Carrying the Weight of Trauma

Heartache, Health, and Healing · Mar 5, 2026 · 1h 2m

In this episode, I’m joined by Darlene Lekowski, an author, speaker, and advocate who shares her story of surviving childhood trauma and finding her voice later in life.

For more than fifty years, Darlene carried a secret she felt she had to keep hidden. While she built a successful life and career on the outside, the impact of that trauma quietly shaped her inner world.

When her truth was forced into the open in a very public and painful way, Darlene made the courageous choice to stand in it — and that decision changed the course of her life.

Today, Darlene uses her voice to support others…