Listen to deeply personal stories of those who have chosen the road of “hard change” and made drastic pivots in their lives in the pursuit of true authenticity - breaking away from ultra-conservative religious families despite the fallout; leaving corporate success for something more personally meaningful; ending decades-long marriages that no longer work; finding freedom from addiction or abuse. Join us as we search for the catalyst of hard change, and find out what was lost and what was gained along the way.
The hosts reflect on their podcasting journey and explore the slow, challenging process of human change, drawing insights from interviews with eight individuals.
5 Jul 2025
Charlie's story
Charlie shares his experiences battling addiction, coming out, and homelessness, highlighting the importance of chosen family and mutual support during life's turning points in this interview.
26 Jun 2025
Donna's Story
Donna shares her personal journey of healing from religious trauma after attending an ultra-conservative university, including teaching English in China and breaking free from conservative evangelicalism in this interview episode.
24 May 2025
Talking with Pastor Dixon
Pastor Thomas Dixon recounts his transformative journey from addiction and incarceration to becoming a dedicated social justice advocate in Charleston, in an interview.
10 May 2025
Talking with The Rough and Tumble
Y'ALL!! How delightful is THIS: our guests today are The Rough and Tumble (aka Mallory and Scott), the band that kindly provides our music. We talk about the theme song of the podcast, a song that talks about big change. And, we delve into Mallory's personal story, which informs much of the songwriting and philosophy of the band. We hear about family, religion, transformation, endings, healing...the whole thing. A word of warning, though: I (Shai) really messed up the audio at the time ...
26 Apr 2025
Cherry's story
We invited our friend Cherry to tell us about a big change she's been through. She was raised in a very conservative, religious environment, and is now a wildly outspoken and passionate liberal. How does this happen to a person? And what does it feel like? These questions keep us coming back to the microphones and headsets, to talk and to listen. Cherry was a wonderful guest--funny, brash, wistful, and sweet, all rolled into one. We hope you enjoy the conversation as much as we di...
12 Apr 2025
Talking with Bonnie
How lucky is this? Our friend Bonnie is a clinical psychologist and she's local! We basically asked her to come talk about change and then pelted her with questions. Her decades of work with people in the grind of personal change has brought her to this conclusion: change is slow, slower than you'd expect. It's possible, though, and worth the work. Music by The Rough and Tumble, find more at: https://www.theroughandtumble.com/ Write to us at: changeishardyall@gm...
30 Mar 2025
Erin's story
Today our co-host Erin talks to us about a major change. I (Shai) will just mention up top here that Leslie and I are a little in awe of Erin. The three of us met on the streets of Charleston as protesters in the wake of George Floyd's murder. We spent years doing weekly counter-protests of a Confederate flagging group, until a construction project recently stopped them showing up. In other words, we'd been around each other for a long time, and Leslie and I probably thought we had a reasonab...
29 Mar 2025
Introducing your hosts
Welcome to our podcast! We are three friends who got interested in the nitty gritty of how change happens at a personal level. If you’ve ever heard someone say “People don’t change”, and you found yourself being one of the few to disagree (or the only one), then the conversations in this podcast may be something you’ve been waiting for. In a world increasingly dominated by bad news and “us versus them” mentalities, how do we maintain the ability to see each other as human and refu...
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