This episode is a little different than the past few, and I want to warn you, I do share some stories that will pull at your heart. Although it may be harder to listen to, I believe it’s vital for all of us to hear. We need to tune into hard topics instead of tuning out. 

Throughout the past 20 years, I've talked with hundreds of mass shooting survivors and victims’ families. I’m forever changed by long conversations with the parents of the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting, victims’ families from the Ft. Hood massacre, people who witnessed deaths in churches and synagogues, concert goers who were killed watching their favorite bands at a country music festival, students who lost their best friends at a Parkland high school, Virginia Tech, and the University of California, Santa Barbara. I’ve also talked with parents of shooters who took these people’s lives. Sitting face-to-face with all of these people forever changed me. 

I hope hearing my experiences gives you a new perspective and the will to listen, dig deeper, and act.

Thank you as always for listening.