Stay Connected“We all have two lives. The second begins the moment we realize we have only one.”
Stories of people who have faced darkness and how those moments transformed them.
2 Lives is hosted and written by Laurel Morales. Valerie Shively is the assistant producer. Pod art and website designed by Christian Arnder, music from Blue Dot Sessions.
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2 LIVES - Stories Of Transformation
Alex Reegan became a reverend after two decades of feeling disconnected from God and after rejecting his ultra conservative evangelical christian faith. Today he helps other LGBTQIA folks on their spiritual journey.
2 Lives "The second begins the moment we realize we have only one."
2 Lives is created by Laurel Morales. Valerie Shively is the assistant producer. Christian Arnder is our illustrator and website designer. Music from Blue Dot Sessions.
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Find out more about Alex Reegan and his book "What Needs To Be Said: Speak Your Truth, Release Shame, Find Oneness" on our website.
2 Lives - Stories Of Transformation
Beth Pizzarello's blindness saved her life in a hurricane when she used her heightened senses to get to safety but she had to figure out a way to help herself before the Americans With Disabilities Act passed and when she didn't qualify for disabilities.
2 Lives "The second begins the moment we realize we have only one."
2 Lives is created by Laurel Morales. Valerie Shively is the assistant producer. Christian Arnder is our illustrator and website designer. Music from Blue Dot Sessions.
Become a 2 Lives patron at https://www.patreon.com/2lives
Drop us a note on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter. You can learn how to support the show here. Or order merch here. Episode transcripts are posted on our website.
Find out more about Beth Pizzarello and her book at our website.
2 Lives - Stories Of Transformation
Mike Ivy, Deputy Chief Medical Officer at Yale New Haven Health, shares his story of burnout and suicide because its a crisis in the medical community and he wants to help other health workers but he fights taboos of shame around his perceptions of "weakness" and mental illness.
2 Lives "The second begins the moment we realize we have only one."
2 Lives is created by Laurel Morales. Valerie Shively is the assistant producer. Christian Arnder is our illustrator and web designer. Music from Blue Dot Sessions.
Become a 2 Lives patron at https://www.patreon.com/2lives
Drop us a note on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter. You can learn how to support the show or order merch here. Episode transcripts are posted on our website.
2 Lives - Stories Of Transformation
L. Nichols has boundless empathy for their Southern Baptist community but embraces their found family because they helped L. accept who they are. Now having kids of their own, L. shows up for them in a new way.
2 Lives "The second begins the moment we realize we have only one."
2 Lives is created by Laurel Morales. Valerie Shively is the assistant producer. Christian Arnder is our illustrator and web designer. Music from Blue Dot Sessions.
Become a 2 Lives patron at https://www.patreon.com/2lives
Drop us a note on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter. You can learn how to support the show here. Episode transcripts are posted on our website.
Find out more about L. Nichols and their graphic novel "Flocks" on our website.
After Jessica Waite's husband died, she was sent a box of his personal belongings that revealed one betrayal after another. But eventually with the help of a death doula Jessica was able to forgive him.
2 Lives "The second begins the moment we realize we have only one."
2 Lives is written and hosted by Laurel Morales, story edited by Camila Kerwin of the Rough Cut Collective. Halle Hewitt helped produce this episode. Music from Blue Dot Sessions. Christian Arnder is our illustrator and web designer.
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Originally Aired in May of 2022
2 Lives - Stories Of Transformation
Therapist Sarah White broke up with booze and what she calls her 'booze bonds,' friends and family who could only connect through alcohol, after seeing their impacts on her life.
2 Lives "The second begins the moment we realize we have only one."
2 Lives is created by Laurel Morales. Valerie Shively is the assistant producer. Christian Arnder is our illustrator and web designer. Music from Blue Dot Sessions.
Become a 2 Lives patron at https://www.patreon.com/2lives
Drop us a note on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter. You can learn how to support the show here. Episode transcripts are posted on our website.
2 Lives - Stories Of Transformation
Simon Kent Fung devoted three years of his life to creating a podcast about an aspiring nun, whose life paralleled his own. He also sought out conversion therapy for nearly a decade to become a Catholic priest. Fung was compelled to understand the truth about what happened to her, and finally face what happened to him.
2 Lives "The second begins the moment we realize we have only one."
2 Lives is created by Laurel Morales. Valerie Shively is the assistant producer. Christian Arnder is our illustrator and web designer. Music from Blue Dot Sessions.
Become a 2 Lives patron at https://www.patreon.com/2lives
Drop us a note on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter. You can learn how to support the show here. Episode transcripts are posted on our website.
Find out more about Simon Kent Fung and his podcast "Dear Alana" on our website.
2 Lives - Stories Of Transformation
After years of being forced to be a child bride in a cult and keep it a secret, today Tamara belongs to herself, but she still struggles with certain brainwashed beliefs and remains angry with Sufi leaders.
2 Lives "The second begins the moment we realize we have only one."
2 Lives is created by Laurel Morales. Valerie Shively is the assistant producer. Christian Arnder is our illustrator and web designer. Music from Blue Dot Sessions.
Become a 2 Lives patron at https://www.patreon.com/2lives
Drop us a note on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter. You can learn how to support the show here. Episode transcripts are posted on our website.
Find out more about Tamara MC at 2lives.org.
2 Lives - Stories Of Transformation
Shamony Gibson died after giving birth from an issue that could have been prevented. Omari Maynard and the rest of her family have made it their mission to prevent more BIPOC women from dying preventable deaths.
2 Lives "The second begins the moment we realize we have only one."
2 Lives is created by Laurel Morales. Valerie Shively is the assistant producer. Christian Arnder is our illustrator and web designer. Music from Blue Dot Sessions.
Become a 2 Lives patron at https://www.patreon.com/2lives
Drop us a note on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter. You can learn how to support the show here. Episode transcripts are posted on our website.
Find out more about the ARIAH Foundation here and on our website.
2 Lives - Stories Of Transformation
I'd like to think every month is 'Don't Be a Bully Month,' but the social media gods claimed August. Regardless it's a good reminder to listen to one of my favorite 2 Lives episodes featuring Coach Marty who has made it his life's mission to put a stop to bullying.
Coach Marty Heilman has made an impact on thousands of kids. He knows all too well what lasting impacts teasing can have so he strives to put a stop to bullying.
Content Warning: There is some talk of self harm in this episode.
For more information about body image and eating disorders go to NEDA's website.
We're working on a new 2 Lives season that will launch September 5. Keep listening at the end of today's show for a preview.
2 Lives "The second begins the moment we realize we have only one."
2 Lives is created by Laurel Morales, story edited by Camila Kerwin of the Rough Cut Collective. Christian Arnder is our illustrator and web designer. Music from Blue Dot Sessions.
Become a 2 Lives patron at https://www.patreon.com/2lives
Drop us a note on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter. You can learn how to support the show here. Episode transcripts are posted on our website.
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