Beste Let S Not Talk About It Podcasts (2024)

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Boyhood to Womanhood: An Intersectionalist Coming-of-Age Story 53:40

2+ y ago53:40

53:40

“Dressing as a woman for the first drag for the first time certainly had an enormous impact on my life.” An award-winning author, artist and journalist with Ivy League degrees, Meredith Talusan’s story has humble beginnings. She grew up in a rural village in the Philippines, born an albino boy. As the only light-skinned and light-haired child for m…

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Writing to Heal: A Poet's Story of Childhood Sexual Abuse 49:24

2+ y ago49:24

49:24

“There's a tremendous amount of stigma about coming forward, especially for men.” It wasn’t until Phil Goldstein was 30 years old he began unpacking a childhood trauma subconsciously affecting his adult life. As a kid, Phil was sexually abused by his older brother, and he kept it to himself for years, along with feelings of shame, guilt and fear. B…

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Dead Numb: Overcoming Heartache, Abuse & Addiction 49:50

2+ y ago49:50

49:50

“Every single day was just complete hell.” Ashley Brumbaugh’s father was her hero without a cape. So, when he was diagnosed with cancer, Ashley fell apart. Internalized stress led to chronic pain, which brought about an addiction to painkillers at 14. After her father died, Ashley spent years in and out of depression, self-isolation and substance a…

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Behind the Scenes: Get To Know the Podcast Co-Hosts 32:28

2+ y ago32:28

32:28

"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…

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Left Behind - A Story of Murder-Suicide 56:24

3y ago56:24

56:24

"It’s so surreal to lose two people at the same time, especially in this sort of really dramatic, violent, unthinkable sort of way. " Sara Cobb is, unfortunately, no stranger to death and grief. Her oldest brother, Steven, died as a child when he climbed up a power line he mistook for a tree. He was electrocuted while his younger brother, Skyler, h…

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From Porn Sets to Pulpits: A Gay Christian's Story of Surviving the Sex Industry 1:00:56

3y ago1:00:56

1:00:56

"I deceived myself to believe that I was being empowered." Aaron Crowley was attending college in LA when a talent scout for a gay porn studio reached out to him with a proposition. Being short on cash, Aaron said yes. He spent the next few years doing gay porn, thinking it was empowering and providing him control over his own sexuality. But that’s…

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Chronically Successful, Mentally and Physically Ill 55:34

3y ago55:34

55:34

“Starting your own business is this perfect incubator for a mental health crisis.” On paper, Jessica Manuszak totally has her life together. She owns a marketing agency and has written copy for companies like Nike and Levi’s. But beneath the surface-level image of successful client bookings and cash flow, Jessica was chronically mentally and physic…

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Inside a Schizophrenic Mind 57:36

3y ago57:36

57:36

“Near the end of the worst part of my schizophrenia break, I really wasn't living in reality; I was living in hell.” Apollo Ellis’ resume reads like a who’s who of the tech world: Sony, Intel, Apple, Oculus and NVIDIA. This Ph.D. engineer has three degrees in computer science from renowned schools -- and he speaks Chinese. But one thing you’d never…

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Prostituted & Pimped: Life after a Quarter-Century in the Streets 1:07:16

3y ago1:07:16

1:07:16

“My opportunity to be a kid got taken from me very early in my life.” Brenda Myers-Powell was just a child when she turned to prositution to support herself and her two young daughters. Over the next 25 years, Brenda’s life was in the streets, selling her body and numbing herself with drugs. She finally escaped after a customer nearly killed her, a…

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From Horror to Hope: A Sandy Hook Survivor Story 1:08:53

3y ago1:08:53

1:08:53

“The very first thing I thought when I heard the first shot wasn't why, but it was, "I can't believe the Columbine is happening here.” In the blink of an eye, an ordinary day can turn into horror. On Dec. 14, 2012, Sandy Hook Elementary School teacher Kaitlin Roig-DeBellis was with her class when she heard the unmistakable sounds of gunshots. Witho…

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Hungry for an Identity 1:17:02

3+ y ago1:17:02

1:17:02

“If I'm good at being tiny, I'm going to be the best tiniest person I can be.” Growing up in a picture-perfect family, Amber Hart always felt just mediocre. She wasn’t the smartest student, she wasn’t the best athlete and she didn’t have a knack for music or drama. Eager to stand out at 15, she realized she could be the best at something -- being s…

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Swinging Back at Bipolar 58:35

3+ y ago58:35

58:35

“Even opening my eyes was just a miserable experience and I just didn't understand it.” Two years after her sister’s death and in the grips of anguish and despair, Andrea Wilson Woods sat on the edge of a rooftop in San Francisco thinking it would be so easy to leap. Coming to her senses, she decided not to end it all. But that incident sparked som…

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Murder, He Wrote 1:12:16

3+ y ago1:12:16

1:12:16

“There are tremendous consequences being raised the way I was.” David Crow grew up poor on the Navajo Indian reservation with a dad who loved telling stories of his Cherokee ancestry and his bravery in World War II. But as David grew older, he saw a more vicious side of his dad. Thurston Crow’s rage knew no limits: Friends, family and foes all were…

