TAKE THIS PERSONALLY: She Stayed Silent for 50 Years… Then Took Her Abuser to Court
The Bobby Bones Show
Premiere Networks
4.8 • 10.2K Ratings
🗓️ 10 May 2026
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
Darlene Lekowski lived with a secret for 50 years.
What began as childhood trauma inflicted by two of her siblings turned into a lifetime of silence, survival, and hidden pain. But when that silence finally broke, it set off a chain of events no one could have expected... including a lawsuit and a courtroom fight for the truth.
This episode is about more than what happened, it's about what comes after. Darlene opens up about reclaiming her voice, letting go of shame that was never hers, the long road from survival to healing, and the courage it takes to finally speak.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.6 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:04.3 | Hey, this is Robert from the Stuff to Blow Your Mind podcast. |
| 0:07.7 | Joe and I are both lifelong Star Wars fan, so we're celebrating May the 4th with a brand |
| 0:11.8 | new week of fun, thought-provoking Star Wars-related episodes. |
| 0:15.5 | Join us as we tackle science and culture topics from a galaxy far, far away, such as the |
| 0:20.3 | biology of taunons and wampas |
| 0:22.2 | on the ice planet hot, or the practicality and corporate business sense of the Sith rule of two. |
| 0:28.3 | Listen to Stuff to Bo Your Mind on the iHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your |
| 0:33.5 | podcasts. |
| 0:34.8 | No gloss, no filter. |
| 0:39.1 | Just stories. |
| 0:40.9 | Spoken without fear. |
| 0:43.8 | A person who is not generous can not be an artist. |
| 0:48.2 | The world will be at peace only when it is ruled by poets and philosophers. |
| 0:53.4 | Listen to my weekly podcast, the Pooja Abhaw show on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. |
| 0:57.9 | Come for the honesty. Stay for the fire. |
| 1:01.1 | Thank you. Take this personally. |
| 1:19.4 | With Morgan Hulesman. |
| 1:21.3 | The impactful stories continue this week with another one in the series. |
| 1:24.8 | I hope you're able to listen to Caroline's story last week, |
| 1:32.1 | watching it brought up all the emotions since I did the interview, and the same will go for this week's story. You'll want to cry in moments, yell in others, and be completely outraged, |
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