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.
Copyright: © 2021
Coming up this season on 2 Lives - Stories Of Transformation
We'll meet Omari Maynard who's helping other BIPOC families cope with the loss of a loved one and raising awareness about health care equality after his wife died in childbirth.
We'll hear how Tamara MC is reclaiming her life after years of being forced into a cult and how she still struggles with certain brainwashed beliefs.
And we'll meet artist L Nichols who could not imagine a future until he realized he was a trans man. It was through his drawing that he began to make it a reality.
That's all coming up this fall in season eight of 2 Lives -- "The second begins the moment we realize we have only one."
2 Lives is created by Laurel Morales. Valerie Belle 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
You can learn how to support the show here.
2 Lives - Stories Of Transformation
Ian Goldstein has found comedy to be the best remedy for his Crohn's disease and fear of aging because he discovered he wasn't alone but he had to get comfortable being completely vulnerable on stage.
2 Lives "The second begins the moment we realize we have only one."
2 Lives is created by Laurel Morales, story edited by Ruxandra Guidi. Lauren Vespoli 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 Ian Goldstein on our website.
CW: A head's up we discuss disordered eating and body dysmorphia in this episode. For information about eating disorders go to the National Eating Disorders website or 2lives.org
2 Lives - Stories Of Transformation
Stephanie Washington embraces her body and shows her daughter how to love herself because Stephanie wound up near death in the hospital after she tried to diminish herself and assimilate.
2 Lives "The second begins the moment we realize we have only one."
2 Lives is created by Laurel Morales, story edited by Ruxandra Guidi. Lauren Vespoli is the assistant producer. Christian Arnder is our illustrator and web designer. Music from Blue Dot Sessions.
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Read the episode transcript and find out more about Stephanie Washington on our website.
2 Lives - Stories Of Transformation
Audra Travelbee has dedicated her life to connecting people who feel isolated because she felt alone much of her life dealing with complex PTSD, but it took COVID and getting laid off from her teaching job to realize her mission.
2 Lives "The second begins the moment we realize we have only one."
2 Lives is created by Laurel Morales, story edited by Ruxandra Guidi. Lauren Vespoli 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 Audra Travelbee and Culture Connection AZ on our website.
TW: This episode deals with a stillbirth.
Katie Joy Duke is battling stage 4 metastatic breast cancer with grace and vulnerability because she's survived the death of a child. It took relating to her daughter in a new way, accepting that she isn't perfect, and learning to surrender to the process.
Since the production of this episode we are thrilled to learn Katie's latest CT scan shows she is cancer free!
2 Lives "The second begins the moment we realize we have only one."
2 Lives is created by Laurel Morales, story edited by Ruxandra Guidi. Lauren Vespoli 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 at 2lives.org
Find out more about Katie Joy Duke at our website.
Trevon Bosley has dedicated his life to protesting gun violence since his brother was shot and killed in 2006 but with the number of shootings he gets discouraged at times. That's when he remembers historical events that have proven change is possible.
2 Lives "The second begins the moment we realize we have only one."
2 Lives is created by Laurel Morales, story edited by Ruxandra Guidi. Lauren Vespoli 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 Trevon Bosley and the BRAVE youth leaders on our website.
TW: A heads up we mention an eating disorder and suicide.
For suicide prevention and mental health resources visit 2lives.org
Lisa Sorrell was raised by Evangelical Christians who preached God heals, not doctors. After losing her daughter and feeling abandoned by her church, she chooses to listen to her own inner voice for guidance.
2 Lives "The second begins the moment we realize we have only one."
2 Lives is created by Laurel Morales, story edited by Ruxandra Guidi. Lauren Vespoli 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 at 2lives.org
Find out more about Lisa Sorrell and her incredible boots on our website.
We've reached a milestone at 2 Lives of 150,000 downloads. June 15, 2023, marks our three year anniversary and to celebrate we'd love it if you'd help us reach 200,000. If there's an episode that resonated with you, we'd love it if you'd share it with a friend. And thank you!
Her whole life Pardis Mahdavi tried to belong -- in the US, then in Iran. And finally she decided to be a bridge between two cultures but it took an arrest by the morality police and a crisis of identity to get there.
2 Lives "The second begins the moment we realize we have only one."
2 Lives is created by Laurel Morales, story edited by Ruxandra Guidi. Lauren Vespoli 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 Pardis Mahdavi on our website 2lives.org.
Sisters Rasha Pecoraro and Yvette Gentile are carrying their mother's torch shining the light on the darkness after coming to terms with the fact that their great grandfather George Hodel was the prime suspect in the most notorious unsolved murder of the 20th century.
Their mother Fauna Hodel always told them: "You are not this supposed evilness that we come from. You are pure love and light because you come from me."
TW: Some material may not be suitable for young ears.
2 Lives "The second begins the moment we realize we have only one."
2 Lives is created by Laurel Morales, story edited by Ruxandra Guidi. Lauren Vespoli is the assistant producer. Christian Arnder is our illustrator and web designer. Music from Blue Dot Sessions.
Learn more about Rasha Pecoraro and Yvette Gentile on our website 2lives.org.
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 "The second begins the moment we realize we have only one."
2 Lives is created by Laurel Morales, story edited by Ruxandra Guidi. Lauren Vespoli 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.
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