Season 05 Episode 36
Tragedy into Testimony: Reja Basyyoni’s story of a 7 second death, loss of her husband and father and finding the strength to carry on — LISTEN HERE
Flipping the Script: Reja’s Story of Strength, Loss, and Legacy
Some stories stop you in your tracks. Others quietly seep into your soul, changing the way you see strength, grief, and what it truly means to keep going. In this week’s episode of the Dirty Laundry Podcast, we sit down with Reja Basyyoni, a woman whose journey is woven with love, loss, resilience, and an unshakable will to move forward no matter how many times life tried to knock her down. Reja’s story begins like a classic love song: two high school sweethearts building a life together, raising their children, and dreaming of a future that felt unbreakable. But that dream was shattered when her husband passed away far too soon. What followed was the kind of heartbreak that could have silenced her spirit forever. Instead, Reja chose to rewrite her story.
When Life Stops, Literally
In one of the most powerful moments of her journey, Reja shares the day she flatlined for seven seconds, a literal brush with death that reshaped her entire outlook on life. It’s one thing to survive loss; it’s another to survive your own near-death experience and come back with deeper gratitude, purpose, and faith.
As if that wasn’t enough, Reja also walked through the loss of her father, another heartbreak layered onto years of grief. Yet she continued to rise, step by step, heartbreak by heartbreak, determined to be the backbone her family could lean on. What makes Reja’s story remarkable isn’t just what she endured; it’s how she transformed her pain into purpose. She refused to be defined by tragedy. Instead, she found ways to carry grief and resilience side by side, reminding us that healing doesn’t mean forgetting. It means learning how to keep living with your whole heart, even when it’s been broken.
Her strength isn’t loud or performative. It’s quiet, grounded, and deeply human. The kind of strength that inspires others to believe that maybe, just maybe, they can get back up too.
A Conversation About Legacy, Love, and Hope
At its core, this episode isn’t just about loss. It’s about legacy. It’s about the kind of love that doesn’t end when someone dies. It’s about the quiet power of women who rebuild from the ashes and choose to keep showing up for their families, for their communities, and for themselves.
Reja reminds us that strength isn’t the absence of pain. It’s the decision to keep walking through it.
Listen to the full episode of Dirty Laundry with Ollie to hear Reja’s full story of heartbreak, healing, and hope.
