Sometimes, a story holds pain and light in the same breath. Suzanne Roberts shares her journey of recovery from childhood abuse, where a traumatic event led to a lifetime of personal growth and self discovery. This conversation explores the quiet courage it takes for emotional healing and the profound process of coming back to yourself.
Healing from childhood trauma. Rebuilding self-worth. Learning to feel safe again. In this conversation, Suzanne Roberts shares the moment that shattered her childhood and the unexpected holiness she discovered inside herself. This episode explores survival, dissociation, soul-level healing, and the long road back to wholeness.
Suzanne grew up in a home that looked perfect and felt unsafe. After experiencing childhood sexual abuse, she dissociated into a state of light and love she did not understand. Years later, through movement, nature, and deep inner work, she learned that the holiness she felt was her own soul. Suzanne’s story is a profound reminder that healing does not erase what happened. It reconnects you with what never broke inside you.
This episode contains references to childhood sexual abuse. Please take care while listening.
GUEST BIO
Suzanne Roberts is the Founder of UnifyingSolutions and a transformational speaker, facilitator, and author with over four decades of experience guiding leaders and organizations toward sustainable, systemic change. She is the creator of Polarity System Design, a methodology that helps individuals and teams reclaim inner capacity, lead with clarity, and design cultures rooted in purpose, equity, and meaningful impact. Suzanne’s book and documentary, "It’s Deeper Than That: Pathway to a Vibrant, Purposeful Life," will premiere in October 2025.
Book a free coaching session with Suzanne: https://unifyingsolutions.com/schedule/
WHAT YOU’LL HEAR
• The moment that changed Suzanne’s childhood forever
• How dissociation opened an unexpected doorway into holiness
• The long journey from self hatred to self worth
• How movement and nature helped her reconnect to her body
• The soul level understanding that changed the course of her life
• Why she believes we can remember the part of us that never breaks
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Cold open
00:32 Introduction
02:00 Suzanne’s early life
12:00 The pivotal trauma moment
18:00 Dissociation and holiness
30:00 Reconnecting with herself
41:00 What healing looks like now
50:00 Suzanne’s message for anyone hurting
52:00 Closing
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