Welcome to the first episode of the Music for the Soul Podcast, where we talk honestly about difficult things and share stories about the transformational healing that music can bring to peoples lives. Our guest on this inaugural episode is Author Dawn Damon. Dawn shares her experience of sexual abuse at a young age and talks about how the song Dead Hearts Don't Cry was so meaningful in her journey of recovery.

She explains that Dead Hearts Don't Cry meant so much to her because she was so numb from her abuse for so many years that she couldn't find the words to truly process her grief. Dawn saw the revelation that what had happened to her as a child was not over just because it was over. The unresolved trauma of it was living on inside her and her body was telling on her with a list of physical symptoms. However, she still struggled to find words to properly grieve for her trauma and move past it. Dawn emphasizes that is why music is such a transformational tool for trauma, because it gives victims melodies and lyrics as tools in the hands of victims to begin healing. This episode is so important to those who have suffered sexual abuse in any stage of their life, and we hope that you will find peace and restoration listening to Dawn's story and Dead Hearts Don't Cry.

Who is Dawn Damon?

Dawn Damon is an influencer, global communicator, podcaster, high performance coach, and best selling author.

Her 5 award-winning books, include When a Woman You Love Was Abused, When the Woman Abused Was Me, The Freedom Challenge: 60 Days to Untie the Cords that Bind You, Redemption Press, and The Freedom Challenge for Men: 60 Days to Untie the Cords that Bind You.

Dawn is the founder and CEO of New Dawn Rising and the BraveHearted Woman, an enterprise and a non-profit designed to cultivate the vision of women dreamers, and equip them to live their best life.

Dawn and her husband Paul Damon reside in the Grand Rapids, MI area and have a full family of three married children, two college-age sons, and eleven grandchildren.

Resources:

Our listeners can learn more about Dawn and all of the resources she offers for abuse victims on her website: www.dawndamon.com

For access to all of Dawn's books, check out her website www.dawndamon.com/books or her Amazon Store Page

You can also find her on all social media channels. Her handle on all social media sites is @DawnDamon

If you want to reach out to Dawn by email, you can email her at dawn@braveheartmentor.com

Thank you so much for listening to this episode of the Music for the Soul Podcast! If you haven't already, please leave us a five star rating and review wherever you get this podcast. We are so grateful to bring you this powerful story and many more like it in the future.