About this episode

A woman confronts her past after receiving an unexpected apology from her childhood bully.

After growing up in a home shaped by violence, racism, and fear, a woman is stunned to receive an apology from the girl who bullied her in middle school, forcing her to reckon with the harm they both carried and the possibility of repair.   Today’s episode featured Christy Davis.  If you’d like to contact Christy, you can email her at MsChristy_Creative@proton.me . Christy’s episode is part 2 of a 2 part series.  Christy has recently started adding her writing to Substack: https://substack.com/@mschristy   Today’s episode was produced in collaboration with Pauline Bartolone, and was funded in part by UC Berkeley's Greater Good Science Center , as part of its "Spreading Love Through the Media" initiative, supported by the John Templeton Foundation .  Pauline can be reached at paulinebartolone.org and on Instagram @pmbartolone  Producers: Whit Missildine, Pauline Bartolone   Content/Trigger Warnings: child abuse, domestic violence, emotional abuse, racism racial slurs, bullying, physical assault, threats of violence, animal cruelty, parental infidelity, alcoholism, misogyny, depression, PTSD / trauma, medical trauma, hysterectomy, family…

People in this episode

Host: Whit Missildine

Guest: Christy Davis

Topics covered

• bullying
• apology
• childhood trauma
• repair
• emotional healing

Keywords

• bullying
• apology
• childhood
• trauma
• emotional abuse
• healing

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: UC Berkeley's Greater Good Science Center, John Templeton Foundation, Substack

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