Kim Branum shares the defining moment of her life—losing her mother in a tragic accident at age seven when her mom stopped to help a stranger on the side of the road. This childhood trauma has shaped every aspect of her life since that day.
• How the accident happened when Kim was seven and her brother was 18 months old
• Memory gaps that protected her from the trauma as her mother was killed helping a stranger
• The painful innocence of wanting to replace her mom's sweet tea before learning she was gone
• Learning to hide her grief when it made others uncomfortable
• Her father's remarriage and the systematic erasure of her mother from their home
• The healing journey of becoming a nurse like her mother
• Finding the accident report as an adult and experiencing the loss all over again
• Understanding how the tragedy affected everyone in her family, including her father
Join us next week as Kim interviews Tim Resch, who will share his own story of early trauma and how it shaped his life. If you have a story you'd like to share, please reach out—Kim would love to hear from you.
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