Scars We Share: Recent Episodes
Kayleen Jean Johnson
In each episode, Kayleen invites guests to share a physical scar and an internal (mental/emotional/spiritual) scar. Join in the love, laughter, and loss (and ugly-crying) as we connect through stories and the Scars We Share.
Mary Elizabeth Jackson is a wonderful woman who parents neurodiverse children. She works hard to help educate others and provide a space for others to connect and learn.
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Denise is an Award Winning Author, photographer, poet, and artist. She was sexually abused as a child for many years. She talks about some of her experiences around healing from the abuse. She used her beautiful artistic ability to create a book to help other people on their healing journey.
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Kathrin talks about growing up in a home that was not a safe space and having absent parents. She went through a lot that a child should never have to. It was becoming a mother herself that pushed her to make a lot of changes. Parenthood comes up a lot in this episode, for obvious reasons!
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Marilyen Kriete talks about being a ward of the province, losing a love, and not dealing with her core grief until later in life.
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O.E. Tearman is a writing duo made up of E.S. Argentum and Olivia Wylie. They talk a lot about mental health, supporting others/community, and so much more.
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Doug Lawrence is an amazing man. He talks in-depth about mental health and how he discovered he suffered from PTSD. TW: He also talks about a suicide.
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JJ is a transgender man who lives in California and is a successful actor. He talks about his experiences around being transgender, top surgery, and how he is now.
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Chelsea has been through a lot. She talks about sexual assault and issues she encountered in the LDS Church.
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Briana shares the scars from coming out as lesbian in the LDS church, being gay at BYU, and she talks about how she is now happily married to a woman.
https://www.scarsweshare.com/podcast/episode022
Jacob is just a phenomenal human being. He talks about being gay in the LDS Church, having supportive parents, and the importance of actually being there for the LGBTQ+ community.
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Ben Spackensen is a delightful person. He talks about being disconnected from his emotions and being gay in the LDS Church. He talks about how he was in a heterosexual marriage and is now married to a man.
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Julie Rei Goldstein has been through a lot. In this episode she talks a little bit about some of it, including converstion therapy, a suicide attempt, and healthcare.
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Travis has done and overcome a lot in his life. He talks about where he is now and where he has been; including being addicted to drugs, and a 10-year incarceration for a non-violent drug offense.
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Terry Shepherd is a phenomenal person. He is an author and talks about some of the books and characters he has created. He also talks about depression, family, purpose, and passion. You definitely don't want to miss this episode.
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Kayleen is taking a one week break from the show for health reasons. There is a snippet from the episode for next week though!
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Karina is a very positive person who has overcome a lot. She talks about how she wasn't really looked after as a child and how she outgrew her mother and has made a wonderful life for herself.
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We shoot the breeze and talk about Spencer's physical scars, ranging from a split chin, to slicing finger, to appendectomy scars.
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Ariel talks about something that so many people can relate to. Not allowing yourself to feel your emotions. So much of the time you push them down and are disconnected from them because you don't want to feel them. It never ends well. Ariel talks about her experience around it all.
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Brian talks about so many things in this episode. Mental illness, childhood sexual assault, religious issues, and a narcissistic mother are some of the main things he discusses. He's open, vulnerable, and honest. He has been through Hell and back but still radiates kindness and love.
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Benjamin is so vulnerable and honest as he talks in depth about the physical and internal scars around suicide and mental illness.
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Khrystalle is lovely, encouraging, and lively as she talks about the internal scars she has from teachings from the LDS Church. She also talks about how important it is to focus on yourself and what is good for you.
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Lauri talks about what it was like finding out she had severe scoliosis as a teenager. She also talks about what it was like to be lonely and not supported by her parents through it all.
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Evie talks in depth about having chronic illness and the impacts that has on her life, as well as raising a physically disabled daughter.
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Susan talks about falling on an escalator in Spain, and the internal scars she has from her children not seeing all that she did for them when they were growing up.
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Leah talks about physical and internal scars from allowing other people's thoughts and opinions to have more importance than what she thought of herself.
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Mo talks about a long scar from a surgery to help her endometriosis, her internal scar deals with abuse.
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Madison opens up and talks about what it as like for her to lose her father to lung cancer when she was a young a teenager.
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Christy discusses her experiences around losing both of her parents and getting divorced within a 13-month time frame.
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Jessie is so honest and vulnerable as she talks about the scars she has from the LDS Church, including being a raped by her boyfriend at the age of 16.
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Leah talks about her experiences around being a wife and mother in the LDS Church and some of the pain it has caused.
