"I knew that if we were to share people's stories, we would help connect others and help others find a positive path forward in some way."

For two seasons, we've shared the stories of ordinary people overcoming extraordinary struggles -- and now, it's time for our story! In this bonus episode, we share the genesis of the podcast, who we are and why we're doing this. We also highlight some of the episodes that resonated especially with us -- although it's hard to pick a few:

Marcus Bullock from episode Picture Your Son in Prison
Evelyn Chumbow from episode Modern-Day Slavery in the Land of the Free
Kaitlin Roig-DeBellis from From Horror to Hope: A Sandy Hook Survivor Story
Sulome Anderson from episode Beyond Borderline
Ritu Adams from episode When Men Kill Women
Amber Hart from episode Hungry for an Identity

We also give our podcast expert, Dr. Akua K Boateng, a shoutout for her tremendous work as a licensed psychotherapist and for helping us understand and make sense of trauma.

We'll be back next week with another regular episode. In the meanwhile, let's keep talking about it -- life is hard AF and  sharing it shouldn't be. https://letsnottalkaboutit.com

Hosts:
Camille Tuutti
Sharon Tiger
Amanda Ziadeh

Editor:
Tessa Hall

Behind the Scenes:
Lisa Abeyta

Music: 
“Incoming” by Jeffrey C. Mund 
"Arms of Gold" by Tape Machines