# The Life Before The Voice | Karise Eden Part 1

An episode of [Why Do I Feel This Way?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1713517568), 15 Sep 2026, 1 h 01 min.

Audio: https://anchor.fm/s/eb381ef4/podcast/play/125761357/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-8-15%2F431928745-44100-2-5e83ae99eaa51.mp3

CONTENT NOTE: This episode contains lived-experience discussion of childhood abuse and neglect, foster care, homelessness, addiction, violence and mental health struggles. Before Australia knew Karise Eden through The Voice, her life looked very different. Karise joins Kate and Claudia to talk about the years before the show — her childhood, entering the foster-care and refuge system, periods of homelessness, disrupted schooling and the role music began to play when very little else in her life felt stable. In Part 1, Karise takes us through that life before The Voice and into the extraordinary chain of events that eventually put her on the blind-audition stage. She talks about discovering music, sleeping rough, the youth program that helped open a door, the blind audition itself and the intense experience of working with Seal once the cameras started rolling. Huge thanks to Karise Eden for trusting us with her story. Season 5 is presented by Aurora Healthcare. aurorahealth.com.au

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