Grew Up Feeling Unwanted Even With Both Parents Alive | Rai’Yana Howard

Send us Fan MailRai’Yana sits down with Indelibly Marked to open the deepest wounds of her childhood — the kind she grew up believing she wasn’t allowed to talk about.Raised between a mother battling heavy drug addiction and a father who worked constantly but expressed his pain through physical and verbal abuse, Rai’Yana spent most of her early life feeling unwanted in the very places that were supposed to protect her.Even though her father removed her from her mother’s addiction, the environment he brought her into left scars of its own.Despite having nine siblings, she felt isolated, invisible, and emotionally neglected.This is a raw, vulnerable, and powerful testimony — the kind that defines Indelibly Marked.Her story will resonate with anyone who grew up feeling “present but unprotected,” or who is still trying to understand how childhood pain shaped their adult identity.If this episode gives you clarity, comfort, or conviction… please share it. Someone needs it. #indeliblymarked #podcast #testimony #storytimeDominique Kuykendall https://youtube.com/@indelibleartsnetworkhttps://www.instagram.com/indelible_rudy/