What's up beautiful people!? I have missed you all so much !
In this season finale episode , I share where I have been over the past two months and get vulnerable sharing my journey with my mom having metastatic TNBC and how I have got myself back behind the camera thanks to therapy and my growing self care toolbox.
I dedicate this episode to my momma dukes and all those battling cancer and their loved ones <3
if you want to be a guest in the future or share your story, reach out to me at Twistedwanderer418@gmail.com (mailto:Twistedwanderer418@gmail.com) or DM me on Insta @thetwistedwanderer !
If you enjoy this podcast, please leave a review , comment and SUBSCRIBE to help continue to grow this beautiful twisted community. Thank you for being here and supporting the journey!
Much love,
Jac /The Twisted Wanderer
Chapters
00:00 Introduction and Podcast Update
00:59 Navigating Personal Challenges
06:02 The Impact of Cancer on Family
11:55 Reflections on Grief and Healing
20:07 Tools for Coping and Self-Care
28:00 Looking Ahead: New Beginnings
14 Jul 2026
The Body Keeps the Score: Grief, Surgery, and Learning to Live Inside My Body Again
Content warning: This episode discusses grief, loss of a loved one to overdose, trauma, alcohol use, and body disconnection. Take care of yourself and skip this one if you need to. I'll be here when you're ready! <3
In this episode, I'm getting real about the connection between grief, major surgery, and learning to live inside my body again. Three years before my spinal fusion, I lost my best friend Jake to an overdose. I'm sharing how The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk is helping me finally understand why I felt like a ghost in my own body, why towels became my enemy, and why alcohol was my off-switch for years. From interoception to hypervigilance to the power of body-based healing, this one's equal parts science and soul. If you've ever felt disconnected from yourself after surgery, loss, or just life being a lot, this episode is for you. <3
If this resonates with you, I'd love your help building this twisted community.
Subscribe, leave a review, share it with someone who needs to hear it. Every like, every review, every share helps more beautiful people find us. We're stronger together. LetsGoliosis! 💚
5 Jul 2026
Scoliosis in the Media
In this episode of Unaligned and Unfiltered, I discusses scoliosis representation in the media and why careless portrayals can be harmful. Inspired by a painful sign seen at Pride and examples from shows like Running Point and The Burroughs, the episode explores how jokes, myths, and one-dimensional depictions reinforce stigma and misunderstanding.
I also reflect on the emotional impact of these messages, the importance of self-advocacy, and why people with scoliosis need to tell their own stories. The episode closes with a call for better research, more authentic representation, and more community-led visibility <3
As always thank you so much for the support- if you like this episode and the pod please leave a comment, review or subscribe to the pod all of this helps build our beautiful twisted community ! <3
Resources in this Episode:
Question/Be on the pod: Twistedwanderer418@gmail.com (mailto:Twistedwanderer418@gmail.com)
The Burroughs, Season 1 Episode 1
(fusion) this first episode was good talking about this and pretty cool one of main characters showed their scar!
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27568972/?ref_=ls_t_7 (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27568972/?ref_=ls_t_7)
https://www.tangledinthecurves.com/ (https://www.tangledinthecurves.com/) - Caroline Bells book website
The Scoliosis Watch List by Caroline Bell- https://www.imdb.com/list/ls4172870582/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk (https://www.imdb.com/list/ls4172870582/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk)
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