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2 LIVES - Stories Of Transformation
2 LIVES - Stories Of Transformation
Laurel Morales

"We all have two lives. The second begins the moment we realize we have only one." Stories of people who have faced darkness... more

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Episodes

Blind Surfer Embraces Challenges To Recover From PTSD

2 LIVES - STORIES OF TRANSFORMATION Joshua "The Jedi" Loya lost his eyesight at 15, but that didn’t stop him... more

23 Apr 2024 · 24 minutes
Severe Burnout Pushes West Point Grad To Find Worthiness Beyond Career

2 LIVES - STORIES OF TRANSFORMATION It took a life threatening situation to give Kafi Joseph permission to make her... more

09 Apr 2024 · 25 minutes
Adrenaline Junkie Finds Peace, Recovery In Nature

2 LIVES - STORIES OF TRANSFORMATION Morgan O’Kane spent much of his young life searching for meaning and a high.... more

26 Mar 2024 · 29 minutes
Podcast Host Changes Dialogue Around Mental Illness Recovery

2 LIVES - STORIES OF TRANSFORMATION Content Warning: We mention suicide in this episode. After decades of telling people what... more

12 Mar 2024 · 27 minutes
Perfectionist Cures Chronic Illness And Burnout

2 LIVES - STORIES OF TRANSFORMATION Wenche Fredriksen is on a mission to help people accept they are enough after... more

27 Feb 2024 · 28 minutes
How One Chicago Man Turned His Life Around In Prison

2 LIVES - STORIES OF TRANSFORMATION Yohance Lacour creates luxury hiphop sneakers because they represent both his humble beginnings on... more

13 Feb 2024 · 27 minutes
How One Woman Stopped Drinking, Stopped Dissociating, And Started Finding Her Way Back To Herself

2 LIVES - STORIES OF TRANSFORMATION Valerie Milburn was getting help for her mental illness but it wasn’t until her... more

30 Jan 2024 · 26 minutes
2 Lives Season 9 Trailer

2 Lives - Stories Of Transformation “The second begins the moment we realize we have only one.” 2 Lives is... more

16 Jan 2024 · 3 minutes
ENCORE: 2023 Award Winning 2 LIVES Episode

2 Lives - Stories Of Transformation After hating her body for 35 years Adiba Nelson became a burlesque dancer celebrating... more

02 Jan 2024 · 31 minutes
Queer Reverend Finds God After Decades Of Feeling Rejected By Church

2 LIVES - Stories Of Transformation Alex Reegan became a reverend after two decades of feeling disconnected from God and... more

19 Dec 2023 · 26 minutes
Blind Woman Turns Disability Into A Super Power

2 Lives - Stories Of Transformation Beth Pizzarello’s blindness saved her life in a hurricane when she used her heightened... more

05 Dec 2023 · 25 minutes
Surgeon Shares Burnout To Suicide Story To Take Away Stigma

2 Lives - Stories Of Transformation Mike Ivy, Deputy Chief Medical Officer at Yale New Haven Health, shares his story... more

21 Nov 2023 · 24 minutes
Trans Man Finds Faith In Their Future

2 Lives - Stories Of Transformation L. Nichols has boundless empathy for their Southern Baptist community but embraces their found... more

07 Nov 2023 · 26 minutes
HALLOWEEN SPECIAL REPLAY: 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.... more

31 Oct 2023 · 32 minutes
Therapist Breaks Up With Booze And 'Booze Bonds'

2 Lives - Stories Of Transformation Therapist Sarah White broke up with booze and what she calls her ‘booze bonds,’... more

17 Oct 2023 · 39 minutes
After Conversion Therapy Left Him 'Broken,' Gay Man Finds New Way To Integrate

2 Lives - Stories Of Transformation Simon Kent Fung devoted three years of his life to creating a podcast about... more

03 Oct 2023 · 38 minutes
Child Bride Quits Cult, But Still Struggles With Certain Brainwashed Beliefs

2 Lives - Stories Of Transformation After years of being forced to be a child bride in a cult and... more

19 Sep 2023 · 36 minutes
Husband Fights Black Maternal Mortality And Health Care Inequality

2 Lives - Stories Of Transformation Shamony Gibson died after giving birth from an issue that could have been prevented.... more

05 Sep 2023 · 31 minutes
Words Matter For Coach Who Was Bullied

2 Lives - Stories Of Transformation I’d like to think every month is ‘Don’t Be a Bully Month,’ but the... more

22 Aug 2023 · 27 minutes
2 Lives Season 8 Trailer

Coming up this season on 2 Lives - Stories Of Transformation We’ll meet Omari Maynard who's helping other BIPOC families... more

08 Aug 2023 · 2 minutes
Stand Up Storytelling Remedies Comedian's Crohn's Disease

2 Lives - Stories Of Transformation Ian Goldstein has found comedy to be the best remedy for his Crohn’s disease... more

25 Jul 2023 · 26 minutes
Woman Embraces Body After Mysterious Near Death Illness

CW: A head’s up we discuss disordered eating and body dysmorphia in this episode. For information about eating disorders go to... more

