Reporter Survives War, Now Faces Cancer From A Place Of Love
2 LIVES - Stories Of Transformation
Release Date: 07/02/2024
ENCORE: Oklahoma City Bombing Survivor Turns Her Life Around
2 LIVES - Stories Of Transformation
In her twenties Amy Downs was living what she calls a complacent, shallow existence. When she discovered her husband couldn't fix her life, she coped by eating. It wasn't until tragedy struck on April 19, 1995, that she made a promise to change her life. “The second begins the moment we realize we have only one.” is created by Laurel Morales. Valerie Shively is the assistant producer. Halle Hewitt helped produce this episode. 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...
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How A Manic Episode Showed One Woman The Way Forward
2 LIVES - Stories Of Transformation
Stacy Blemaster loved being up on stage because she knew what role to play. It took a bipolar diagnosis, many years of therapy and Emotions Anonymous before she fully accepted herself as she is. “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 , or . Find out more about Stacy...
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How One-Woman Show Turns Family Shame Into A Legacy
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Susan Lieu shares her family’s trauma in a one-woman show and memoir in an effort to find understanding and healing, despite the fact that her family refused to talk about it and saw her as "too emotional." But by using her voice she found she could let go of the shame and help others at the same time. “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...
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2 Lives Season 12 Trailer
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“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 , , or .
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ENCORE: Professor Unlearns Childhood Lessons
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TW: We describe a violent situation in this episode. If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence go to or call 1-800-799-SAFE (7233). Darcy Alexandra course corrects and unlearns the violent messages and behaviors she was taught as a child. “The second begins the moment we realize we have only one.” is created by Laurel Morales. Camila Kerwin of the Rough Cut Collective edited this episode, which originally dropped in February of 2022. Valerie Shively is the assistant producer. Christian Arnder is our illustrator and designer. Music from Blue Dot Sessions. Subscribe to...
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BONUS: Guide Seeks Resilience In Nature
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This is a conversation with wilderness guide Scout Wilkins about resilience of the natural world, trees specifically, and how she has found her own resiliency by being a part of it. “The second begins the moment we realize we have only one.” is created by Laurel Morales. Valerie Shively is the assistant producer who reported this episode. 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 , , or . Find out more...
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Death Doula Finds Joy In A Good Ending
2 LIVES - Stories Of Transformation
Rattled by the loss of a loved one and how little she knew about death, Sairey Luterman found her true calling as an end of life counselor to help others be more prepared. “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 , , or . Find out more about Sairey Luterman and read...
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Writer's Story Evolves Beyond Dad's Death By Suicide
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TW: Mention of suicide. Rachel Zients Schinderman helps people heal through storytelling because that is how she and her mom dealt with her dad’s death by suicide, but she’s learned to make way for new stories. “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 , , or . Find out more...
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Suicide Survivor Learns To Manage Instead Of Cure His Mental Illness
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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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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 says.
2 Lives “The second begins the moment we realize we have only one.”
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