We all have two lives.
The second begins the moment we realize we have only one.
A storytelling podcast about people who faced darkness and how those incidents transformed them.
Latest Episode
Kate Nason Learns To Trust Her Intuition
Kate Nason discovered her second husband was cheating on her with the same woman who had an affair with an American president. Kate’s private heartbreak became a public hell when she learned to listen to her intuition.
Sharmane Fury Discovers Her Family, Creates Community
Sharmane Fury is mixed race. No one in her family looked like her. People often tried to make her feel different. So that made finding a sense of belonging hard.
Darcy Alexandra Unlearns Childhood Lessons
How Darcy Alexandra unlearned the violent messages and behaviors she absorbed as a kid.
BONUS EPISODE: What does 2 Lives mean to you?
We hear from Shelli Welch, Duane Koyawena, Carol Smith, Jake Bacon, Stephani Lindsay, Keri Shaw, brothers Timmy and Sean O’Neill, Ross Schaefer Altenbaugh, Anna and Mike LaBenz, and Scott Stabile and what ‘2 Lives’ means to them.
Dylan Wilder Quinn Discovers More Than Their Gender Identity
Growing up Dylan Wilder Quinn didn't feel safe in their body, so they didn't explore their gender and sexual identity until later in life. “I didn’t know how unwell I was until I wasn’t.” When they did come into their own, they opened themself up to love.
Teacher Shelli Welch Heals Herself, Others
Shelli Welch realizes the ripple effects one individual can have when she chooses to give her baby up for adoption.
Words Matter For Coach Marty Heilman Who Was Bullied As A Kid
Coach Marty Heilman has made an impact on thousands of kids. He knows what lasting impacts teasing can have. So he strives to put a stop to bullying.
Author Carol Smith Finds Her Way Back Across The River
Carol Smith, author of "Crossing The River: Seven Stories That Saved My Life," learns how to deal with her own loss by reporting on people coping with challenges -- a life-altering accident, injury, or diagnosis.
Elite Runner Keri Shaw Learns Determination Isn’t Always Enough
Ever since Keri Shaw was a kid she had an uncanny, fierce all or nothing personality. But when she was diagnosed with Young Onset Parkinson's Disease, she quickly learned no amount of determination could "fix" it.
Flight Nurse Jenn Killeen Sees Both Sides Now
Emergency Helicopter Flight Nurse Jenn Killeen loves working with a team to help someone on their worst nightmare. But what happens when the nightmare starts right there, in the helicopter.
Dustin Swanson Dies And Comes Back To Life
Dustin Swanson didn’t get it. He was in his thirties, healthy, in shape, didn’t smoke or drink, even had low cholesterol. So why did his heart stop?
Casey Merriman Endures Trauma And COVID
Casey Merriman has come back from the brink of death three times and the lessons she’s learned are critical.
Anna and Mike LaBenz Survive the Grizzly Bear Moments of their Marriage
Anna and Mike LaBenz have endured great challenges, not the least of which was coming head to head with a grizzly bear.
Ultra Runner Tommy Puzey Moves The Masses From His Hospital Bed
An endurance athlete is someone who can run 50 miles and keep going despite the fact that blood is oozing out of his shoes. They’re really a breed unto themselves. But that’s just the sort of relentlessness you need to survive this ordeal that Tommy Rivers Puzey is going through right now.
Kambri Crews Finds Way To Forgive Her Father
At one point in her life, Kambri Crews wanted nothing to do with her father. He was violent. And he betrayed her. Betrayed the whole family. But, while researching her memoir, Kambri discovered another side to her dad. One that almost brought them back together.
Navajo Nurse Marquerita Donald Saves Her Own Life
In Navajo culture you don’t talk about death. It’s considered taboo. To talk about death is to bring it upon you. But Marquerita Donald can’t help but talk about it.
Jake Bacon Saves Wild Animals Until One Threatens His Life
Jake Bacon made it his mission to rescue wild animals until one put his life in danger.
Yoga Saves Stephani Lindsey’s Life
Stephani Lindsey has survived inherited addictions, a car crash, and chronic pain. She credits yoga with not only her recovery but with transforming her life.
Shelter Director Ross Schaefer Altenbaugh Seeks her Own Sense of Home
The irony isn’t lost on Flagstaff Shelter Services executive director Ross Schaefer Altenbaugh. Her job is to help people find homes, when she herself longs to feel safe, tethered, and protected.
Climber Timmy O’Neill’s Stroke of Insight is Hard-Earned
Climber Timmy O'Neill has had several brushes with death hanging off a cliff face but when he suffered a stroke in Patagonia last year, things really shifted for him.