Family Shadows

About Family Shadows

Follow the true story of podcast host Melina Mejia Stock as she unravels generations of family secrets.

Publisher

Melina Mejia Stock

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

26 Oct 2025

Latest episode

3 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

2 of 8 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   3 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   S1E8: Sisters

   Host Melina shares a harrowing account of her sister's betrayal, transforming their home into a dangerous environment.

2. 

   28 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT

   S1E7: Reality

   Melina struggles with substance abuse following her mother's death, exploring her path to recovery in this episode.

3. 

   24 Apr 2026

   S1E6: The Why

   As Melina’s grandmother nears the end of her life, she begins to reveal things about her past.

4. 

   26 Jan 2026

   S1E5: Grief

   After her mother’s death, Melina begins to grapple with how not to follow in her mother’s footsteps.

5. 

   24 Dec 2025

   S1E4: Puzzle Pieces

   Melina’s mom dies, leaving Melina with many questions as to what killed her.

6. 

   7 Dec 2025

   S1E3 : 1994

   Four life-altering events happen to Melina in 1994, setting the trajectory of her entire life in motion.

7. 

   29 Oct 2025

   S1E2: The Return

   Melina’s mother returns and lays bare the first of many life-changing secrets.

8. 

   26 Oct 2025

   S1E1: Missing

   In this episode, podcast host Melina Mejia Stock returns to her childhood to begin telling the story of how she learned that her family was mired in secrecy.

Inside a recent episode

S1E8: Sisters

Published 3 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] With Frank, my grandmother had been the martyr and enabler, and she fell into those roles again, with Mom. But with both of them gone, I never imagined that our family would simply shift to encircle and enable the volatility of another person. I never imagined that person would be Lupe. See, for a time after Mom died, things improved between Lupe and me. We spent countless hours laying together in her bedroom, comforting one another and reminiscing. All the same pictures played in each of our minds because we'd been through it all together. She felt like my bridge to the past and future, and I couldn't imagine doing life without her. […]

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

34 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

24 ratings

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Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.

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