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Family Secrets iHeartPodcasts
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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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How Are You Weird in the World?
Allison knows something is fundamentally different about her. She looks different and she feels different from the other girls in school. But when her parents refuse to acknowledge just how different she is, it becomes harder and harder for her to reckon with who she is, and who she wants to become.
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One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
Forever punctuated by shame, secrecy, and danger, Isaac's search to know himself has always been a precarious journey. But as he walks the rocky road toward self-acceptance, he must reconcile his need to be both strong and vulnerable.
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The Family Business
From a very young age, Sophia is taught to deflect when people ask questions. Her parents teach her this lesson, and they tell her to keep a low profile as an American living abroad. When she finds a letter she’s not supposed to read, she learns what her parents do for a living – and that changes everything.
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Telenovela
Growing up among conflicting cultures and customs, Carmen feels a profound sense of otherness. When her mother reveals their family secret, Carmen’s conflicts deepen and the puzzle pieces of her identity scatter before eventually— they finally snap into place.
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Family Secrets: Season 8 Trailer
Join us starting May 4th for 10 new stories of tenacity, resilience, and the profoundly necessary excavation of long-held family secrets.
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Bonus: Dani's Family Secret
In this special bonus episode, the tables are turned as veteran journalist and podcast host Kimi Culp interviews Dani about her own family history and the secret at its core.
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Customer Reviews
Amazing… but
This podcast was so, so amazing. The first three seasons are gold! But it has progressively gotten more and more banal.. the stories aren’t as captivating, and I think it’s because Dani has spread the net for a ‘secret’ too wide. Having the specificity in earlier episodes really grounded the story-telling.
Guilty obsession
This is an amazing podcast. I can listen for hours and deep dive into the stories of others. In a way, it helps me escape my own family secrets, but have been able to talk about it with my niece. How secrets always come to the surface and they aren’t healthy to keep. Love so so much!!!
Really helped me
I first read Inheritance as I too have a family secret and I was looking for someone else with a similar story. How do you get past it and how do you explain it? I followed Dani on Instagram and that brought me to the pod cast and everyone’s stories have helped me so much. It’s good to not feel alone in the mayhem of life. When you feel like your story is singular you get to hear that you are not alone