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Episode: 040 \u201cI\u2019ve Got Scars, Baby: Stop Hiding and Be Seen\u201d (Audra Bryant)\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0Airdate: December 8, 2021Length: 56:41Guests: Audra BryantIn this powerful episode Audra Bryant shares her story of being a burn survivor. She experienced the traumatic event when she was just 18 months old. During her childhood she felt a sense of shame about the scars on her body. She quickly learned how to hide those scars as well as how to hide behind them. Admittedly, she barely looked at herself in the mirror until she was 25 years old. Imagine the effort, the energy, and the strategizing just to stay hidden.But she then shifts the conversation to how and why she stopped hiding and began the journey to healing on the inside. She sees her own scar as a metaphor for both physical, emotional, and psychological scars that all people have. Truth be told, we all hide behind something. She calls us out of hiding to be seen and more importantly, to see ourselves. Our scars are proof of both woundedness and healing. Stop hiding and be seen. Turn your scars into your superpower!You can follow Audra\u2019s music on Apple Music, Spotify, or her website www.audrabryant.com (http://www.audrabryant.com). You can also order her book I\u2019ve Got Scars, Baby! and listen to her podcast of the same name on her site as well. Lastly, check out her YouTube page at https://www.youtube.com/user/AudraBryant (https://www.youtube.com/user/AudraBryant).IG: @audraabryant____________Phil Allen, Jr (http://www.philallenjr.com). is a Los Angeles-based author, poet, social justice activist, and filmmaker. Allen\u2019s book Open Wounds explores the murder of Nate Allen\u2014Phil Allen\u2019s grandfather\u2014in the Jim Crow era of South Carolina and how that traumatic event resonated through generations of his family. Open Wounds \u2013 which is based on the Allen-produced documentary (http://www.openwoundsdoc.com) of the same name \u2013 was published on February 9, 2021. Allen is a Ph.D. candidate studying Christian ethics at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, CA.