Épisodes

  • The Attempt to Reach for Beautiful: Grief, Love, and Letting Go

    The Attempt to Reach for Beautiful: Grief, Love, and Letting Go
    Jul 11 2025
    When Sally McQuillen lost her 21-year-old son in a tragic accident, her world changed forever. In this powerful episode, Sally, author of Reaching for Beautiful: A Memoir of Loving and Losing a Wild Child, joins host Fartumo Kusow for a deeply honest conversation about parenting through fear, the weight of grief, and the journey toward forgiveness and healing. Together, they explore the complexities of loving someone who walks a risky path, the illusion of control that haunts so many grieving parents, and how writing her memoir became both a burden and a balm. As a psychotherapist, Sally brings unique insight into the emotional landscape of loss and how grief reshapes not only our memories but our identities. This is a story of holding on, letting go, and reaching again and again for something beautiful on the other side of heartbreak. 📚 Learn more about Sally's book: Reaching for Beautiful: 🎧 Listen now and share with someone who needs this message. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    44 min
  • WhenGrief That Demands More

    WhenGrief That Demands More
    Jun 25 2025
    n this opening episode of a special five-part lead-up to the #IamSahraBulle campaign, host Fartumo Kusow reflects on the grief that changed everything—the grief that came after losing her daughter, Sahra, to intimate partner violence. But this isn’t just a story about loss. It’s about the kind of grief that doesn’t settle down. The kind that asks more of you. The kind that won’t let you stay quiet. This episode sets the tone for what’s coming: a collective call to action rooted in remembrance, resistance, and rebuilding. If your grief has ever asked something more of you—this episode is for you. 🎧 Break the Silence, Build a Future is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever you listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    9 min
  • When Grief Comes Back Without Warning, Now What?

    When Grief Comes Back Without Warning, Now What?
    Jun 11 2025
    Grief doesn’t move in a straight line—and it doesn’t always soften with time. In this deeply reflective episode, Fartumo Kusow marks the two-year anniversary of her daughter’s death and shares how the pain has not lessened, but deepened. With raw honesty, she explores what it feels like when grief returns like a storm you didn’t expect—and what to do when it settles in and takes the place where love once lived. This episode is for anyone who’s ever felt like they “should” be doing better, only to find the ache has grown louder. It’s a quiet, fierce reminder that time does not always heal—but presence, truth, and compassion can help us carry the weight. 🎧 Listen now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    11 min
  • The Sentence That Changed Everything

    The Sentence That Changed Everything
    Jun 4 2025
    June 5, 2023. 10 PM. A knock on the door. And then—a single sentence that shattered everything I knew. In this deeply personal episode, I recount the night I was told my daughter had been murdered. What followed was not just grief—it was a transformation of identity, purpose, and the very shape of my world. This story is about the line between before and after, and what it means to live when everything has changed. If you've ever faced a moment that broke you wide open—this episode is for you. Together, we ask: Now what? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    9 min
  • When the Dream Ends, the Real Work Begins.

    When the Dream Ends, the Real Work Begins.
    May 28 2025
    What do you do when the dream you built your life around disappears? In this powerful episode of Break the Silence, Build a Future, host [Your Name] is joined by writer and advocate Shaimaa Kraba to explore what it means to face the end of a cherished dream—and begin again. Together, they talk about grief, identity, healing, and the courage it takes to reclaim your voice and reimagine your future. ✨ This conversation is for anyone who’s ever asked: Now what? 🔗 Read Shaimaa’s full article: I Had a Dream, I Have a Dream 📲 Connect with Shaimaa: @makeyourmark https://www.facebook.com/LadieShay91/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h et 3 min
  • The Dream Dissolved—Now What? Part One

    The Dream Dissolved—Now What? Part One
    May 21 2025
    What do you do when the dream you held so tightly begins to fall apart? In Part One of this powerful three-part series, host Fartumo sits down with Shaimaa Kraba to explore the unraveling of a dream once rooted in hope, identity, and purpose. Together, they reflect on the slow realization that what you imagined for your life is no longer possible—and the grief that comes with letting it go. This episode holds space for the silence, the sadness, and the strength it takes to say: this isn’t the life I planned—but I’m still here. 🎧 For anyone who’s ever lost a dream and wondered what comes next—this is for you. Here is the link to the Shaimaa Kraba's article "I Had a Dream. I Have a Dream." for your reference. https://mymonline.org/i-had-a-dream-i-have-a-dream Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    28 min
  • Becoming Someone New: Without Losing Yourself

    Becoming Someone New: Without Losing Yourself
    May 14 2025
    After grief or trauma, you’re not the same. But how do you find yourself again when the person you were feels so far away? In this episode, host [Your Name] explores the quiet, confusing process of identity transformation after loss. Through deeply personal reflections, she speaks to the feeling of being unrecognizable—to yourself and others—and how to gently reconnect with the person you’re becoming. This isn’t about “getting back to normal.” It’s about honoring who you were and who you’re becoming—without shame, pressure, or apology. 🧩 Topics in this episode: – Why you may not recognize yourself after trauma – Grieving your old identity – The courage to evolve without erasing your past – What it means to “become” instead of “return” 🎧 Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & more. New episodes drop weekly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    10 min