Meet Rachel: Living with the Weight of Depression
This week, things are different. No listener submissions—just us, sitting down with our very first guest, Rachel. If you’ve listened to Trauma Candy Salad, you’ve heard her name before. Ashley and I u...
13 Okt 20251h 12min
The Therapist, The Layoff, and The Mother of All Betrayals
Today’s episode of Trauma Candy Salad is a wild ride through the spectrum of “are you kidding me?” moments — from career heartbreaks to shocking betrayals, and one story that’s straight out of a soap ...
6 Okt 202540min
Daddy Issues: Debt, Discipline, and Devastation
Today’s Trauma Candy Salad dives into the complicated, painful, and unforgettable ways fathers shape our lives—for better and for worse. From a dad who gambled away his daughter’s future, to a Navy ch...
29 Sep 202541min
Witness Trauma: Violence, Survival, and Split-Second Disasters
In this episode of Trauma Candy Salad, Sammi, Ashley, and Kyle share stories that highlight what it means to witness trauma and carry its impact into adulthood. • Brennon (🍫 Hershey’s with Almonds)...
22 Sep 202540min
💔 Love, Loss & the Weight of Goodbye
This week on Trauma Candy Salad, we’re diving into stories of love that endured, love that vanished, and love that still lingers long after loss. Jim shares his moving story of caring for his wife thr...
15 Sep 202546min
Betrayed by the Ones We Trusted
This week on Trauma Candy Salad, the stories cut deep. Jumpy shares how her sister dismissed her pain after years of abuse, Gabe opens up about losing his best friend to the same partner who broke him...
8 Sep 202551min
Far From Home, Close to the Pain
In this week’s Trauma Candy Salad, we’re joined by stories that travel across borders and back into childhood bedrooms. Omari shares the bittersweet push and pull of leaving Guinea for freedom in Euro...
25 Aug 202552min
The Bleach, The Sunset, The Stain
In this week’s episode of Trauma Candy Salad, we sit down together again to share three powerful and very different stories of survival, abandonment, and the quiet hurts that stay with us. • Runner ...
18 Aug 202550min
