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Back to SearchFrom Teacher to Griever | How Katie Rizzo Survived Opioid Loss
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One phone call. One prescription. One life split into before and after. Katie Rizzo, a former AP biology teacher, lost her firstborn …
3 months, 1 week ago
Ripple Retreat: Trauma Recovery Meets Sobriety and Service with guest JJ Holley, A Veteran who lives to pay it forward
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JJ Holley spent seven years rebuilding his life. Now, in a historic farmhouse in Maine, he's building something bigger: Ripple Retrea…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
A New Partnership For Trauma-Informed Mental Health Support with Michael Mackniak
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The scariest part of a mental health crisis isn’t always the symptoms. It’s the moment you realise nobody is talking to each other an…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Domestic Violence Exit Strategy | Safety First, Judgment Later
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Surviving abuse feels impossible, but leaving without a plan can be even more dangerous. In this episode, our hosts dig into the real…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
TikTok Toilets And A Very Bad Diastat Day
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One phone call can flip your whole world. We start with real life and real laughs, then move into the kind of story that makes your s…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
What If Overworking Is A Trauma Reflex
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Burnout does not always look like falling apart. Sometimes it looks like answering messages at midnight, working seven days a week, a…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Grits, Cravings, And Caregiver Burnout | Special Needs Health Crisis
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When Michael's A1C hits 9, denial stops working. In this raw conversation, we explore how trauma survivors and caregivers navigate he…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
Friending: A Real-World Cure For Loneliness
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Loneliness doesn’t always look like sadness. Sometimes it looks like a full contact list, nonstop group chats, and a Friday night wit…
4 months ago
The Man Behind the Badge joins us with special guest Eric Robinson
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A lot of people want the wild FBI stories. We wanted the part that lingers after the story ends, what the work does to your nervous s…
4 months ago
Coffee Beans, Misheard Words, And A Very Honest Marriage
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A Broadway-directing Hollywood powerhouse drops in, tells Michael he’s flat-out wrong about being “bad at podcasting,” and then takes…
4 months ago