The Broken Parts Are the Parts People Love (They Just Don't Know It Yet) | Danitza Borges & Isabel Draughon

"The broken parts are the parts people love. They just don't know it yet."That one line is worth the whole listen, and it stopped Isabel in her tracks.In this episode, Isabel sits down with Danitza Borges, a former corrections officer who lived through a situation that nearly cost her life. When the adrenaline wore off, one thought hit her: if she had died that day, her three-year-old son would have had almost nothing left of her. She went looking for a way to leave messages behind for the people she loved, couldn't find one, and spent the next six years building it herself.That became Elys, a platform that holds your videos, voice notes, photos, and music and delivers them to your loved ones on the dates you choose, even after you're gone. Out of the same need she also created the Hot Button, a safety app that starts recording the moment you feel unsafe, whether you're getting into a rideshare, heading out on a first date, or going for a jog. If your phone gets taken from you, the message still reaches your people. As Danitza puts it, the system was only ever built to help after something happens. Women deserve to be protected before.From there the two of them get into the things that don't usually make it into a polished bio. The masks we inherit and wear for years. Why we abandon ourselves just to keep everyone else comfortable. What a real legacy actually looks like once you strip away the followers and the bank account. And how loneliness quietly became one of the most dangerous things we're up against. Danitza opens up about the abuse in her past, the mask she chose to survive it, and the slow work of chiseling it off. Isabel gets honest about her own years of living with a victim mentality and what it finally took to put it down.It's funny in places, tender in others, and at one point Danitza pays the show a compliment that brings Isabel to tears.A few of the things they get into:How a near-death moment became Elys and the Hot ButtonThe jogging story you kind of have to hear to believeWhat a "legacy life" really means (hint: it isn't the followers or the bank account)Why we celebrate the finish line instead of the person who showed up to runLoneliness as an epidemic, and what leaning on AI for connection is quietly costing usThe "strong woman" mask, and why it doesn't peel off like a Band-AidLosing people as you heal, and learning who is actually meant to fly with youTaking the little girl inside you out of the driver's seat"You're always the cake. Everything else is just the icing."Loud Whisper: Reignite Your Voice is a podcast for women who are tired of performing and ready to come home to themselves. Hosted by Isabel Draughon: coach, speaker, author, and a recovering people-pleaser who has walked this road herself.Connect with Danitza Borges:- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elys_legacyConnect with Isabel Draughon:- Website: https://www.isabeldraughon.com- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/isabeldraughon/- Loud Whisper IG: https://www.instagram.com/loudwhisper_reigniteyourvoice/- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/isabel-draughon-acc-cpcc-5489a762/- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Loud-Whisper-Reignite-Your-Voice-with-Isabel-Draughon-100049057790233/- Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/loud-whisper-reignite-your-voice-with-isabel-draughon/id1526408195- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmrSPi3BkJapDCntfVV2cxw- Book a free 30-min discovery session: https://www.isabeldraughon.com/contact- Get the Loud Whisper Journal: https://www.isabeldraughon.com/shopIf this one moved you, subscribe, rate, and leave a review. It helps us reach more women who need to hear it.#LoudWhisper #ReigniteYourVoice #SelfAbandonment #HealingJourney #WomensSafety #Legacy #AuthenticSelf #TheMasksWeWear #InnerHealing #SelfWorth #WomenEmpowerment #PodcastForWomen #Sisterhood #SelfLove #Boundaries #Wholeness #ComingHomeToYourself #WomenSupportingWomen #MentalWellness #NewEpisodeThe Loud Whisper Podcast: The Healing Space is your health and wellness podcast  the place where you can pause, breathe, and heal. Here, we explore conversations that nourish the mind, body, and soul, guiding you back to balance, clarity, and truth.✨ Stay connected with me, Isabel Draughon: Website: www.isabeldraughon.com Instagram: @isabel_draughon LinkedIn: Isabel DraughonIf you loved this episode, please subscribe, rate, and leave a review—your support helps us amplify these soulful conversations. Together, we’re creating a community rooted in healing, wellness, and conscious living.