Podcast Host Changes Dialogue Around Mental Illness Recovery
2 LIVES - Stories Of Transformation
Release Date: 03/12/2024
Suicide Survivor Learns To Manage Instead Of Cure His Mental Illness
2 LIVES - Stories Of Transformation
Jeff Morris has made it his mission to prevent suicide after he attempted to kill himself six times but it wasn’t until he received a bipolar 2 diagnosis and figured out how to manage instead of cure his depression that he learned how to live. “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. Subscribe to Laurel's Substack . Support 2 Lives at You can learn more about how to support the show . Or . Drop us a note on ...
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At 53, Teacher Discovers She Has Dyslexia
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“The second begins the moment we realize we have only one.” For most of her life Viki Stein has struggled to learn so much that she became a teacher to help other kids who felt frustrated and dumb. It wasn’t until age 53 that she learned that she had dyslexia and became better trained to understand herself and help others like her. is created by Laurel Morales. Valerie Shively is the assistant producer. Christian Arnder is our illustrator and designer. Music from Blue Dot Sessions. Subscribe to Laurel's free Substack . Support 2 Lives at You can learn more about how to support the...
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How One Woman Thrives With Schizoaffective Disorder
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At 31 a psychiatrist finally solved the mystery inside Joan Kopczynski and told her she could manage her mental illness. But first she had to reconcile a series of traumatic events that would plague anyone with or without schizoaffective disorder. “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. You can learn how to support the show . You can make a one-time donation at Or . Subscribe to Laurel's Substack . Drop us a note on...
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'Crappy Childhood Fairy' Finds Way To Heal From Complex PTSD
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“The second begins the moment we realize we have only one.” Anna Runkle calls herself the crappy childhood fairy and has helped a million people deal with their Complex PTSD. But it took 11 therapists and dozens of self help books before she found a name for what she has and a practice that worked. is created by Laurel Morales. Valerie Shively is the assistant producer. Christian Arnder is our pod art illustrator and designer. Music from Blue Dot Sessions. Learn how to support the show at . Or go to to give a one-time donation. Or . Subscribe to Laurel's Substack . Drop us a note...
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Election Day Break From The Noise - Presenting Ladies Of Lore
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“The second begins the moment we realize we have only one.” Subscribe to Laurel's Substack . We had planned to launch season 11 today with a new episode. But at the last minute the guest we interviewed asked us to hold off. At 2 Lives we share the script with the person we interview before the story is finalized to make sure we got everything right. We do that for two reasons: one, because I’m often asking people to share their worst day and I want them to feel comfortable with the way we share it. And two, because the same courtesy was shown to me when I was featured in a...
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What is 2 Lives?
2 LIVES - Stories Of Transformation
“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 You can learn how to support the show . Or . Subscribe to Laurel's Substack . Drop us a note on , , or . Episode transcripts are posted on our .
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Halloween Special Encore: Reluctant Psychic Solves Her Own Mystery
2 LIVES - Stories Of Transformation
Kiersten Parsons Hathcock became a medium after discovering an unexpected psychic ability. Today Kiersten helps investigators around the country solve missing children's cases, and the spirits have helped her uncover and heal from her own traumatic past. “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 ....
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How One Mom Turns Grief Into ‘A Place Of Yes’
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When Heather Straughter’s son got sick, her perspective shifted. She discovered how fragile life is. She had to keep pivoting, when she was forced to change her expectations and recalibrate hope. “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 When you become part of the 2 Lives Crew, we'll send you an uncut episode of your choice. Drop us a note on , , or . You can...
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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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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.
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