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S1E19 Unraveling Linda
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- Unraveling Me
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- Mar 12, 2026
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- 3284
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S1 E 19 - Unraveling Linda Linda speaks candidly about fear, obligation, guilt, and the slow unraveling required to rebuild a life rooted in truth. Her story is about reclaiming agency after manipulation, breaking generational silence, and choosing to breathe again after everything falls apart. This episode is a testament to resilience, discernment, and the courage it takes to say: My story belongs to me. SHOW NOTES Linda always knew she was adopted. What she didn’t know was how deeply secrecy, emotional neglect, and unspoken shame would shape her identity—and how fiercely she would one day fight to reclaim it. At 24 years old, desperate to know her origins, Linda did something few would dare: she broke into the adoption agency to retrieve her own records. That night became a pivot point—a declaration that her story belonged to her. But accessing the truth was only the beginning. In this powerful and layered conversation, Kara and Linda explore the long arc of identity, trauma, manipulation, and healing. Kara and Linda discuss: Growing up in an alcoholic, authoritarian household where adoption was never openly acknowledged Being treated as a “blank slate” and expected to erase her history The danger of power imbalances in therapy—and surviving a deeply abusive therapeutic relationship Isolation, grooming, and the long road back to autonomy Rebuilding identity through sobriety, somatic healing, research, and education Why “good therapy” matters—and how to protect yourself when seeking help The ongoing process of integration and self-trust Everyone has the right to know the truth about where they come from. Unraveling Me speaks to those people impacted by DNA surprises, NPEs (non-paternal event), adoption, assisted reproduction, and other revelations that their parentage…