No One Is Normal

S2E15 - Jenna Udenberg - Normal Is a Myth

Most people never think about accessibility until they need it. They walk into buildings without wondering if everyone can get through the door. They make plans without

S2E14 - What is Normal?

People use the word normal like the definition is obvious. But most of us were handed that definition long before we were old enough to question it. In this episode of

S2E13 - Debbie Weiss - Life After Loss

Some losses do not happen all at once. Sometimes they unfold slowly. Over years. Through caregiving, exhaustion, changing roles, and the quiet grief of watching someone

S2E12 - What Death Reveals

Death changes more than the room. It changes the people standing in it. In this episode of the No One Is Normal Podcast, I talk about grief, funerals, family dynamics, a

S2E11– Jennifer Chase - The Addict. The Daughter. The Mother.

Addiction rarely starts with the substance. In this episode of the No One Is Normal Podcast, I sit down with Jennifer Chase, recovery coach, speaker, and founder of Rise

S2E10 - Why I Am Wired This Way

A lot of adulthood starts making more sense once you understand the emotional climate you grew up in. In this episode of the No One Is Normal Podcast, I talk about famil

S2E9 - Randy Bishop - Shunned, Then Rebuilt

There’s a point in life where everything can look fine on the outside… but internally, something feels completely off. In this episode of the No One Is Normal Podcast, I

S2E8 - We Are Not Normal, Now What?

At some point, I had to stop asking how to become “normal” and start asking a different question: Now what? In this episode of No One Is Normal, I talk about what happe

S2E7 - Bonnie Hill - Healing After Abuse

Healing is not a straight line. It is messy, frustrating, emotional, and at times feels impossible. After a six-part series sharing the reality of living through domesti

S2E6 - Bonnie’s Story Part 6: The End

This is Part 6 of 6 in Bonnie’s story. Healing does not begin the moment someone leaves. In many ways, that is where the real work starts. In the final chapter of Bonni

S2E5 - Bonnie’s Story Part 5: The Final Sequence of Events

This is Part 5 of 6 in Bonnie’s story. Sometimes the moments that change our lives are not loud or dramatic. Sometimes they build quietly until one final sequence of eve

S2E4 - Bonnie’s Story Part 4: The Downward Spiral

This is Part 4 of 6 in Bonnie’s story There comes a point in survival where exhaustion replaces hope. When surviving no longer feels temporary, and the weight of carryin

S2E3 - Bonnie’s Story Part 3: The Abortion

This is Part 3 of 6 in Bonnie’s story. Some decisions leave marks that never fully disappear. Not because they were easy, but because survival sometimes forces choices n

S2E2 - Bonnie’s Story Part 2: The Gaslighting Narcissist

This is Part 2 of 6 in Bonnie’s story. Sometimes the hardest part about emotional abuse is that it rarely arrives all at once. It builds quietly. Slowly. Through confusi

S2E1 - Bonnie’s Story Part 1: The Beginning

This is Part 1 of 6 in Bonnie’s story. Some wounds do not begin with violence. They begin quietly. Slowly. In the moments we dismiss, excuse, or explain away because we

S1E26 - Kirk McCarley - This Should Have Killed Me

What would you do if your life changed overnight… twice? In this episode of the No One Is Normal Podcast, I sit down with Kirk McCarley just days after he was hit by a t

S1E25 - Practicing Gratitude

Gratitude sounds simple until life gives me every reason not to feel it. In this episode of No One Is Normal, I talk about the difference between fake positivity and rea

S1E24 – Olaolu Ogunyemi - Raising Unbreakable Kids

Some paths are shaped by talent. Others are shaped by the people who step in at the right time. In this episode of the No One Is Normal Podcast, I sit down with Olaolu O

S1E23 – Control the Controllables

There is a line in life most people never clearly see. The line between what we can control and what we cannot. In this episode of the No One Is Normal Podcast, I talk a

S1E22 – Robin Clare - From Struggle To Peace

Some struggles hide in plain sight. They can last for years, sometimes decades, while the outside world sees something completely different. In this episode of the No On