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Marie talks about physical scars from mulitiple surgeries, and she talks in depth about her experience with having a premature baby in the NICU.
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Brooke, a sex coach, talks at length about her own sexual trauma and experiences that she has overcome, and continues to work through.
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Valerie talks at length about her transition later in life, and how she is still active in the LDS Church.
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Nanette goes in depth talking about a 7-year relationship with a narcissist, that included sexual abuse.
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Sheila discusses her experience around being verbally and emotionally abused by her now ex-husband.
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Lizzie opens up and talks about the scars around being sexually assaulted.
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Rose shares about her c-section scar and her internal scar around her miscarriage.
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Caitlin shares the scars from a c-section and not getting the medical care and help she needed.
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Emilee shares the scars from self-harm, depression, and sexual assault.
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Tennielle shares the scars from being sexually abused and assaulted as a child and taking her power back.
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Kathy shares the physical and internal scars she has from going through cancer.
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Stephanie shares the scars around leaving the LDS Church.
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Kayleen's aunt, Vickie, shares the scars of battling cancer.
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Kaushay shares scars from high school performance and internalized biases.
https://www.scarsweshare.com/podcast/episode054
Ben, an actor and educator, shares the scars of cancer and hypersensitivity in a toxic world.
https://www.scarsweshare.com/podcast/episode053
Clermont "DJ Joune" shares the scars of starting over in a new country, new culture, and new language.
https://www.scarsweshare.com/podcast/episode052
Patrick shares the scars of childhood sexual abuse and an eating disorder.
https://www.scarsweshare.com/podcast/episode051
Michael shares the scars of toxic masculinity, mental health obstacles, and parenting.
https://www.scarsweshare.com/podcast/episode050
Tyler shares the scars of a severe car accident and loss of a friend.
https://www.scarsweshare.com/podcast/episode049
Tucker shares the scars of chronic illness and the mental illness that accompanies it.
https://www.scarsweshare.com/podcast/episode048
*Trigger Warnings: strong language, psychosis, drug use, self-harm
Tayler shares the scars of poor mental health.
https://www.scarsweshare.com/podcast/episode047
Seth shares the scars of divorce and mental health challenges.
https://www.scarsweshare.com/podcast/episode046
Kelby shares the scars of alcoholism and his wife's suicide.
https://www.scarsweshare.com/podcast/episode045
Jon shares the scars of drug and alcohol addiction.
https://www.scarsweshare.com/podcast/episode044
Chris talks about a physical scar on his back from having a mole removed. He talks in depth about mental illness that was not addressed when he was growing up.
https://www.scarsweshare.com/podcast/episode043
Tyler shares the scars of attempted suicide.
https://www.scarsweshare.com/podcast/episode042
Josh shares the scars of losing his mom, navigating a divorce with a child...and the tattoos that go with it all.
https://www.scarsweshare.com/podcast/episode041
Archie shares the scars of losing his friend in a car crash.
https://www.scarsweshare.com/podcast/episode040
Rebecca shares her experience as an outpatient chaplain during the pandemic.
https://www.scarsweshare.com/podcast/episode038
Sica talks about mental health and self-care during the pandemic.
https://www.scarsweshare.com/podcast/episode037
Josh shares his experiences as a medical biller during the pandemic.
https://www.scarsweshare.com/podcast/episode036
Kristin shares the experience of teaching overseas when the pandemic started.
https://www.scarsweshare.com/podcast/episode035
Alina, nanny and mother, share's how the pandemic is affecting mother-child interactions.
https://www.scarsweshare.com/podcast/episode034
Sammi, a 6th-grade teacher, shares some teaching difficulties during quarantine.
https://www.scarsweshare.com/podcast/episode033
Alisha, a medical assistant, shares some behind-the-scenes COVID-19 effects and the need for behavioral health.
https://www.scarsweshare.com/podcast/episode032
Fire Capt. Michael shares the changes in his fire department since the onset of the pandemic.
https://www.scarsweshare.com/podcast/episode031
Jacob shares his scars from neck surgery and from lonliness.
https://www.scarsweshare.com/podcast/episode030
Paul shares the scars of coming out as gay in the LDS Church
https://www.scarsweshare.com/podcast/episode029
Megan shares the scars of a skin infection and coming out as asexual.
https://www.scarsweshare.com/podcast/episode028
Clayton shares the scars of negative religious programming.
https://www.scarsweshare.com/podcast/episode027
Chelsea shares her scars from abuse and assault.
https://www.scarsweshare.com/podcast/episode026
Ben shares the scars of shingles and emotional suppression.
https://www.scarsweshare.com/podcast/episode025
Kaitlin shares the scars of dental surgery and asexuality.
https://www.scarsweshare.com/podcast/episode024
Stephen shares the scars of falling in love with his best friend
https://www.scarsweshare.com/podcast/episode023
Briana shares the scars from coming out as lesbian in the LDS church.
https://www.scarsweshare.com/podcast/episode022
Ian shares the scars of rejection and top surgery.
https://www.scarsweshare.com/podcast/episode021
Julie Rei Goldstein shares the scars of a suicide attempt and conversion therapy.
