What if the version of you holding it all together… is the one you finally need to leave behind?

Behind the Mirror is what happens when emotional healing meets high-functioning burnout, generational baggage, and a fourth marriage teetering on the edge.

Julie Sloan spent her life performing: a polished professional, a chronic overfunctioner, and a master of pretending things were fine. Wife of the year? Not exactly. More like emotionally unavailable in heels.

After a near-breakdown in her fourth marriage, she finally hits a truth she can’t ignore: She’s spent her whole life chasing love, approval, and worthiness—because deep down, she never believed she was enough.

It wasn't betrayal that shook it. It was the quiet realization that she’d never truly lived for herself.

What follows isn’t a breakdown—it’s a breakthrough. The kind where you stop hustling for love and start unraveling the conditioning that told you who you had to be.

Now, years later, Julie has the life everyone applauds: a thriving nonprofit, a glowing reputation, and the whole redemption arc. Cue the journalist looking for a feel-good feature. But Julie’s done curating a version of herself that fits the narrative. This time, she tells the story she’s never shared—the one about how she stopped abandoning herself to keep everyone else comfortable.

Narrated by Tess Irondale, Behind the Mirror blends fiction with therapeutic insight—an unforgettable listening experience for anyone who’s ever looked like they had it all together while quietly falling apart. Raw, real, and deeply human, it invites listeners into the messy, transformative work of reclaiming your worth.