This is the final part of Shelley’s story. You'll need to go back and listen to Parts 1 and 2 of "Shelley Was Brutally Attacked by a Stranger."We pick up where we left off, back to when Shelley first met her ex. As her relations...

Tracey-Lee was only four years old when a male family member abused her. Throughout her childhood, the trauma was compounded by denial: She was told a version of events that didn’t match the truth she felt in her body. This rewriting of her rea...

JOIN THE UNSPOKEN: https://patreon.com/SoberlySpeakingI don’t say this lightly, but this is one of those stories that stays with you for days, maybe even weeks.We begin with Shelley as a child, witnessing her older brother acciden...

All Zac ever wanted was to be his dad’s best friend.As a kid, he longed for the kind of closeness he saw between his friends and their own fathers, but his own reality couldn’...

JOIN THE UNSPOKEN: https://patreon.com/SoberlySpeakingSkye tried P, also known as methamphetamine, once — out of spite, to get back at her partner who was already using. She had no idea it would cost her everything.Skye an...

JOIN THE UNSPOKEN: https://patreon.com/SoberlySpeakingChild sexual abuse has been touched on in a few of my past episodes, but in Manda’s story, it stretches across generations.For Manda, she was sexually abused at just five year...

When I sit across from my guests, they often share the darkest chapters of their past. But for Tegan, she’s living through it right now — in real time.Tegan and Jax are widely k...

Drink driving is one of the biggest regrets for nearly every guest I’ve had, but for Chris, the consequences were brutal and lasting.Blacked out and riding on the back of a dirt bike with another intoxicated friend, they slammed head-on ...

Taylor started sleeping with men when she was just 16 years old. From a young age, she was hanging around older boys for drugs and what began as one man to fund h...

JOIN THE UNSPOKEN: https://patreon.com/SoberlySpeakingCaitlin grew up in a strict Jehovah’s Witness household, where her voice and individuality were suppressed. As soon as she was old enough, she sought out any form of escape — anything...

I've been following Michael Lappin on social media for a while now and even reached out to him when Soberly Speaking first launched, hoping to ha...

JOIN THE UNSPOKEN: https://www.patreon.com/c/soberlyspeakingThe first time Tara tried Ice, it gave her a euphoria she’d never known. Coming from a violent household — a pattern that would repeat throughout her life — she was desperate to...

Julia Vogl never identified with having a drinking problem, but she realised alcohol was holding her back and capping her potential. It’s a story so many can relate to, knowing something...

JOIN THE UNSPOKEN: https://www.patreon.com/c/soberlyspeakingJo is a mother to four boys, her first two have both suffered with addiction. Two very different personalities: one the awkward, gentle kid; the other, the popular ...

Patrick’s struggle wasn’t just with alcohol and drugs, they were symptoms of a much deeper issue: his inability to sit with discomfort. For years, he convinced himself that, “Once my mental hea...

Join The Unspoken HERE: https://www.patreon.com/c/soberlyspeakingThis is my most controversial episode to date — and it’s now live on The Unspoken, Soberly Speaking’s new membership...

Andrew Moses grew up as a closeted Jewish gay boy, feeling immense pressure to be academically successful, marry a Jewish woman, and have Jewish children, all while battling the belief ...

These are the stories people don’t believe until they hear them. The unimaginable lives. Told with courage, by some of the most resilient humans I’ve ever sat across from. This is The Unspoken.Starting this ...

Last week, we heard from Tiana Wadsworth, and throughout her story, there was one name that kept coming up. Today, we meet him.As a kid, Klayton was infatuated with the drug addicts who hung around his local train station. While other ki...

Jacintha Field spent 15 years in a violent relationship, an experience that shaped her into the healer she is today.Her story is one so many can relate to, growing up feeling unseen...

Raised in and out of foster care and born into a family battling addiction, Tiana Wadsworth moved through nearly 150 homes before she turned 16. By 18, she had survived more than most do in a...

For Dean, addiction has always been about seeking pleasure, whether through sex, drugs, or alcohol. But it wasn’t until he quit alcohol and drugs that he and his therapist realise...

At just twenty years old, Molly is the youngest guest I’ve had on the show. She grew up in a stable home, surrounded by a loving family and paren...

For Ash Butterss, addiction was a constant pursuit of more: more thrill, more chaos, more ways to avoid the emptiness. It started with sugar in childhood, then alcohol at 12, and drugs by 14. She moved...

Once dubbed Hawaii’s most wanted criminal, Kyle Quilausing was a golf prodigy by age 10, competing on the PGA World Tours alongside Tiger Woods. He had a full ride to America’s most ...