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<strong>Ages 18+</strong> Helen &amp; Eilish take trips down memory lane into their trauma-bonding experiences from spending over a decade in Catholic school together. Sometimes the stories are serious, funny, and everything in between. Themes can be heavy at times.</p><em>(sound effects from Pixabay and Bensound)</em></p>
EXTRA CONTENT WARNING sexual abuse, domestic violence, suicide
Helen drops in to say hello for a solo episode to share where she’s absolutely raw dogging her trauma and grabbing her healing journey by the…horns. This episode may be very triggering, so please be cautious, but this is especially an important message to survivors. Things are hard now, they will get better. #MeToo
WARNING: anti-semitism and holocaust, abortion...so much abortion, homophobia, racism, sexual assault and harassment, religious abuse
Helen sits down with former Fenwick classmates Megan Zelasko and Julianna Hirsh for a raw and riveting discussion on healing womanhood after the Fenwick boys' club and what hurt us most about our high school experience.
Tw: transphobia, homophobia, sexual abuse, suicide
Helen sits down with former Fenwick classmate Lex Buglio to discuss their healing journey post catholic school.
Tw: sexual abuse, homophobia
Kate and Helen share their darkest experiences at Fenwick, from Kairos to confession, from homophobia to sexual shame. Kate reveals her journey of realizing her true identity post-Catholic school, highlighting the challenges of self-discovery and breaking free from patriarchal norms.
TW: Eating disorder description, sexual abuse, hazing
Welcome to season two!
This episode was recorded in August 2023. We discuss the Northwestern University hazing scandal, Coach Pat Fitzgerald's horrific abuse, and the tragedy that was Loyola College Prep accepting him as a volunteer coach for their high school football team, despite the highly credible allegations of S.A. and other forms of hazing.
We also share how our launch party for season 2 went, Helen's scary neighbor attack, toxic relationships, eating disorders, and more!
From sexist dress codes and the creepy men who enforced them, to shenanigans in the coat room, "Juke Jail" at dances, and Justice Under God (JUG) instead of detention, Helen and Eilish rehash the Catholic school rules in a slightly more lighthearted episode than usual. (Sound from Pixabay and Bensound).
We're wrapping up our last episode on sexual shame and boy oh boy do we get into it! We discuss Shiny Happy People and Helen's vaginismus. In the second part of this episode we're giving our listeners a gift (you're welcome)— join us on a journey down memory lane about our pandemic road trip to the wild wild west, Sometimes a terrible decision ends up being a great story, but we will let you decide.
"Shaming is one of the deepest tools of imperialist, white supremacist, capitalist patriarchy because shame produces trauma and trauma often produces paralysis." - Bell Hooks. In this episode, Helen walks us through topics surrounding sexual shame and how that plays a role in our relationship with ourselves and others. Sexual shame is called a public health crisis by some mental health professionals due to the impact of psychological distress and mental health symptoms related to shame.
The night of all nights: in a Catholic school basement with neighboring Catholic schools, fewer adults, more kids, and more opportunities for deviant behavior. Will Helen and Eilish remember to save room for Jesus?
This episode is heavy yet hilarious. Tw: racism, physical violence, brief mentions of sexual assault, really everything bad comes up in this episode. Helen recounts horrible racist incidents that were normalized throughout Catholic school. Then, Helen and Eilish recount stories of crazed co-curricular teachers, two of which were violent towards students with no repercussions. If you make it until the very end, there's a huge plot twist. Audio effects from Pixabay.
Amanda is a wife. A mother. A blogger. A Christian.
A charming, beautiful, bubbly, young woman who lives life to the fullest.
But Amanda is dying, with a secret she doesn’t want anyone to know.
She starts a blog detailing her cancer journey, and becomes an inspiration, touching and
captivating her local community as well as followers all over the world.
Until one day investigative producer Nancy gets an anonymous tip telling her to look at Amanda’s
blog, setting Nancy on an unimaginable road to uncover Amanda’s secret.
Award winning journalist Charlie Webster explores this unbelievable and bizarre, but
all-too-real tale, of a woman from San Jose, California whose secret ripped a family apart and
left a community in shock.
Scamanda is the true story of a woman whose own words held the key to her secret.
New episodes every Monday.
Follow Scamanda on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen.
Amanda’s blog posts are read by actor Kendall Horn.
