Podcast Host Changes Dialogue Around Mental Illness Recovery
2 LIVES - Stories Of Transformation
Release Date: 03/12/2024
Therapist Takes His Own Advice: Confronts Perfectionism, Faces Fears
2 LIVES - Stories Of Transformation
- STORIES OF TRANSFORMATION As a teenager Michael discovered he was a great tennis player. He fell into a flow state that he spent decades studying and striving to achieve again. He became a psychologist in the process. After years of telling clients to face their fears, Michael Brady has taken his own advice and confronted his perfectionism, but it’s still difficult to let go. “The second begins the moment we realize we have only one.” is created by Laurel Morales. Valerie Shively is the assistant producer. Christian Arnder is our illustrator and designer. Music from Blue Dot...
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After Sobriety, Broken Heart, Woman Finds Calling
2 LIVES - Stories Of Transformation
- STORIES OF TRANSFORMATION For years Sonia Kahlon succeeded by her parents’ and husband's standards, but it was only after getting sober and volunteering at a women’s prison that Sonia found her true calling. “The second begins the moment we realize we have only one.” is created by Laurel Morales. Valerie Shively is the assistant producer. Christian Arnder is our illustrator and designer. Music from Blue Dot Sessions. Become a 2 Lives patron at Or give a donation at Drop us a note on , , or . You can learn how to support the show . Or . Episode transcripts are posted on our ....
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How Divorce And ADHD Diagnosis Become A Catalyst For Growth
2 LIVES - Stories Of Transformation
- STORIES OF TRANSFORMATION After years of relying on cocaine and caffeine to focus Kathleen discovers she has ADHD. The diagnosis and subsequent tools help her achieve her dream of becoming a therapist. “The second begins the moment we realize we have only one.” is created by Laurel Morales. Valerie Shively is the assistant producer. Christian Arnder is our illustrator and designer. Music from Blue Dot Sessions. Become a 2 Lives patron at Or give a donation at Drop us a note on , , or . You can learn how to support the show . Or . Episode transcripts are posted on our . Find out...
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Intelligence Analyst Goes From Capture Kill To Survive And Thrive Missions
2 LIVES - Stories Of Transformation
- STORIES OF TRANSFORMATION After years of capture kill missions Kervin Aucoin now employs his military training to help people thrive. He says sharing his story keeps his PTSD at bay. “The second begins the moment we realize we have only one.” is created by Laurel Morales. Valerie Shively is the assistant producer. Christian Arnder is our illustrator and designer. Music from Blue Dot Sessions. Become a 2 Lives patron at Or give a donation at Drop us a note on , , or . You can learn how to support the show . Or . Episode transcripts are posted on our . Find out more about Kervin...
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How One Music Therapist Discovers The Healing Power Of Her Voice
2 LIVES - Stories Of Transformation
- STORIES OF TRANSFORMATION At 15 Meghan Callaghan was left alone with her grandfather for the day. What started out as a seemingly ordinary day became a defining moment in Meghan’s life. “The second begins the moment we realize we have only one.” is created by Laurel Morales. Valerie Shively is the assistant producer. Christian Arnder is our illustrator and designer. Music from Blue Dot Sessions. Become a 2 Lives patron at Or give a donation at Drop us a note on , , or . You can learn how to support the show . Or . Episode transcripts are posted on our . Find out more about GUEST...
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Reporter Survives War, Now Faces Cancer From A Place Of Love
2 LIVES - Stories Of Transformation
- STORIES OF TRANSFORMATION Rod Nordland, author of "Waiting For The Monsoon," doesn’t plan to die from an incurable brain cancer. He’s a survivor — of violence, war, and now disease. "Although it's been terrible, I wouldn't change it back, his partner Leila Segal says. "Even though I was in love with him and I loved him before, I would never have got the relationship I now have with this man unless this had happened. Not only to him, to me too, because of course I've had to change." "Learning to love and express love was a very important part of my second life," Nordland...
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Pop Artist Adaline Reconciles Queer Identity With Evangelical Upbringing
2 LIVES - Stories Of Transformation
- STORIES OF TRANSFORMATION Shawna Beesley, known to most as Adaline, says there’s no dopamine hit like saving someone from hell. Today she finds that high performing on stage. She discovered she had to shed her golden child identity and reconcile with her evangelical upbringing to be true to herself and come out to her family. “The second begins the moment we realize we have only one.” is created by Laurel Morales. Valerie Shively is the assistant producer. Christian Arnder is our illustrator and designer. Music from Blue Dot Sessions. Become a 2 Lives patron at Or give a donation...
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Bonus: 2 Lives Creator Listens To Her Inner Voice
2 LIVES - Stories Of Transformation
- STORIES OF TRANSFORMATION We’re working hard on season 10 of 2 Lives, which we’ll be bringing you just in time to kick off your summer. In the meantime I thought I’d share a bit about 2 Lives origin story. The following is a speech Laurel gave at the Flagstaff . I love stories. I love listening to them. I love watching them. I love reading them. And I love making them. But when I’m consuming stories, I’m tuning out the world and my inner voice – my source of creativity. This a story about how I tuned back into my source. “The second begins the moment we realize we have...
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Back From The Dead With Lessons On How To Live
2 LIVES - Stories Of Transformation
- STORIES OF TRANSFORMATION “The second begins the moment we realize we have only one.” TW: We mention an assault. Lauren’s heart stopped for 24 minutes. It took almost dying to realize she couldn’t get through life on her own. is created by Laurel Morales. Valerie Shively is the assistant producer. Christian Arnder is our illustrator and designer. Music from Blue Dot Sessions. Become a 2 Lives patron at Or give a donation at Drop us a note on . You can learn how to support the show . Or . Episode transcripts are posted on our . Find out more about GUEST on our .
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Blind Surfer Embraces Challenges To Recover From PTSD
2 LIVES - Stories Of Transformation
- STORIES OF TRANSFORMATION Joshua "The Jedi" Loya lost his eyesight at 15, but that didn’t stop him from skydiving, surfing, Ju-Jitsu, and stand up comedy. Joshua says choosing sometimes the scary thing makes him feel authentically himself and helps him to live well with PTSD. “The second begins the moment we realize we have only one.” is created by Laurel Morales. Valerie Shively is the assistant producer. Christian Arnder is our illustrator and designer. Music from Blue Dot Sessions. Become a 2 Lives patron at Or give a donation at Drop us a note on , , or . You can learn...
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Content Warning: We mention suicide in this episode.
After decades of telling people what she believed they wanted to hear, Helen Sneed shares openly her struggles with mental illness because it provides hope and ultimately saves lives, but it took many agonizing years of therapy, hospitalizations, and finally finding community to get here.
2 Lives “The second begins the moment we realize we have only one.”
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