Breaking the Silence: The Life of Stace Don
REAL
Naomi Channell
4.8 • 725 Ratings
🗓️ 29 July 2025
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
Stace Don is a survivor. She survived the unimaginable and she is now on a mission to help others.
In this episode, Stace shares her powerful story—one of pain, resilience, and ultimately, healing. With honesty and strength, she walks us through her journey of survival, the long path to reclaiming her voice, and her mission to help others who have experienced trauma.
This is Real.
Content Warning: This episode includes discussions of childhood sexual abuse, trauma, and recovery. Please take extra care whilst listening.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Warning, this is a true crime podcast and is not suitable for all audiences. Please use discretion. |
| 0:07.8 | This episode contains descriptions of abuse against a minor, including physical and sexual. |
| 0:15.0 | Please take extra care whilst listening. We all have a story and sometimes we come across someone in life whose story |
| 0:26.1 | leaves a big question. How did they survive? This applies to an incredible guest that I have on |
| 0:35.8 | today's episode. She was looking for a safe space to tell her |
| 0:40.4 | story and on this podcast, I like to think we can do just that. She's a walking, talking, thriving |
| 0:50.0 | survivor who is turning her pain and trauma into something that could change and save lives. |
| 1:00.0 | I'm going to |
| 1:11.6 | I'm going to |
| 1:14.6 | I'm |
| 1:16.6 | going to My earliest memory is probably when I was about seven. |
| 1:43.1 | Probably like my seven birthday, |
| 1:44.6 | because I remember getting like the Liverpool kit and football and everything else. |
| 1:51.2 | Even though I was a United Sport, I got Liverpool kit. |
| 1:54.0 | We should all have happy memories from our childhood. |
| 1:57.6 | But for some people, this isn't a given. |
| 2:01.2 | This is Stace Donne. |
| 2:03.0 | She was born in Oldham, in the north of England, in 1989. |
| 2:09.6 | So I was born in Alden. |
| 2:11.7 | My mum had a partner, and they split up before I was born. |
| 2:21.3 | And then, so I live with my mum for a while. And then when I was 18 months, I encountered some injuries and I was put into the social care system. |
| 2:31.3 | As a toddler, Stace suffered a broken leg. |
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