Life After I Left
Life After I Left
Podcast Description
Welcome to Life After I Left.
A space where women share their real stories, including the struggles, the triumphs, and the moments that created change.
I’m Cat Dunn - an Online Business Manager, mentor, speaker, and your host. Life After I Left exists to break the silence - to give women a platform to speak up, encourage vulnerability, and remind listeners that they’re not alone.
Here you'll find real-life stories, powerful conversations, expert insights, practical tips, and we’ll definitely be having a few laughs as well because you can’t have darkness without the light.
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Content Themes
The podcast focuses on personal narratives related to overcoming challenges, including health issues, body image, trauma, and resilience. Episodes include powerful conversations with guests like Justine Stockings discussing breast cancer and its impact, and Kobe Clarke-Jacobs navigating chronic illness and redefining success. Key themes also emphasize the importance of self-advocacy, personal empowerment, and community support.
Welcome to Life After I Left.
A space where women share their real stories, including the struggles, the triumphs, and the moments that created change.
I’m Cat Dunn – an Online Business Manager, mentor, speaker, and your host. Life After I Left exists to break the silence – to give women a platform to speak up, encourage vulnerability, and remind listeners that they’re not alone.
Here you’ll find real-life stories, powerful conversations, expert insights, practical tips, and we’ll definitely be having a few laughs as well because you can’t have darkness without the light.
Trigger warning: This episode includes discussions of trauma, sexual abuse, sexual assault, rape, and the challenges of leaving unsafe or toxic environments. Please take care of yourself and skip this episode if it feels triggering.
Can the pain of your past become the catalyst for protecting the next generation?
In this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Heena Sinha Cheung, a powerful advocate, survivor, and storyteller who has transformed her lived experience into a mission of healing and justice.
After leaving behind years of trauma, discrimination, and silence, she rebuilt her life with courage and purpose, emerging as a voice for women, children, and people with disabilities.
Today, she works at the intersection of advocacy, policy, and community empowerment, championing safer systems and platforms where survivors can be heard and believed.
From surviving abuse in silence to becoming a public advocate, Dr. Cheung has dedicated herself to giving children the vocabulary, tools, and safe spaces they need to express themselves.
She is the author of ”My Safe Circle: Learning to Protect Ourselves” and the founder of the political movement”Protect Our Children – Jail, Not Bail,” which aims to strengthen laws and hold abusers accountable.
In this episode, we speak about:
- Dr. Cheung’s experiences throughout childhood, reaching out for help, and finding that people didn’t know how to support her
- Being labelled as lazy, disruptive, and rebellious as a child, when really she was in survival mode
- Finding a safe, loving relationship with her husband, growing a family, and realising she was never broken or damaged
- Her journey from trauma to advocacy, and the moment she realised entrepreneurship alone wasn’t enough
- How speaking her truth has empowered others to share their stories
- The creation of My Safe Circle and practical tools to help children protect themselves
- Her bold decision to run as an independent for the Senate, and why politics became part of her advocacy
- The power of community action and how giving one minute of your time can help protect children and drive systemic change
Dr. Cheung's story is a powerful reminder that our past doesn’t define us, but it can inspire change, protect the vulnerable, and create a safer future for children everywhere.
Connect with Dr. Cheung:
Jail Not Bail Website: www.jailnotbail.com.au
Heena Sinha Cheung Website: www.heenascheung.com.au
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heena_sinhacheung/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-heena-sinha/
Our live event is back!
Life After I Left – the live event – is back in Melbourne on 12 Feb for our 5th unforgettable event. 5 women, sharing 5 raw, powerful stories you won’t hear anywhere else. Grab your ticket now:
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/life-after-i-left-the-big-5-tickets-1811765131279
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