We all have our stories, but through these conversations, we discover communities. We learn that there are commonalities through the ups and downs that we all face. But most importantly, we learn that we are not alone. The Life Shift podcast highlights life-altering moments and humanizes the struggles and triumphs through them all.
The Unimaginable Happens – Twice At just 17, Ava was living what most athletes dream about. She had a full ride to play Division I basketball at the University of Iowa, a close-knit family, and a future that looked bright and certain. Two day…
The Weight of Grief at Sixteen Grief has a way of changing how we see the world. For Cyra Sweet Dumitru, that shift came at sixteen when she lost her brother to suicide. The loss was sudden and traumatic, and she carried not only sorrow but also a …
The Checklist We All Think We Have to Follow For most of my adult life, I believed in the invisible checklist. Go to college. Get a good job. Work hard. Move up. Provide for your family. Keep going. It is a list so many of us carry without even rea…