2 LIVES - Stories Of Transformation
"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.
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.
100 episodes • 0 archived •
S12 E1
How One-Woman Show Turns Family Shame Into A LegacyS12 E1·
March 25
March 25
33 mins
S12
2 Lives Season 12 TrailerS12·
March 11
March 11
2 mins
ENCORE: Professor Unlearns Childhood Lessons
February 25
February 25
24 mins
S11 E7
BONUS: Guide Seeks Resilience In NatureS11 E7·
February 11
February 11
30 mins
S11 E6
Death Doula Finds Joy In A Good EndingS11 E6·
January 28
January 28
29 mins
S1
Writer's Story Evolves Beyond Dad's Death By SuicideS1·
January 14
January 14
29 mins
S11 E5
Suicide Survivor Learns To Manage Instead Of Cure His Mental IllnessS11 E5·
Dec 31, 2024
Dec 31, 2024
30 mins
S11
At 53, Teacher Discovers She Has DyslexiaS11·
Dec 17, 2024
Dec 17, 2024
29 mins
S11 E2
How One Woman Thrives With Schizoaffective DisorderS11 E2·
Dec 3, 2024
Dec 3, 2024
21 mins
S11 E1
'Crappy Childhood Fairy' Finds Way To Heal From Complex PTSDS11 E1·
Nov 19, 2024
Nov 19, 2024
31 mins
Election Day Break From The Noise - Presenting Ladies Of Lore
Nov 5, 2024
Nov 5, 2024
49 mins
What is 2 Lives?
Oct 22, 2024
Oct 22, 2024
4 mins
Halloween Special Encore: Reluctant Psychic Solves Her Own Mystery
Oct 8, 2024
Oct 8, 2024
40 mins
S10 E8
How One Mom Turns Grief Into ‘A Place Of Yes’S10 E8·
Sep 24, 2024
Sep 24, 2024
33 mins
S10 E7
Therapist Takes His Own Advice: Confronts Perfectionism, Faces FearsS10 E7·
Sep 10, 2024
Sep 10, 2024
25 mins
S10 E6
After Sobriety, Broken Heart, Woman Finds CallingS10 E6·
Aug 27, 2024
Aug 27, 2024
32 mins
S10 E5
How Divorce And ADHD Diagnosis Become A Catalyst For GrowthS10 E5·
Aug 13, 2024
Aug 13, 2024
29 mins
S10 E4
Intelligence Analyst Goes From Capture Kill To Survive And Thrive MissionsS10 E4·
Jul 30, 2024
Jul 30, 2024
32 mins
S10 E3
How One Music Therapist Discovers The Healing Power Of Her VoiceS10 E3·
Jul 16, 2024
Jul 16, 2024
25 mins
S10 E2
Reporter Survives War, Now Faces Cancer From A Place Of LoveS10 E2·
Jul 2, 2024
Jul 2, 2024
31 mins
S10 E1
Pop Artist Adaline Reconciles Queer Identity With Evangelical UpbringingS10 E1·
Jun 18, 2024
Jun 18, 2024
35 mins
S9
Bonus: 2 Lives Creator Listens To Her Inner VoiceS9·
May 21, 2024
May 21, 2024
10 mins
S9 E8
Back From The Dead With Lessons On How To LiveS9 E8·
May 7, 2024
May 7, 2024
31 mins
S9 E7
Blind Surfer Embraces Challenges To Recover From PTSDS9 E7·
Apr 23, 2024
Apr 23, 2024
24 mins
S9 E6
Severe Burnout Pushes West Point Grad To Find Worthiness Beyond CareerS9 E6·
Apr 9, 2024
Apr 9, 2024
25 mins
S9 E5
Adrenaline Junkie Finds Peace, Recovery In NatureS9 E5·
Mar 26, 2024
Mar 26, 2024
29 mins
S9 E4
Podcast Host Changes Dialogue Around Mental Illness RecoveryS9 E4·
Mar 12, 2024
Mar 12, 2024
27 mins
S9 E3
Perfectionist Cures Chronic Illness And BurnoutS9 E3·
Feb 27, 2024
Feb 27, 2024
28 mins
S9 E2
How One Chicago Man Turned His Life Around In PrisonS9 E2·
Feb 13, 2024
Feb 13, 2024
27 mins
S9 E1
How One Woman Stopped Drinking, Stopped Dissociating, And Started Finding Her Way Back To HerselfS9 E1·
Jan 30, 2024
Jan 30, 2024
26 mins
S9
2 Lives Season 9 TrailerS9·
Jan 16, 2024
Jan 16, 2024
3 mins
ENCORE: 2023 Award Winning 2 LIVES Episode
Jan 2, 2024
Jan 2, 2024
31 mins
S8 E8
