One Big Darkroom
Stories of trauma, healing, survival, and finding your way home
I’m Juniper-Quinn. I’ve lived through the dark—and now I’m dragging it into the light.
My Big Darkroom is a space where safety isn’t just a concept—it’s a way of surviving, healing, and reclaiming your life. Out of trauma came truth. Out of silence came stories. That’s how this podcast began. While I can’t share all of the details yet, what I can share is the path forward: the messy, honest, sometimes funny, sometimes heavy journey of rebuilding. It’s the raw stuff: trauma, healing, solo travel, gut instincts, messy love stories, and the grief we don’t post about. We unpack what it means to find safety again, to trust yourself again, to live through truth instead of hiding from it.
You’ll hear my story. You’ll hear others’. And maybe, you’ll hear pieces of your own. This is where the quiet parts of life finally get to speak out loud. If you’re ready to hear them, I’m ready to share.
One Big Darkroom
How to Get an Order of Protection
In this deeply personal first episode, Juniper Quinn opens up about her past relationship marked by emotional and psychological abuse. She shares how the longing for love led her into a toxic engagement, the years she spent trapped in the cycle of manipulation, and the long road to reclaiming safety.
This episode is both a vulnerable retelling and a practical guide. After the story, Juniper walks listeners through the process of filing for an order of protection—what it is, who it’s for, and how to navigate the often overwhelming legal steps involved.
Whether you’re in the midst of something unsafe, years out, or supporting someone who is, this episode is a resource. It’s about naming the harm, breaking the cycle, and knowing your options.
Topics covered:
- The emotional toll of abusive relationships
- Recognizing the cycle of abuse
- Intimate partner violence vs. traditional definitions of domestic violence
- Step-by-step guide to filing for an order of protection
- Legal distinctions and survivor-centered safety planning
- Why some survivors don’t file—and why that’s okay
Trigger warning: This episode discusses emotional abuse, manipulation, and intimate partner violence.
Time stamp for only order of protection information: 12:08
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https://www.cdc.gov/intimate-partner-violence/about/index.html
https://www.domesticshelters.org/articles/identifying-abuse/the-lingo-of-domestic-violence
https://www.domesticshelters.org/articles/identifying-abuse/what-is-the-cycle-of-abuse
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10248305/