery. In her childhood, she saw alcoholism affect her family...
episode 14: From Surviving to Thriving After a Tragic Loss with Falon Bonner
When one gets married, you envision growing old with the one you promised your life to. What happens when in a blink of an eye, that love is taken away? In this episode, I am speaking with Falon Bonner who lived this exact scenario. After becoming a widow at 35 after a car accident took her husband, Falon had to determine if she was going to let this tragedy break her or if she was going to survive this event. After years, she found strength in God and chose to thrive...
episode 13: Finding a Reason to Live with Antonio Grate
Welcome to Season 2, Episode 1 of "It Didn't Break Me". Although this is our first episode of Season 2, it is actually the 13th Episode of the podcast so if you have not had a chance to listen to all of the gems dropped in Season 1, I invite you to go back and do so! In this season we will be diving into people sharing their medical battles, foster care experiences, losing a spouse at a young age and so much more; there are POWERFUL stories that are waiting to be heard...
episode 12: The Power of Telling Our Own Stories
That old adage "Time Flies When You're Having Fun" is so true! I cannot believe it has been twelve weeks since I dropped the first episode of "It Didn't Break Me". Twelve episodes of sharing. Twelve episodes of experiences. Twelve episodes of catharticism. I got to share all of that with you. And I am so honoured. As I wrap up Season 1, I would love for you to join me in some reflection...
episode 11: Doing Federal Prison Time Didn't Break Me with Aaron "Ace" Moore
If you were sentenced to 10 years in prison today, what would you do? At 22, this is what this episode's guest had to ask himself. Instead of it breaking him, Aaron "Ace" Moore used that time to evolve and advocate for himself including filing a Motion to Suppress to the Federal Court on his own behalf. During this time, he found his calling: physical fitness. Now, an elite master trainer and nutritional coach, Ace isn't just transforming bodies. He is transforming lives...
episode 10: Being Single and Alone Didn’t Break Me with Nausheen Farishta
In most stories, movies, and fairy tales, there is a character trying to search for their one true love. But in reality, more times than not, that search and find, ends up in a breakup. What happens when you find yourself single when you thought being single would obliviate you? On this episode, I am speaking with Nausheen Farishta, a woman who experienced just that.
Nausheen is the host of The Self Worth Edit Podcast ...
episode 9: Persevering through a Long-Term Disease with Nono Osuji
Getting a diagnosis that you have a long term illness is hard. When it attacks your organs, it gets even harder!! What happens when it takes over your money maker: your face! In this episode, I am speaking with Nono Osuji who is a writer, producer, and actor living with lupus, which is a long-term autoimmune disease in which the body's immune system becomes hyperactive and attacks healthy tissue...
episode 8: Our Jobs are NOT Our Identities with Jillian "JJ" Simmons
There are people who can just tell A STORY! They are captivating and motivating and you hang on their every word. This episode's guest does all of that and more! Also, if you are racking your brain wondering where you have heard my guest's voice before, it could be because Jillian "JJ" Simmons is a speaker, author and thought leader who is a veteran radio/tv host that has worked alongside Wendy Williams (yes THAT Wendy Williams)...
episode 7: The Journey to Be Your Own Kind with Renita Betts
Have you ever lost confidence in yourself? Was it one particular situation that occurred or was it a combination of different happenings? In this episode, after my guest, Renita Betts experienced a fire where all of her items were destroyed, she was then expelled from school. As a result, she believed she had squandered and wasted the opportunity for higher learning, this led her down a dark path which eventually led her to a revelation: she needed to be her own kind...