I’m Brittany — co-host of The Spoken Scars, and a woman who learned how to survive before I ever got the chance to simply be a child.
I grew up in a world that ignored the signs, dismissed my voice, and left me to carry things that were never mine to hold. I experienced abandonment that cut deep, and a kind of neglect that doesn’t leave bruises but lingers in the silence. I had to become strong too soon — not because I wanted to, but because no one else was going to show up.
There was no safe place to land. No one asking how I really felt. I was just there — unsure if I was ever truly loved or just included because I had to be. That constant doubt shaped how I saw myself. It taught me to question my worth, to hold in my feelings, and to wear strength like armor, even when I was breaking inside.
For most of my life, I didn’t feel like I had a voice. So now, I use it — for myself, for the little girl who had to stay silent, and for anyone else who’s been carrying pain that no one ever asked about.
The Spoken Scars is more than a podcast. It’s my way of turning survival into connection. It’s where I get to be real — not perfect, not polished — just honest. It’s where I remind others that healing isn’t about hiding what happened. It’s about finally having the space to say, “This hurt me. And I’m still here.”
I show up here with truth. With fire. With the kind of love I had to learn to give myself.
And if my voice helps even one person feel seen — then every scar was worth speaking
I’m Gabrielle — co-host of The Spoken Scars, and someone who knows the ache of growing up unseen in a world that should have made room for me.
As a child, I was rarely heard, often overlooked, and constantly made to feel like I was too much or never enough. I lived in the quiet fear of being compared, replaced, or forgotten — unsure if I was genuinely loved or simply there because I came with the situation. That kind of emotional uncertainty doesn’t just hurt — it shapes you. It teaches you to shrink, to stay silent, and to stop believing your voice matters.
But deep inside, even in the silence, I knew my story deserved to be told.
The Spoken Scars became that space — the first space where I could speak freely, fully, and without apology. Not just for myself, but for every person who has carried pain in silence, who’s questioned their place in the world, or who’s been told they’re too sensitive, too emotional, or too much to hold onto.
I show up to this podcast not as someone who has all the answers, but as someone brave enough to keep asking the hard questions. Someone who chooses honesty over perfection, softness over silence, and presence over pretending everything is okay.
If you’ve ever felt like your pain was invisible, or your truth was too loud to be accepted — this space is yours too.
You are not too much.
You are not alone.
And your voice belongs here.
We didn’t set out to start a podcast. We were just two strangers scrolling TikTok, each posting raw fragments of our lives—trauma we’d tucked away, feelings we’d never voiced, questions we still carried. But when Brittany’s honest video popped up on Gabrielle’s For You page, something clicked: Wait… she gets it. One comment led to a DM. One DM led to a late-night voice note. Voice notes turned into daily check-ins, then marathon calls about abandonment, survival, and what it means to keep breathing when no one ever taught you how. We realized we’d grown up on different streets but in the same kind of silence—both forced to be strong long before we felt safe, both wondering if the word chosen would ever apply to us. In each other we found what the world had withheld: someone who stayed, listened, and said, Your pain makes sense. Instead of hiding our scars, we started naming them together. And every time we shared another truth, the weight got lighter. We thought: What if there were a place where anyone could feel this relief—this moment of being seen? That question became The Spoken Scars. Today, our story is still unfolding. We’re best friends, co-hosts, and fellow travelers on the messy road of healing. We hit record each week to honor the little girls who never got to speak, and to stand with every listener who’s still looking for their own safe place to land. We haven’t mastered healing. We’re living it—out loud, in real time, hand in hand. If you’ve ever felt invisible, unchosen, or afraid your truth is too much, know this: You belong in our story now, too. Welcome to The Spoken Scars—where silence ends and healing begins.
At The Spoken Scars, our mission is to give voice to what was once buried — to create a space where healing is spoken, not silenced.
We are here to tell our stories with honesty, to hold space for the stories of others, and to remind anyone carrying pain that they no longer have to carry it alone. This isn’t about fixing anyone. It’s about being present with what’s real — the grief, the trauma, the anxiety, the survival, and the slow, sacred process of becoming whole again.
We show up each week not as experts, but as people who’ve lived through the quiet and the chaos — and chose to speak anyway. Our mission is rooted in truth, empathy, and the belief that healing happens when we stop pretending and start connecting.
We are here to:
Break the silence around trauma and abandonment
Offer real, unfiltered conversations about healing in real time
Build a safe, inclusive community where people feel seen and heard
Speak the hard things — and let others know it’s safe to speak theirs too
This is our mission. Our promise. Our why.
To speak the scars, honor the pain, and keep showing up — for ourselves, for each other, and for you.
