The Survivors Podcast

*WARNING: This podcast mentions suicide, sexual abuse & trauma and may be triggering. Episode Summary In this episode, Lisa and Natasha discuss the complexities of family abuse, particularly within polygamous communities. Natasha shares her personal experiences growing up in the FLDS polygamy cult a...

Grief Awareness Week is for every one of us walking through life missing someone we've loved and lost. So if that’s you, I’m holding space for you and your hurt. Because your grief is valid. Your pain is real. And your person matters.

Are you torn between grief and joy this holiday season? Well, you're not alone. The truth is, the holidays don’t erase our grief, they just amplify it. That's why the newest episode of The Survivors Podcast dives right into that messy, honest place where gratitude and heartbreak collide. Where you c...

How do you make it through the holidays when someone you love isn’t at the table? This week’s episode of The Survivors Podcast sits right in that truth — the way joy, grief, celebration, and heartbreak all collide this time of year. Because grief is love with nowhere to land. On the pod this week, w...

*TW Depression has many faces. This was how depression looked on my father. He died by suic!de two weeks after my 10th birthday. If you or someone you love is struggling, call 988 for help.

*WARNING: This podcast mentions suicide & grief and may be triggering. Episode Summary In anticipation of Thanksgiving, Lisa and Natasha dive into the complicated intersection of grief and gratitude during the holiday season—especially around the holidays, when the world feels hyper-focused on joy, ...

This Thanksgiving week, it’s worth saying out loud what a lot of people feel — gratitude and grief can sit side-by-side at the same holiday table. You can be thankful for what you have and still ache for what you’ve lost. Joy and heartbreak can absolutely coexist, especially during the holidays. If ...

Change starts with one person saying they’re not ok… Because every honest truth cracked open becomes someone else’s permission slip. And if you’re not ok, please call 988 for help.

*WARNING: This post mentions suicide and may be triggering. Today is International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day and I was gifted the opportunity to write an article for my friends at The Trevor Project about what survivors actually need. It's the article I wish someone had handed to me after I lost...