Show Notes
BROKEN TO BE BEAUTIFUL. THE FORGING OF A WARRIOR. š
What happens when a woman survives what no mother should ever have to endure ā and decides that her pain will not be the end of her story?
Meet Xena Schembri.
A mother of four, an author, a counsellor, and a woman whose own experience of domestic violence and the abuse of her children changed the course of her life forever.
But her story doesnāt end with what happened to her.
Alongside her husband, Simon, Xena helped build a new life and founded At The Ark, an organisation dedicated to supporting families affected by domestic and family violence and child sexual abuse.
She went on to write Broken to Be Beautiful and create the Brave Little Bear childrenās books, helping equip the next generation with the knowledge, language and confidence to speak up and protect themselves.
She took experiences that could have silenced her and turned them into a mission to protect others.
Not because the pain was fair. Not because healing is easy. But because she knows firsthand what happens when families are left trying to navigate trauma alone.
This conversation is about courage, motherhood, survival, rebuilding and the extraordinary things that can grow from the darkest chapters of our lives.
Because being broken is not the same as being defeated. And your past does not have to define your future.
FIND XENA: https://www.attheark.org.au/
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