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Avery and Joey recap the latest episode featuring Belle Vanderlaan

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Belle Vanderlaan comes on the podcast to share her story about being adopted. Belle was adopted at the age of 1, so she never really knew who her biological parents were or what they were like. CPS stepped in and took Belle's sister out of the home and placed her in foster care around the same time Belle was born. Her sister was soon adopted by a great family who shortly after decided to also adopt Belle as a baby.

In the first part of this episode, Belle talks about her biological parents and the details she has learned about them, and in the second part of the episode, Belle talks about how amazing her family is and the ways her parents made her feel loved throughout her childhood. 

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This is the recap for episode 3 with Sean Landes. Avery and Joey talk about their conversation with Sean and the impact that it had on them. Joey also shares a story that he has never told anyone publically in this recap episode.

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Sean Landes is 30 years old and is from Midland, Michigan. Sean comes on the podcast to share a story about childhood trauma and drug addiction. During this podcast, Sean breaks down the events that led him to develop a drug addiction and how he dealt with the trauma of sexual abuse that happened to him at a young age.

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Avery and Joey recap the second episode of the season with Isaiah Sheffield. 

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Isaiah Sheffield is from Olive Branch, Mississippi. Isaiah had a stress-free life until the end of 5th grade. He would find out from his Mom that his Dad had a tumor in his lungs and his brain. He watched his Dad battle cancer for the next seven years. Isaiah and his Dad bonded over sports. Even though his Dad loved and wanted him to play baseball, he decided to play basketball. They would always talk about the milestone of Isaiah reaching 1000 points scored. He dreamed that his Dad would live to see his accomplishment.

Isaiah's Dad was an incredible father and always had a positive attitude. He was a selfless man who always prayed for others instead of himself. Listen and be inspired as Isaiah shares his Dad's story in this week's episode.

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This is the first season where we are doing recaps after every episode. The purpose of this is for our listeners to learn more about us (Joey and Avery) as hosts and to discuss the story that we all just listened to. These recaps are going to be serious and, at the same time very light-hearted and funny. Enjoy and make sure to tap that subscribe button so you don't miss a story on Season .

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Iain Ward's life changed forever when he received a diagnosis of stage 3 terminal brain cancer at the age of 31 in 2019. Since then, he decided to take on a world record. Iain is dedicated to raising the most money ever for cancer research for running a marathon.

In order to break the world record, he needs our help to share his content so he can get more sponsors that will donate to his goal. We can also help by sharing his content on social media (@thekingofchemo) and by donating to his latest GoFundMe at
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As the hosts, we are still figuring out the mystery behind this story. So we are letting our listeners decide for themselves what transpired during this episode.

Was Kaylee groomed by her best friend, or was her best friend involved in a sex trafficking ring run by Ken?

Kaylee Makenna is 21 years old and is from Michigan. Kaylee comes onto the podcast to share a story about a supernatural grooming situation between her and her best friend Sarah. Her relationship with her best friend was great until a guy named Ken came into her life. Ken and Kaylee were dating even though their only interactions were through text messages. One day Sarah told Kaylee that she could channel Ken and bring him out supernaturally through her. For years Kaylee had a relationship with Ken through Sarah until her cousin visited one weekend and noticed they were sleeping in the same bed.

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Luke Colson is a senior executive producer from Los Angeles, California. Luke comes on the podcast to share a traumatic childhood event.

When Luke was 11 years old in England, he watched his best friend get hit by a car and die right before his eyes. The trauma from watching his friend die had an everlasting impact on his future. He talks about how it led him down a path of doing hardcore drugs throughout his college years and eventually becoming a severe alcoholic. His alcoholism would lead him to rock bottom, which triggered a set of decisions that changed his life for the better.

In the later parts of this episode, Luke shares how he overcame his demons and rebuilt his relationship with himself and everyone in his life.

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