Turning Heartbreak Into Art: Nikki Allen on Healing, Identity & Reinvention
In this powerful conversation, Marianne sits down with author and creative visionary Nikki Allen, whose novel Loved You, Hated You began as a song, became a screenplay, and ultimately transformed into a raw, emotionally charged exploration of heartbreak, identity loss, and choosing yourself again.
Nikki opens up about surviving an emotionally abusive relationship, the kind that doesn’t leave physical bruises but quietly erodes your voice, your clarity, and your sense of self. Through creativity, spirituality, and storytelling, she rebuilt her identity piece by piece and today she’s sharing how midlife women can do the same.
Together, they explore:
• Healing after emotional betrayal
• Reclaiming identity when you’ve lost yourself in love
• How creativity helps us process pain
• Turning trauma into transformation
• The power of midlife reinvention
• Using storytelling as a path back to your voice
• Nikki’s advocacy around homelessness and resilience
If you’ve ever loved too hard, stayed too long, or struggled to find yourself again after heartbreak, this is an episode that will stay with you.
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• Website: https://officialnikkiallen.com/
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