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Writing Episodes

Dec. 2, 2025

Learning to Tell the Story You Thought You Had to Hide

Author and healer Kristina Amelong shares how the loss of her brother, addiction recovery, and decades of silence led to a powerful story of healing, connection, and transformation in her memoir What My Brother Knew.

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Nov. 18, 2025

She Lost Her Brother Tragically. Poetry Helped Her Heal.

Poet and practitioner of poetic medicine Cyra Sweet Dumitru shares how writing became her path to healing after her brother’s suicide.

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July 4, 2023

From Misunderstood to Empowered: Breaking Free from ADHD Stigma and L…

Heather Taylor, writer, and director of TV and films, opens up about her personal experiences with ADHD in the corporate world. She shares how she struggled to fit in and perform while masking her symptoms, leading to exhaustion and burnout. "I felt like no one listened to what I was actua…

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June 20, 2023

Transforming Negative Habits into Personal Growth: The Empowering Ben…

In this episode of "The Life Shift Podcast," Kristy Olinger discusses the importance of reflecting on our habits and questioning whether they are serving us well. "It's this idea that when you don't have control over your waking hours, and if any listeners have young kids, you know that yo…

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May 30, 2023

From Heartbreak to Healing: Writing through Grief and Loss | Lori Kee…

In this episode, Lori Keesey shares her journey of growth and healing after the tragic loss of her son. “But you're thinking, my goodness, if you only knew right now, it's just not that 33-year-old man that was, he was a really, he was a real human being. He had a life, he had a way about him, h…

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