190 episodes
Family Secrets iHeartPodcasts
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4.6 • 38 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
One of the best
Profoundly moving and many stories are incredibly comforting. Dani is a gifted interviewer - her guests often react to her observations with an air of feeling very heard by her. I really love it x
Good but…
Manny profound personal stories shared. Seems ignorant at times of the privilege necessary for this sort of honesty. It is imbedded in an individualistic narratives within western cultural values. Many groups, people who do not have financial autonomy, live with disabilities ( seen and unseen and including neurodiversity) and people from diverse cultural backgrounds may not have the same experiences or values around brutal honestly without responsibility to others.
New Zealand fan
Loving the podcast