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A couple shares their journey of infertility and the challenges they face in trying to start a family. They discuss the emotional toll of fertility treatments and the importance of taking breaks and prioritizing their relationship. They also reflect on their experiences with grief and offer support to others going through difficult times.

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! -Like everyone else in 2020, Grant Khanbalinov downloaded Tik Tok. He wasn't trying to learn dances or find a community- he wanted to learn the platform for his marketing job. To practice using the app, he made videos with his wife and kids. Then a video of his three-year-old daughter went viral, and Grant’s account blew up. He gained millions of followers and eventually made hundreds of thousands of dollars from his videos. It all felt like a dream, until…one night he realized there is a dark side to sharing his kids online. You can follow Grant on Tik Tok @heyelliamfamily.  This week’s bonus episode on TTFA Premium is an interview with Sarah Adams (@mom.uncharted), an advocate for children’s privacy online, and Chris McCarty, a 19-year-old who is working to make policy changes to protect the children of influencers.  Follow our other show, The Terrible Reading Club, to get an upcoming episode featuring Nora and friend of the pod Kate Kennedy, and their conversation around books that explore this idea of "sharenting".  If you want to learn more about sharenting and putting kids on social media, check out these resources: Surgeon General report on social media’s effects on teensYouTubers Myka and James Stauffer shared every step of their adoption process. Until the last via The CutA Child’s Tik Tok Stardom Opens Doors. Then A Gunman Arrives via New York Times.18-year-old sues her parents for sharing childhood photos —Listener support makes our independent podcast possible.Our Substack is a great way to connect with us and other listeners (and get more Terrible in your inbox). Join us here.The episode transcript can be found here.—We’re lucky to only work with sponsors and brands we know and love. Using our links and codes saves you money and supports our independent production!BetterHelp: This show is sponsored by BetterHelp. Visit BetterHelp.com/ttfa to get started with 10% off your first month. Learn more at BetterHelp.com.SquareSpace: Go to Squarespace.com/TTFA and use offer code TTFA to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain.LiquidIV: Get 20% off when you go to liquidiv.com and use code TTFA at checkout. You can find our full sponsor list here.—Find all our shows and our MERCH STORE at feelingsand.co.—Find TTFA on social: TTFA on Instagram | TTFA on Facebook See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! —When Laura gets a call from the hospital telling her that her dad has severe frostbite and could die, Laura is shocked. Not because of the whole frostbite part ... but because her dad is alive. She hasn't seen or talked to him in years and honestly assumed he was long dead.This is a story about what happens when we realize our parents are, in fact, real people — and that real people mess up and make mistakes.—Listener support helps make our independent podcast possible. Consider joining TTFA Premium to get ad-free episodes, bonus content and more. Our Substack is a great way to connect with us and other listeners (and get more Terrible in your inbox). Join the club here. This episode transcript can be found here. –We’re lucky to only work with sponsors and brands we know and love. Using our links and codes saves you money and supports our independent production!BetterHelp: This show is sponsored by BetterHelp. Visit BetterHelp.com/ttfa to get started with 10% off your first month. Learn more at BetterHelp.com/privacy.Squarespace: Go to Squarespace.com/TTFA and use offer code TTFA to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain.LMNT: Visit DrinkLMNT.com/TERRIBLE to get a free sample pack with any purchase.Hiya: Receive 50% off your first order by visiting hiyahealth.com/TERRIBLE.You can find our full sponsor list here.—Find all our shows and shop our merch at feelingsand.co—Follow TTFA online!Instagram | FacebookSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! -Warning: This episode contains discussions of suicide and suicidal ideation.Nathan always knew he was different growing up. He also knew the LDS church had certain expectations of him: He'd do his mission, find a girl, get married and settle down. Being gay? Not part of that plan.Nathan does everything he can to be straight, including sending himself to "conversion therapy." It, of course, doesn't work. Then ... he starts to uncover his true self. And his true self is beautiful.This episode was originally broadcast in 2018. —The episode transcript can be found here.—We’re lucky to only work with sponsors and brands we know and love. Using our links and codes saves you money and supports our independent production!BetterHelp: This show is sponsored by BetterHelp. Visit BetterHelp.com/ttfa to get started with 10% off your first month. Learn more at BetterHelp.comSquarespace: Go to Squarespace.com/TTFA and use offer code TTFA to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain.You can find our full sponsor list here.—Find all our shows and SHOP OUR MERCH at feelingsand.co.—Find TTFA on social: TTFA on Instagram | TTFA on FacebookSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! -Jamie Hahn was 29 years old when she was murdered by Jonathan Broyhill — the guy who had been the best man in her wedding to her husband, Nation.The intrigue surrounding Jamie's death and her killer's subsequent murder trial created non-stop news fodder ... and the story quickly became about Broyhill — his lies, his deception, his crimes.Nation wanted to tell his and Jamie's story without putting her murderer at the center of it. And in this episode, he does exactly that.—The episode transcript can be found here.—We’re lucky to only work with sponsors and brands we know and love. Using our links and codes saves you money and supports our independent production!BetterHelp: This show is sponsored by BetterHelp. Visit BetterHelp.com/ttfa to get started with 10% off your first month. Learn more at BetterHelp.comSquarespace: Go to Squarespace.com/TTFA and use offer code TTFA to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain.You can find our full sponsor list here.—Find all our shows and SHOP OUR MERCH at feelingsand.co.—Find TTFA on social: TTFA on Instagram | TTFA on Facebook See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! —Religion often gives people a sense of belonging. It tells them who’s in and sometimes (depending on the faith, or depending on the microcosm of the faith they're raised in) who's out.That's how Patricia grew up — in a faith where leaving your religion meant leaving behind everyone you love. She is a former Jehovah’s Witness who left the church when she was in her mid-20s.This episode looks at what's worse: keeping the people you love at a distance, or showing them your true colors and losing them forever.—This episode transcript can be found here. –We’re lucky to only work with sponsors and brands we know and love. Using our links and codes saves you money and supports our independent production!BetterHelp: This show is sponsored by BetterHelp. Visit BetterHelp.com/ttfa to get started with 10% off your first month. Learn more at BetterHelp.com/privacy.Squarespace: Go to Squarespace.com/TTFA and use offer code TTFA to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain.LMNT: Visit DrinkLMNT.com/TERRIBLE to get a free sample pack with any purchase.Hiya: Receive 50% off your first order by visiting hiyahealth.com/TERRIBLE.You can find our full sponsor list here.—Find all our shows and shop our merch at feelingsand.co—Follow TTFA online!Instagram | FacebookSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

