Episode 12 : Messy, Brave, and Becoming: Reclaiming Your Narrative with Geena Hymer

In this episode, I sit down with the incredible Geena Hymer—a writer, survivor, and truth-teller who is courageously turning years of trauma into a powerful memoir called Body of Armor. Her story is one of transformation through writing, using words not only to process pain but to build something healing, lasting, and deeply human.

Geena shares how early childhood abuse, eating disorders, and trauma shaped her relationship with her body, her voice, and her worth. We talk candidly about what it means to survive, to stumble, and ultimately to choose healing—even when it feels messy or delayed.

If you’ve ever felt like your pain disqualified you from writing your next chapter, this conversation will remind you otherwise. Geena’s story isn’t just a journey through darkness—it’s a testament to how writing can become a path forward, a place of safety, and eventually, a gift to others.

Highlights from this episode:

1. Writing as a Lifeline
   How journaling and poetry became Geena’s survival tools during the darkest moments of her childhood.
   
   
2. Body of Armor: The Origin Story
   Why weight gain became both a defence and a metaphor—and how Geena is dismantling it through her memoir.
   
   
3. From Silence to Sharing
   The moment Geena decided to stop hiding—and how telling her story started her real healing.
   
   
4. Healing Isn’t Linear
   What therapy, faith, and self-compassion taught her—and why healing doesn’t mean having it all figured out.
   
   
5. Turning Pain into Purpose
   How Geena’s journey has led her to write a book that helps others feel seen, heard, and worthy.

Whether you’re writing a memoir or simply trying to understand your own truth on the page, this episode is a tool for every writer walking the hard, honest path toward healing.

Ready to embrace your own messy, beautiful story? Tune in now, subscribe to Unfinished Stories: The Next Chapter, and share this episode with someone who needs to hear they’re not alone. Let’s continue writing our next chapter—together.