11 Jul 2023 · 39 minutes
Once Isolated With PTSD, Today Teacher Connects Cultures

2 Lives - Stories Of Transformation Audra Travelbee has dedicated her life to connecting people who feel isolated because she... more

27 Jun 2023 · 26 minutes
After Loss And Breast Cancer, Perfectionist Learns To Surrender

TW: This episode deals with a stillbirth. Katie Joy Duke is battling stage 4 metastatic breast cancer with grace and... more

13 Jun 2023 · 29 minutes
Brother Of Gunshot Victim Still Believes People Can Change

Trevon Bosley has dedicated his life to protesting gun violence since his brother was shot and killed in 2006 but... more

30 May 2023 · 20 minutes
After Daughter's Suicide Ex-Vangelical Chooses To Listen To Her Inner Guide

TW: A heads up we mention an eating disorder and suicide. For suicide prevention and mental health resources visit 2lives.org... more

16 May 2023 · 28 minutes
An Arrest By Iran's Morality Police Forces Woman To Embrace Her Hyphen

Her whole life Pardis Mahdavi tried to belong -- in the US, then in Iran. And finally she decided to... more

02 May 2023 · 26 minutes
Sisters Connected To Black Dahlia Murder Shine Light On The Dark

Sisters Rasha Pecoraro and Yvette Gentile are carrying their mother's torch shining the light on the darkness after coming to... more

18 Apr 2023 · 28 minutes
2 Lives Season 7 Trailer

2 Lives “The second begins the moment we realize we have only one.” 2 Lives is created by Laurel Morales,... more

04 Apr 2023 · 2 minutes
Season 7 Sneak Peak

Sisters Rasha Pecoraro and Yvette Gentile have dedicated their lives to shining a light in the dark because that is... more

21 Mar 2023 · 4 minutes
Nurse Learns How To Orchestrate A Death

A nurse teaches health professionals how to orchestrate a death after her two year old son died. She learned she... more

07 Mar 2023 · 33 minutes
Woman Of Science Embraces Super Natural Connection To Her Husband

Michelle Grua is a woman of science. As a pediatric anesthesiologist, for many years she believed only what she could... more

21 Feb 2023 · 31 minutes
Czarina Salido Helps Native Girls Find Solace In The Stars

TW: Mention of suicide. The national suicide prevention lifeline is 988. Czarina Salido helps Native girls get to space camp... more

07 Feb 2023 · 21 minutes
After Decades Of Self Doubt Dancer Turns To Burlesque To Embrace Her Body

After hating her body for 35 years Adiba Nelson became a burlesque performer celebrating her curves and scars to show... more

24 Jan 2023 · 29 minutes
Mom's Depression Helps Her Forgive Her Own Mother's Suicide

Stephanie Keeler raises her two boys with fierce honesty after her own mother hid her depression. But it took facing... more

10 Jan 2023 · 26 minutes
Reluctant Psychic Solves Her Own Mystery

2 Lives “The second begins the moment we realize we have only one.” Kiersten Parsons Hathcock became a reluctant medium... more

27 Dec 2022 · 42 minutes
Chef Heals Herself, Others Through Food and 'Comadrismo'

2 Lives “The second begins the moment we realize we have only one.” Stories of transformation. Just a few months... more

13 Dec 2022 · 24 minutes
2 Lives Season 6 Trailer

2 Lives - Storytelling Podcast about the moments that transform us. "We all have 2 Lives. The second begins the... more

29 Nov 2022 · 1 minute
2 Lives Presents: Made It

We’re busy working on the next season of 2 Lives which we will launch December 13. In the meantime we’re... more

15 Nov 2022 · 35 minutes
Understanding Intergenerational Trauma Allows One Woman To Heal

TW: Mention of DV and suicide Before she even knew the word for intergenerational trauma Manpreet Johal Bernie could see... more

01 Nov 2022 · 35 minutes
Oklahoma City Bombing Survivor Turns Hope Into A Verb

TW: Description of bombing In her twenties Amy Downs was living what she called a complacent, shallow existence. She had... more

18 Oct 2022 · 45 minutes
Family Attempts To Save An Endangered Language, One Child At A Time

Yuchi is one of more than 3,000 endangered indigenous languages. The United Nations estimates every two weeks a language is... more

04 Oct 2022 · 23 minutes
Nurse Learns How To Make A Difference After Experiencing Homelessness

TW: This story may not be suitable for young ears. We mention suicide and a sexual assault. If you or... more

20 Sep 2022 · 29 minutes
Mother And Son Heal Each Other When Both Discover They're Highly Sensitive

Marcia Tullous grieved her old life when she gave everything up to homeschool her highly sensitive kid but as she... more

06 Sep 2022 · 39 minutes
'Unofficial Mayor' Discovers The Power Of Community After Tragic Accident

For years Andres "Dre" Adauto created space for people to express themselves in Flagstaff through variety shows, urban flea markets,... more

