Episode: 040 “I’ve Got Scars, Baby: Stop Hiding and Be Seen” (Audra Bryant)                 

Airdate: December 8, 2021

Length: 56:41

Guests: Audra Bryant

In this powerful episode Audra Bryant shares her story of being a burn survivor. She experienced the traumatic event when she was just 18 months old. During her childhood she felt a sense of shame about the scars on her body. She quickly learned how to hide those scars as well as how to hide behind them. Admittedly, she barely looked at herself in the mirror until she was 25 years old. Imagine the effort, the energy, and the strategizing just to stay hidden.

But she then shifts the conversation to how and why she stopped hiding and began the journey to healing on the inside. She sees her own scar as a metaphor for both physical, emotional, and psychological scars that all people have. Truth be told, we all hide behind something. She calls us out of hiding to be seen and more importantly, to see ourselves. Our scars are proof of both woundedness and healing. Stop hiding and be seen. Turn your scars into your superpower!

You can follow Audra’s music on Apple Music, Spotify, or her website www.audrabryant.com. You can also order her book I’ve Got Scars, Baby! and listen to her podcast of the same name on her site as well. Lastly, check out her YouTube page at https://www.youtube.com/user/AudraBryant.

IG: @audraabryant

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Phil Allen, Jr. is a Los Angeles-based author, poet, social justice activist, and filmmaker. Allen’s book Open Wounds explores the murder of Nate Allen—Phil Allen’s grandfather—in the Jim Crow era of South Carolina and how that traumatic event resonated through generations of his family. Open Wounds – which is based on the Allen-produced documentary of the same name – was published on February 9, 2021. Allen is a Ph.D. candidate studying Christian ethics at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, CA.