Title: "The Scapegoat's Story: Why Being the Family Outcast Saved My Life"

Description:

This is raw, unfiltered, and real. Jon Murphy shares an excerpt from his memoir and opens up about being the family scapegoat - the outcast, the "weird one," the truth-teller who couldn't fit into toxic family dynamics.

In this deeply personal episode, you'll hear about:

• What it's really like growing up as the scapegoat child • How being "different" became a survival advantage
• The journey from $10/hour psych tech to psychiatric nurse practitioner • Why no contact was necessary and what came after • Finding your "pack of weirdos" and true belonging • The creative process of writing your survivor story • Turning unworthiness into purpose

This episode is for the outcasts, the misunderstood, the ones who were told they were "too much" or "not enough." Your story matters. Your truth matters. What you feel matters.

Jon gets vulnerable about toxic family dynamics, the voice that tells you "don't think you're a good person," and how being pushed to the periphery actually gave him the clarity to see systems for what they really are.

Raw memoir excerpts, clinical insights, and real talk about healing - this is Survival Notes at its most authentic.