23 Aug 2022 · 32 minutes
Presenting: Vanishing Postcards

This week 2 Lives brings you a podcast we've been listening to this summer. Vanishing Postcards is hosted by Texas... more

09 Aug 2022 · 39 minutes
Self Defense Empowers Kelly Vaughn To Take Back Her Life

When Kelly Vaughn was growing up she learned – as so many girls do – to always be nice. She... more

26 Jul 2022 · 30 minutes
Journalist Caught In US Immigration Web For Two Decades, Still Seeks Asylum

After two decades Miguel Gonzalez is speaking out about his family’s struggles to get asylum from Colombia in the United... more

12 Jul 2022 · 19 minutes
Once Overmedicated, Jay Shifman Seeks To Educate And Empower

TW: We mention suicide in this episode. Jay Shifman has made it his mission to end stigma surrounding addiction and... more

28 Jun 2022 · 36 minutes
Why Pet Loss Can Sometimes Be The Hardest Loss To Bear

TW: Briefly discuss an incident of abuse Annette McGivney was overwhelmed with grief when her dog Sunny died because she... more

14 Jun 2022 · 32 minutes
Presenting: Well+Good

This week 2 Lives brings you a preview of an episode from Well+Good. You can listen to the full ... more

07 Jun 2022 · 8 minutes
How A Podcaster Who Amplifies Voices Learns To Own Her Voice

Life Coach Makini Smith created a podcast to amplify women’s voices but she had to find her own voice first.... more

31 May 2022 · 27 minutes
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.... more

17 May 2022 · 34 minutes
2 Lives Season 5 Trailer

2 Lives - Storytelling Podcast about the moments that transform us.  “We all have 2 Lives. The second begins the... more

10 May 2022 · 1 minute
Hopi Quechan Artist Jonah Hill Dreams In Color

Growing up Jonah Hill was bullied for being half Hopi. So his dad taught him the ways of his Quechan... more

26 Apr 2022 · 31 minutes
2 Lives Moments Provoke Podcast Decisions

2 Lives - Storytelling Podcast about the moments that transform us.  “We all have 2 Lives. The second begins the... more

19 Apr 2022 · 4 minutes
Secret Hair Puller Rids Herself Of Wigs And Shame

2 Lives - Storytelling Podcast about the moments that transform us.  “We all have 2 Lives. The second begins the... more

10 Apr 2022 · 40 minutes
Amy Green Smith Loses Her Religion, Finds Her Voice

2 Lives - A storytelling podcast about the moments that transform us. 2 Lives - The second begins the moment... more

05 Apr 2022 · 37 minutes
Mind-Body Medicine Heals Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

2 Lives - Storytelling Podcast about the moments that transform us.  Rebecca Tolin cured herself of a disease that more... more

29 Mar 2022 · 30 minutes
Presenting: Shelter In Place

This week 2 Lives brings you an episode from our friends at Shelter In Place called "Dancing Saved My Life."... more

22 Mar 2022 · 28 minutes
'The Life Autistic' YouTube Channel Takes Over Hunter Hansen's Actual Life

Stories about the moments that transform us. When Hunter Hansen found out he was autistic he hid it. Then in... more

15 Mar 2022 · 31 minutes
When The Stakes Are Life Or Death Monica Brown Learns To Ask For Help

When it came time to ask for help, the very idea felt ridiculous and selfish to Monica, that she wasn't... more

08 Mar 2022 · 33 minutes
Lisa Cooper Ellison Realizes She Can Only Rescue Herself

TW: Mention of suicide Growing up Lisa Cooper Ellison was told she was the antidote to her family’s sorrow. But... more

01 Mar 2022 · 38 minutes
After Learning To Numb Aaron Johnson Taps Into Tears

TW: We mention suicidal thoughts and an incident that some may find disturbing. After his father's death Aaron Johnson numbed... more

22 Feb 2022 · 31 minutes
Kate Nason Learns To Trust Her Intuition

TW: A brief description of a violent attack. We’ve changed the names of the people in this story. By the... more

15 Feb 2022 · 28 minutes
Sharmane Fury Creates Community

Sharmane Fury is mixed race. No one in her family looked like her. People often tried to make her feel... more

08 Feb 2022 · 29 minutes
Darcy Alexandra Unlearns Childhood Lessons

TW: Domestic violence This is a story about unlearning the messages and behaviors we absorb as kids.  If you or... more

01 Feb 2022 · 24 minutes
Best of 2021: Kambri Crews Finds Way To Forgive Her Father

We’re working hard to bring you a brand new episode Feb. 1. In the meantime here’s a show we produced... more

25 Jan 2022 · 20 minutes
Season 4 Trailer

DARCY:  I was like that kid that people would say, ‘oh, you know, maybe Darcy wants to stay over for... more

18 Jan 2022 · 1 minute
BONUS: Interview with "Shelter In Place" Creator Laura Joyce Davis

We’re working on season four and trying to keep our families healthy. In the meantime, we’re pulling back the curtain.... more

11 Jan 2022 · 28 minutes
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TW: Domestic violence This is a story about unlearning the messages and behaviors we absorb as kids.  If you or someone you... more