The Kin Show

"What Happened to You?" is a book by Dr. Bruce Perry & Oprah Winfrey that blew my mind and helped me understand the neuroscience of trauma and suffering. Sounds dark, I know! But understanding these topics are my route to find healing, for myself and the people I love.

We're on episode 40 of the podcast, how did that happen?! This is a personal episode about why I decided to stop drinking in September 2020. Hint: I wanted to process negative emotions in a healthier way, instead of numbing them.

On episode 39 of the Kin show, I'm talking about suffering with a Capital S. Those experiences that we wish we never had to go through, the ones that produced immeasurable amounts of agony. Turns out, they have a purpose.

On today's episode, I discuss self-worth. Namely, what is it NOT defined by. At the end of the episode, I'll share with you my personal theory on what self-worth IS defined by.

On episode 37, I talk about therapy: why I sought out a therapist, what my experience was like, and why I think its about building a better future and definitely not re-hashing your past.

Oh hai! I'm back from some time off, and I'm sharing with you the challenge I gave myself for 2021: to read one challenging book per month.

Have you read Untamed by Glennon Doyle? On episode 35, I invite Antonella Saravia onto the show to discuss this mind-blowing book on what it means to be loyal to yourself.

On today's episode, I interview Ashley Gadd (creator of Coffee + Crumbs) about what it means to hold your life—your identity, your relationships, your children, your projects and work—with an open hand, instead of a closed fist. Tune in to hear Ashlee discuss how she has made this transition in her own life with God as her guide.

And, as per usual with me, you can expect many tangents on boybands and pop culture. There is laughter ahead. You have been warned.

On episode 33, I give an update on my last six months — but more importantly, I share how I'm "turning on the light" during this COVID-19 darkness we have all been plunged into. These are dark yet clarifying times, are they not?

A Thanksgiving episode the week after the Thanksgiving holiday? That's right, and there's good reason for it, too. Episode 32 is all about gratefulness: allowing it to spill over into the other 364 days of the year and also opening ourselves up to being thankful for the "bad" stuff in our lives.