Trauma and Recovery
Trauma leaves scars that aren’t always visible, and recovery is a journey that’s far from linear. Here, we hold space for those who’ve been through the unimaginable, sharing stories of survival, resilience, and the slow, often painful path toward healing. It’s about honoring the strength it takes to keep going, even when the world feels unbearably heavy.
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After The Headlines
In the early morning hours of June 24th, 2021, an apartment complex in Surfside, Florida collapsed out of nowhere, killing 98 people – including Patty’s mom, Maggie. It’s difficult enough…
October 25, 2022
Saved As Draft
Why do we hold on to things we no longer need? For many of us, it’s because they remind us of who we were and who we thought we might…
June 7, 2022
Lacuna
Growing up, Dani Shapiro never felt like she truly belonged to the orthodox Jewish community she lived in. All around her were kids who dressed and prayed and looked alike…
March 8, 2022
The Scammer Speaks
In our “Behind The Scammer” episode, you met Celisia Stanton and Rev. Gonzales, two people who had their life savings stolen from them by their financial adviser, a man named…
February 15, 2022
Self-Portrait of My Own Misery
We are all just products of the people who raise us. And they are products of those who raised them. Vanessa Zoltan knows that better than most. She is the…
February 9, 2022
Behind The Scammer
We’re culturally obsessed with scammers, con artists and fraudsters. People like Elizabeth Holmes and Bernie Madoff dominate headlines and then get films made and books written documenting what they did…
December 7, 2021
War Stories
Nora’s dad — Vietnam veteran, father of four, advertising copywriter — died seven years ago. And in this episode, the McInerny siblings reflect on who Stephen J. McInerny was.
November 9, 2021
Why Are You Up?
Sleep experts the world over seem to have countless tips and tricks for getting those eight hours of Zzzs each night. But sometimes our brains just … can’t shut down,…
October 19, 2021
Her Name Was Heather
Melissa is the epitome of responsible. She loves following rules and has spent her whole life trying to be the best person possible. But accidents happen, and one winter morning,…
August 31, 2021
The Gift
Edith Eger was 16 years old when the Nazis invaded Hungary during World War II. She was imprisoned at Auschwitz concentration camp with her family.
April 13, 2021
What Happened to You? (Part 3)
In our third and final episode in our series on childhood trauma, we take a look at the bigger picture — as in, what the heck are we supposed to…
November 19, 2019
What Happened to You? (Part 2)
If the terrible things that happened to you during childhood can affect your physical health later in life, how do you NOT live out the worst possibilities for yourself? Is…
November 12, 2019
What Happened to You? (Part 1)
We all kind of understand that what happens to us as a child affects us as an adult, but there is recent evidence that the way our childhoods affect us…
November 5, 2019
A Face In The Crowd
In August 2017, members of the Ku Klux Klan and other white nationalist groups descended on Charlottesville, VA to protest the removal of a statue of Robert E. Lee as…
June 25, 2019
The Treatment
Rachel Haines is really good at gymnastics. And when you’re really good at a really demanding sport, you eventually deal with injuries. At age 12, Rachel hurts her hamstring. At…
February 5, 2019
