Sisters and Sonder: The Stories of Unheard

Sammee and Tori join you after a *slight* hiatus with an update on their lives and the future of the podcast! Check it out!

Grab the tissues again, and some icecream! In this final episode of our first season of Sisters & Sonder Sammee and Tori bring it back to where they started, with their great grandmother Norma. In this episode each sister shares about the day great grandma passed away, what that looked like for them and the grief that followed. Grief is a complicated emotion. Join the sisters in an episode of memories, tears and stories. Rest in peace Shorty 1902-2010. If you're interested here is a link ...

In this episode Sammee and Tori are joined by Sammee's friend Deanna tells us the rest of her complex, challenging story about childhood trauma. **Content/trigger warning this episode includes conversations and mentions of sexual abuse/assault, sexual trauma, childhood trauma, family induced trauma, and religious trauma. Please be advised and seek any help you might need.Some definitions:Cognitive Processing Therapy: CPT is a specific type of cognitive behavioral therapy that helps pati...

In this episode Sammee and Tori are joined by Sammee's friend Deanna who has a complex, challenging story to share about childhood trauma. **Content/trigger warning this episode includes conversations and mentions of sexual abuse/assault, sexual trauma, childhood trauma, family induced trauma, and religious trauma. Please be advised and seek any help you might need. Some definitions:Cognitive Processing Therapy: CPT is a specific type of cognitive behavioral therapy that helps patients learn ...

In this episode Sammee and Tori discuss, well rant, about how it really felt being a Black person in March-June as Black Lives Matter erupted. They let it all out. Grab the tissues and hide little ears (adult language used throughout episode) as Sammee and Tori get raw and open. Special love, shoutout and thanks to Adrienne at Fempower Media who mentored us to start this podcast after awarding us a scholarship through her Amplify Melanated Voices Scholarship. Without her podcast c...

In this episode Sammee and Tori discuss the N word and how powerful and hurtful it truly is. Content warning, in the poem read during storytime with Sammee, the N word is said twice. There is also some adult language in this episode. Sistersandsonder.comPoem: The Last Time I Used the N Word by Tony GloegglerPocatello Highschool Retiring MascotAs always, while Tori is a professional, this podcast is not a replacement for therapy. If you need help, please reach out through one of the resources ...

Police brutality, especially toward Black and Brown bodies is an increasingly prominent problem and a difficult conversation to have but it continues to be an important one. In this episode we finish out or time discussing these issues with our grandpa. We are so grateful to have been able to have these conversations with him and look forward to many more. We hope this episode helps you start conversations, research and support for radical reimaging of our policing. To learn more visit the li...

In this episode, Sammee and Tori got to sit down with their grandfather to discuss the Black Lives Matter Movement and how different his experience was as a White, older man in a small town in Idaho. He shares his past experiences watching other movements taking place as well as his current interactions and feelings towards today's movements. "Why fit in, when you were born to stand out" Dr. Suess www.sistersandsonder.comBooks Mentioned in intro:The Hate You Give- Angie ThomasWhite Frag...

The feeling of loneliness is one that can be heavy. It can also be one of freedom. Join us as Sammee shares a story of loneliness during a time that no one wants to be lonely. We have all been there. "Why fit in, when you were born to stand out" Dr. Suesshttps://www.sistersandsonder.com/Poem: Bryant Park at Dusk by Geoffry BrockPhotographer mentioned: Humans of New YorkAs always, while Tori is a professional, this podcast is not a replacement for therapy. If you need help, please reach out th...

As misfits, many of us have experienced times of not belonging, not fitting in, and not feeling welcome. In this episode Tori shares an experience of this very thing, not belonging. Sit back and enjoy the story of belonging. "Why fit in, when you were born to stand out" Dr. Suess. https://www.sistersandsonder.com/As always, while Tori is a professional, this podcast is not a replacement for therapy. If you need help, please reach out through one of the resources below. You are worthy of heali...