2 Lives Podcast
1) How A Writer Repaired Her Marriage After Her Husband Died
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 hi...Show More
2) FINALE: 2 Lives Wins International Women's Podcast Award!
2 Lives “The second begins the moment we realize we have only one.” We won an International Women's Podcast Award! In this 100th episode and our podcast finale Valerie and Laurel turn the microphone o...Show More
3) Comedian Finds The Humor And Heart In Chronic Illness
Before 2020 Laura worked night and day to achieve her dream of being on Saturday Night Live. Then she got Covid and months later woke up from a coma completely paralyzed and unable to communicate. Tod...Show More
4) Quitting Corporate Grind Saves Writer's Life
After two scary surgeries Rachel Stone lived in fear of a rare orbital tumor returning. It was only when she left the corporate world to pursue her writing dream that her tumor shrank. 2 Lives “The se...Show More
5) Plus Size Fashion Blogger Promotes Equal Treatment Of All Bodies
Alysse Dalessandro posted a picture of herself in a bikini because after years of bullying she finally understood that being confident in her body and telling her story changed hearts and minds. 2 Liv...Show More
6) How One Mom Changed From Conservative Christian To Passionate LGBTQ+ Advocate
Today Sara Cunningham gives free mom hugs to any member of the LGBTQ+ community who needs them after years of rejecting her son’s coming out because she had adhered to rules of her church. Still she d...Show More
7) Mom Turns Setback Into Triumph After Being Edged Out Of Workforce
Amy’s at the top of her game as a marketing consultant and journalist doing what she loves but it took a major setback before she could fully embrace this second chapter and reinvent her life. 2 Lives...Show More
8) ENCORE: Oklahoma City Bombing Survivor Turns Her Life Around
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...Show More
9) How A Manic Episode Showed One Woman The Way Forward
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. 2 Liv...Show More
10) How One-Woman Show Turns Family Shame Into A Legacy
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 emoti...Show More