Dirty Laundry Podcast with Ollie and Em
Dirty Laundry Podcast with Ollie and Em
Podcast Description
Our names are Ollie and Em, and we want to welcome you to the Dirty Laundry Podcast where we air out the unspoken and often hidden stories of our lives. Here, we delve deep into the journey of healing and overcoming trauma. Each episode is a raw, honest exploration of personal experiences, where guests share their ‘dirty laundry’ - the challenges, the struggles, and the triumphs. Our goal is to create a platform for storytelling, understanding, and ultimately, healing. Join us as we unravel the tales that often go untold, and find strength in our shared vulnerabilities.
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The podcast explores themes of healing, trauma, and personal resilience, featuring in-depth conversations with guests from various backgrounds. For instance, Season 2 highlights stories of sexual assault survivors and advocates, while earlier episodes have touched on childhood development and parenting challenges related to trauma, as seen in episodes discussing infant epilepsy and autism.
My name is Olivia (Ollie) and I want to welcome you to the Dirty Laundry Podcast with Ollie where we air out the unspoken and often hidden stories of our lives. Here, we delve deep into the journey of healing and overcoming trauma. Each episode is a raw, honest exploration of personal experiences, where guests share their ‘dirty laundry’ – the challenges, the struggles, and the triumphs. My goal is to create a platform for storytelling, understanding, education and ultimately, healing. Join us as we unravel the tales that often go untold, and find strength in our shared vulnerabilities.
S04E31 Where do you begin when the life you imagined falls apart? In this raw and deeply personal episode, our guest shares her story of navigating divorce, reconciliation, medical trauma, and unimaginable grief. From discovering a fibroid instead of a long-hoped-for pregnancy to undergoing an emergency hysterectomy, to tragically losing her fiancé—she opens up about the layers of loss and the silent weight of PTSD that followed.
She reflects on what it meant to redefine strength, rebuild trust in her marriage, and face the reality of parenting a child that isn’t hers and who represents something she’ll never have. With vulnerability and grace, she walks us through how therapy, community, and time have helped her begin to heal.
If you’ve ever grieved the version of life you thought you’d have, this conversation is a reminder: healing isn’t a destination … it’s a process, and you don’t have to walk it alone.
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