The Survivors Podcast
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...
If you’re buried under layers of grief, you’re not alone. #grief #healing #overwhelmed #podcast
And that’s what we’re talking about in this week’s episode of The Survivors Podcast. We talk about what happens when loss, stress, and uncertainty pile on top of each other and why feeling foggy or overwhelmed isn’t a personal failure, it’s your nervous system asking for your attention. If life feel...
Feeling exhausted and foggy? You might be carrying compound grief #grief #trauma #mentalhealth #loss
Are you exhausted but don’t know why? Do you have brain fog, dissociation, feelings of being overwhelmed, or the need to set shut down? Then you might be experiencing compound grief — the layered weight of personal loss, collective trauma, and nonstop stress. This week on the NEW episode of The Surv...