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
The Savior, the Villain, and the Van
In this episode, I dive deeper into the tangled roots of how we’re taught to chase love, especially as women. From fairy tales to Sex and the City, I trace how my type (spoiler: it’s the villain) and my savior complex led me into emotionally abusive relationships I didn’t know how to name at the time.
I talk about falling for the idea of fixing people, losing myself in the process, and the wake-up call that pushed me toward something radically different: van life. I share what it looked like to design my escape. From custom safety features to a cross-country build, but also what it felt like to outgrow the dream I thought would save me.
Plus: a chaotic, emotional trip to New York, a flight from hell, and the unexpected magic of meeting a stranger who reminded me how deeply women show up for each other.
Content note: This episode discusses emotional abuse, trauma, and grief.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-high-functioning-alcoholic/201702/the-savior-complex
https://www.thehotline.org/
Pop Culture Mentions:
- Sex and the City (HBO)
- He's Just Not That Into You (2009)
- Moulin Rouge! (Broadway)
- Six the Musical (Broadway)
- Stranger Things: The First Shadow (Broadway)
- Maybe Happy Ending (Broadway)