Queer Reverend Finds God After Decades Of Feeling Rejected By ChurchS8 E8·
Dec 19, 2023
Dec 19, 2023
26 mins
S8 E7
Blind Woman Turns Disability Into A Super PowerS8 E7·
Dec 5, 2023
Dec 5, 2023
25 mins
S8 E6
Surgeon Shares Burnout To Suicide Story To Take Away StigmaS8 E6·
Nov 21, 2023
Nov 21, 2023
24 mins
S8 E5
Trans Man Finds Faith In Their FutureS8 E5·
Nov 7, 2023
Nov 7, 2023
26 mins
HALLOWEEN SPECIAL REPLAY: How A Writer Repaired Her Marriage After Her Husband Died
Oct 31, 2023
Oct 31, 2023
32 mins
S8 E4
Therapist Breaks Up With Booze And 'Booze Bonds'S8 E4·
Oct 17, 2023
Oct 17, 2023
39 mins
S8 E3
After Conversion Therapy Left Him 'Broken,' Gay Man Finds New Way To IntegrateS8 E3·
Oct 3, 2023
Oct 3, 2023
38 mins
S8 E2
Child Bride Quits Cult, But Still Struggles With Certain Brainwashed BeliefsS8 E2·
Sep 19, 2023
Sep 19, 2023
36 mins
S8 E1
Husband Fights Black Maternal Mortality And Health Care InequalityS8 E1·
Sep 5, 2023
Sep 5, 2023
31 mins
Words Matter For Coach Who Was Bullied
Aug 22, 2023
Aug 22, 2023
27 mins
S8
2 Lives Season 8 TrailerS8·
Aug 8, 2023
Aug 8, 2023
2 mins
S7 E8
Stand Up Storytelling Remedies Comedian's Crohn's DiseaseS7 E8·
Jul 25, 2023
Jul 25, 2023
26 mins
S7 E7
Woman Embraces Body After Mysterious Near Death IllnessS7 E7·
Jul 11, 2023
Jul 11, 2023
39 mins
S7 E6
Once Isolated With PTSD, Today Teacher Connects CulturesS7 E6·
Jun 27, 2023
Jun 27, 2023
26 mins
S7 E5
After Loss And Breast Cancer, Perfectionist Learns To SurrenderS7 E5·
Jun 13, 2023
Jun 13, 2023
29 mins
S7 E4
Brother Of Gunshot Victim Still Believes People Can ChangeS7 E4·
May 30, 2023
May 30, 2023
20 mins
S7 E3
After Daughter's Suicide Ex-Vangelical Chooses To Listen To Her Inner GuideS7 E3·
May 16, 2023
May 16, 2023
28 mins
S7 E2
An Arrest By Iran's Morality Police Forces Woman To Embrace Her HyphenS7 E2·
May 2, 2023
May 2, 2023
26 mins
S7 E1
Sisters Connected To Black Dahlia Murder Shine Light On The DarkS7 E1·
Apr 18, 2023
Apr 18, 2023
28 mins
S7
2 Lives Season 7 TrailerS7·
Apr 4, 2023
Apr 4, 2023
2 mins
Season 7 Sneak Peak
Mar 21, 2023
Mar 21, 2023
4 mins
S6 E7
Nurse Learns How To Orchestrate A DeathS6 E7·
Mar 7, 2023
Mar 7, 2023
33 mins
S6 E6
Woman Of Science Embraces Super Natural Connection To Her HusbandS6 E6·
Feb 21, 2023
Feb 21, 2023
31 mins
S6 E5
Czarina Salido Helps Native Girls Find Solace In The StarsS6 E5·
Feb 7, 2023
Feb 7, 2023
21 mins
S6 E4
After Decades Of Self Doubt Dancer Turns To Burlesque To Embrace Her BodyS6 E4·
Jan 24, 2023
Jan 24, 2023
29 mins
S6 E3
Mom's Depression Helps Her Forgive Her Own Mother's SuicideS6 E3·
Jan 10, 2023
Jan 10, 2023
26 mins
S6 E2
Reluctant Psychic Solves Her Own MysteryS6 E2·
Dec 27, 2022
Dec 27, 2022
42 mins
S6 E1
Chef Heals Herself, Others Through Food and 'Comadrismo'S6 E1·
Dec 13, 2022
Dec 13, 2022
24 mins
S6
2 Lives Season 6 TrailerS6·
Nov 29, 2022
Nov 29, 2022
1 min
2 Lives Presents: Made It
Nov 15, 2022
Nov 15, 2022
35 mins
S5 E12
Understanding Intergenerational Trauma Allows One Woman To HealS5 E12·
Nov 1, 2022
Nov 1, 2022
35 mins
S5 E11
Oklahoma City Bombing Survivor Turns Hope Into A VerbS5 E11·
Oct 18, 2022
Oct 18, 2022
45 mins
S5 E10
Family Attempts To Save An Endangered Language, One Child At A TimeS5 E10·
Oct 4, 2022
Oct 4, 2022
23 mins
S5 E9
Nurse Learns How To Make A Difference After Experiencing HomelessnessS5 E9·
