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<p><span>From navigating identity through adoption, to surviving betrayal in marriage, to rebuilding life after the death of a spouse by suicide, Cheryl and Candace bring both professional insight and deeply personal truth into every conversation.</span></p>
<p><span>Together, they create a space where high-functioning masks are taken off, and the realities people carry behind the scenes are finally spoken out loud.</span></p>
<p><span>This podcast explores trauma, abandonment, addiction, adoption, suicide, and life’s deepest secrets—while also illuminating what it truly means to do the work, heal, and rebuild.</span></p>
<p><span>Because this isn’t just about what breaks us…</span><span><br /></span><span>it’s about what becomes possible when we face it.</span></p>
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