A big health event happens - what next? Join Alisyn and Rebecca as they share about their own major health events (brain tumor and stage 3 cancer, respectively) and interview guests about how they prepared for and got through their own health upsets. Explore meanings made and perspectives changed. Sometimes life takes us under. One way or another, we work through.
Guest: Samantha Johnson // Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome and Infant Heart Transplant
Samantha Johnson, a heart transplant survivor, shares her extraordinary journey of finding strength and purpose through faith, inspiring others to navigate life's challenges.
13 Nov 2024
Checking In: We're Alive!
Hosts [Your Name] and [Your Name] share personal strategies for managing stress and processing health event anniversaries, offering relatable insights for navigating life's challenges.
22 Aug 2024
Guest: Justin Cole, The Wreck, and the Resilience that Followed
In May 2020, Justin experienced a terrible car wreck that put him in the hospital with a broken tibia, fibula, shattered wrist and elbow, and his head had been split open. After six surgeries, Justin spent seven months in physical therapy.
In this episode, you will hear Justin talk about this recovery and the sense he made of it and from it, as well as an embrace of love, music, and resilience.
And! Stay tuned until the end for a track from Justin's band My Hands to War.
You can reach us at underandthrough@gmail.com
2 Aug 2024
Tea Dragon: A discussion about how we felt vs how we appeared to one another
Conversational episode in which we talk about how we appeared from the outside vs how we felt on the inside during our recoveries. Well, that and various other topics. It culminates in the beginnings of the question, "How do I start making amends to and with my body?" We'll come back to that one, for sure.
Get in touch with us at underandthrough@gmail.com
16 Jul 2024
Tang of June: A discussion
In this episode (recorded June 14th, 2024), Alisyn and Rebecca discuss follow-up appointments and the emotions that follow, as well as how roles change during major health events.
Questions, comments, and feedback: underandthrough@gmail.com
18 Jun 2024
Guest: Gene Reid and the Malignant Melanoma that Changed Him - Meaning and Music Followed
In this episode, Alisyn's father Gene describes a malignant melanoma diagnosis in his thirties. The prognosis was bad, and then it improved - he's still here. In getting through this time in his life, he describes how he made sense of it and how it changed him and the direction he thought his life would go - for the better.
Stay tuned until the end to hear a recording of his song that he wrote about the event: Eternity in Blue.
You can also check out the Gene Reid Band wherever you buy and stream your music.
Let us hear from you: underandthrough@gmail.com
If you enjoyed this episode, leave us a 5 star review. Thanks!
None of this is medical or therapeutic advice.
18 Jun 2024
Guest: Gene Reid Discusses Malignant Melanoma Diagnosis and Meaning Made After
In this episode, Alisyn's father Gene describes a malignant melanoma diagnosis in his thirties. He was initially told he had three years to live, but soon was given a better prognosis, which has obviously been correct. In getting through this time in his life, he describes how he made sense of it and how it changed the direction of how he thought his life would go - for the better.
And stay tuned until the end to hear a recording of his song that he wrote about the event: Eternity in Blue. You can also check out the Gene Reid Band wherever you buy and stream your music.
Let us hear from you: underandthrough@gmail.com
And if you enjoyed this episode, leave a 5 star review.
None of this is medical or therapeutic advice.
4 Jun 2024
Medical Trauma and Meaning Making: A Start
In this episode, we give a general overview of trauma and begin to discuss the book Managing the Psychological Impact of Medical Trauma by Michelle Flaum Hall and Scott E. Hall. What is medical trauma by their definition and what do we think? We also discuss meaning making and its part in processing a big event. Recorded 4/5/2024.
Reach out to underandthrough@gmail.com with questions or thoughts or stories of your own.
If you liked this episode, hit subscribe, leave a 5 star rating/review, and share it with a friend or two.
Thank you for listening!
21 May 2024
Surgery: A Semi-Helpful History
In this episode, we give a brief overview of the history of surgery/anesthesia and ponder aloud what we think about that. Recorded 4/5/2024.
Reach out to us at underandthrough@gmail.com with thoughts or stories of your own!
The book mentioned in this episode is Managing the Psychological Impact of Medical Trauma by Michelle Flaum Hall and Scott E. Hall.
7 May 2024
Under and Through: Hello
Welcome and hello. This is a podcast about major health events and how people work their way through them - including your hosts Alisyn and Rebecca. In this episode, we introduce ourselves and give a bit of background on our own major health events. Recorded 2/2/24.
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
Apple Podcasts (US)
5.0 / 5
2 ratings
Spotify
5.0 / 5
6 ratings
Contact Under and Through
Guest appearances
Books guests
Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.
Host of Under and Through?
Claim your podcast to manage its listing and keep your show details accurate.
Pod Engine is an independent podcast discovery and analytics service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by this podcast. Artwork and show content belong to their owners. Full legal notice.
Explore this show Podcast research with Pod Engine
