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From the Archives: The Broken Places
Nora McInerny talks with David, Liza, and Alex Achilli, siblings who share an extraordinary bond forged through unimaginable losses.
June 13, 2023
The Final Quince
Tune in to hear how Malena's quinceañera brought their family together, filled with tears, laughter, and an overwhelming sense of love and support. Whether you're familiar with the tradition or…
May 9, 2023
Gifted and Terrible
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March 9, 2023
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
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
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
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
Heather
Heather grew up in Kansas, but she hasn’t been back there for years … not since the moment she was old enough to leave. When her mother dies, Heather heads…
October 17, 2018
