In this bonus episode, Dani sits down with Pulitzer Prize Winning Writer Jennifer Senior about her latest cover story in The Atlantic - ‘Those We Sent Away’ - which explores her own family secret.
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Published on 2 years, 4 months ago
As we prepare for Season Nine, Dani pauses to say hello to our Family Secrets family.
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Published on 2 years, 5 months ago
Season 8 Episode 10
In the second part of this inspiring two-part episode, writer and musician Jessica Willis Fisher finishes her powerful story of survival.
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Published on 2 years, 5 months ago
Season 8 Episode 9
In the first part of this harrowing two-part episode, writer and musician Jessica Willis Fisher courageously speaks the unspeakable truths of the abuse she faced at the hands of her father. But this …
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
Season 8 Episode 8
From the outside, Priscilla’s family life looks dazzling. Her parents are both revered in the literary community and she and her sister grow up in an artistic home. But things change when their paren…
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
Season 8 Episode 7
Kyleigh and her older sister Kait couldn’t be closer. They lean on one another all throughout childhood. But at a certain point, Kait’s mental health begins to fray and with it, so does Kyleigh’s gri…
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
Season 8 Episode 6
Letty’s life is laced with “shanda”—the Yiddish word for shame or disgrace. And the shanda is not hers alone; it stretches back and through many generations of suppression, secrecy, and the enormous …
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
Season 8 Episode 5
Emi is a brilliant child caught in the storms of the adults around her. As such, her own troubles begin to brew and her secrets compound. From foster care to homelessness to an Ivy League education a…
Published on 2 years, 7 months ago
Season 8 Episode 4
Allison knows something is fundamentally different about her. She looks different and she feels different from the other girls in school. But when her parents refuse to acknowledge just how different…
Published on 2 years, 7 months ago
Season 8 Episode 3
Forever punctuated by shame, secrecy, and danger, Isaac's search to know himself has always been a precarious journey. But as he walks the rocky road toward self-acceptance, he must reconcile his nee…
Published on 2 years, 7 months ago
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