Sep 20, 2022
Sep 20, 2022
29 mins
S5 E8
Mother And Son Heal Each Other When Both Discover They're Highly SensitiveS5 E8·
Sep 6, 2022
Sep 6, 2022
39 mins
S5 E7
'Unofficial Mayor' Discovers The Power Of Community After Tragic AccidentS5 E7·
Aug 23, 2022
Aug 23, 2022
32 mins
Presenting: Vanishing Postcards
Aug 9, 2022
Aug 9, 2022
39 mins
S5 E6
Self Defense Empowers Kelly Vaughn To Take Back Her LifeS5 E6·
Jul 26, 2022
Jul 26, 2022
30 mins
S5 E5
Journalist Caught In US Immigration Web For Two Decades, Still Seeks AsylumS5 E5·
Jul 12, 2022
Jul 12, 2022
19 mins
S5 E4
Once Overmedicated, Jay Shifman Seeks To Educate And EmpowerS5 E4·
Jun 28, 2022
Jun 28, 2022
36 mins
S5 E3
Why Pet Loss Can Sometimes Be The Hardest Loss To BearS5 E3·
Jun 14, 2022
Jun 14, 2022
32 mins
Presenting: Well+Good
Jun 7, 2022
Jun 7, 2022
8 mins
S5 E3
How A Podcaster Who Amplifies Voices Learns To Own Her VoiceS5 E3·
May 31, 2022
May 31, 2022
27 mins
S5 E1
How A Writer Repaired Her Marriage After Her Husband DiedS5 E1·
May 17, 2022
May 17, 2022
34 mins
S5
2 Lives Season 5 TrailerS5·
May 10, 2022
May 10, 2022
1 min
S4 E11
Hopi Quechan Artist Jonah Hill Dreams In ColorS4 E11·
Apr 26, 2022
Apr 26, 2022
31 mins
S4 E11
2 Lives Moments Provoke Podcast DecisionsS4 E11·
Apr 19, 2022
Apr 19, 2022
4 mins
S4 E10
Secret Hair Puller Rids Herself Of Wigs And ShameS4 E10·
Apr 10, 2022
Apr 10, 2022
40 mins
S4 E9
Amy Green Smith Loses Her Religion, Finds Her VoiceS4 E9·
Apr 5, 2022
Apr 5, 2022
37 mins
S4 E8
Mind-Body Medicine Heals Chronic Fatigue SyndromeS4 E8·
Mar 29, 2022
Mar 29, 2022
30 mins
Presenting: Shelter In Place
Mar 22, 2022
Mar 22, 2022
28 mins
S4 E7
'The Life Autistic' YouTube Channel Takes Over Hunter Hansen's Actual LifeS4 E7·
Mar 15, 2022
Mar 15, 2022
31 mins
S4 E6
When The Stakes Are Life Or Death Monica Brown Learns To Ask For HelpS4 E6·
Mar 8, 2022
Mar 8, 2022
33 mins
S4 E5
Lisa Cooper Ellison Realizes She Can Only Rescue HerselfS4 E5·
Mar 1, 2022
Mar 1, 2022
38 mins
S4 E4
After Learning To Numb Aaron Johnson Taps Into TearsS4 E4·
Feb 22, 2022
Feb 22, 2022
31 mins
S4 E3
Kate Nason Learns To Trust Her IntuitionS4 E3·
Feb 15, 2022
Feb 15, 2022
28 mins
S4 E2
Sharmane Fury Creates CommunityS4 E2·
Feb 8, 2022
Feb 8, 2022
29 mins
S4 E1
Darcy Alexandra Unlearns Childhood LessonsS4 E1·
Feb 1, 2022
Feb 1, 2022
24 mins
S4
Best of 2021: Kambri Crews Finds Way To Forgive Her FatherS4·
Jan 25, 2022
Jan 25, 2022
20 mins
S4
Season 4 TrailerS4·
Jan 18, 2022
Jan 18, 2022
1 min
S4
BONUS: Interview with "Shelter In Place" Creator Laura Joyce DavisS4·
Jan 11, 2022
Jan 11, 2022
28 mins
S3
BONUS EPISODE: What does '2 Lives' mean to you?S3·
Dec 9, 2021
Dec 9, 2021
33 mins
S3 E7
Bonus Mini Episode: Jennie Pearl Rattled By Bike AccidentS3 E7·
Nov 2, 2021
Nov 2, 2021
13 mins
S3 E6
Dylan Wilder Quinn Discovers More Than Their Gender IdentityS3 E6·
Oct 29, 2021
Oct 29, 2021
31 mins
S3 E5
Teacher Shelli Welch Heals Herself, OthersS3 E5·
Oct 20, 2021
Oct 20, 2021
34 mins
S3 E4
Words Matter For Coach Marty Who Was Bullied Growing UpS3 E4·
Oct 12, 2021
Oct 12, 2021
24 mins
S3 E3
Author Carol Smith Finds Her Way Back Across The RiverS3 E3·
Oct 5, 2021
Oct 5, 2021
32 mins
S3 E2
Elite Runner Keri Shaw Learns Determination Isn't Always EnoughS3 E2·
Sep 28, 2021
Sep 28, 2021
28 mins