Here's a little Valentine's Day love with a throwback to one of our favourite early episode and to remind you all that we love you.CW: Attempted Suicide, Substance Use, Sex workThe Now What Pod talks with Kaitlin Bick, a survivor of domesti

#067 Leslie Throws Him Out

Nov 30th, 2022 1h 9m

The Now What Pod chats with Leslie about the moment she decided to end her marriage. Despite being high school sweethearts, and married with 3 children, Leslie threw her husband out of the house after discovering he’d been cheating on her. List

#066 Kareema Plays the Good Wife

Nov 23rd, 2022 1h 12m

The Now What Pod sits down to chat with Kareema for another episode in our “Bad Boyfriend Month”. Kareema tells us the story of how her religious beliefs led her to getting married young to somebody she’d known for only 3 months. Kareema sensed

#065 Annesa’s Dream Turned Nightmare

Nov 16th, 2022 1h 16m

CW: Domestic Violence Annesa has earned herself 400,000+ followers on TikTok for her advocacy against Domestic Violence. This week, she sits down with The Now What Pod to vulnerably share her own personal experience as a survivor. She tells us

#064 Bre’s Story of Fairytales & Fraud

Nov 9th, 2022 55m 36s

In this second episode of “Bad Boyfriend” Month, the Now What Pod sits down to chat with Bre about her past relationship with a narcissist. She walks us through their courtship and engagement, to finding out he’d actually been defrauding her.

#063 Heather & the Serial Romance Scammer

Nov 2nd, 2022 1h 29m

The Now What Pod talks with Heather about her experience of being in a long-term relationship with a serial romance scammer. She walks us through how they met and fell in love. They lived happily for a couple of years before things started to u

#062 Emily Barth Isler’s Story of OCD

Oct 26th, 2022 1h 19m

This week, The Now What Pod is joined by author Emily Barth Isler. Emily shares her story of being diagnosed and living with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). She describes the challenges of learning to harness her OCD as a Superpower, inclu

#0061 Nathalie’s Story of Finding Her Voice

Oct 19th, 2022 1h 13m

This week, Nathalie Cholette sits down to chat with The Now What Pod. Nathalie tells her story of starting out as a vibrant girl, in love with life, and of how, through endless expectations imposed on her from an early age, she lost her voice.

#060 When the Trauma Keeps Coming with Janice

Oct 12th, 2022 1h 9m

This week, The Now What Pod sits down to chat with @anotherstrongwidow, Janice Bell. Janice’s husband was diagnosed with cancer when she was pregnant with their third child. The following 6 months would be harrowing, as Janice cared for three c

#059 Amber G’s Story of Parenting through Addiction, Divorce and Death

Oct 5th, 2022 1h 2m

Amber joins The Now What Pod to talk about supporting her children after the death of her ex-husband. Amber married her childhood sweetheart and had 3 beautiful children. After the dissolution of the marriage, her ex-husband succumbed to addict

#058 Expert Edition: Dr. Torie on ACEs

Sep 28th, 2022 55m 15s

Dr. E’Toyare “Torie” Williams joins The Now What Pod to share her expertise in the area of Adverse Childhood Experiences. In this episode, you’ll learn more about how what ACEs are, why they matter, and what your ACEs score is. Topics Discu

#057 Diana Survives the Troubled Teen Industry

Sep 21st, 2022 1h 23m

Diana joins The Now What Pod to share her story of surviving The Troubled Teen Industry. She describes herself the trauma she experienced as a child when her father was killed by a drunk driver, and how in part, that trauma led to her “acting o

#056 Nina’s Journey through Tragedy with Meditation

Jun 29th, 2022 1h 17m

Nina Purewal faced an unexpected tragedy as a teenager. She joins The Now What Pod to talk about the impact the murder-suicide of her father and brother had on her life and how it ultimately led her to an ashram in Northern California. Her loss

#055 Serena’s Story from Resiliency to Entrepreneurship

Jun 22nd, 2022 56m 15s

Serena was born with a silver spoon in her mouth, but it tarnished. Her life fell apart when she was just four years old. After her parents divorce, Serena’s brother went to live with her father, while she remained with her mother. Then one day

#054 Amanda’s Abortion Story

Jun 15th, 2022 1h 3m

CW: abortionThe Now What Pod is joined by post-abortion life coach, Amanda Star Kingsley. After an unexpected pregnancy, Amanda, a married mother of three, chose to have an abortion. Amanda discovered that this was a complex and emotional ex

#053 Charlene on Finding the Light After Trauma

Jun 8th, 2022 1h 8m

CW: Suicidal ideation, sexual abuse, alcohol abuse, domestic violenceCharlene joins The Now What Pod to talk about the impact that the sexual abuse she experienced as a child had on her. As a teen and adult, Charlene struggled with alcohol a

#052 Sherenté on Two Spirit Identity

Jun 1st, 2022 1h 4m

Sherente, a Two Spirit member of the Narragansett tribe, joins The Now What Pod to share their story of overcoming the discrimination they faced when they decided to compete in a dance traditionally performed only by women. Sherenté talks about

#051 Melissa Goes from Stepmom to Legal Mom

May 25th, 2022 1h 7m

The Now What Pod talks with Instamom, Melissa Rainer. Melissa shared her motherhood journey, from stepmom, to bio mom, and then legal mom. Melissa dishes the real real of being a stepmom, and the challenges she faced before finally adopting he

#050 Megan on Grieving as a Mom

May 18th, 2022 52m 8s

This week, The Now What Pod meets with Megan Hillukka who is a bereaved mother, with 7 children, one who died at 15 months old. When Megan was 36 weeks pregnant her daughter, Aria, died. Megan was caught between saying goodbye to one child, whi

#049 My Mother’s Murder with Nova

May 11th, 2022 1h 5m

Nova Reeves joins The Now What Pod to discuss the murder of her mother by “The Green River Killer”. As a child, Nova was frequently left responsible for the care of her younger sisters, while her mother struggled with drug use and undiagnosed m

#048 Love, Loss & Motherhood with Mandy

May 4th, 2022 1h 17m

Returning Guest, Mandy Reilly, joins us at The Now What Pod to talk about her experience in the “Sandwich Generation”. Caught between raising a child, and caring for her ailing mother, Mandy shares a heart-wrenching and heart-warming story abou

#047 Encore Episode for Bereaved Mother’s Day - Kristin’s Story

May 1st, 2022 1h 20m

CW: Infertility, Infant Loss In this episode of The Now What Pod, guest Kristin Joseph, tells her story of infant loss. She and her husband struggled for 4 years with infertility. They went through multiple rounds of IVF, miscarriage, and infa

#046 Encore Episode: Kayleigh’s Story of Birth Trauma

Apr 27th, 2022 59m 53s

CW: Birth Trauma, Medical TraumaKayleigh joins The Now What Pod to talk about her experience with AFE (Amniotic Fluid Embolism), a rare, and often fatal complication affecting pregnant women shortly before, during, immediately after childbirth

Bonus

It’s our 1 year Anniversary

Apr 7th, 2022 6m 33s

Today on The Now What Pod we celebrate 1 year of releasing episodes of the show. We also make a fun announcement before sharing some fun and silly outtakes from the show.Thanks so much for listening!Support The Now What PodBuy Us a Coffe

#045 Marci’s Story of Lies, Loss & Lap Dances

Mar 30th, 2022 1h 5m

Marci Warhaft joins The Now What Pod to share her jaw-dropping journey to self discovery. After suffering years of trauma, Marci coped by abusing both food and sex. She was a soccer mom by day, and stripper by night before eventually deciding