Trauma, But Make It Funny

On the 16th episode of Trauma, But Make It Funny, Bri welcomes her friend from college, Megan Kastner. Megan tells Bri the story about what lead up to her ultimately having to get her colon removed - and there are some twists and turns, people. Bri and Megan talk through a ton of SHIT, literally, with an emphasis on how important it is to advocate for your own health. This story takes place over the pandemic, so that adds another crazy element, which I'm sure you can imagine. Megan's po...

On this LONG overdue episode of Trauma, But Make It Funny, Bri welcomes her friend, who also happens to be her brother's girlfriend, Emily Scarborough. Bri and Emily talk about a TON, and could've easily talked for hours and hours. They chat about health and relationship anxiety, Emily's brother, how she got through her parents getting divorced, and a story about sexual assault. The Autism Society of America works every day to measurably improve the quality of life for indi...

On this episode of Trauma, But Make It Funny, Bri welcomes the lovely Sarah Crawford. Buckle up friends, because Sarah has some stories to tell. Sarah and Bri talk about domestic abuse, her father passing away, struggles with an eating disorder, her sexuality, and, no joke, almost getting kidnapped in Amsterdam. Like I said, buckle up. We are so thankful that Sarah chose to tell her story - it is not an easy one to tell, and she did it with such grace. Thanks for being y...

On this episode of Trauma, But Make It Funny, Bri welcomes her high school classmate and current high school History teacher, Andy Driscoll. Andy and Bri talk through the experience of Andy being the child of an alcoholic, the way he managed living in a turbulent and non-functioning household growing up, and his feelings surrounding the ultimate death of his father due to alcoholism. To support St. Jude's Research Hospital, whose mission is to advance cures, and means of pre...

On this episode of Trauma, But Make It Funny, Bri welcomes her former post-grad roomie, Amanda Lewton. Amanda tells Bri the story of her friend, Rowen. Amanda and Bri talk through the struggle of losing someone you look up to as a role model and how that can go on to affect you later in life. It's interesting how friendships can keep growing in their own way, even when someone's gone. Warning - some of the subjects discussed during this episode are sensitive in nature. To support the Am...

Welcome back for Season 2, friends!On the Season 2 Premiere of of Trauma, But Make It Funny, Bri welcomes Emily Lesser. Bri and Emily talk about the difficulties of Post College Graduation depression and anxiety, how hard the job search is, and her mental health journey before COVID, through COVID, and now. I'm sure you can imagine that things got pretty rough the past year, right? Folks, I'll be honest. All of our episodes feature extremely special stories and extremely special people. Howev...

On this season finale episode of Trauma, But Make It Funny, Bri welcomes her brother, Jake Hancin. At first, Jake thinks he doesn't have any trauma to talk about - which is very similar to many people. However, Jake and Bri end up talking about Jake's time in basic training in the National Guard, some super traumatic missions Jake has volunteered for, and what it's like to be a sibling to someone who has cancer. Yeah, we go there. Thanks to everyone for your constant support and love. T...

On this episode of Trauma, But Make It Funny, Bri welcomes her cousin, Megan Bromwell. Megan tells the story of how a really horrible start to her freshman year of college changed her life. They dive into struggles that Megan faced that include dealing with the suicide of a best friend, developing an eating disorder, and the struggles and pressures of being a college athlete (but also kicking ass). Some of the subjects discussed during this episode can be sensitive, so there is a trigge...

On this episode of Trauma, But Make It Funny, Bri welcomes guest #8, Sara Thurber. Sara tells the story of her father's passing at a young age and how this has affected her view on life. They dive into why dying scares them, the hardships that come with having someone close to you pass away that you may not have had the best relationship with at the time, different types of grieving, and why sometimes saying "I'm sorry" can just be really annoying to hear. Moral of the story - it's bett...

On this episode of Trauma, But Make It Funny, Bri welcomes Erika, an amazing story teller with a crazy amount of stories to tell. Erika and Bri start off their conversation by talking about why people who experience trauma are more funny (you know it's true). Erika walks Bri through three very traumatic experiences she has encountered that include: sexual assault, stalking, gun violence, and abusive friendships. Yeah, you heard all of that right. To support the Alzheimer's Association, ...