An operating room nurse encounters a girl on the brink of suicide, causing her to question her own life. The podcast explores the anxiety of 'what ifs', a tense moment witnessing a girl in distress, and the emotional aftermath of witnessing a suicide. It also touches on the importance of sleep and reflections on past events.

We are taking a break this summer (not a vacation!) to produce new stories, so we are sharing some of our favorite episodes while we’re working. This episode was first broadcast in 2018 and is one of our all-time favorites.In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! -The Achilli siblings would like you to know that if there was a Dead Parent Contest (there's not), they would win the gold medal. In 2008, their dad was murdered by a hitman in a dispute over a girlfriend. Four years after their father's killers are tried and convicted, their mom dies after driving her car off a cliff. This is a story about being orphaned as young adults and the family ties that keep siblings together.—The episode transcript can be found here.—We’re lucky to only work with sponsors and brands we know and love. Using our links and codes saves you money and supports our independent production!Rothy’s: Head to oseamalibu.com and use code TTFA for 10% off.Osea: Get $20 off your first purchase at rothys.com/TERRIBLE.You can find our full sponsor list here.—Find TTFA on social:TTFA on Instagram | TTFA on FacebookSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We are taking a break this summer (not a vacation!) to produce new stories, so we are sharing some of our favorite episodes while we’re working. This episode was first broadcast in 2017, the first year we started making this show!In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! —So many people start off their stories by saying their pain and suffering doesn’t compare to what happened to someone else. But this isn’t a game of Who Has It Worse, so why do we act like there is some sort of imaginary yardstick for struggling? Today’s episode tries to convince you that if you’re feeling pain, it’s painful — no caveats.This episode transcript can be found here.—We’re lucky to only work with sponsors and brands we know and love. Using our links and codes saves you money and supports our independent production!Squarespace: Go to Squarespace.com/TTFA and use code TTFA to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain.Osea: Head to oseamalibu.com and use code TTFA for 10% off.BetterHelp: This show is sponsored by BetterHelp. Visit BetterHelp.com/ttfa to get started with 10% off your first month. Learn more at BetterHelp.com/privacy.You can find our full sponsor list here.—Find TTFA on social:TTFA on Instagram | TTFA on FacebookSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! -Five years ago, on Mother’s Day, Katie was sitting in prison, far from her kids. She couldn’t hug them, she couldn’t kiss them. It was at that moment she decided she would completely change her life so she could be with them again. But changing her life required a lot of help that didn’t exist in prison. Then one day, she opened a book in the prison library and a brochure fell out. It was for a place called Benevolence Farm, and they could help her change her life.If you want to help Benevolence Farm continue helping formerly incarcerated women in North Carolina, you can shop the Farm’s products here or make a donation to their programs here.—The episode transcript can be found here.—We’re lucky to only work with sponsors and brands we know and love. Using our links and codes saves you money and supports our independent production!Hiya: Receive 50% off your first order by visiting hiyahealth.com/TERRIBLE.Squarespace: Go to Squarespace.com/TTFA and use code TTFA to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain.Rothy’s: Get $20 off your first purchase at rothys.com/TERRIBLE.Osea: Head to oseamalibu.com and use code TTFA for 10% off.You can find our full sponsor list here.—Find TTFA on social:TTFA on Instagram | TTFA on Facebook See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices