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.
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Understanding Intergenerational Trauma Helps One Woman Heal
Before she even knew the word for intergenerational trauma Manpreet Johal Bernie could see it in her own family. It wasn’t until her father died that Manpreet read a self help book about loving herself that she realized she didn't. Today Manpreet coaches people through their own intergenerational trauma using mind body techniques.
Oklahoma City Bombing Survivor Turns Hope Into A Verb
In her twenties Amy Downs was living what she called a complacent, shallow existence. She felt empty and alone. When she discovered her husband couldn’t fix her life, she coped by eating. It wasn’t until tragedy struck on April 19, 1995, that she turned her life around.
Family Attempts To Save An Endangered Language, One Child At A Time
Yuchi is one of more than 3,000 endangered indigenous languages. Many Native American tribes offer language classes to elementary school students, but linguists say the best way to learn is starting at birth. Halay and Jiles Turning Heart have banned English from their home in an attempt to save Yuchi.
Nurse Learns How To Make A Difference After Experiencing Homelessness
Josephine Ensign has dedicated her life to improving health and social inequities for people marginalized by poverty but it was only after becoming homeless herself that she realized how she could work with people experiencing homelessness and make a difference.
Mother And Son Heal Each Other When Both Discover They’re Highly Sensitive
Marcia Tullous grieved her old life when she gave everything up to homeschool her highly sensitive kid but as she nurtures her son she heals herself as well.
‘Unofficial Mayor’ Of Flagstaff Discovers The Power Of Community After Tragic Accident
For many years Andres Dre Adauto created space for people to express themselves in Flagstaff. So when he was involved in a devastating bicycle accident, his community showed up for him.
Self Defense Empowers Kelly Vaughn To Take Back Her Life
When Kelly Vaughn was growing up she learned – as so many girls do – to always be nice. t wasn't until a scary experience in college that she realized "nice" doesn't get you out of the worst case scenario.
Journalist Caught In Immigration Web For Two Decades, Still Seeks Asylum
After two decades Miguel Gonzalez is speaking out about his family’s struggles to get asylum from Colombia in the United States, because he dreams of the day when he and his family don’t have to live and work in the shadows.
Once Overmedicated, Jay Shifman Seeks To Educate And Empower
Jay Shifman has made it his mission to end stigma surrounding addiction and help people tell their own stories because he was over diagnosed and over medicated to the point of two suicide attempts before he told his story and found a way out.
Why Pet Loss Can Sometimes Be The Hardest Loss To Bear
Annette McGivney was overwhelmed with grief when her dog Sunny died because she unconditionally supported Annette through complex PTSD but Annette discovered a new dog could honor Sunny.
How A Podcaster Who Amplifies Voices Learns To Own Her Voice
Life coach Makini Smith created a podcast to amplify women’s voices but she had to find her own first.
How A Writer Repaired Her Marriage After Her Husband Died
After Jessica Waite’s husband died, she was sent a box of his personal belongings that revealed one betrayal after another. But eventually with the help of a death doula Jessica was able to forgive him.
Hopi Quechan Artist Jonah Hill Dreams In Color
Growing up Jonah Hill was bullied for being half Hopi. So his dad taught him the ways of his Quechan ancestors and Jonah found a sense of wholeness. Those warrior teachings became crucial when once again he felt a part of himself missing.
Secret Hair Puller Rids Herself Of Wigs And Shame
Katie Bannon hid her trichotillomania for years living a lonely double life because she felt ashamed and thought wearing a wig was the only way to be accepted by the world.
Amy Green Smith Loses Her Religion, Finds Her Voice
Amy Green Smith felt silenced by guilt and fear growing up in a conservative evangelical Christian family. It wasn’t until she came face to face with her father’s dead body that she had the courage to leave her religion, stop placating her family, and use her voice.
Mind-Body Medicine Heals Rebecca Tolin’s Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Rebecca Tolin cured herself of a disease that more than 50 doctors and practitioners had told her was incurable.
‘The Life Autistic’ YouTube Channel Takes Over Hunter Hansen’s Actual Life
How a YouTube video channel first celebrates then takes over Hunter’s life.
When The Stakes Are Life Or Death Monica Brown Learns To Ask For Help
When it came time to ask for help, the very idea felt ridiculous and selfish to Monica, that she wasn't worthy. This is a story about how we resist help, even when the stakes are life or death.
Lisa Cooper Ellison Realizes She Can Only Rescue Herself
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 Learning To Numb, Aaron Johnson Taps Into His Tears
After his father’s death Aaron Johnson numbed his grief until his wife encouraged him to tap into his tears.