TTFA Anthologies
TTFA Anthologies are a curated collection of some of our best stories; released in seasons that focus on a specific topic. You can find our entire episode catalog ad-free on Apple+ or Patreon.
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S2: Happyish Holidays: Boundaries and Creating New Traditions
The happyish holiday season can be whatever the heck you want it to be, no matter what pressures you feel from family and friends and society. So, here’s to creating new traditions – and to the Terribles who shared theirs with us (and with you). _Come see the Happyish Holidays Live Show: A Petty LIttle Christmas…
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S2: Happyish Holidays: Boundaries and Creating New Traditions
The happyish holiday season can be whatever the heck you want it to be, no matter what pressures you feel from family and friends and society. So, here’s to creating new traditions – and to the Terribles who shared theirs...
December 5, 2024
S2: Happyish Holidays 2022
‘Tis the season! Our terrible holiday tradition is back, this time with more of your painful, sad, awkward holiday stories. Plus: boundary setting advice from Melissa Urban and a fiery Hanukkah story from Vanessa Zoltan. _Come see the Happyish Holidays Live...
November 28, 2024
S2: Happyish Holidays: The Last Christmas (feat. Alyssa Limperis)
November 21, 2024
S2: Happyish Holidays: Dead Brother, Dead Mother
November 14, 2024
S2: Happyish Holidays: The Worst Thanksgiving Ever?
November 14, 2024
S2: AITA: Happyish Holidays Edition
November 14, 2024
S1: The Ending Matters- Stop Calling It “Assisted Suicide”(Stories of Suicide & Loss)
October 17, 2024
S1: The Ending Matters- Stop Calling It “Assisted Suicide”(Stories of Suicide & Loss)
October 17, 2024
S1: Claire Has a Secret- Post Secret Girl Who Wrote in Her On-Suicide Notes(Stories of Suicide & Loss)
October 10, 2024
S1: Claire Has a Secret- Post Secret Girl Who Wrote in Her On-Suicide Notes(Stories of Suicide & Loss)
When Claire was a teenager, she held a lot of big, difficult feelings, and for a while, she saw only one solution for them. Though Claire decides to not act on those feelings, her story gets shared anonymously online —...
October 10, 2024
S1: Army Wife- Husband Was Failed by the Army, Military, Abuse, PTSD(Stories of Suicide & Loss)
October 3, 2024
S1: Army Wife- Husband Was Failed by the Army, Military, Abuse, PTSD(Stories of Suicide & Loss)
Death by suicide has long been a problem within the U.S. military, and not just among veterans: In 2020, suicide rates among active duty service members hit a six-year high. On August 28th, 2015, Heather’s husband Tyler became one of...
October 3, 2024
S1: In Absentia- When Things Are Not What You Thought They Were(Stories of Suicide & Loss)
September 26, 2024
S1: In Absentia- When Things Are Not What You Thought They Were(Stories of Suicide & Loss)
Olivia is 7 years old when her dad moves out of state to take a new job … and is never heard from again. In high school, a manilla envelope appears in Olivia’s mailbox letting her know the reason she...
September 26, 2024
S1: The Happiness Equation- How a Friend’s Suicide Propelled Neil Pasricha Toward a Happier Life(Stories of Suicide & Loss)
September 19, 2024
S1: The Happiness Equation- How a Friend’s Suicide Propelled Neil Pasricha Toward a Happier Life(Stories of Suicide & Loss)
Neil Pasricha’s life is falling apart. His marriage, which gave him a sense of purpose and value, is over. His best friend has died by suicide. Therapy helps, but he still struggles with all of the negativity swirling in his...
September 19, 2024
S1: What Do You Say About Suicide? Part 2(Stories of Suicide & Loss)
September 12, 2024
S1: What Do You Say About Suicide? Part 2(Stories of Suicide & Loss)
In the last episode, we heard from people who had ideated and/or survived their own suicide attempts, as well as people who had survived a loved one’s suicide. They told us about all the unhelpful and hurtful things that people...
September 12, 2024
S1: What Do You Say About Suicide? Part 1(Stories of Suicide & Loss)
You know what people hate talking about? Dreams. Politics. Religion. Also: suicide.
September 5, 2024
S1: What Do You Say About Suicide? Part 1(Stories of Suicide & Loss)
You know what people hate talking about? Dreams. Politics. Religion. Also: suicide. But it's important that we talk about the hard stuff (and it's kinda what we do here), so we asked you to talk to us about your experiences with suicidal...
September 5, 2024
S1: If/Then- A Woman Witnesses the Suicide of a Stranger(Stories of Suicide & Loss)
September 3, 2024
S1: If/Then- A Woman Witnesses the Suicide of a Stranger(Stories of Suicide & Loss)
Charlotte’s career is built on theoreticals. As an operating room nurse, she has a protocol for every tragedy — a “then” for every “if.” That all changes one night when, on her way home, Charlotte encounters a teenage girl on...
September 3, 2024
S1: Two Letters – A Widow Remembers Her Husband With Two Letters(Stories of Suicide & Loss)
September 3, 2024
S1: Two Letters – A Widow Remembers Her Husband With Two Letters(Stories of Suicide & Loss)
This is an episode about two letters. One of those is the letter Jim left for his wife, Annie, before he died by suicide. The second is the letter Annie wrote to Jim after his death — and as she...
September 3, 2024
S1: Stories of Suicide & Loss
September 3, 2024