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https://www.scarsweshare.com/podcast/episode020
Devin shares the scars from a car accident and abuse from one of her mothers.
https://www.scarsweshare.com/podcast/episode019
Clayton shares the scars of coming out as gay to a mother struggling with addiction.
https://www.scarsweshare.com/podcast/episode019
JJ shares his scars from top surgery and coming out as trans.
https://www.scarsweshare.com/podcast/episode017
Steve shares his scars from knee surgery and from coming out as gay.
https://www.scarsweshare.com/podcast/episode016
Maryl, my mother-in-law, talks about the scar she has on her hand from having surgery to repair damage—which was a big deal as piano playing is one of her main passions. She also discusses being overweight and the issues she had/s with her body image.
https://www.scarsweshare.com/podcast/episode015
Danielle shares the scars of an auto accident and a stillborn child.
https://www.scarsweshare.com/podcast/episode014
Liz’s story is heartbreaking and important. She talks about the abuse she endured from her first husband, and how when she finally got away, she had to figure out how to navigate the world not on her own, but as an expecting, single mother.
https://www.scarsweshare.com/podcast/episode013
Bryn is a theatre loving actress. She talks about her struggles with the LDS church. Is being a devout member worth unhappiness and possible depression? Or is she focusing too much on this life and not the eternities? She brings up many wonderful questions and struggles with being strongly devoted to a religion.
https://www.scarsweshare.com/podcast/episode012
Sara is a brave woman who has been through a lot. She discusses the difficulties she had with finding out she had cancer in her lung requiring surgery, while dealing with marital issues. Her husband had a pornography addiction that caused many problems and heartache in their marriage.
http://scarsweshare.com/episode011
Lark is an amazing woman who is using her heartbreak and loss to help other people. Her son committed suicide towards the beginning of 2019 and she’s trying to spread more awareness so hopefully she can save other people the same heartache she has endured. https://www.scarsweshare.com/episode010
Alina is a busy mom and full-time nanny. She talks about the frustrations and difficulties she has had to endure because of her Crohn’s Disease.
https://scarsweshare.com/podcast/episode009
Michael (The Girl) is candid about her name and some of the issues it has caused in her life. We also talk about how, unfortunately, some women, especially from high school, have made it difficult to trust and create close relationships with women now.
https://scarsweshare.com/podcast/episode008/
Chandra is a theatre lover who has struggled with mental illness most of her life. She talks about self-harm, suicidal thoughts, and how one random student helped shake her out of a suicide plan.
https://scarsweshare.com/podcast/episode007
Erin is a proud New Yorker and lover of peanut butter. She reminisces about a scar from tripping and falling in front of a cute guy when she was 13. But she gets into more difficult territory as she relates her story of having an abusive father then being raised by her mother.
https://scarsweshare.com/podcast/episode006
Meg graduated from BYU as an MDT (Music Dance Theatre) major. In this episode she talks about her physical scars from self-harm and the internal scars that lead to it, including an eating disorder who she calls “Ed.”
https://scarsweshare.com/podcast/episode005
Janely Martinez owns a salon in Orem, Utah, but in this episode we talk about her scars, both external and internal, from an ATV accident. She also discusses growing up with a single mom and being her own hero.
https://scarsweshare.com/podcast/episode004
Julie Francom is a doula. She talks about her scar from an unnecessary c-section. She also discusses her difficulties with postpartum depression and suicidal thoughts and how she overcame it all.
https://scarsweshare.com/podcast/episode003
Courtney Newman talks about a gnarly scar from an incident with an immersion blender and discusses the trauma of an ectopic pregnancy.
https://scarsweshare.com/podcast/episode002/
Kayleen shares her story about a life-threatening infection resulting in a thoracotomy, discusses internal scars dealing with self-esteem and how she overcame and continues to overcome problems with confidence.
https://scarsweshare.com/podcast/episode001/