The Story Her Kidnapper Never Wanted Told
How do you respond when your life changes in a matter of seconds?
In this episode of The Shadow Sessions, Hiba Balfaqih speaks with Allison Smith, whose ordinary trip to a convenience store became a fight for survival when an armed woman hijacked her car. In those terrifying moments, Allison experienced what so many trauma survivors describe: first freezing, then fawning, and ultimately finding the strength to fight back.
But surviving the attack was only the beginning.
This conversation goes beyond violent crime. It explores the psychology of survival, why our instincts don't always look the…
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