Tracie pulls back the curtain on what it was like to live through the COVID‑19 crisis while working for one of the largest obituary companies in the country. Her perspective is raw, grounded, and unlike anything you’ll hear in the usual pandemic discourse.

Along the way, we talk about what pushed her to step into Indiana’s COVID‑19 advocacy battles — the moments that lit the fire, the systems that failed families, and the reasons she refuses to look away from the human cost.

And because real conversations rarely stay in one lane, we also dive into Autism Spectrum Disorder. We talk about why stimming is not a behavior to “fix,” but a regulation tool that autistic children need in their bodies, and how shifting our mindset can change the way we support them.

It’s honest, layered, and full of the kind of lived experience that reshapes how we think about public health, disability, and care.

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