Triumphant Through Tragedy with Candace Thompson

Let us know how we're doing Freedom Speakers! Send us a textTrauma does not always announce itself the day it happens. Sometimes it waits, then shows up as flashbacks, isolation, anxiety, depression, and choices that scare you like self-harm urges. Candace Thompson joins us to talk candidly about what that delayed impact looked like in her life, how growing up in a church environment shaped what she felt she could say out loud, and why silence can make pain spread into every corner of your relationships. We also get practical about what helped. Candace shares how writing, poetry, and spoken word became the outlet that saved her life, then turned into a way to recognize other people living with the same hidden wounds. That path eventually led to yeahyoutoo.org, her community-focused work built around one clear idea: connection. We talk about being a “personal GPS” for people who need food, clothing, advocacy, workshops, and most of all a bridge to the right resources when the system feels confusing or exhausting. You’ll hear warning signs adults often miss in kids, why drawings and play can reveal what words won’t, and a real conversation about tablets, phones, and addiction-level dependence that can quietly raise a child while parents burn out. Candace also shares reentry support, including a felon friendly job fair for women reentry with employers, mock interviews, and resource tables, plus what “healing” means to her: living above what happened without giving it power. If you got something from this, subscribe, share this with someone who needs support or a second chance, and leave a review so more people can find the resources and hope they’ve been missing.