In this episode of No One Is Normal, I sit down with Karen Peters for a raw and deeply human conversation about what happens when a life that looks perfect from the outside collapses in full public view.

Karen shares her experience navigating a public scandal involving her ex-husband’s SA accusations, an event that shattered her family’s sense of safety and identity overnight. She talks openly about the shock, numbness, and isolation that followed as her community turned, her children faced harassment, and she was forced to confront a future she never planned for as a single mom with one income.

We explore the emotional toll of living through a criminal case, the long-term impact it had on her children’s mental health and social lives, and the reality of trying to hold everything together while quietly unraveling inside. Karen reflects on the years she spent maintaining a facade of strength and perfection, staying busy to avoid her own healing, and the cost that came with delaying grief.

Karen also speaks candidly about surviving emotional abuse, navigating divorce, and the complicated decisions she made in the name of stability and survival, especially during COVID when tensions intensified. Through it all, she describes the slow, uneven process of unlearning survival mode and learning how to actually heal.

This conversation moves beyond crisis into rebuilding. Karen shares how prioritizing self-care, setting boundaries, finding community, and reclaiming her identity allowed her to rediscover authentic happiness after years of simply getting through the day. She reflects on what it means to start over later in life, to stop performing for others, and to choose a life rooted in honesty rather than appearances.

This episode is about grief, resilience, parenting through trauma, and the courage it takes to stop pretending you’re okay and start asking what you actually need.

If you’ve ever felt defined by something that wasn’t your fault, or stuck carrying a version of yourself that no longer fits, this conversation will resonate.

No One Is Normal is a space for real stories, honest reflection, and the reminder that healing doesn’t happen all at once — but it does happen when you finally give yourself permission to begin.

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