Her Mother and Grandmother Said Nothing. Belle Burden Broke the Silence.
About this episode
Belle Burden discusses her choice of radical honesty after her husband's departure during the COVID lockdown.
Belle Burden was raised in a family where you simply did not talk about the messy parts. So when her husband left without explanation during COVID lockdown — and then asked her to tell people it was amicable — something in her snapped. In this episode, the New York Times bestselling author of “Strangers” tells Maryam about the moment she chose radical honesty over a managed narrative, and why that single decision changed everything. Belle and Maryam explore the eerie parallel between how betr...
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