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Setting Sights on Invisible Illness 1:07:36

3+ y ago1:07:36

1:07:36

"It took really everything falling apart in my life to really love myself." Chantel Soumis was 25 when an ordinary trip to the mall ended in a doctor's office -- and a life-changing diagnosis. While that diagnosis gave Chantel answers, she was a new mom and recently unemployed. Suddenly, her future was uncertain and scary. But with the support of h…

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Beyond Borderline 1:03:16

3+ y ago1:03:16

1:03:16

“I remember always asking my mother, can I please see a doctor? Can I please see a shrink? This is not normal.” Sulome Anderson wasn’t even born when her father, Terry Anderson, a journalist covering the civil war in Lebanon, was kidnapped. Sulome met her dad for the first time when she was 7 when he was finally released. But what many thought shou…

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Fostering Love and Hope 31:11

3+ y ago31:11

31:11

"And then I became the invisible disposable kid that my community expected me to be.” After a childhood filled with violence and abuse, Rob Scheer ended up in foster care. He moved through the system with his belongings in a trash bag. The foster care system was a constant reminder of the foster parents who gave up on him, and the birth parents he …

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When Men Kill Women 57:20

3+ y ago57:20

57:20

“Your love is not going to change that person.” From childhood, Nupur Srivastava had everything going for her: She was beautiful and intelligent, destined for great things. Despite that, she had low self-esteem and used alcohol to dull those feelings. Throughout the years, her drinking got worse. Not only that, Nupur became trapped in abusive relat…

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Hitting the High Notes 59:00

3+ y ago59:00

59:00

“As soon as I began to talk about it, it wasn’t so scary anymore.” Sims Tillirson was just a child when he had a traumatic experience at the hands of a relative. To deal with the pain, he turned to drugs and alcohol. But years later, as Sims reached a turning point, he found better ways to cope with his trauma -- while also helping others with thei…

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Unshushing the Deafening Silence of Hollywood 58:48

3+ y ago58:48

58:48

"If somebody like him can be brought to justice, then anybody can be." Jessica Barth was best known as a Hollywood actor until a scandal involving a famous movie mogul spurred her activism. In the midst of the highly publicized case, Jessica found empowerment in breaking silence and helping others get justice. She used that to launch a nonprofit th…

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Modern-Day Slavery in the Land of the Free 53:42

3+ y ago53:42

53:42

“Yes, I am free. But am I really free, though?” Slavery was abolished in 1865 in America, but as Evelyn Chumbow knows too well, it still happens to this day. As a child, she was trafficked from West Africa and kept as a domestic slave in Maryland for many years until she managed to escape. However, no longer captive, Evelyn discovered freedom came …

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Picture Your Son in Prison 51:22

3+ y ago51:22

51:22

“Hey, Mom... um, soo, um, I'm locked up right now...” Marcus Bullock was 15 when he was sentenced to 8 years in an adult maximum security prison for his crime. It was his mother’s relentless love that got him through his trauma, so he went on to develop an app that connects prisoners to their families. Marcus turned his pain into power, opportunity…

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Introducing...Let’s (Not) Talk About It 1:02

3+ y ago1:02

1:02

"Let’s (Not) Talk About It" is a groundbreaking new podcast that will change how we talk about trauma. We'll share the stories of ordinary people overcoming extraordinary tragedies, traumas and suffering. One thing they all have in common: They learned how to thrive rather than just survive. And we'll highlight these stories with humor — because cr…

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Let S Not Talk About It Podcasts

Podcasts, die es wert sind, gehört zu werden

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Let’s (Not) Talk About It

Let's (Not} Talk About It

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Boyhood to Womanhood: An Intersectionalist Coming-of-Age Story 53:40

1
Writing to Heal: A Poet's Story of Childhood Sexual Abuse 49:24

1
Dead Numb: Overcoming Heartache, Abuse & Addiction 49:50

1
Behind the Scenes: Get To Know the Podcast Co-Hosts 32:28

1
Left Behind - A Story of Murder-Suicide 56:24

1
From Porn Sets to Pulpits: A Gay Christian's Story of Surviving the Sex Industry 1:00:56

1
Chronically Successful, Mentally and Physically Ill 55:34

1
Inside a Schizophrenic Mind 57:36

1
Prostituted & Pimped: Life after a Quarter-Century in the Streets 1:07:16

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From Horror to Hope: A Sandy Hook Survivor Story 1:08:53

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Hungry for an Identity 1:17:02

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Swinging Back at Bipolar 58:35

1
Murder, He Wrote 1:12:16

1
Setting Sights on Invisible Illness 1:07:36

1
Beyond Borderline 1:03:16

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Fostering Love and Hope 31:11

1
When Men Kill Women 57:20

1
Hitting the High Notes 59:00

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Unshushing the Deafening Silence of Hollywood 58:48

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Modern-Day Slavery in the Land of the Free 53:42

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Picture Your Son in Prison 51:22

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Introducing...Let’s (Not) Talk About It 1:02

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