The Survivors Podcast
Surviving the Scale: From 300+ Pounds to a New Life
*WARNING: This podcast mentions suicide, sexual abuse & trauma and may be triggering. Episode Summary In this episode, Natasha shares her journey from severe obesity to losing over 100 pounds, examining how childhood trauma, medications, stress, and coping behaviors shaped her body and mental heal...
Saved by Chance: One Son’s Story After the Marine Electric Disaster
*WARNING: This podcast mentions suicide, sexual abuse & trauma and may be triggering. Episode Summary In this episode, Lisa's lifelong friend Caleb Powers recounts losing his father in the 1983 sinking of the SS Marine Electric—a tragedy he narrowly escaped—how that loss fueled teenage drinking an...
The Night the SS Marine Electric Sank: A Survivor's Story
*WARNING: This podcast mentions suicide, sexual abuse & trauma and may be triggering. Episode Summary In this episode, Lisa speaks with her lifelong friend Caleb Powers as he tells, for the first time publicly, the story of the SS Marine Electric sinking on February 12, 1983 and his father being l...
I Thought My Dad Died of a Heart Attack — The Truth Changed Everything
*WARNING: This podcast mentions suicide, sexual abuse & trauma and may be triggering. Episode Summary In Part 2 of their deeply emotional conversation with her mother Sandy, Lisa and her mom reflect on a story their family carried quietly for decades. Together, they revisit the painful moment when...
The Secret He Left Behind: My Mom Finally Speaks
*WARNING: This podcast mentions suicide, sexual abuse & trauma and may be triggering. Episode Summary When Lisa was 10 her mother told her her father had died of a heart attack; 35 years later she discovered the truth — he died by suicide. In this episode Lisa and Natasha sit down with Lisa's 87-y...
Invisible Labor, Invisible Pain: Mothers, Burnout, and Suicide
*WARNING: This podcast mentions suicide, sexual abuse & trauma and may be triggering. Episode Summary In this conversation, Lisa and Natasha dive into the complexities of women's mental health, particularly focusing on the often-overlooked issues of suicide rates among women, the invisible emotion...
When Stress Shows Up: Mental Health, Isolation & the Power of Vulnerability
*WARNING: This podcast mentions suicide, sexual abuse & trauma and may be triggering. Episode Summary In this conversation, Lisa and Natasha explore the themes of mental health, vulnerability, and the impact of stress and isolation. They discuss the importance of sharing our struggles, the role of...
Saying the Quiet Parts Out Loud: When Survival Feels Heavy
*WARNING: This podcast mentions suicide, sexual abuse & trauma and may be triggering. Episode Summary In this heartfelt conversation, Lisa and Natasha delve into the complexities of mental health, exploring themes of isolation, vulnerability, and the importance of communication. Natasha shares her...
This is what suicidal ideation looks like in real time #depression #si #mentalhealth #youarenotalone
*WARNING: This podcast mentions suicide and SI and may be triggering. The new episode of The Survivors drops tomorrow and it's our heaviest yet. Because this week Natasha shares — in real time — that she’s experiencing suicidal ideation. Not as a memory. Not as something resolved. But as something s...
What are you surviving? Listen to The Survivors for real talk on surviving life’s hardest things.
What are you surviving? Suicide loss? Grief? Childhood trauma? Sexual abuse? A suicide attempt? Well, we’re talking about all of it. On The Survivors Podcast, nothing is off limits. We're talking candidly about all the hard things — and what it actually takes to keep surviving. So, if you’ve lived t...