Dissociated
Dissociated — Breaking Silence. Building Joy.
There was a time when silence was survival. But silence doesn’t last forever.
Host Sheryl Brown survived fifteen years of childhood sexual abuse by her adoptive father. Decades later, when her niece came forward about the same man, Sheryl finally found her voice.
In this deeply personal and hopeful podcast, she shares her journey from trauma to truth — and the light she discovered through the cracks.
Each episode blends intimate storytelling with conversations from survivors, therapists, and authors, exploring what it means to heal, to reclaim your power, and to build joy after pain.
Because the cracks in our stories aren’t where we break.
They’re where the light gets in.
Dissociated
Latest Episodes
S1 | E10 | Still Here. Still Healing.
After a period of silence, I’m returning to Dissociated with honesty about why I disappeared… and where we’re going next.In this episode, I reflect on the emotional impact of sharing my story publicly after receiving painful bac...
S1 | E9 | Adulting While Dissociated
On the outside, everything looked fine.I was working, going to school, building relationships, and following the path I thought I was supposed to take. I was doing what was expected of me… and doing it well. But internally, I...
S1 | E8 | When The Truth Costs Everything
Why didn’t you leave?Why didn’t you tell someone?Why did you keep the peace?These are the questions survivors hear every day.But they assume something that isn’t true — that leaving is simple, and that tel...
S1 | E7 | The First Boundary
In this episode, I revisit the season after dissociation became my survival strategy and share a layer I hadn’t spoken about before — the moment I stopped only enduring and started pleading.I talk about trying to protect my si...
S1 | E6 | When Dissociation Became Survival
In this episode, the abuse reaches its most relentless form. Access expands. Protection thins. Fear no longer comes in spikes — it becomes constant.This is the season when summer stopped being a break and became exposure. When...