Outed at Thanksgiving & Gone Too Soon | Coming Out, Family Fallout, and Motorcycle Loss
This week on Trauma Candy Salad, we’re serving up Gummy Bears and Milky Ways in a bowl full of identity, family chaos, and grief.First, one listener shares the story of being outed by her own father d...
22 Juni 38min
Bullied for Years, Haunted for Decades & The Birth Where the Baby Got Stuck
This week in the Trauma Candy Salad bowl:🍫 Tootsie Rolls for a story about the lasting impact of bullying. Anonymous shares how cruel classmates mocked her appearance, created fake social media accou...
15 Juni 29min
Three Ways to Lose a Parent: Suicide, Sudden Death & Cancer
This week, we’re sharing three deeply personal stories about losing a parent, and the very different ways grief can change a life.🍬 Twizzlers — Anonymous shares what it was like growing up with a mot...
8 Juni 48min
Love Scam in China, Pregnancy Loss & A Soldier’s Grief
This week in the Trauma Candy Salad bowl:🟫 Anna Keibler brought Zero Bars and shared the unbelievable true story behind her memoir. What began as a study abroad adventure in China turned into a five-...
1 Juni 39min
Bubble Guts, Goodbye Calls & Teenage Trauma
This week’s Trauma Candy Salad is a brutal mix of horrifying, heartbreaking, and deeply human moments.A college party turns into a public gastrointestinal apocalypse in the middle of class. A daughter...
11 Maj 38min
EPISODE 50! Religious Trauma, Deconstruction & Escaping Evangelical Extremism (with Guest “E”)
In this milestone 50th episode of Trauma Candy Salad, Sammi and Ashley sit down with guest “E” to unpack her deeply personal journey through religious trauma and deconstructing from the evangelical fa...
27 Apr 2h 20min
Workplace Stalker, Road Rage Assault & Toxic Co-Parenting
In this episode of Trauma Candy Salad, we’re diving into stories that explore how quickly “normal” situations can turn unsafe—and what it looks like to survive them.Amber shares what started as a typi...
20 Apr 1h
When Family Falls Apart in Real Time
In this episode, Sammi is joined by Shauna (and returning guest Jess) for a raw and emotional conversation about what happens when the person you trusted most becomes someone you don’t recognize.Shaun...
13 Apr 1h 24min
