You Can't Heal What You Hide: Michelle Speakz on Trauma, Faith, Healing & Finding Your Voice

What happens when the pain you hide begins shaping your life, your relationships, and even your purpose? In this powerful episode of DEEPER Conversations, Dr. Barbara Swinney sits down with Michelle Poitier, also known as Michelle Speakz, for a raw conversation about trauma, healing, faith, identity, and finding the courage to use your voice.

Michelle shares how generational trauma, sexual abuse, shame, silence, and suppressed pain impacted her journey, and how confronting what she had hidden became a pathway toward freedom. She opens up about moving from military service and personal trauma into ministry, leadership, authorship, and a deeper understanding of her calling. Key Takeaways:

Silence and shame can keep painful cycles alive, while sharing your story can become part of the healing process. Your trauma is something you experienced, not an identity that defines you. Sometimes stepping into your purpose requires releasing expectations, relationships, and identities that no longer fit. Healing can prepare you to lead, serve, and help others discover their own voice and calling. Rest, stillness, spiritual discernment, and obedience can be essential parts of navigating your next assignment.

Watch, listen, and share this episode with someone who needs the reminder that their past does not have to define their future. Like, subscribe, and join the conversation for more real stories of healing, leadership, faith, and purpose.