What happens when you stop hiding, speak your truth, and share the story you’ve spent your whole life holding in?

In this powerful and intimate conversation, Steph and Craig sit down with Paul Browde—a therapist, storyteller, and author—whose life has been shaped by vulnerability, connection, and the courage to speak out.

Paul shares his journey from growing up in apartheid South Africa to receiving an HIV diagnosis in his 20s, and how storytelling became a form of survival and sacred healing. Together, they explore the power of listening, the weight of secrets, and what happens when we finally allow ourselves to be fully seen.

✨ In this episode, you’ll hear:

• How Paul's childhood and cultural upbringing shaped his identity
• His transformative experience with illness and coming out
• Why storytelling is one of the most healing tools we have
• The spiritual invitation to embrace elderhood
• What it truly means to listen without trying to fix

This episode is a moving reminder that your story has power, and that when shared with love, it can change lives—including your own.

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