190 episodes
Family Secrets iHeartPodcasts
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4.5 • 423 Ratings
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Family Secrets. We all have them. And while the discovery of family secrets can initially be terrifying or traumatic, often these discoveries have the power to liberate, heal, and even uplift us. Join Dani Shapiro, bestselling author of the memoir Inheritance, and her guests as they explore astonishing family secrets and uncover the extraordinary lessons the truth can teach us.
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A Message from Dani
Season 10 will launch in June; in the meantime, here’s an update on all things Family Secrets, some of which hit quite close to home.
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A Virtuosic Patient
Alice’s upbringing is one of simultaneous excess and absence, and in the deep canyon between the two, she loses herself entirely. In order to finally find herself and heal, she must confront the complicated truths and lies told by her artist parents.
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An Answer to the Offness
Maggie made a life for herself as a successful poet, wife, and proud mother of two. But after years of marriage, she sensed something to be terribly off. When her intuition led to a painful discovery, she could finally claim her truth and grow.
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You Belong to the Mystery
Her paternity. Her health. Her very self. For many years, these are all mysteries to Kimberly. As she reckons with this myriad of unknowns, she learns more than she ever expected to know.
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The Self I Could Have Been
In his journey toward self-discovery, Shane must reconstruct his past by cobbling together memories of his kidnapping, upbringing, and the enormous swell of questions which once defined his identity.
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This Was All Supposed to be Secret
Susan takes great lengths and risks to get answers about her biological family. But sometimes, in the world of family secrets, these kinds of answers beget more questions.
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Customer Reviews
Jennifer Senior
All your podcasts are wonderful , but this one touches your heart . We ask the question what would be , if she was not put in a special home.
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Going There
This episode was eloquently spoken, with much grace and candor.
Family Secrets is the perfect blend of easy listening, ponder points and energetic emotions.
Dani presents engaging folks to us on her podcast.
Worth a listen for sure!
Excessive amount of ads
I resonate with this podcast on a deeply personal level, having grown up in a toxic and dysfunctional home, a home ravaged by mental illnesses, alcoholism, unhealed generational trauma and the secrets meant to keep everything hidden.
I would easily have given this podcast a five star rating were it not for the excessive amount of ads which repetitively disruptive each episode. As someone living with CPTSD and AuDHD, I experience frustration every time an episode is interrupted, affecting the flow of my focus on each guest’s story. While I understand the need for ads as a source of funding for the podcast, I have yet to experience such a excessive number in any other podcast. They truly ruin what could be a superb podcast.