Surviving Roots: A crash course in turning pain into power
Hosted by Cari Fund and Cari · Cari Fund
5.0from 27 ratings
- 56
- Episodes
- 5
- Transcribed
- 27
- Ratings
- Monthly
- Cadence
- 2024
- First episode
- 549K
- YouTube views
About Surviving Roots: A crash course in turning pain into power
Hosted by author and essayist Cari Fund, Surviving Roots explores identity, family dynamics, people-pleasing, estrangement, motherhood, resilience, and what it truly takes to reclaim a life that feels like your own. Each episode features thoughtful conversations with psychologists, bestselling authors, researchers, speakers, creators, and people with extraordinary lived experiences. Together, they examine the psychology behind the roles we inherit, the stories we tell ourselves, and the courage it takes to rewrite them. Whether you're navigating complicated family relationships, questioning old patterns, or simply looking for conversations that are honest, intelligent, and deeply human, Surviving Roots offers a place to feel seen, challenged, and reminded that your story is still being written. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, and YouTube.
- Publisher
- Cari Fund
- Category
- education · health & fitness
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 29 May 2024
- Latest episode
- 27 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
5 of 56 episodes have a transcript.
27 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Autopsy of a Good Girl: The Story I Was Never Supposed to Tell
8 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT
Why You Feel Lonely Even When You're Surrounded by People — Dr. Sylvia Kalicinski on Lonely AF
30 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT
No Contact With Toxic Family: How to Heal & Reclaim Yourself — Dr. Sherrie Campbell, "You Are Home"
Inside a recent episode
Autopsy of a Good Girl: The Story I Was Never Supposed to Tell
Published 27 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And I finally stopped trying. I want to take you back to a little girl growing up in West Virginia, a little girl who learned very early how to read a room. She knew when to speak, when to stay quiet, when to make herself useful. when to disappear. She was very good at figuring out what everybody else needed. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on Surviving Roots: A crash course in turning pain into power
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- Dr Sylvia Kalicinski
- Dr Sherrie Campbell
- Dara Levan
- Genny Rumancik
- Christine Landis
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 548,945
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 27 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 59 / 100
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- Quality
- 63
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 86
- Engagement
- 51
Questions about Surviving Roots: A crash course in turning pain into power
Who hosts Surviving Roots: A crash course in turning pain into power?
Cari Fund and Cari host the show. Published by Cari Fund.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes monthly, based on its RSS feed.
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