"I will not become what I witnessed." | True crime author on childhood trauma and identity rebuilding

Nicole Engelbrecht grew up in a home shaped by instability, violence, and survival.

As an adult, she built a career telling other people’s darkest stories, until her own story began to surface in unexpected ways.

This episode explores childhood trauma, identity formation, and the slow process of rewriting the narratives we build to survive.

A story about survival, storytelling, and healing what was never spoken.

Listen now at somethingshifted.co.za

Recorded at Latitude Podcast Studio