SUITT & BOOT
SUITT & BOOT: Standing Up in Truth & Transformation / Breaking Out of Trauma
From Scorpion to Eagle to Phoenix, this isn’t just a podcast — it’s a movement.
Hosted by Tshai N. Wright, Esq., attorney, storyteller, and survivor, SUITT & BOOT is where silence shatters and stories rise. Each episode dives into the hidden layers of trauma, resilience, and rebirth — from childhood wounds to adult awakenings — showing how pain can become purpose and truth can set us free.
Through unfiltered conversations with survivors, visionaries, and change-makers, Tshai explores how we break generational patterns, rebuild self-worth, and rise stronger from the ashes.
💬 Real stories.
🔥 Real healing.
🕊️ Real transformation.
Because standing up in your truth isn’t weakness — it’s freedom.
And when we speak, the chains break.
SUITT & BOOT — Breaking the chains of silence, one story at a time.
SUITT & BOOT
Episode 6 | From Prison to Power: Susan’s Transformation Story
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Episode 6 | From Prison to Power: Susan’s Transformation Story
In this episode of SUITT & BOOT, host Tshai Wright sits down with entrepreneur, cultural curator, and survivor Susan Smallwood, joined by resident therapist Jianny, LMHC, for a deeply honest conversation about identity, trauma, and reclaiming personal power.
Susan shares her lived experience — growing up in foster care, surviving childhood abuse, navigating military sexual harassment, experiencing homelessness, and serving time in prison after a life-altering mistake. This episode is not about addiction or sensationalism, but about how living out of alignment with one’s truth can fracture identity — and how choosing truth can transform everything.
Today, Susan has rebuilt her life through entrepreneurship, becoming the first woman of color to launch a caviar brand and producing Jazz & Polo events that reflect her authentic self. Her story challenges the idea that one moment defines a lifetime and offers a powerful reminder that healing is not linear — but it is possible.
In this episode, we explore:
- Childhood abuse, foster care, and trauma memory
- Suicide survival and breaking cycles of silence
- Trauma bonding, people-pleasing, and survival instincts
- Military sexual harassment and power dynamics
- Homelessness, incarceration, and identity rupture
- Masking pain through success and achievement
- Father wounds, mother wounds, and relational patterns
- Masculine and feminine energy in relationships
- Turning pain into purpose and rebuilding from nothing
Susan’s story is raw, nonlinear, and deeply human — a testament to what can happen when someone stands up in their truth and breaks out of trauma.
Listener discretion advised: This episode contains discussions of abuse, suicide attempts, and incarceration.
About SUITT & BOOT
SUITT & BOOT stands for Standing Up In Truth & Transformation and Breaking Out Of Trauma. This podcast creates space for real conversations about healing, identity, and reclaiming personal power.
Connect with Susan Smallwood
- Instagram / Facebook / LinkedIn: Susan Smallwood
- La Grande Caviar
- Grandiosity Events & Jazz & Polo