"I will not become what I witnessed." | True crime author on childhood childhood trauma and identity rebuilding
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Nicole Engelbrecht grew up in a home shaped by instability, violence, and survival.
As an adult, she built a career telling other people’s darkest stories, until her own story began to surface in unexpected ways.
This episode explores childhood trauma, identity formation, and the slow process of rewriting the narratives we build to survive.
A story about survival, storytelling, and healing what was never spoken.
Listen now at somethingshifted.co.za
Recorded at Latitude Podcast Studio
As an adult, she built a career telling other people’s darkest stories, until her own story began to surface in unexpected ways.
This episode explores childhood trauma, identity formation, and the slow process of rewriting the narratives we build to survive.
A story about survival, storytelling, and healing what was never spoken.
Listen now at somethingshifted.co.za
Recorded at Latitude Podcast Studio
Chapters
- 00:00 Introduction – Identity After Interruption
- 02:32 Why Nicole Chose True Crime
- 04:18 Growing Up in a Chaotic Home
- 10:37 The Life No One Saw at School
- 14:19 The Podcast That Changed How Nicole Saw Herself
- 21:09 Learning to Rebuild Trust and Relationships
- 32:03 Integrating the Past
