This isn’t just an episode.

It’s a lifeline. A sermon. A survival note.

In Episode 8 of Beyond the Darkness, Sharelle opens up about his most vulnerable truth, surviving seven suicide attempts and speaks directly to the hearts of Black men who are silently holding on.

From bleeding wrists to whispered prayers, from grief’s silent language to fatherhood’s redemptive grace, this soul-bearing journey is for every man who’s ever thought of giving up… and chose to stay.

Featuring:

• A Stay Letter

• Gentle affirmations

• Mental health resources

• Tools for surviving your lowest days

• A guided meditation

• A prayer… and a promise.

🖤 This is your reminder that staying is strength.

That healing is real.

And that you are still the light even when it flickers.

Trigger Warning: This episode contains personal stories of suicide and depression. Please listen with care. If you are in crisis, call 988. Veterans, press 1.

In this raw, soul-baring episode, Sharelle Owens opens up about the deep, often invisible pain of growing up adopted. “Where Do I Belong?” is more than a question it’s a wound, a search, and eventually, a return home to self.

Sharelle takes us on a deeply personal journey through the silence of unanswered questions, the grief of being left behind, and the courage it takes to build identity from fragments. From childhood memories to fatherhood revelations, this episode speaks directly to those who’ve ever felt like outsiders in their own lives.

Through powerful storytelling, spoken-word-style reflections, and grounding affirmations woven throughout each segment, listeners will find a safe space to unpack:

• The pain of not knowing your biological story
• Identity struggles as an adoptee
• Silent grief and emotional exhaustion
• Breaking generational cycles through intentional fatherhood
• What it truly means to find home within

If you’ve ever wrestled with abandonment, identity, or feeling unseen. This episode is for you.

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Because healing shared… echoes louder than pain ever could.

What happens when a man becomes the father he never had — while still healing the boy he once was?

This episode dives deep into the emotional weight Black men carry as fathers, sons, and survivors. We talk about what it means to show up while broken, to protect while in pain, and to raise children while healing invisible wounds. It’s about navigating trauma, rejection, emotional exhaustion — and still choosing love.

Whether you’re a father, were raised without one, or are trying to break generational patterns, this episode will speak to your soul.

🖤 Raw stories

🔥 Spoken word

🧠 Mental health truths

🕊️ Affirmations for healing and legacy

You are not alone. You are not too late.

You are the father you needed.