Unwritten
Unwritten is a storytelling podcast that shares raw, intimate moments from a life reimagined — drawn from personal essays, memoir excerpts, and the truths we’re often too afraid to say out loud. Through vulnerability and voice, each episode invites listeners into the healing power of memory, love, and becoming.
Unwritten
The House Where I Found My Voice
It started with a text — a Zillow listing of a house I hadn’t seen in decades.
But one glance, and I was transported back.
In this deeply personal episode, I return to 633 Forest Avenue — the yellow house in Wilmette, Illinois, where I lived as a twelve-year-old girl trying to outrun chaos. It was there, in the quiet corners of a stranger’s home, that I discovered safety, stillness, and the first glimmer of who I might become.
This is a story about the power of place, the quiet people who shape us, and the memories that linger long after the walls have been painted over.
Some homes give you shelter. Others give you your voice.
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