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
TW: Mention of DV and suicide
Before she even knew the word for intergenerational trauma Manpreet Johal Bernie could see it in her own family. It wasn't until her father died that Manpreet read a self help book about loving herself that she realized she didn't, and found help. Today Manpreet coaches people through their own intergenerational trauma using mind body techniques.
Manpreet Johal Bernie is a life coach and the host of Heart's Happiness.
2 Lives "The second begins the moment we realize we have only one."
2 Lives is created by Laurel Morales, story edited by Halle Hewitt. Lauren Vispoli is the assistant producer. Annie Gerway is our illustrator and web designer. Music from Blue Dot Sessions.
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TW: Description of bombing
In her twenties Amy Downs was living what she called a complacent, shallow existence. She had flunked out of college and was sleeping on the floor of her sister's house. She felt empty and alone. When she discovered the man she married couldn't fix her life, she coped by eating. It wasn't until tragedy struck on April 19, 1995, that she turned her life around.
2 Lives "The second begins the moment we realize we have only one."
2 Lives is created by Laurel Morales, story edited by Halle Hewitt. Annie Gerway is our illustrator and web designer. Music from Blue Dot Sessions.
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Check out "Art Heals All Wounds" here.
Yuchi is one of more than 3,000 endangered indigenous languages. The United Nations estimates every two weeks a language is lost. Many Native American tribes offer language classes to elementary school students, but linguists say the best way to learn is starting at birth. Halay and Jiles have banned English from their home in an attempt to save Yuchi.
2 Lives "The second begins the moment we realize we have only one."
2 Lives is created by Laurel Morales, story edited by Halle Hewitt. Annie Gerway is our illustrator and web designer. Music from Blue Dot Sessions.
Become a 2 Lives patron at https://www.patreon.com/2lives
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Find out more about the Yuchi Language Project on our website.
TW: This story may not be suitable for young ears. We mention suicide and a sexual assault. If you or someone you know is struggling, please call the national suicide hotline 1 800 273 TALK.
Josephine Ensign has dedicated her life to improving health and social inequities for people marginalized by poverty but it was only after becoming homeless herself that she realized how she could work with people experiencing homelessness AND make a difference.
2 Lives "The second begins the moment we realize we have only one."
2 Lives is written, produced, and hosted by Laurel Morales, story edited by Halle Hewitt. Annie Gerway 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, and Twitter. You can learn how to support the show here. Episode transcripts are posted on our website.
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Marcia Tullous grieved her old life when she gave everything up to homeschool her highly sensitive kid but as she nurtures her son she heals herself as well.
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 is our assistant producer. Annie Gerway is our illustrator and web designer. Music from Blue Dot Sessions.
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Find out more about Marcia, sensory processing issues, and highly sensitive people on our website.
For years Andres "Dre" Adauto created space for people to express themselves in Flagstaff through variety shows, urban flea markets, themed parties, and more, so when he was involved in a devastating bicycle accident, it was his community that showed up for him when he made a surprising comeback.
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 Halle Hewitt. Annie Gerway 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, and Twitter. You can learn more ways to support the show here.
Episode transcripts are posted on our website.
Find out more about Dre Adauto at https://www.2lives.org/.
This week 2 Lives brings you a podcast we've been listening to this summer. Vanishing Postcards is hosted by Texas native Evan Stern. Its latest season invites listeners to ride shotgun as he motors west, cross country on Route 66. From a dance in Tulsa, to an Amarillo eating contest and a morning on the Santa Monica Pier, Vanishing Postcards explores how the past, present and future of this most iconic of roads is revealed through the stories of people and places found driving it today. Perfect for when you need a breather, but don't have the luxury of hitting the open road.
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When Kelly Vaughn was growing up she learned – as so many girls do – to always be nice. She was encouraged to be soft spoken, polite, and agreeable. It wasn't until a scary experience in college that she realized "nice" doesn't get you out of the worst case scenario.
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. This is our last episode with Camila and we wish her the best of luck in grad school and beyond! Halle Hewitt is our assistant producer. Annie Gerway is our illustrator and web designer. Music from Blue Dot Sessions.
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Find out more about Kelly Vaughn and Krav Maga at 2lives.org.
After two decades Miguel Gonzalez is speaking out about his family's struggles to get asylum from Colombia in the United States, because he dreams of the day when he and his family don't have to live and work in the shadows.
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 is our assistant producer. Annie Gerway is our illustrator and web designer. Music from Blue Dot Sessions.
Drop us a note on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. You can learn how to support the show here. Episode transcripts are posted on our website.
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TW: We mention suicide in this episode.
Jay Shifman has made it his mission to end stigma surrounding addiction and help people tell their own stories because he was over diagnosed and over medicated to the point of two suicide attempts before he told his story and found a way out.
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 is our assistant producer. Annie Gerway 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, and Twitter. You can learn how to support the show here. Episode transcripts are posted on our website.
Find out more about Jay Shifman here.
We deal with some intense issues on 2 Lives. If you need to talk to someone, please visit Open Path Collective.
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