Growing up Lisa Cooper Ellison was told she was the antidote to her family’s sorrow. But she realized the only antidote she can be is to her own suffering.

After his father’s death Aaron Johnson numbed his grief until his wife encouraged him to tap into his tears.

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 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.

How Darcy Alexandra unlearned the violent messages and behaviors she absorbed as a kid.

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.

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.

Shelli Welch realizes the ripple effects one individual can have when she chooses to give her baby up for adoption.

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.

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.

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.

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 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 has come back from the brink of death three times and the lessons she’s learned are critical.

Anna and Mike LaBenz have endured great challenges, not the least of which was coming head to head with a grizzly bear.

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.

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.

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 made it his mission to rescue wild animals until one put his life in danger.

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.